New Britain herald., 1927-11-04
HEAVY TRANSFORM
 SWEEPS OVER TOWN
Ponds and Rivers Overflow
 Train Service Is Interrupted
BOYS TO SEE YALE PLAY

BOund Tomorrow Mrs. Emily
 Gerkc Dies-Truck Stalls and
 Blocks Trains-BowIinS-B
 A bedraggled and muddied Plain vile today was recovering slowly from the effects Of the terrific down pour which drenched and inundated it yesterday afternoon and last evening" swelling brooks, covering roads and tying up railroad service. Although unaccompanied by any wind or lightning, the storm has seldom been equalied here for sheer violence, being virtually a small cloudburst.
 The Pequablick river burst its banks and flooded the marshland behind West Main street and the railroad station, pouring through the raidway bridges with all the force and rage of wild mountain . torrent, Plainville pond overhowed and doubled it's size overnight, the edge of the waters reaching the
 houses along the north side of For estville avenue and making huge lake out of the former pond basin, At the trolley turnout on the Plain vile -Forestville town line the water collected across the tracks and high way 10 depth of about IS inches, and up to this noon automobiles were forced 10 submerge as far as their running boards in passing this low spot. some found the wet go- ing too much for them and stalled, while the Bristol and Plainville Electric Co. had a rubber outfitted cmploye stationed at the place to ! operate the submarine switches. DoWnhamS brook became a swirling rush of waters. Hamlin's and Watkins ponds increased their size. and all through the swampy territory along the New Britain road new ponds were formed over night and the brook was forced to carry a load too heavy for it. White Oak pond rose until it threatened to spread across the highway 10 New
 Britain being only q few inches from the concrete pavement this morning.
 The railroad trcstles within the town limits withstood the onslaught of the waters but washouts to the northwest interrupted train service 10 Winstcd and no trains from there had been able 10 get through up to late hour this morning.
 i No complaints regarding the storm were made 10 the sclec;mcn, who reported that the new storm water sewer in the cast end had 1 functioncd perfectly in spite of the 1 heavy demand upon it. They now ! believe it capable Of caring for any 1 sudden downpour.
 To See Football Game ! Principal Orrin l.. Judd has made arrangements to have the seventh grade boys of the Broad street school attend the Maryland football game in New Haven to- morrow. Through. the courtesy Of II. l.. WoodcOck, manager of the Yale Athletic association, compli- mentary tickets have been secured for the boys. and through the kind ness of several local owners of au- tomohiles the boys will be trans ported to and from the game with out expense to thcm
 It will be the first opportunity for many of the youngsters 10 see a real college game or the Yale bowl, and they are anticipating a fine trip.
 Mrs. Emily Gcrle
 Mrs. Emily GcrEc, wife of NilIi"n l.. Gcrke, diod this morning at her
 home in scott swamp. Born in Russia she was 1T years of age. She is survived by several children and her husband. Funeral arrange ments are incomplete, but it is probable that services will be held Sunday in a Bristol church.
 Truck Blocks Trains A heavy truck which became stalled across the caStbound track at the East street railroad crossing interrupted train service 10 New Britain for about an hour early last evening and was removed from its position only after great difficulty. The wrecker of the lsher-Williams garage was called to the scene but found the truck too heavy for 1t and had to give up the attempt to pull | it off the track. Then the New Haven railroads wrecking car was sum moned from New Britain and this was able to push the big vehicle l from the rails.
 Wrstbound service was not affect ed by the presence of the truck, but | it was necessary to switch around ! lhrec castbound trains in order to swing them on to another track and get them past the obstruction. ,
 Alter Town Display Plan
 The nlJn Of the Chamber of Com