They reported a lot of electricity losses still. Although the power was getting fixed there were still tons of people without power. People that were still with out power ended up going to a civic center where it would be warmer. Governor Angus King said that the cost to CMP and Bangor Hydro Co., the state's two largest electric utilities, would top $25 million. People collected fire wood so that they could burn it and stay warm without having power. Well more than 400,000 people, from Down East Maine were still without power on Monday day four. The skiing and snowmobile trails were destroyed by fallen trees and broken limbs from the trees. Hospitals in Maine said that they were full and over flowing. That wraps up day five.
Written by Luke Armentrout and Mason Peaslee
Ice Storm, Dr. Hubbard Office Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library
Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm
What part did the American Red Cross play in the ice storm of ’98? The storm hit most of New England and parts of Canada, and worried the whole country. The Red Cross spent $30,000 on operating shelters for the elderly or for people who were put out of there homes due to damage from the storm. Not only were they housing people in shelters but the number of Red Cross shelters activated and filled was the most in Maine history. Over all, the Red Cross saved or helped over a quarter of Maine residents who were affected by the storm and without them it would have been much worse.
Written by Wesley Lapointe