The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-22
STORM THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Winstcd People scared-Danger of Lake OverfiowinG--CarT IT acks Submerged.

l 1 Car T, acks Submerged.
 Reports from around the state to-
 night show that the damage done by
 the unusually heavy fall of rain during
 the last twenty-four hours has been considerable. In Q number of cases
 trolley cars have been obliged to sus- pend operations.
 1 The Connecticut river at Hartford is sixteen feet above the high water mark and the river is rising at the rate of
 an inch an hour. At Pennington the river is over its banks and higher than it has ever been before. Trolley cars were obliged to stop running at 8 o'clock this afternoon. At Naugatuck there appears to be more damage done than in any other section of the state At Torrington the Naugatuck river is higher than it has been for number of years. The section known as East Branch is entirely inundated, and the
 occupants of houses in this section are
 unable to leave their homes without
 wading through two feet of water.
 Winsted, Conn, April 21-The safety
 of this town and the lives of many in-
 habitants were seriously threatened to-
 night by the condition of Highland lake
 which was so swollen by the rains that
 it's overflow was imminent Notices
 were issued to dwellers along four
 streets to take to .he hills as soon as a
 general alarm is given. and guards are
 posted at frequent intervals on the lake
 side to give warning if an overflow oc-
 CUTS. People are already removing
 their property. At II o'clock the rain
 stopped falling and it was then consid- cred Cat 12:45) that the immediate dan
 ger of an outbreak of the lake had
 passed. The guards are still in their positions and the inhabitants of that portion of the town previously warned are still ready to leave for the high
 land at moments notice. The gen. eral situation, however, is greatly im- proved.
 Granby, April 21.-One large bridge on the road between Granby and Dau vile situated on the north branch of the Salmon brook has already been washed away and five others on both streams are seriously threatened. This town is now entirely cut off from com munication by road with the adjacent towns. The railroad tracks are endan- gered although no washouts are as yet reported. Extensive damake has been done to the tobacco ground through the towns of Granby, East Granby and Tariffville. Dr. l. B. Chatfield, of this town had a narrow escape from death while driving along the north branch, at z o'clock tonight, when without a warning a large portion of the road washed away. Dr. Chatfield and his team were swept into the river and it was With the utmost difficulty that horse and driver were extricated.
 Bristol, April 21.-The Peuuaback river in this town is greatly swollen as result of the heavy rains, and has been gradually rising since o'clock this | afternoon. The tracks of the Bristol | and Plainvile Tramway company, be- tween this town and Forestville, are Track walkers are patrol- | ing the Highland division of the New | York, New Haven and Hartford rail- | road, watching for any signs of a wash l put Great fears are entertained for the I trestle near David's crossing, a mile | and a half from here. At 10:30 the water was undermining the east DOT | ton of the bridge and it was feared at 1 any moment that the structure might l give way. Superintendent Fennell and | one hundred men went on a special | train loaded with stone in an effort to 1 fll the gap which has been made.