New Britain herald., 1927-11-08


 their stock by the flood.
 Great efforts were bent toward. eliminating all possible causes of disease. With the city health, street and engineering departments CO., operating with property owners and residents of the flooded area, a gen. eral cleanup was inaugurated, mere was no sewage overflow in Hartford-this danger was averted by an extremely narrow margin and this fact greatly reduces the health menace. The danger remains considerable however.
 The property damage caused in this vicinity was augmented by the swift current of the river during the time 1t was at it's crest Of 2s feet. It Is estimated that 1t ran at eight or ten miles an hour in the main channel and as fast as five miles an hour through the East Hartford meadows and under the bridge.
 Many Driven Away
 Many Of those who returned to their homes today. especially In the East Hartford meadows, were un able to remain there, and it is not yet known how long 1t will be be- fore they can live once more in their own houses. Following spring freshet the houses dry out compara- lively quickly. but in the cold weather of November. and with so few hours of sunshine every day. if may be weeks before some of the houses are dried out sufficiently for habitation. Moreover, until it can be learned to what extent the houses may have been weakened by the swift running water and in what condition gas and electrical service has been left, there is considerable danger.
 Road Conditions Better
 Road conditions in the state ex- cept in the immediate area of tn. Connecticut river were reported by the state highway commissioners department today as being greatly improved"
 The survey given out was sum- marized to show that traffic was be- ing passed without any great in convenience in all direction over state highways except in the Con- necticut valley. It was stated that not a single complaint up till this noon had come from towns or se- lectmen on the condition of state roads. and as for the state trunk highways. these are now in such condition for general traffic that de- lays have been reduced to a mlni- mum or eliminated altogether.
 The department reports this morn Ing showed that while yesterday the highway on the east side of the Con- necticut river from Hartford to Springfield could not be traversed, the water had receded enough to permit of reopening today. The roads on both sides of tho river from Hartford to Middletown are still closed by overflow, but else where there are few stretches under water.
 Danger fin Wash Outs
 The chief danger reported by con- struction men are washed out shoul- iers on the trunk line highways, but he department officials point out hat these are frequent after heavy storms and are susceptible to quick 'epair The department also said hat Its regular road gangs are at work and additional or extra gangs lave not been necessary. Depart nent officials who have charge Of 'arious phases of road maintenance 'aid this noon that reports from very part of Connecticut indicated ar better conditions than had been anticipated or what might have ,een."
 Boston. Nov. s P-New stories of llstress from northern Vermont and he addition of new names to the 'ver growing list Of fatalities in con- lection with last weeks flood, which las already claimed more than l4o 'ictims continued to pour in today.
 From Newport. Vt, hard by the international line. came the latest ale of suffering. when a party of our men tramped miles over torn 'oads and swaying bridges to Bur ington 10 tell of a town that was ace to face with starvation.
 They brought the intelligence that tt least three men had perished here with the possibility many nore may have been claimed In the udden rise of the Black river.
 Five Youths Disappear
 Almost simultaneously it became 'nown that five youths who started short canoe trip on Upper Shin 'ond in remote part of northern laine just before the storm broke. lave net been heard from since heir battered canoe and two knap- acks were found on beach.
 New Hampshire, taking calm tock of its losses than was pc ible in the first few days foliowil he storm. found them not as gre s had been thought. To the south, which had been appre.
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