Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-17
Awnings, Signs, Treesrand Um.
 breltass Suffered.
STREETS FILLED WITH DEBRIS

SAh GG AAo CALAGO VII n UEBRlS storm Game Just rim Time to Catch
 HeacheTs and Pupils and Drench
 Then-The Trolley Service Wax
 Miserable Live Wires. on the Street
 -The, Shorm in Other Places.
 me terrific rain and wind storm 0nlen swept over this city yesterday aIlernoon did no damage of very serfous nature. However. for~t the few houES It lasted it made life uziseraksle LOT those persons who happened to be out The wind blew at a high rate. of speed smashing unbEHilas, knocking ooVn awnings, sending hats of pedes-' tr1ans flying in all directions, sznash- Ing plate glass windows, putting e}ec- tTlc and telegraph wires out of busi- ness and tearing up trees by the roots. ADuot a dozen or more trees wera blown down and hundreds Of limbs. Innumerable were the uxnbreEaas -flaaf were smashed
 The storm was at it's highest about o'clock, when the schools Were dis missed Many a child and many teacher were soaked with the rain. Hacks were at premium Tgae hack men were very busy and nuzasaex of teachers were unable to secure a ve- mcle of any nature Eight teachers at the Bishop street school succeeded in getting into one hack and El5irsg to their homes
 The awning at Hodscn's cafe was blown down and window in the rear of the store was smashed
 Two live wires were blown down at the corner of East Main and Maple streets last night about 9 o'clock They were repaired before anyone was hurt It was one of the f1ercest storms which have struck Waterbury in long time.
 Tn the height of the storm the trofs ley service was shown up at a great disadvantage Only the regular all 1 lotment of cars were rum out between lated that one trip was lost in the 1 hour School children stood on the cas.ners and vainly sought to board the | cars. It was.a great, oversight on tho l part of the management not to have put on more cars.
 When the wind was at it's height  sign on Grand street was Ioosened, and the whole thing was indanger of com l ing down for a few minutes. | The stately old elms on North Main street were deprived of many of their branches, and. as usual after a heavy 1 blow, the Waterbury club lawn was l filtered with broken limbs.
 Bridgeport, Sept 1.-The gale did l much damage in all parts of the city. | Electric lights and the trolley system l are in disorder and all wires are down 1 in every direction Tn almost every
 section of the city great shade trees l were uprooted, and many streets are l impossible in consequence, preveIrtlng g | the running of street cars. On the Fairfield & Southport line traffic is at
 a standstill, big trees blocking the
 tracks at intervals for long distance. | At Seaside park many beautiful trees have~ibeen ruined, and the waves
 broke over the sea wall. flooding the 1 speedway The front ofsthe immense
 auditorium built for old home week was blown down. In the principal
 streets of the residence section trees | two feet in diameter were uprOoted.
 Washington park suffered similar dam age.
 On the harbor many smaIIsboats sars
 reported sunk or damaged. The gale 7 was of sufficient force-to. overtRrn. car- I riages in the streets. On Couciand
 street a great elm was upEuofEd and thrown against foTE--story block, caa- | rying away awnings and breaking
 many wiad yws. Off Lahanann's Shore
 house, Seaview avenuc, six boats are
 reported sunk
 Danbary, Sept 17.-rSase sewnpeur Ot
 rain here yesterday was. % heavy tf,at few people venturedeout onsthe streets
 and the cellars Of many business
 houses were hooded ruf1a1g hundreds
 of dollars worth of goods. Many
 trees were up-s,5nd and several snais
 buildings were u1.rnofea-
 Mersda1, Sept 1.-The worst of the
 storm struck fhis-city about o'clock 1 Rain fell in torrents for about half
 hour. The damage to property will T not exceed $500. Wind blew at rate l of forty miles an hour. Several trees
 were uprooted and electric cars were
 interrupted for a short time -by trees l falling across the tracks. A large or- 1 nament on the front of St Laurent s l French church was blown off and was
 smashed into peces. It was vafued at $100. Telephone and telegraph l lines suffered from the storm. Com munication with cities so1Tth of here 1 was shut off