Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-02

New Haven Conn.,, March 1--Much damage was done by d furious storm Which swept across Connecticut today. It was accompanied by torrents oE rain, the barometer fell to very tow mark, and miniature freShetS rose in the river valleys, giving prospects oI q great rise of water within a few dtty $ and increasingly heavy damage as the ice breaks up. No lives were lost. For hours it was feared that Long Island sound had claimed many victims when four coai barSeS sank between Bridge port and this city, but late tonight tug Salutation, which had those barges Tn tow, went into Bridgeport harbor with eight persons on board who had been saved before the barges fOundered. The tug also had persons taken off hftn barge of the tow, which, how ever, had not been ill danger It was two weeks ago when four barges were lost off Cornield reef, but the eleven persons from them made a safe land- ing on the Long Island shore.
 A 60 Miie Wind
 Early reports indicated that the storm did more damage inland than along the shore. With sound full of | ice fields and hoeS. the rivers. beginning 1 to pour in their great volume of fresh i ct water and with the temperature 1 higher than 1t has been for many weeks, it $ expected that destruction i of shore property and the crushing of piers and docks valued at millions of 1 dollars is impending.
 | During the height of the blow, which | came at low ude, the weather bureau i recorded a barometer of 2S.3I, wind at i 50 miles an hour, and 2-45 i1ehes of i rain At Guilford the barometer stood ! at 2S.10. and at Bridgeport 2S.30.
 In this city the skyIiShU roof Of the 1 Yale Medical school roofs of many 1 houses were blown off. and large trees ] broken of, and for time isolated | WestviiIe, a suburb by reason of lev | elled poles carrying electric wires.
 Schooner's Crew May Be Lost. A two-masted schooner was driven ashore on the Tnimble Island, off Stony . Creek, and it is feared that the crew will be lost This schooner was first seen ~assing Guilford during the gale. Her sails had been blown off, No one could be seen on board at the time The vessel was driven in shore and suddenly sneered off and apparently without anyone at the helm continued to be blown westward. Late tonight the vessel was located on one of the ! Thimbles. As the shore is blocked with ice foes, there is no way of reaching the craft.
 At New London the Lyceum theatre was unroofed and the city plunged in ] darkness through falling of trees and poles which carried down the wires of the electric company.
 Flood Conditions Feared.
 Railroad traffic over the Shore Line of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad was delayed by two accidents to freight trains at SayDrook Junction Three cars in a westbound freight jumped the rails and it took several hours to get the wrecka9e i cleared. Meantime five cars in an eastbound freight at that point were unroofed by the gale and this caused additional delay. Engines had to he
 used to draw empty trains from Say
 brook
 The Connecticut, Housatonic and
 Quinebaug rivers were rising rapidly
 tonight, and as. ice is breaking up il i is feared that the next few days vii
 see flood conditions. Manufacturers | along the QUinehaug valley in the
 northeastern part of the state whiCr depend upon water supply furnished
 by the dams in the valley are anxious
 tonight as it is feared that the ict will carry out some of the dams. . Bridges in Danger.
 A peculiarity of the storm was tha
 for about two hours this afternoon it:
 severity was felt along 8, belt B feN
 miles wide extending across the state
 from the northeastern to southwestern
 corners In the upper part Of the state
 the wind guages and barometers show,
 ed considerable higher figures and has !, ii not been for the heavy fall of ralr the storm would scarcely have beer
 . marking the hFeaking up of winter
 Late word from points an the kfousa
 tonic fsver showed that the water wa.
 rising, and as the ice Is very thick town and city officials are faalSfng t' , the brfdses which span il, An ice Jan at Derby will ieorsaFdfIe the hrids l there. In -AnSahIa in anticipation 6 high water. business F8en called Il
 their clerks to remove goods stored il ! cellars
 Worst fR S5 Years as Nitisa4aasse, NIiS1aanlfo reported that the SteFn h i was tae worst there in ta XeaTs< Dur l ihg the evening the electric Aght seF r vice wires crossed yvith the tre alaEgl service and the city vas in @aTkneszS | The trouble was Faa4eaied bF i eAeleek. The he4NE rain S-2ahed Sfoy
 iR the car tEa2k4 ssaa trolley com { statshieatIezi R-fth NeEWt teh Ta& aIssz , RsRaed. GsFae ear Was eseraiieEi. bs,st th ] Sa eF Baes-e passengers 7seSe uzAflajttSed ! tIaSbesFeFs were Rt;t sst RFe1k aR tn | streets iT aSdeP to keep cellars iron being Heeaed. \ high wind was hfow : ling tonight.