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vague foundation, and it is generally
expected that the missing men will
be found among the debris above the
cove.
Gary Bros have reopened their
livery and feed stable business at Mrs
Dorman's stables
Chandler's news Office is in Win
ter's block, opposite the depot.
Fairfield has reopened his law office
in Warren's block
The boat train on Tuesday morning
was between the two bridges near the
Tolland line south of this village.
The engineer, seeing the coming flood,
by use of air brakes, stopped the train
just before entering the upper bridge
A freight train was expected to have
left Tolland soon after the passenger,
and fearing to back fast a fleet run
ming brakeman was sent back with a
flag, and the train commenced to back
as rapidly as was deemed safe. Mean
while ii g bridge ahead swung off on
the wave, and was carried down on
the crest, moving abreast of the train
This continued until place was
reache where long piece of straight
track was visible, and all being clear
the train hastily crossed the lower
The Press., 1907-03-27
Thirty Years Ago,
A DAY OF DISASTER FOR STAFFORD.
DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS AND GREAT LOSS OF P
TWO LIVES LOST.

The new reservoir dam at Stafford
Vile, built last fall, adding several
feet Of height to the old dam, and
greatly increasing the body of water
stored within it, was for the first
time filed by the rains of Monday
last. 1t was not proposed to permit
she water to rise to the height of the
dam until the structure was free from
frost, built as it had been during the
fall and early winter, but the outlets
were not sufficient to prevent the ac-
emulation from filling it to danger
Gus depth, and on Monday rumors
reached this village that concern was
felt for the safety of the structure.
Little alarm was felt, however. until
early on Tuesday morning, when word
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kNext the Glyn Co., which only lost
dam, and suffered by flooding of lower
floor of mill, and loss of one or two
out buildings of small value
Next, the Oonverseville Co.'S darn
was swept away, with no other dam
age to this company. Next, the
Granite mill dam, and here the cur
rent found in its track the buildings
whose destruction is above chronicled.
The loss of the Granite mill COM
pany is between $50, 900 and $4O,-
600. The lower story of the mill was
filled with water, and contained the
most expensive machinery in the
mill. TIE machine shop and engine
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q distance of quarter of mile. OF
course every dam between the reser-
voir and the Springs, nine in all, as
we'll as the two below the village,
were swept away. In fact the dams
seemed no impeachment to the current
whatever, the mighty torrent going
over them with such ease that none
could see when they broke. The
new arch bridge on East Main street
was washed free of earth on the west
side, and about one third of the arch
torn out OF course the streets were
torn, the current of the river, as in
former freshets, being changed so as
to run through what was Haymarket
Square. The railroad for some dis
lance was washed out of existence.
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bridge, where the track turned to a
safer distance from the river bed, and
none too soon, the second bridge going
off as the food reached it, The en-.
tire track between the two bridges was
washed, and the destruction of the
train, had it been caught there, would
have been more than likely, though
the passengers could have escaped to
higher ground, beside the track.
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house of George Washburn nearly
ruined. All bridges were, of course,
destroyed, and the highway badly
torn and washed.
Next, the Phoenix mill at Hyde
Vile, which escaped with loss of
dam. At Stafford Hollow, dams on
the stream, the iron bridge, the old
grist mill, belonging to Tolland Saw
ings bank, and a few buildings of
small value belonging to Gov. E. H.
Hyde we're washed away. Gov.
Hyde also suffers $4,000 loss in the
spoilations of his fine moving lands
along the river below the village,
also by loss of of 81, 600 value of fer
tilizer in cars at the depot.
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Clears the Complexion.

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimulates
the liver and thoroughly cleanses the sys'
tenn and clears the complexion Of pimples
and blotches. It is the best laxative for
women and children, as 1t is mild and
pleasant, and does not grippe or sicken.
Orino Is much superior to pills, aperient
waters and all ordinary cathartics, as II
does not irritate the stomach and bowels.
Anders Jacobsen.
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vestry. Mr.. Burwell's business loss,
great as it was, his all being inves' ed
in his business, is accompanied by the
sad affection of the loss of his father.
he being a son of one of the drowned
men. Heald & Small, clothiers and
druggists, also lost nearly all their
stock, having put much of it in the
church vestry. Levi Gary and Gary
Bros. had removed much of their
livery stock, but their joint losses must
exceed 80. 200.
L. W. Crane, general merchant.
lost his entire stock, valued at $40,
600 to $4,000. Mr.. Crane was the
pioneer merchant of the village, and
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The Congregational church contain
ed an organ worth 81, 600, and the
borough clock was in its tower, The
total loss in this building was per-
haps $4,000. Baker & Heald's
block, containing stores of Head q
Small, F. J. Chandler and w. W.
Burwell, was worth perhaps -. 800
Mr.. Chandler, news agent and notion
dealer, saved much of his stock,
losing perhaps $500 to $500. He OBJ
tanned some salvage on stock swept
away through portion of his store
lodging on shoal place i'll the cur
rent. W. W. Burwell. jeweler, loses
about all his stock, having taken such
goods as he removed into the church
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has been in business at his late stand
for over 81 years. His store was one
of the village landmarks, and will be
missed by customers over very wide
range of country.
The Mineral Springs Go. lost con.
siderably by damage of wool, but how
much can only be told by examina-
tion of portions saved. This wool had
been stored in VIM. Smith & Co.'S
building. and large part of Monday
night was spent in loading it upon
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house we're carried away. machinery
broken, and tools borne off. The en-
CINE remaius, but damaged by the fall
of heavy stone walls upon it. The
tail race, running a long distance
under streets and railroad, is probably
destroyed. Damage to shafting and
betting is very heavy, and the store
houses were flooded and wrenched out
of all shape. Three houses, contain
ing four to six tenements each, were
washed away and one of two tenements
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tlemen highly respected, and their
sad fate Is the darkest remembrance
Of this memorable day.
THE LOSERS.
Their name is legion. The loss ex-
tends to nearly every individual in
the town in some degree, but of course
many of these losses are indirect, and
do not come into the grand aggregate
Of direct loss, which will be between
100000 and 100000.
At Staffordville the damage to the
reservoir will cost 81, 900 at least,
and If built to the satisfaction of the
people below it, which it is quite
likely it will be, will cost more than
that. E. A. Oonverse's satinet mill,
at the outer edge of the reservoir,
was probably damaged to self and
contents by flooding over $1,000. The
mill of Jacob Basch, lying next on
the stream, by dam and other losses,
suffered to extent of perhaps 50, 600.
Next, s. B. Amadon's machine
shop lost it's ell portion, which was
over the stream, also foundry build
ing and storing sheds, extent of loss
probably $4,000. Two houses and
a barn at this point, belonging to
Mrs. Howe, were damaged, and the
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ing wave had left for higher ground.
These men, however, remained until
it was too late to leave. They were,
doubtless, the two missing ones. Those
who saw them we're too far off to REQ
ognize them, but as they saw them
carried off by the building, and dis
appear when it fell, their feelings
may be imagined, as, aside from the
terrible spectacle itself, nearly every
one had near and dear ones among
the crowd on the opposite side. Mr..
Burwell was of the firm of Holt &
Burwell, machinists, of this village,
and resided at the Hollow. Mr..
SPEEDING was long time resident of
this village, and owner of consider
able property here. Both were gen.
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time of the coming of the flood. Sew
eral we're sure that they had seen both
since the danger had passed, but as
the hours wore on, and inquiries and
search proved fruitless. the sad con-
yiction began to grow upon the minds
of all that the calamity of loss of
property was over-shadowed by the
greater one of loss of life. 1t was not
until about p. m. that a temporary
foot bridge was constructed over the
still swollen and rapid stream. and
then fears were verified. By those
upon the east side two men we're seen
to take refuge upon the church steps
just as the flood came. Others had
chosen the same apparently safe post,
but seeing the magnitude of the COM
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rushing river. Almost at the same
time the office of the Home Insurance
company 1oated from its foundation,
and lightly sailed down the current
until it was dashed to pieces by con-
tact with distractions. The tenement
houses on "the island" the Congre-
gationsl church, the warehouse of
Geo. Cleavelsnd, and VIM. Smith &
Co., Heald s. Bakers row of stores,
the freight depot, and lastly the bank
building melted away in the flood,
and next the new warehouse of VIM.
Smith s. 90 fell in. but did not float
away. A small tenement house on
South street, standing north of Com
ms larger shop. fioated around and
took g. position relatively the same,
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except that the ends were reversed,
upon the south side of the same build
ing. There was nothing to do but
stand and behold the awful crash
Large trees were picked up by the
roots and carried along with ease
The water set back in the west stream,
and freight cars and many goods were
swept some distance up that stream
or thrown against the banks and there
stranded. The iron bridge near the
depot was foated off up stream, and
lodged upon the Woodlawn meadows.
Freight cars, many of which had been
loaded with wool belonging to the
Mineral Springs Co., were lifted from
the track with ease and left about
promiscuously, some being carried to
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came down that the stone work of the
dam was crumbling, and that the
structure must give way, though even
then it was hoped that the break
would be gradual, and that the old
dam would help retard the flow, so as
TO avert serious damage. But about
4 q. m. the flood reached this viii
lage with q suddenness that barely
gave time for those engaged in remov-
ing goods from the buildings deemed
TO be in danger. to reach higher
ground. That the buildings in the
waters course were doomed was quick
ly evident. The store building of
the Granite Mill Co. quivered and
fell heap of ruins, quickly whisked
away by the now broad and madly
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About the entire village was upon
one bank or the other, viewing the
destruction. The Congregational
church was deemed so safe from de-
struction that Thompson & Wilton,
grocers, who occupied the store in it's
basement, did not take a single pre-
caution to secure goods, money or
books, and many occupants of stores
deemed to be in danger had stored
their goods in the church vestry.
BUT, SADDEST OF ALL,
soon among those upon the west side
began to arise inquiries as to the
whereabouts of Richard Speeding and
VIM. Burwell, who had been active
in helping to remove goods up to the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Got ss5,o0o For Eighteen Votes.

San Francisco, Sept. 26,-The inner workings of the confessed boodlers who formerly administered the affairs of San Francisco as board of super visors were laid bare during the trial of Tirey l.. Ford, chief counsel for the United railways, on charge of brib- cry. Ex-Supervisors Lonergan and Gallagher told of money received to in fluence their votes on the railways franchise. Lonergan got $4,00O for his vote, and Gallagher said Ruef gave him $S5,00O for the eighteen votes of the board.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
To Oppose Erie's seri, Issue

Albany, N. Y., Sept. 26-The first real test of the provision of the new public service commissions law, which seeks to prevent the watering of stock by railroad corporations. is soon to be made by the up state commission in the case of the Erie railroad, which has asked 1t to approve an issue of scrip dividends payable in twenty five years. Holders of the first and second preferred stock, the beneficiaries of the dividends, intend to block the issue of the scrip if possible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
ROOSEVELT IN WASHINGTON.
President and Party Are cheered Upon
 Return to White House.

President and Party Are cheered Upon Return to White House.
 Washington, Sept. 26. - President Roosevelt arrived here from his sum. mer at Oyster Bay while Washington was at dinner. A large crowd was at the Pennsylvania railroad station to greet him.
 Most of the way from Oyster Bay the special train bearing the president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Quen- tin and the executive staff ran ahead of time, and therefore slow trip was made from Baltimore to Washington. In spite of this the train pulled in three minutes ahead of time.
 Postmaster General Meyer, Secretary Straus, Assistant Secretary Murray of the department of commerce and labor and a number of other federal officials met the president at his car and &C., companied him to his carriage in Sixth street, where it was surrounded with people, who cheered Justify. After or. dering the top of his carriage lowered the president saw his family seated, and he then conversed for a few min. utes with the two members of his cab inet. -
 Very little attention was attracted to the presidents carriage en route from the station to the White House through Pennsylvania avenue. but another large crowd cheered the party as it was driven into the grounds. Of the party also were Secretary Loeb and his family and the members of the se- cret service guard.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Coins Will Wear Irish Girls Features.

Coins Will Wear Irish Girls Features.
 Washington, Sept. 26.-So called pa triotic societies all over the country are sending protests to the director of the mint against the adoption of the design for American coins made by the late sculptor Augustus St. Gaudens, for which Mary Cunningham, a pretty Irish hotel waitress, posed as the mod el. The protests are based upon the fact that she is not an American citi- zen and that the religion she professes is not the one approved by those who are signing the protests. Thus far the objections have been pigeonholed by the treasury department. The designs were adopted before there, was even suspicion of complaint. and the mint ing of the new coins soon will be be- gun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
NOTICE.

All milk producers are cordially invited to meet with the members of the Waterbury MiIkmen's asso- citation to discuss and fix the price of milk fair to producers. dealers and customers. at the Business Mems Rooms, Jones, Morgan Build ing. Saturday Evening at o'clock. Chairman HANS RASMUSSEN.
 9-26-3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
A 300 Pound Man Fell on Him,

Mineola, N. Y., Sept 26.-As the re suit of Frank Apt, a 300 pound butch. CT, falling upon him during a scutfie in I saloon Samuel Mccormack of West bury died of broken neck in Nassau hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
DISTRICT OF WATERBURY. ss. PRO-

nASIRlJT OF WATERBURY. SSL PRO- D bate Court. Sep 55ta. iel7.
 Estate Of Joseph O. and Arthur E. Dol liazer Of W sterburv. in said district. minors Upon the application of Kmma O DoIlinEer. guardian praying for authority to sell land belonging Go said minors situated in VI ater- bury. as per application on file more fully appears it is
 0r1ersd that sa5d application bs heard and determined at the Probate Office in Waterbary Ia Said district oa the 1st day of October. A. D. IaF st o'clock i1 the forenoon and that no- tiee he given o1 the pe11e1ey of said zpplies- flo1 a1i the tine and place e hearing thereon bE plbIishI1E the same one time in some news paper having a eireuIstloz in sad district
 By or1er of Co1rt
 Izzss J- Czssiu- Cerk-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Senior Class Must Grow Whiskers.

Golden, Colo, Sept. 26. Seniors must grow whiskers until Christmas" is the novel rule adopted by the senior class of the School of Mines, observ- ance of which will undoubtedly create much amusement for other undergrad uates.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Stationary WaItzina.

You let him hug you in the con. servatory."
 q did not. made him remove his arm every time the music in the ball. room stopped" - Louisville Courier. Journal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
A Comparison.

Mrs. Johnston lover the tubl-Doan An mek yo' a good Twin. Henry Clay Johnston! Mir. JOhnstoa-Tol'ble. ehI1s -toITble. But 70 sh'd have seen d way nah ulotbzh suppohted nah ia thah-Puck-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
Dr. Arthur D. VarieII

Has Opened an OfFice in APothecaries
 Hall BuiIdinz. OEca Hours: 2 until 4, and : until p m Telephone. TzS-z- Residence, I39 Hillside Avenue
 s-24-1R
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
FOR .SALE-Are you re

FOR 'SALE-Are you regularly sup piled with fresh laid eggs? If not will arrange to supply you. Can't supply all Waterbury; first come, first served. Robert Palmer, 36 Clay street. Telephone S49-4.
 Q-26-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

FOUND-At 315 Bank st, F. W. Lu- cas's cigar store, one of the largest and best selected stocks of pipes and smokers articles and all the favor ite brands of cigars and tobacco. Cigars by the box a speciality. Call and see us and you will surely come again. 12-7-1y.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

for our sheet music counter: must be first-class pianist. Fulton Music Co.,, Inc. op- posite Postoffice. 9-26-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

MONEY LOANED - On personal property and small real estate loans. Lowest rates in the city. It will pay you to investigate our terms. Mechanics Loan Co.,, 43 East Main st., Room 37.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

l.. P. DULAC-Stairy builder and cab inet maker, jobbing and repairing of all kinds. Residence 337 Dublin st, shop 39 Wolcott st. Mail orders promptly attended to. Telephone 1524-14. 2-14-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

TO RENT-Furnished or unfurnish-
 ed rooms, at 24 William st. 9-26-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

COLLECTOR-If you have any claims you cannot collect, let me have them. and I guarantee results. I am here on the ground and know the ropes. I have agents in all states, and can handle cases any where. Frank J. Rametti, the col lector who collects, 16 East Main st. Groom 3). Waterbury. Conn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

M. A. DULAC, builder and contrac- tor, stair builder and cabinet mak- CT, store fitting a speciality. Office and shop with J. E. Smith & Co, 65 Benedict st, Waterbury, Conn. Res idence 62 Tracy ave; postoffice box 119.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26
WANTED

WANTED--S or 10 good carpenters dnterior finish). Apply to A. j.. Ketchin & Son, Simsbury. Conn.
 9-24-12.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-26

WANTEH-The people to know If they have not $7 for ton of cos', they can get a big bag of Otto Coka
 from their grocer for dime. 12-i-tf
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