Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-07
SNOW, WIND AND RAIN STORM.
Waterbury Struck By Big Gale Last Night-Rain Drv. en Into Every Crevice-Streets and Rivers Flooded-Power Co Put Out of
 Business for Time.

work. It served good purpose to-day and people across the way who suf fered severe losses in the past on oc- cASions like this were as safe as if they lived on the high hills. Further down the road where the two bodies of water meet the water rose to fright full proportions, and if it keeps coming down Union City and Waterbury will be thoroughly washed and none of our neighbors will have word of cCln- plaint to utter about the condition Of the bed of the river on account of Wa terbury's sewage.
 The streets were peetty we'll flooded. but this could not be avoided. Mfr Hotchkiss had force of men out and did good service in many places by heading the rivers of water toward the receiving basins. Owing to the fact that the ground was frozen very little damage was done by washouts. In a few instances private property suffered some, but it is not thought that the damage will amount to much.
 TO add to the confusion they had q mishap at the power station at Bulls Bridge and at an early hour this morn- ing Superintendent Wales of the Con- uecticut Railway and Lighting Co was notified that the current was off, but that they expected to have thing right ed about noon. Between 4 and . o'clock the lights went out and the entire city was enveloped in darkness. David R. Meth. electrical superintendent. imme- diately went to work at the local power house on Bank street and shortly after 3 o'clock got things in shape so that the trolley cars were enabled to run. Mir Meth said that he didn't know whether they would be able to furnish power from the regular source to-day or not. but in any case he was satis' fled that the company would be abe to operate the trolley cars. but he was not so sure about the electric lights. The insulator which was responsible for the trouble with the power furnish ed the trolley company from Bulls Bridge was fixed up as rapidly as pos sible and at 11:30 o'clock to-day cleo tricity was ready for use in Water 1 bury. The incident opened the eyes of | the management of the Connecticut Railway X Lighting company and may | tend to change their plans with refer ence to the doing away with their own plant. The same thing is liable to happen any time and if the company should have no means of tiding things along over such accidents there is no telling when people might have to get along for time without trolley con venience or electric light service
 What happened last night made , things interesting for the cOmpany's employees in this city. but it appears they were equal to the situation and in addition to operating the cars Electric al Superintendent Meth was going tC have the lights burning tonight if such a feat were possible. All the cars were in the barn when the power gave out. with the exception of one
 which was off the track on the Water
 vile line.
 The loss of the trolley service was , great blow to everybody and many wbo braved the storm and tried tt reach their places of employment slipped and came down in the slush and after pulling themselves out ol tie mire returned ta their homes iI anything but d happy frame of mind.