New Britain herald., 1925-06-08
 CENTER SCENE OF
 WATER MAIN BREAK Automobile Catches Fire in Midst of Excitement
 POLICE DIRECT TRAFFIC
Drump Corps Contest Results-Bap- tist Women Give Pageant---Salva- ton Army Appcal--Returns From Hospltal--Plainvillc Briefs.

With water bursting in muddy geysers from dozen different places In the middle of the road and with men and women and policemen rum ming helter skelter. jostllng each other, and shouting. gesticulating and blowing whistles, the center Of the town presented a miniature of tho Tokio earthquake about mid afternoon yesterday when the water main at the very pedestal of the soldiers and sailors monument sud denly burst.
 It was a full half hour before the water was finally shut off, and In the meantime. in the very middle of the confusion. an automobile sud- denly took fire, and the swift ar- rival of the fire apparatus but added to the disorder already beyond the control of the most unperturbed. The machine belonged to a resident of Hartford, and was so badly damaged that its owner was forced 10 com- plete his Sunday afternoon ride back to Hartford via taxi.
 About 3 o'clock an automobile passed over the road and was sway ed and heaved an dtossed about just as if crossing had been attempted on thin ice. The car had scarce passed over the road when the first stream of water spurte dskyward, Then the fun began. Water. water water flew all over the street, from first this and then that rent in the roadway. And all Plainville pushed and jammed its way in the direc- ,tion of the outburst
 The police, whistles madly blow ing, endeavored at first futilely' to preserve order, and it was fully 10 minutes before the startled and eX- Icitement seeking populace was ilnai- ly forced into some sort Of submls- siveness and the real start on the work at hand got under way. After fthe water was shut off,A the real grind started with the temporary tearing up of the road in the dain- aged places and the erection or danger signs. This work was not completed till o'clock this morn- ing.
 Salvation Army Appeal
 The annual appeal of the Salfation Army for funds with which 10 carry on its general welfare work in the state of Connecticut will be made Tn plainyiIIe beginning Wednesday,. June 10. The campaign will be under the direction of the following Icomm,ttee: Henry Trumbull, chair man, A. A. Macleod, treasurer; - IF. Newton. s. s. Gwillim, G' w. Bartlett, W. J. Johnson. J. \. Mc- Herman, C. R. Sherman and Robert Craig. ,,
 house 10 house canvass Will pc made beginning Wednesday and VIII continue until the town has been thoroughly covered. This work "lp he done by Envoy Albert Taylor. Salvation Army worker, serving un- der the direction of the local com mittee. The envoy will he m unl- form and will carry his official ere ldeTltlal Is NhlCn ne VIII R" P'N'''
 show upon request, The money col lected will be turned over each day to the treasurer, A. A. Macleod. 10 whom checks may be made payable
 No other appeal for funds Will De made bv the army during the year land no other solicitation is author ized by the army officials. The com mittee wishes to call the attention or the public to this fact.
 The quota for the town IS small namely $500. and the committee Is confident that if each will do hls or herlpart. no difficulty will be met ID raising the quota.
 Prizes at Carnival
 The Torrington Fife and Bug'e Corps captured the first prize for appearance at the PlainvlIIe flle and Drum Corps carnival Saturday night. Because of the success "lth which the carnival has met and the