Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-24
JANUARY THAW AND FRESHET
In Norwich 1864-Water the River the Highest Since 1857-Warm, Drizzly Rain Came When Harbor Was Frozen-Norwch Quota Under Draft Fled-Provost MarshaPs Office Received 59s Recruits For This Con- gressonal District

Norwich had genuine January thaw this week fifty years ago, causing a freshet in the river that filled up the cellars in the wholesale houses along of lumber off from the wharves and carried vessels ashore that were inn priSoned in the ice
 Of great interest to the townsmen also was the report from the provost marshafs office that the quota of the town was finally filled under the presi- dents's call for troops.
 The following are extracts from the Bulletin of January 1S64:-
 Vital Statistics For 1913.
 Jan. Is, 1864-The town records for the past year in vital statistics were as follows:-births 410-224 males, 1S6 fe- males, of these births there were col ored, males 5, females 2; marriages 1S4; both parties American 96, both parties foreign 59; deaths-408-undeT 5 years I'll; males 213, females 105; i; diseases-consumpt 51, diptheria Is, cholera infantum 16, scarlet fever 16, dystentery II, unknown and miscel- laneous diseases PAS, pericarditis Il, pneumonia Il, drowned ,. convulsions Il, old age 16.
 Sergt. Amos R. Ladd of this city, a member of Co. F., Thirteenth regiment, has received a second lieutenants com mission in the First Louisiana (col- ored) regiment.
 Crazy Financial Boom.
 New York writer to the Bulletin says: Financial affairs in New York are undergoing another process of in- f1ation. The general prosperity of bus mess and the large accumulations of savings among the masses, encourage, indeed, necessitate investment in some way and the sharks of Wall street lose no opportunity for drawing these out side investors into their snares. No body here pretends that the present or that they can end otherwise than disastrously when matters resume their normal conditions.
 Jan 19, 1S64-The town of Mansfield has filled it's quota.
 The new mill at Eagleville is in op- eration, manufacturing a good quantity of flax cotton.
 Five recruits were credited to the Third District Monday, three of whom were from Norwich.
 Gen. HarIand Home.
 Brig Gen. Edward Harland arrived at his home in this town on Saturday. Capt. Chas. J. Arms and Capt. Alfred Goddard of this town, members of his staff also arrived home on Saturday.
 William H. Hamilton, formerly em- ployed in this office, but now a mem Der of Co. C., Eighteenth regiment, ar rived home on Saturday on a short furlough.
 Col. Allen Had a Fall.
 On Monday morning Col Ethan Allen was hoisting himself up by the tackle at his new mill in Lisbon (Hanover Society," when the rope broke and he fell nearly the whole height of the building. He struck upon his feet, breaking both ankles.
 United States Marshal
 Jan. 20, 1S64-Henry Hammond of Killingly was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as United States marshal for Connecticut.
 January Thaw and Freshet.
 Early Tuesday morning the river which has been ice-bound for weeks gave evidence of breaking up after the warm drizzly rain of Monday and merchants on Water and Commerce streets commenced to evacuate the lower floors of their stores. In some cases they were successful in removing their goods before the water reached them, but in very many the value of their merchandise was affected by the flood. Chapman & Smith, for in- stance, can quote corn both in store and af1oat. Charles Osgood & Co. re- port oils and paints buoyant with an upward tendency; Breed, Prentice & Co. register light sales with hardware heavy and under water; Nash, Brew ster & Co. have a very large assort- ment of lumber in the stream and very active.
 The rise of water was the greatest