New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
AUTO TURNS OVER; THIEVES GET AWAY Vehicle Tip,OVers Here Reach
 Epidemic Stage WATER MAIN BURSTS
"Peeping Tom" Arrested After Com plaint--Propcrty To Bc Sold To Pay Taxes-Lcgion Program For Month-plainyillc ClinchcS Title,

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 Thieves and law abiding citizens alike suffered from an epidemic ot automobile tip-oyers here over the
 weekend, no less than three cars turning upside down and dumping their occupants ont into tho road. but in all three cases, apparently no serious injuries were sustained, Tho local authorities received word at 1d;4i o'clock last nicht that an automobile stolen from Sourhng- ton was headed for rlaInyilc from New Britain. The thieves had ap- parently taken the machine and gone to New Britain Iii t 10 spend 1 the evening there, The disappear ance Of 'he car was made known 10 the police, and Officer Hopkins Of New Britain saw tho car hcadol to- , ward this town. Immediately upon | receiving word Of fhe approaching car, Constable Fred Callen. F. w.. Furrey and Andrew Hogan set out OH the road 10 stop t. There vas no need of such action; the thieves had very effectively stopped the car themselves by Stidding and turning the machine upside down. The con stables found the car lying on its back in a badly wrecked condition, but the thieves had made off into the night and rain. Apparently none Of 1 them were injured.
 The accident was probably forth nate for the thieves in that, had they not been forced to abandon tho ma chine they would have been stopped 1 by the local authorities and arrested. AndcrSonS In Accident Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson Of East street wrra injured Saturday afternoon when their automohih turned turtlo in 'ho sea cf icy ruts on New Britain avenue Just Wfs' of Tators garage. Mrs. Anderson re- ceived bruises anl body injuries and suffered shock, Icing att"nlol hy Dr. l. \. Dull Nlr Anderson and n third person i0 '1o oar escaped more lightly.
 This spot on tbo road has h-cn very bad siNc' the storms. as the water collects hero and freezes. forming ic" mounds and ruts Work with inc pick and shovcl has b'on done constantly 70 free the road but the ice ptrsistently reforms and has been source of trouble 10 motor ists. Ono machine. rndearoring 10 clear q rut Saturday, sUccc"dol too well and slid across the road into another car. Two oth"r autos turn cd over here during the week with out serious injury to tll' passengers. Motorists are warned 10 drive slow ly over this stretch of road.
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 Central Square was flooded ;t II o'clock last night when an S-inch water main broke al the entrance o' Whiting street and gcysor of water shot into the air and poured oNer the streets. Wat"r stones, and mud were Spreal about Whiting and l,aSt Main street in short order h% The spoutinG pipe, A gang of m"H was put to worl; immediately hr th" Plainyillr Water Go, and tlto pipe vas repaired as rapidly as possible" the workers being on the job all night.
 The water WAS shut of on Whiting street between Maplo greet and Gen. tral aquar", while that throughout tho town was made lnuldy by thr occurreHcc. It was exp, ctcd by wa ter company officials today that full arryice woull be resumed before niEh'tall.
 Trolley shr'icn was lamptroi by the break which rendered oNr track useless and forroI the ears to switch ovrr cast Of the center 10 reach the single track on Whiting street Au- tomobile traffic vas also bothered 10 somo extent.
 This is the third brtak in tn" pin" recently, two oth'rq having orcurr"l late last summer within Il few days Of zach other. Tn" pip" Is 1ho ori- ginal line laid down nor" than 4h years ago, in 1884 or 1S&I. The break is not tu" so much 10 'ho ag" of tho pipe, however, as to tho uu- oXplainahl" occurrences which cause these troubles in even the n'wcst ot mains.
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