Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-18
BROOKLYN BRIEFS. .

BROOKLYN BRIEFS. =
Hellmann's book is out tomorrow
Hurrah ! ...
Mrs Hans Rasmussen is ill with
severe attack of the grip.
Mems SIS and SIT suits and over.
coats $40, at Epson, Singleton & Co.'S
The Brooklyn Athletic club will
give dance at their hall on Bank
street Saturday evening.
John Sparmer of New Britain,
who has been visiting friends in this
section, returned home to-day.
Mrs Henry Siebert of Clark
street is entertaining her sister, Miss
Margaret Bropp of New York.
The first annual dance of the
Pioneer Athletic club will be given
in Odd Fellows hall on Friday even
ing.
Mr. and Mrs George Glover of
the Bradleyyille road gave a barn
dance to a number of their friends
last evening.
The Misses Helen and Genevieve
Keefe of New Haven, who have been
visiting Miss Nora Mahaney of Bank
street, returned home to-day.
Jesse Devine, who has been
spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs jeremiah Devine
of Bank street, has returned to New
York to resume his studies at the
New York law school.
"A few prominent Brooklyn men
had an interesting discussion in
Walkers drug store last evening as
to how much higher the Naugatuck
river was on Thursday, February 6,
1896, than 1t was on last Saturday.
Three of the men commended that at
the time of the big freshet it was
almost five feet higher than 1t was
on the last day of last week. One,
moreover, stated that the water was
so high at the Bank street crossing
1t was next to impossible to cross
the tracks at that point and people
had to remain in the station until
the water subsidized. According to
City Engineer Cairns the Naugatuck
river on the day of the freshet in
1895 was just about thirteen inches
actual measurement more than 1t
was on Saturday last, measurements
being taken from the west end and
Brooklyn bridges. On the day Of
the storm the Democrat had the fol-
lowing to say Of the situation at the
Naugatuck station: For the first
time In ten or fifteen years thers
was genuine freshet at the Manga
tuck station, rendering 1t practically
impossible for pedestrians to pass to
and from the Brooklyn district. The
water rose several feet under the
wheel pit at Randolph & Clowes's
and the factory was obliged to clo-c
for the afternoon. The wheels of
the engines which operated from
the Naugatuck station to the freight
depot were covered with water ~
the hubs and looked as though the5
we're sailing on a large lake. The
platform was crowded with people
seeking shelter as the o'clock train
departed and Officer Dean had a
busy time keeping the passage clear.
The approaches to the New England
station were also flooded" Anothe-
paragraph from the article: I'm
Exchange place things present
weird spectacle. Roadmaster Stark
of the Traction company is standing
in the flood to his knees with a long
erowbar in one hand. He looks like
the only survivor of shipwreck in
the Arctic region. The street in
that vicinity looks for all the world
like a lake" An item concerning
the storm in the Democrat the A..
lowing evening: AT the ~ ashing-
ton avenue bridge last night the
water roared and splashed about the
piers with terrible force and many
refused to cross ii, fearing that il
was likely to be swept away at any
The bridge remained ~
It's place. however. but further down
the torrent proved too much for the
frsil structure known as Turner's
bridge and the greater part of IL was
twisted of the piers and thrown on
the bank at the west side of the
river. The bridge at Steele's brook
on the road TO the almshouse was
also swept away and thrown into
The meadows: shutting OF all COM
between Superintendent
Moran and the outer world The
bridge was built about two years |
ago at a cost Of $1,000. IL was re-
ported at police headquarters last
night that the family of John W
cravsou were in an isolated condl- !
ion and cut Of from all help
Browns meadows. Chief Snag.,
Sergeant Dodds and Detective Egal
vent down there and shouted to the !
nan n he wanted any help. He said
le did not" Thus Il may be seen |
hat the storm Of twelve years ago
vas rather severe. apparently much 1
more so than on Saturday. Still a.
he present time the city is much |
1etter prepared for a freshet and /
the damage done last
reek was not to be compared with 4
he big freshet Of IS.
II you have to suffer from any
" the ills that flesh il heir to. Il
nag be necessary to see a doctor.
rhe next important thing fs to get
rour prescription filed where ron
ire sure Of careful attention and
,ure drugs Walker. the BrookIyn
irussisi. ellis the bill In this re-
Ipsst .