The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-29
BIG RAIN FALL YESTERDAY
LIKE Il CLOUD BURST FeR A FEw
MOMENTS,

Cellars Flooded In All Parts of the CITY,.
Sewers Choked-Trees and Big Branches
Blown Down-other Damage-A Big
Tree on the Green Blown Down-One on
Orange and One on Give Streets.
The rains descended and the winds
blew at great rate at about half-past
five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
skies were overcast early in the after-
noon, and at three o'clock the first
spatter of rain fell. In short time the
rain fell at a. lively rate and many
ladies' were caught out shopping with
out umbrellas and clustered about the
store entrances and under awnings
awaiting a chance to reach the electric
cars without drenching. At about
half-past five the rain fell in torrents
and a. big wind blew for q short time.
tearing off limbs of trees and BLOWING.
down a few. Sewers were choked. ceI-
lars flooded, and floods ran in the
streets. AS soon as the rain ceased.
which was shortly before six D. m.
doiorous calls began to pour in at po-
lice headquarters from all parts Of the
city. asking for help or information.
Hill street at the corner of Congress
avenue, was flooded, and manhole COW
ers were lifted up bodily and cast one
side. Some philosophical citizens and
the police stood guard after the rain to
warn people and teams. and an extra
police officer was dispatched to the
scene from headquarters. Reports
came in Of trees blown down on or.
ange street and Whitney avenue.
On Orange street. near ED, just thia
side Of Henry G. Rowe's residence. 4
fine large elm tree blew down and fell
across an electric wire, which it
brought down with it, and the wire
was suffering fire there for some
time to the dismay Of and alarm Of
passers-by and the wonder Of the small
boys. A fork of a big tree on the Ola
green between Center and Trinity
churches, was blown down. A number
of trees were reported as blown down
on Chapel street. A waterpipe burst on
Spruce street, adding more water to
the deluge in that section. There were
five feet of water in the City hall cell
lar. 1t drowned out the rats in the
building, and the rodents focked out
and citizens and policemen had live
/ ly time dispatching them on the plaza
4 between the entrance to the police of
flee and the rear Of Heublein's.
On Olive street, at St. PauFs church,
a great large tree was clown down.
The sewer on State street. opposite
Hooker's shop, became choked and the
street was flooded and many people
stopped to see the electric cars making
their way through the water, the street
resembling river. The water was
nearly up to the car steps.
The cellar and basement at the Levi
residence, opposite Hooker's shop, had
five feet Of water in it, and various
other cellars in that vicinity were
flooded. The cellar Of Major Suchers
hat store was flooded, also that Of
Johnson & Brother, the grocers. and
many others along State street in the
business center.
The cellar Of John D. Lockwood's
Windsor chop house on State street.
near Chapel, was flooded. The chop
house was newly opened few days
ago and in the cellar quite a. large
! quantity Of varnish and paint, which
mingled with Mr.. Lockwood's large
supply of potatoes, onions, beans, ETC.,
just put in the cellar, the result being q,
commingling of flavors among the arr
ticles, necessitating carting them all
away to the dump. The damage is
over fifty dollars.
At Woods drug store on Church
street, a manhole cover was lifted
off, and at Hill and Congress
avenue many cellars were flooded. The
cellar of Jones' cigar store and Pease's
news store were flooded. Mr.. Jones'
said the rush of water sounded like a
sawmill in operation. At Shanley's hat
store, under Polls theater, there were
two and one-Tialf feet Of water in the
cellar.
The storm was the hardest rain
storm while it lasted, that has occurred
in this section in a long time. It. was
the edge and remnant Of the storm that
struck St. Louis, and was on its way
to the st. Lawrence region.
THE TOTAL RAINFALE.
The total rainfall yesterday afternoon
was one inch and 28-100- a big rainfall
in so short a time.
IN OTHER PLACES.
Bridgeport, May 2S.-The wind caused
A. great deal Of havoc with shade trees
in the center of the city this afternoon.
large number of small craft ran into
the harbor also for safety.
Derby. Conn.,, May 2S.-The rains
which fell intorrents at five o'clock this
afternoon, flooded the cellars in the
neighobrhood of the causeway. The
river has risen considerably.