Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-07
TORRENTS OF RAIN.

Streets and Cellars Flooded and
 Damaged-Severe Over1ow-A Re-
 markabIe Rain Fall i'm Twenty
 Four HOurs-Damage i'm AnsOn1a.
 The heavy rain storm which has been raging around New Haven and this section generally, has done considerable damage to property in the city and in the suburbs. The storm has been a series of intermittent heavy showers, the brief spells between them giving hope for few minutes that the weather was clearing at last when another shower smashed all hopes.
 The showers are of the booming order and came suddenly, as though it was pleasure to see people scurrying to shelter or getting a free shower Oath. The violence of these showers is surprising and they have done considerable damage in the shape of washouts, overflow of cellars and the like, to say nothing of ponds and miniature lakes in the streets. One shower in particular attracted notice on Grand avenue yesterday. The rain center seemed to be going towards the east and making great attempts at beating horse and buggy which kept ahead of it for 8 considerable distance but was finally overtaken and the occupants of the car riage drenched as if in revenge for, so game race. [s rs
 There was a washout at the foot of Beach street, which was the, werstof the season in that locality. This washout is away some of Captain OBrien's land with it, and has made filling for the city A catch basin would remedy this. :.
 The sewers in numerous parts of the city were unable to take off the water, 50 furious was the down-pour at times, and in many places the streets were flooded, and at intervals impossible. The lower part of Nash street was good example. Here the water was hub deep, and in many cellars the water came up through the sinks in the cellars and water closets. The sewer in this place was choked up some way or other, and for a while it seemed as if Mill river had changed it's course and had taken Nash street for it's channel, by when the shower stopped. Factory street was also in like plight People who live there were sorry that they did not have a boat anchored at the back doorstep.
 The cut on the Northampton road, ex-l tending from the Chapel street bridge to. the Temple street bridge, was also flooded for a short while yesterday afternoon Luckily no trains had to pass during the time.
 The experiments to produce rain which are carried on in Texas have proved, 1t is claimed, successful Here just at present no desire of the kind is necessary.
 Eddy street, between Frank and Adeline streets, is in terrible condition, the cen ter of the street being much washed away, making travel on the street impossible. The support on one side of the Washing ton street bridge over West river is almost washed away, and unless this is immedi- ately remedied the bridge will go.
 TWO AND oNE-TENTH INCHES.
 The rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended ~atss o'clock last nightssrnA2 Il inches-xbig fall A SEWER BURSTS 't ssss% rQHGFpve street 8 sewer bnrst ing tho fs1shf of the torrents of wstAE ster- daya 1.-The street was soon delugSS The city $ sewer men were at once notfded and were soon at work on the job.
 ALL THE LIGHTS. All the electric lights in Birmingham and Shelton were out last night on account of the storm. ." THE GRAND AVENUE PRECINCT AND THE RAINS EFFECT.
 The rain seemed to have good effect on the ''bums" downtown, for instead of getting wet inside as we'll as outside, as they usually do on rainy day, they didn't do either, but stayed home all day. At least they stayed out of sight, for precinct No. did not have one arrest yesterday. FISH MARKET ToTrERINa. % ".ss. ss The rain did considerable damage in Birmingham yesterday. The water had washed away a considerable portion of the foundation of a fish market situated at the foot of Olivia street, and large crowds were last night watching to see the build ing, which is of brick, fall. S'- 2's -E
 The rivers at Birmingham and Shelton are greatly swollen by the rains.
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