New Britain herald., 1925-07-23
WORST STORM OF
 SUMMER A DELUGE
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 through the house, raising q cloud of dust from the chimney. No ser lous damage was done.
 It was not long after the first drops Of rain fell before the streets everywhere about the city were tor rents of water. On Main street, particularly in front of the National Bank building, where the natural in- | cline from West Main street carries rain, the gutters were quickly filled to the height of the curbs, the catch basins being unable to take care of the flow.
 Practically every cellar along Church street has some water in It. The Herald building had a maximum height of six inches. In the Calumet building cellar there vas also an ap- preciable depth. Most Of the water in this section was due to an over flow of the storm water sewers which backed the water into the buildings. The New Britain Trust Co. suffered loss in printed matter which was stored in the basement the force being obliged 10 remove shoes and hosiery to wade through the water and save what had moi been reached by the flood. The Ad' tins Printing Co, cellar was a'st flooded,
 Loss Of Power Hits Factories.
 Industrial New Britain was bu slightly bothered by tn savage down pourings. Several factories that ar in the habit Of buying their powe were forced to close at o'clock du 10 the sudden shutting off Of tn power at that time. Among thes were Landers, Frary & Clark's, Stan ley Works and the Fafnir Bearln Co. None Of the American Hard ware Co. plants were forced 10 shu down yesterday as these plants hay been supplying their own poWe since the first of the present year.
 At the Landor's plant 1t was rt
 ported today that few riNule' made their way into the basemer during the storm. causing no dan age whatsoever. The plant wa
 closed at 4.
 At the Stanley Works water rof C to a height of three or fuor feet /. the main engine rooms. Some dan c age was caused in this plant, how q ever, when the main steam plI n leading from the boiler house 10 tf S engine room was broken. This w. = repaired during the night. The plat closed at 1.
 f The Fafnir Rearing Co. closed 1 = 4. Outside of a little water in tt I basement, the place was otherwi' |. unaffected.
 l. Water flooded the cellar of Il y Corbin Screw Division of the Anne = ican Hardward Corp. getting in d the belt pit. The soaking of the bel d forced four rooms at this plant
 suspend operations today. while u l. belts are being dried. They will J. ready for use again tonight. ;- Power and Lights Crippled e- Owing to lack of power. the Co 10 necticut Light and Power Co. bci 'e put out of action. several plar
 were seriously affected. Every us 'e of power was crippled and ligt
 were out about the city for tot
 period of about an hour. BetWe
 $50 and TOO telephone lines we S. put out Of commission temporari 'd There were many automobil '' stuck at various points about t III city, most of them having trout It with their ignition systems due '' the water.
 It All over the city gardens suffert
 At the home of Charles Urban
 52 Greenwood street and Ernest
 Klopp at 4S Greenwood the grou
 was washed away from the found VA ton of the houses, leaving the ste W exposed
 Heavy damage was caused at
 Eacklffe Brothers Co. store at Pa ID and Bigelow streets. Here the cal
 DdSln ulleu up anu Noo ulopi~
 take the water rapidly enough. I
 street filled with water until it
 over the top of the fire hydrant All front of the American Hosiery r. and flowed into the Rackliffe st ls- in a river.
 py Pouring down the stairs 2 as through a furnace register in
 floor the water filled the cellar t' 'as depth Of about four feet, wash lrd out a quantity of paints and V 'lle nishes stored there. On many pa en- cans the labels were washed off CT, coloring was ruined and other m ast chandise destroyed. The total ds ed age has been estimated all the ' lon from $500 to S4,0O0. nty At the American Hosiery Co.,
 was stated this morning that C lrk cials did not know the extent Ing the damage. II is known, howe