Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-29
TERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2s sss
FLOODS HERE AND ELSEWHERE


 Little Brook Gets Angry and Floods
 Cellars From East Main to Union |
 Street-Ind1gnant Merchants Will
 Make the City Settle for Damages.
 There was tremendous downpour Wednesday night and yesterday morn ing and the streams hereabouts rose raDidly and caused a great amount of damage. At an early hour yesterday the cellars in the vicinity of the corner of North and East Main streets began to fill up. The water came from Little brook and continued to rise until the cellars were nearly filled and East Main street was vast expanse of water. The merchants who had goods stored ln their cellers were notified of the situ- ation but could only look on and walt for the waters to recede.
 Before o'clock the brook fed by the continued heavy rain broke through its covering on Brook street, near Lewis block, and almost immediately the street and cellars in the neighborhood were | flooded. The break was large one and the rushing water rose in the air to a I height of several feet. The water pour ed into South Main street covering the road and sidewalks and flooding cellars as far south as the DEMOCRAT office. The mad rush continued for several hours and the loss is estimated at $5,- GOO.
 The sufferers by the flood estimate their losses as follows: F. B. Field, hardware, S2,3OO; J. Buckner & Go, ninety-nine cent store, S1, ,OOO; Thomas Kelly, bakery and confectionery, $500 j; Edward J. Finn, boots and shoes, S5OO :; F. M. Bronson, flour and feed, $500 i; P. T. Hayes, liquors, $15o H. Leach, rubber goods, $13O; John Bergin, liq- uors, S12O; Elkins & Wake, furniture, S25. T. F. Judsor could give no esti- mate as his cellar is yet under water. A valuable heater in the cellar is shattered to pieces. H. w. Lake, G. Leslie Dexter and others with losses great or small were not prepared to say what their losses were.
 A meeting of the merchants and a number of the property owners in the submerged district was held yesterday of H. w. Lake, Thomas Kelly, John Der gin. H. w. Leach and F. M. Bronson was appointed to lay the matter before the city and try to make a settlement. l.. F. Burpee was retained as counsel.
 The flood was undoubtedly caused by the carelessness of those in charge of street repairing. About three weeks ago one of Ralph Blakeslee's large teams while passing through Brook street sank noarlN to llo ILLUS Ol IllS "HSS1o. " ID now known that the covering of Little brook gave way at that time. Road Commissioner Colley gave orders to have the hole filled with cobblle stones and his orders were obeyed. A few days later another hole appeared and this also was filled with stones. As natural result the brook
 was stopped up. When the great pres sure of water came Wednesday night a
 weak spot in the brook covering burst
 with serious results. The point where only a few rods from the place where the break occurred and the hole that : was filled with cobble stones ie between the two points.
 ABOUT TOWN.
 The Naugatuck river was turned into a raging torrent and whirled through , Waterbury with tremendous force. The
 meadows along the line of the stream
 were submerged and in many places
 above here the Naugatuck railroad { tracks were under water. Out east thu I Meriden, Waterbury & Connection l. River railroad was buried beneath a foo e of water. Cellars in low places wer :, filled and the streets were furrowed ant
 washed out on all sides It was tn most destructive storm Waterbury ha Q witnessed in years.
 j. NAUGATUCK SCARE. e At Naugatuck the bank to the ditch a a the Shoe shop gave way letting tn > way. The bank gave away on the sid toward the highway, washing out tn d highway and grounds of the new schoe o building. A large portion of the fenc e was carried away. The damage ma ?, amount to $1 ,OOO.
 d A young man named Smith had jus 'r taken two ladies from the tireman's bal IS and while returning alone, his carriag
 was turned over by the sudden foo( le After much trouble the horses were Ct n loose but the hack was carried by tn a. current 30 rods down the stream. Smit er escaped without injury. The breac J. made in the bank is 50 feet long and feet deep.
 Is An old dam just east of Union Cit as was carried away and the Millville roa a is blocked.
 'v AT MER1DEN.
 IF. The big storm created havoc in son an of the roads about Meriden. The c; ,f Hole road was a wreck yesterday ar CT there was no passage on 1t for awhll O It was feared that the lower reserve m would give way. The road dow he through hemlock grove was bad
 washed OuC ana leaLnS were not dllOWt
 to pass. The tracks of the Meride
 Waterbury and Connecticut River TO;
 were about four inches under water
 the western part of the city.
 Clara Pierce's Murderer Still at Lars m BELLEFoNTE, Pa, Nov. 2Y.-The ma st arrested at Vanderbilt on suspicion e being the murderer of Clara Piere ' near Krautnaus, has been released, ha a' ing proved an alibi. A body of men a $. $. searching for a tramp suspected of b 10 pretty girl of Is. Her body was four lu in the road with three bullet hol er through it, and the inquest reveal' $: s, the fact that the girl had been outrage Ue and then shot.
 Work in Lynn.
 hs LYNN, Mass, Nov. 29.-Local inst in cnce agents announce that losses by u an late fire here will be paid in full. IT
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