Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-26
The Late Storm.

Further Concerning Its Effects.
 Men were at work in many places in the city yesterday repairing the holes and wash outs made by the late storm. Evidences of the great downfall of water were still notice able in very many places yesterday. Kinney's pond was revived. For a long time the pond has been dried up, but it is quite hourishing again and the boys regret is that it is not iced over sufficient for skating.
 Captain Crafts, of Quinnipiac, reports 8 loss at his brick yard of almost $20O by the storm. Fifty thousand brick were damaged and several clay holes filled with water. The Ives concern also had 5O,OO0 brick spoiled and was otherwise injured.
 Signal Officer Sherman said yesterday that the storm of Saturday had passed off toward Nova Scotia. The bad weather of yesterday was merely local disturbance that would not amount to much. To-day would be cool and fair and there was every prospect of . frost in few days, as cold wave was mov- ing this way from the northeast.
 The Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers were greatly swollen Sunday and yesterday. The water pouring over the dam at Birmingham was very fine sight, and hundreds went tc view it. Both the rivers rose to height o1 Il feet Ct inches above low water mark, mak ing the third freshet that has occurred at this season in 25 years, the other two having oc cured Oct. 4, 1869, when the waters height was 1G feet, and Aug. 19, 1865, the wate, then rising Ii feet 6 inches On Novembe, 8, 1853, the water reached 17 feet inches and swept away the Ansonia bridge that ha6 been built but two years. Two lovers were drowned. They were on the bridge when il was swept away. They were swept to a smal island short distance off, where they clung to some brush for hours but were drowned in spite of all efforts to save them.
 February 9, 1857, occurred the largest freshet ever known in both rivers, the water rising p feet and inches, and causing dam age to property to the amount of $l25, ,OOO This is also the date that the Huntington bridge was carried down the Housatonic The damage to property this time is very trlhing. Several cellars were flooded. Som. boats were carried down to the Sound, and good many washouts occurred on the roads Ansonia roads were badly washed Tn, wall back of H. B. Burnham's house tumblec ! down, causing $1OO damage.
 Many tenement houses in Shelton wer, completely surrounded by water for 8 time A bad washout occurred on the Danbur, branch of the Housatonic railroad on Satur l day evening. The train due there at 6:4 | was unable to cross till noon Sunday. Train were running as usual yesterday. The wate l in Kohanza reservoir rose eight feet on Fri l day and Saturday. The immense pressur | on the dam was relieved by open gates Water was flowing freely over the dam yes 1 terday, and no fears are entertained for it l safety. Corn and tobacco are badly injured
 It was raining again yesterday there.
 | Iho Connecticut river at Hartford made big rise and quick. It rose from two fee l above low water mark, at D. m. Saturday to seventeen feet above low water mark il the evening rise, equal to the great ris ! of 1854 when it was 25 or 30 feet was ex pected. A large boom of logs stationed abou
 8 mile above the New York and New Englan
 railroad bridge broke away and foated dow
 the stream. The Hartford Steamboat com pany had lively work to get their freight ou l of the way of the water. The West Hartfor
 reservoirs are nearly filled with water. Tn I upper one was empty on Saturday morning