Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-06

I When one was liberated the OtneI got into a cut and the firemen who had the animal by the bridle, think ling 1t was falling into bottomless pit, let go his hold and the horse kept dropping down until it was al most out of sight in the hole. It was finally led out along passageway made by the water. Stones pursued each other with lightning rapidity along the upper end of Bishop street, the boulders and other Instructions thus making noise that made many think the roofs were coming down over their heads. The debris from this and other streets coming on to North Main street made up shocking sight as far as streets are open on the north side. To sum up almost every street in the city suffered more or less, and contrary to what we hear from time to time that there should be paved gutters and curbing every where to protect the streets, the most damage occurred where such precau- 1 tion has been taken and the least where 1t has been overlooked. Of course there is no damage on streets where there Is an even grade, but in all other places. curb or no curb. the water made short work of the dirt streets and for that matter the per- manent pavement on sharp grades had all 1t could do to keep It's grip.
 The lightning did not do great deal of damage, but it scared almost everybody. At the convent of Notre Dame 1t splintered one of the huge trees In the yard, although the fact was not known until this forenoon when the tree keeled over, blocking Union street, and big force of men were put to work getting 1t out of the way. At the residence of Walter U. Harris, general manager of the Hamilton Hardware Co on Manhan street, a bolt struck the house and shook the whole building. Some of the plaster was knocked of the walls and a S65 mirror came down and was smashed to pieces.
 During the storm the precipitation, as measured by Mir Welton, amount ed to 1.92 of an inch. City Engineer Cairns. who also keeps record of the rainfall. announced to the board of public works that rain fell at the rate of seven and eight-tenths inches an hour for six minutes, while the best previous record was six inches an hour for two minutes The storm reached a record of eight-tenths of an inch every two minutes.
 At the foot of Wall street there were enough stones to build few stone houses.
 Dublin street this morning was in very bad shape and will cost the city a neat sum to repair.
 Perhaps the city will have few more suits on its hands as the result of the oyerfowing of Little Brook last evening.
 A trolley jumped the track on North Main street and for couple of hours workmer were busy putting 1t back on the rails.
 One fellow left the center on trol- ley for Waterville shortly before the storm started and he was on the car three hours.
 The electric lights at the Jacques went out early and the rusty and dusty gas jets were given chance to blaze forth.
 Lightning struck the chimney of the building .owned by the estate of Sarah Warner. S30 Bank street and shattered it badly.
 Several cars were stalled in Ches- hire for . couple of hours. Among those who waited there were members of the Waterbury ball team on their way home from Norwich.
 Polls theater was flooded in the rear from water coming from Little Brook. The brook at this point was filed with old rubbish and when the rush of water came there was no out let for it.
 X trolley was stalled fin front of Sergeant Fagan's home on East Main street when the storm was at it's height and the passengers became al- most panic stricken. when two wo- men falnted.
 Paving blocks and vitrified bricks were swept down North Main street nxe straws before a gale. consequent iy the center near the green had an assortment of things on exhibition this morning
 Wolcott street, although very hilly. was benefited more than injured by the rain. Very little of 1t was washed away. while rubbish which has been collecting there the past year was washed into the catch basins.
 One of the sharpest of the bolts of lightning struck the trolley and tele- phone wires near the Cooke street park. and there was quite a blaze until some men from the telephone company put in an appearance and cut the telephone wire. which was bring across the trolley wire
 Little brook. overfSwei and all stores in the Moriarfy building were flooded wocdrIfTs paper stpre would have brcn zuttei only some of the employees were working there when the water started to ru<h in but a brrcm force wss pat sf work and the water vss swept cut ss fast e i< vsnt ia