Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-16
TIE STORM IN THIS CITY
Heavy Downpour of Rain Ac-
 companied By Lighting.

Cellars and Streets Flooded-The Light
 ming Struck in Several Places
 Limbs Torn from Trees and High
 ways Strewn With Debris of All
 Kinds.
 A storm struck Waterbury shortly before o'clock this afternoon that del uged the city from one end to the other, doing considerable damage to private property and impeding public travel while it lasted.
 A large and handsome tree that has given shade to William F. Bowen's house on Bishop street was struck by lightning, some say; others think 1t was blown down. At all events the tree is down. It snapped right in the middle and was thrown over against the roof of the house which 1t so long sheltered from the heat.
 A tree on Mrs Sarah's Lynch's lawn on Burton street was struck by light ming and an iron post that stood near was shattered. On Policeman Michael Sullivan's lawn, also on Burton street, fine shade tree was struck. Clothes poles and clothes lines were blown away and in this respect more than any other the storm will be remem- bered
 North square, the pride of City En- gineer Cairns, and which the people in the north end have been kicking against since it was paved, was under water to the depth of half a foot. The sidewalk opposite Kennaugh's on Bishop street was thought to be in dan- ger and pedestrians avoided it after the storm had passed.
 On North Main street. where O. IT. Cables is building a brick block, large piles of brick barred the right of way of the water. with the result that the cellar was flooded. Then the water percolated through the pile and when the storm was over building material strewed North Main street from Spark street to Spencer avenue.
 A large limb in front of the residence of Mrs Mary ID. Mitchell, at 332 West Main street. was blown down, as was also several limbs of trees on Central avenue. A large flood of water swept down North Willow street carrying with it large amount of stones and dirt. The trolley tracks were covered with stones and it was with difficulty that the cars were run. Conductor George Regan's car jumped the track at the corner of North Willow and West Main streets and this broke up the schedule on that line.
 The same old thing happened. as in the past. on Bank street. under the rail- road bridge. The water lodged there in a large pool, which rose higher than the sidewalk and flooded the saloon in Kelly's block.
 Sand and stones were swept into Exchange place and kept Superinten dent Kelley and his men busy for a time clearing the debris. Water rose to height of several feet .SSssstt Johns church and travel was blocked alto gether in the vicinity of State and West Main streets. The cellars of the proposed new structures about town were filled with water and mor- tar tubs sailed about from one point to another, giving the places some thing the appearance of small anchor ing spots in a seaport town, the rests for the hods in the mortar looking for all the world like masts of small steamers.
 The ball grounds were flooded and the game between Waterbury and Meriden which was to have taken place there teddy did not come off.
 During the storm this afternoon huge limb of one of the elm trees on the green was broken off and it fell with a crash on the temporary voting booth on the north side of the green. No damage was done