Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-17
STONINGTON
Tidal Wave Four Feet Above Normal Terror on Wall Street-Children Rescued from Flooded Homes-Ma-
 chinists Continue Work for Railroad

More damage has been reported at Stonington from the storm. The Way land wharf, on which there Is a sum- mer shed, was covered so that the men did not dare to go on the place. The sea made clean sweeps over the breakwater. Manuel Starr lost a quan- tity of lobster pots and fish car which he had hauled up there They went out to sea and sank. The heavy ice in Little Narragansett bay on the west shore and the Ostman wharves and fishing gear were damaged to the extent of more than $500. The, Clay wharf and the wharf of Manuel Mellow and his fish building were washed away and it will cost several hundred dollars to repair the damage. The water and ice were driven up on Han COX street to the line of the houses. It is estimated that the rise of the tide was equal to four feet above normal. The wharf of Albert Mason and parts of a fence on the Odel property were carried away.
 There was consternation on Wall street, for the water and ice came up so high that some left their homes, and the street was flooded. Hermon Simons carried two small children from their home, which was filling rapidly. A shed on the A. l.. Jenkins property was demolished and several large launches and sailboats made their narbor in his backyard, having washed in there from theseXtreme end of the land where they were moored. The old hearse house was turned around on it's supports and chickens were rescued from their watery coops. The wall in the rear of the schoolhouse was badly damaged and ~water was thrown up as high as the boiler room door of the school building. The whole marsh district was flooded and the sea drove cakes of ice up on the tracks of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad east of the Miller foun- dry. Cellars are flooded. A portion of tree in the Congregational church yard came down and damaged the iron fence.
 All day Monday the siren and the fog bells were kept ringing owing to the wind and snow falling; both seemed to make their way from the northeast. The thermometer stood only 10 above zero. It was uncomfortable out of doors owing to the ice covered with snow in the streets. There was 8 rush at the blacksmith shop during Mon day. The snow is badly drifted and while not over five inches fell, in are the drifts.
 The new poles placed along the line of the New Haven railroad in connec- ton with the electric wiring for the new system of switches and signal lights have all been painted a dark green and compare in color with the large transformer boxes which are fastened to the poles. The latter will contain the switchbosrds and storage batteries. The force of machinistS at work in this section have been able to work in the shop on Main street and in their car which is on the switch ! near Elm street.
 Prios of Bread Lowered. 4 local baker has lowered his price or bread from 10 cents a loaf to 8 cents. This is the first break in re- ducing the cost of living. The fall in price is due to the fact that he has been allowed a. discount on a large in voice of flour which has arrived for his use.
 G. Mackenzie of the electric light company has regulated the clock which controls the street lights and thus saved the lights from beaTning In the daytime.
 Ice Cutting Held Up. ! J. o. Vargus and John F. Chese- 1 borough had made all arrangements to continue their ice harvest Saturday, but were prevented by the storm. Tho inches of clear ice and the Chesebor- ough pond had seven to eight inches. l They hope to cut their ice this week.
 Borough Briefs.
 The game of basketball to be played 1 Wednesday evening between the Bry- i ant & Stratton and Stonington High l Independents promises to be a spirited | one.
 The borough fire department went to l Westerly Monday evening, where the members were entertained at the P. s. 1 Barber Hose company fair. | MT. and Mrs. Charles S. Ryon are i spending the week in New York. A small fire which started in the
 chimney at W. H. Ecclestones was l soon eXtinguished by an extinguisher
 from the Atwood Machine company
 plant