Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-23
ArrER TIE STORM.
The Damage Hereabouts Notso Great
AS Was Expected.


~~~ AS Was Expected.
Yesterdays deluge was general
throughout Connecticut and great as
was the flood in this immediate vicinity,
reports from other parts of the state tell
of greater destruction to property than
Waterbury suffered.
Late yesterday afternoon the swollen
rivers and streams began reluctantly to
fall back to their natural channels and
the work of pumping out cellars and
cleaning up began. Hardly cellar
from Abbott avenue to Union street and
from School street to Exchange place es-
capped, those that were out of range of
the swollen underground rivers being
filled with surface water.
A break in the gas main over Great
brook on Cherry street occurred early
in the afternoon. A boy named O'Neill,
who lit a match by way of experiment,
ignited the escaping gas and narrowly
escaped being seriously injured. His
hair and eyebrows were singed, but he
was more frightened than hurt. The gas
burned for several hours, shooting a
flame high in the air. The break was
repaired in the evening.
ON THE NAUGATUCK ROAD.
The Naugatuck division suffered some
what from the storm. Conductor Dick
/
nearly ON time last night, but the flood
ing of the tracks at Derby, interfered
with the running of Conductor SCOTS
TAT train out of Bridgeport. The train
did not run, the crew remaining in
Bridgeport ever night. Conductor Ed
Starts New Haven freight, did not run
last night, but made the run to Ansonia,
to take back the passengers who were
delayed on the Derby road. The train
returned at 10 O'Clock last night. The
6:05 morning train did not run this
morning, but u special left this city at
6 o'clock having on board Superinten-
dent Beach, Roadmaster Lane and
Bridge Supervisor B1rns, who inspect
ed the road. The train due in this city
at 500 was 40 minutes late, but the
other regular passenger trains We're all
on time. Superintendent Beach return
ed on the 11;17 train and said that the
damage on the division will not exceed
$50. The tracks were flooded, but moth
ing was washed away.
DELAY ON THE NEW ENGLAND.
On the New England road the train
schedule was thoroughly demoralized
owing to bad washout near Plainville.
Ninety feet of track was washed away
and the damage is estimated at s., 1000
The 1880 out of this city for Hartford
} and Boston, did not run tins morning
but the sos left in charge of Conductor
Dinsmore, going as far as the washout
The first train from the east arrived al
/ $50 o'clock. 1t ran from Plainville only
/ Ticket Agent Manwaring had received
, orders not to sell any tickets east OF
Plainville, but at 1890 this afternoon
the orders were revoked and permission
given to sell through to Boston. Passen
gers airs being transfe rred at the scene
n nd n
| men are at work getting the track il
proper condition. 1t is expected thai
by this evening, the schedule will be il
some sort of shape.
IN MERIDEN
MERiDEN, January est rained ''bis
, guns" here yesterday and Harbol
brook rose two feet in two hours A
t noon time the water was within two
inches of the main belt of the Britannia
, shop and when the men returned from
| dinner the belt was cut in order to saw,
a wetting, so those who depended on i
} for work had to lay off the rest of tn,
day. The Meriden Silver Plate compan,
had to shut down their works on &C
count of the flood of water in their es
/ Enlistment. Many houses and barn
t hereabouts were flooded.
PARK RIVER FLOODS HARTFORD.
> HARTFORD, Jan 23.-The big storm
and thaw made the Park river rise at al
, unprecedented rate. At 10 o'clock las
night it had reached higher point thar
, it is remembered to have ever attained
before. One small bridge, few mile
up the river, is gone.
BARGE SUNK IN THE SOUND.
} SOUTH NoRwALK. Jan 23.-The barg,
III. w. Conklin, from Albany, in charg,
f of Captain Jennings of Wethersfield
loaded with 1855 tons of soft GOAL TO
Danbury, went on the rocks near Will
sons Point yesterday, and filled witt
4 water in few minutes. Captain Jen
{ nings and his wife, who were on board
4 made their escape. The barge wa
{ owned by Captain Jennings and Georg
M. Gedney of New Haven, and wa
{ valued at $4,000.
wASHOUT ON THE HOUSAToNIC,
= BRIDGEPORT, Jan 23.-The Housa
2 tonic train, which was due here at S:4
last night arrived in this city at 7:3
this morning. It was delayed BY
washout at Cornwall bridge, where tn
i. overflow of the river had torn up thirt,
!, feet of the track. The passengers, how
ever, were brought to Bridgeport in
special train which went from this cit,
:, as soon as word was sent that the regu
. lar train would be unable to com
? through. The tracks were repaired a
10 O'Clock this morning and traffic wa
resumed. All freight traffic has beer
suspended but Superintendent Lyon
said this morning that the troubl
would be remedied to-day. The dam
:, age at Cornwall Bridge was the mos