Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-07-24
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By Yesterdays Heavy Thunder shower
ana DOwnpour of Rain - The big
Dance Pavilion at Savin ROCK IN.
rooted - crowds OF People I'm ia
Few Hurt - The Storm In This CITY
and other Places.
The rains decended and the foods come.
This was yesterday afternoon at about .
O'Clock. The sun had been shining brightly all
day until half-past two, when clouds APP
peared, and in half an hour the rain was
falling in torrents and the wind blew gale,
bending and swaying big limbs of big trees
almost to breaking and bending young sap-
lings until they bowed profoundly. The
rain gave the streets drenching and scour-
Ing and filed the sewers beyond their carry
ing capacity, the setback OF the water filing
many Chapel street store cellars and cellars
on other streets.
A TREE SPLIT IN TWAIN.
Over In Fair Haven the violence of the
wind was clearly shown in the splitting in
half of the trunk of large and thrifty maple
tree on Grand avenue across the street from
the First Congregational church. The tree
was over foot In diameter.
IN BRANFoRD.
In Branford the lightning badly scorched
the switchboard in the telephone Office and
the magnetic fluid made its presence known
otherwise In manner quite alarming, but
doing no further damage.
IN MILFORD.
In Milford number of the telephone poles
were blown down and few lines Frustrated.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
During the shower the household furniture
of Mrs. Smith, widow of the late Mr.. Smith
of Fair Haven, who was coal dealer in the
lower part of the city, lay out in the rain on
Wooster street near East, opposite the Crut-
tenden carriage factory, and the parlor sofa,
chairs and other nice goods were thoroughly
drenched. The goods had been removed
from the house by the sheriff by eviction
process.
i SCATTERING OF DEAD LIMBS.
| A walk up Orange street from East Rock
| Park after the shower disclosed numberless
fragments of limbs of trees lying along the
street. On Lyon street opposite D. s. Coop
er's residence large and heavy limb was
blown down. Luckily 1t struck no one In itl
| fall.
OAK STREET FLOOD.
| The big shower flooded Oak street in the
vicinity of Commerce to depth Of several
feet, as the people In the neighborhood say
Cellars and kitchens were flooded and con-
siderable damage done. Among the sufferer
was Court Interpreter Paul Russo. A large
crowd of men and boys gathered about tn,
scene. The sewer manholes were forced of
by the water and 1t dubbed up as if from 81
many abundant springs.
A BIG EXCITEMENT AT sAvIN ROCK.
| During the shower the wind was remark
ably heavy at Savin Rock. Several hundred
people had taken refuge from the drenchinl
rain in Miller's dancing pavilion, formerly
Howes' pavilion. In the height of the gal,
the roof of the place was blown off. It wal
accompanied by tremendous noise. WomeI
shrieked, and a general scene of confusion
ensued. Everyone made a determined rusl
for the doors. Broken glass few about
mingling among the falling rafters. Severa
people were slightly injured. The corne
player belonging to the pavilion was hit by I
falling piece of timber and badly hurt. TIT
damage done by the blowing off of the roo
| reaches to nearly $700.