New Britain herald., 1926-08-13
DEUCE SMELLS
 STREETS, OF CITY Much Disruption of Service
 Due to Storm LIGHTNING HITS CORBIN'S
Little Damage Done to Screw Cor poration Plant-SeveraI Washouts Reported - Broad Street a River Bad to the Westward,

A heavy deluge which amounted
 almost to a small cloudburst sud. denly swoped down on this city, al
 most without warning yesterday
 afternoon about 3S0 o'clock. Ac-
 companied by high winds the rain
 came down for a half hour or
 more in veritable torrent. Swirl ing waters could not be taken by
 the Sewers rapidly enough and as
 a result catch basins filled up and ran over.
 Lightning struck a corner of the Corbin Screw lant at the corner of Gold and Myrtle streets yesterday afternoon during the course of the storm. No particular damage was done and according to officials of the factory there is nothing to be re- paired. A small board was knocked off the building. The incident did not interfere with the operation of the plant.
 Many minor washouts were re- ported. A large section of Broad street was reported as having been washed out last night.
 Branches blowing from trees in terfered with electric service on the outskirts and telephone, light and trolley service suffered. A large tree blew down on the Plainville road, cutting off electric light serv- ice and tying up the trolley line. Trolleys did not move to Plainville for more than an hour. Light was transmitted through a roundabout circuit.
 The, equipment of the New Brit ain district of the Connecticut Light Co.,, proved to be equal to the emer- gency and suffered no major trouble because of the storm. Ten or 12 times the breakers blew out be- cause of trouble somewhere on the Waterbury or Hartford lines, and falling tree cut out the 13,200 high voltage line to Plainville. Only for a brief period at a time however. was the city as a whole without light. The blowing out of two transformers and blowing down of limbs of trees played havoc with the street lights.
 The telephone company experi- enced somewhat the same trouble. Storm warnings had given all the public utilities crews advance warning, but late last night more than 450 telephones were out of commission. Most of these were on the outskirts and not until late this afternoon was it expected to have all in working condition.
 Little damage is reported by the Connecticut Go. A slight washout on North street and Hartford avenue threw a Francis street car off the tracks, but the crew managed to get the car back without assistance and with little delay. The principal trouble was on the Plainville line, where there was no power from $40 until 5:3O p. m.
 Many street were flooded and motorists had all sorts of trouble. At Hartford avenue and Stanley street near Vibberts' field, the water from one sidewalk to the other more than a foot deep. A dozen autos were stalled here and of trucks were required to tow the cars out.
 Garages were sWamped with calls 
 for towing cars, where starters failed to act after. cars had been flooded.
 In many places cellars were Hooded and many car owners were unable to start their cars this morning.
 On Park street near the American Hosiery Co.,, and in front of the Rac1liffe store the water was up to he hub caps on passing autos and ousses were stalled there for quite l while.
 According to the board of public works practically all of Broad street was flooded, although the | damage to city property was less
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