New Britain herald., 1927-11-05
CONN. RIVER STILL
 RISING STEADILY
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damage to the roads is estimated at S$V,0QO without including the loss of i've bridges swept away by the tor rent. The Middletown road below Cromwell is closed and detour through Newtield is necessary The road is flooded with one foot of water for half mile and barriers have been set up.
 The Farmington road 10 Union- vile is also closed although the waters have receded by two feet and MT. Hamlin expects the highway will be opened either late tonight or early tomorrow provided the water con- tinues to subside.
 The route to Unionville is now by way of Canton because of the stretch of 1000 feet of the Win ,-cd road flooded.
 The inundation of the road at Avon has disappeared completely and the trunk line to Winsted is open. The new Scotts swamp road 10 Harrington and Bristol is also clear. The flood over roads in the Naugatuck valley has completely subsided and the highways in that section are open. The Weatogon road is also closed with one-half a mile of highway flooded. The de tour hero is by way of Avon and then north 10 Simsbury. Although Mir. Hamlin had no report from Simsbury. he said the road to Ter ryville undoubtedly is impossible to- day.
 Five Bridges Lost
 Only five bridges connecting main roads have been lost by the flood Mir. Hamlin declared Two small wooden bridges are down at Clark z falls on the road from Westerly. l.. L, north along the state line. Two more have been swept away on the Sterling Hill road at Sterling, but the town is shut in only from the east since entrance to the town is possible from the west by way of Plainield. The largest bridge hoist til iplll il5 poSttlOik hN tiiC NotSi 2 is the old 100 foot steel bridge on the unimportant state road at Bea- con Falls which, however, can be reached by Oxford and by way of the Naugatuck highway.
 Mir. Hamln believes the state roads fared better than was expect cd and he attributes the small loss to the system of the department which provides that all shoulders be oiled The greatest damage to the trunk lines was in the gutters which were soaked with water.
 All available members Of the air service ferried across the flooded meadows to the 45rd division head quarters at Brainard field early this morning, to move as much of the equipment and machinery as pos sible out of the way of the rising water. According to Major William r. J.add, the estimated crest Of the flood will reach several feet above the level of the hangar floors, and probably will flood the machine shops and offices,
 The landing field was completely inundated during the night and the Colonial Air Transportation com pany ordered the mail plane 10 dis continue the Hartford stop last night.
 Machine Located.
 Simsbury Nov. P1Recovery Of the automobile which Harold Dewey of this town and Miss Helen Moore Of Westfeld. Mass. were using Thursday night in returning from Feeding Hills, Mass, and which was swept away by the flood at West field. apparently has confirmed the reported death by drowning Of both the young people.
 A motorist who also was on the highway reported that he saw the machine drop into q hole "in the highway and two persons identified as Dewey and Miss Moore crawl out on top and finally disappear as no help could be given them.
 Harry N. Curtis, selec'man Of this town and garage owner. emploSer of Dewey was notified that his car which Dewey was using had been found and identified at point be- tween Westfield and Springfield. It had been submerged and as the va ter receded the machine was seen and the registration number found to be that held by Mir. Curtis.
 Joseph Dewey of Phelpscroft, father of the missing young man, left at once for Wcstficld to assist in search for the bodies of his son and Miss Moore. Mir. Curtis yester- day looked over the salvaged ma chimes at Westfield but had failed to find the one Dewey had used.
 Flood Waters Rcccdc.
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