Flood Details - 1900-05-18 - 1900-05-22
St. Stephen
Heavy rain
Affected Areas
St. Croix River Basin: On Friday, May 18, the waters of the St. Croix River began to rise and did so until Tuesday, May 22.
The approach to the bridge at Milltown was submerged. The "Bog District" was inundated and several houses flooded. The C.P.R. Branch line was inundated with damage to the roadbed being reported. Some damage was reported to the mill and dam. A boom of logs was broken.
The Union Bridge was reported as being damaged and this may or may not be attributable to the drifting logs. The planing mill and machine shops were damaged.
Continuous rains which commenced on May 17 and ceased on May 22.
News reports stated that the water was higher than ever known before.
No assessment of damages were recorded.
