Government of New Brunswick
Miramichi
Escuminac
High tides
Wind
$25,000.00

Affected Areas


Sources: The North Shore Leader 1925/10/16 General: Reports indicated the storm affected eastern New Brunswick, from the North Shore to the southern counties. Newcastle-Miramichi Bay Area: The storm was noted for its very strong winds and exceptionally high tide, resulting in significant coastal flooding. The storm also produced a significant amount of precipitation, which fell first as rain, and later as snow, but no flooding was attributed to the runoff from the precipitation. It was reported that "wharves were flooded and damaged all along the river, and anything stored thereon floated away". At Hardwicke, the top of the wharf was carried away. The bridges at Horton Creek and Victoria were damaged. The storm broke the schooner "Max Aitken" from its moorings. The basements of many of the buildings on the Newcastle waterfront and Castle Street were flooded. The public wharf was destroyed and floating debris was washed up onto the main roads.
High tides associated with storm. Possibly a storm surge.
Newcastle-Miramichi Bay Area: It was reported that "the wind had reached a velocity of 85 miles per hour [137 kilometres per hour] at Escuminac before the apparatus was destroyed".
Newcastle-Miramichi Bay Area: The warehouse of Baird & Peters was reported to have sustained considerable damages due to the flooding, and a quantity of salt and sugar was destroyed. The Stothart Mercantile Company lost a considerable amount of lime and cement. The flooding damaged a quantity of hard pine owned by the creosote plant, and pulpwood, logs, telephone poles, and railway ties were carried adrift by the floodwaters. The damages to the area wharves and costs of lost lumber were estimated to be about $25 000. It was expected that much of the lumber would be recovered. The high winds also caused considerable damage to electricity, telephone, and telegraph lines.