New Britain herald., 1927-11-07
Capital Bears Brunt of Waters Wrath-Low- CT East Side Becomes Sea of Angry Water Many Lose Life's Sav- ings.
Connecticut River Drop ping About Three-Quar- ters of an Inch Per Hour -MiddletOwn Presents Scene of DesOlatiOn - Power Off.

Hartford, Nov. lP--Wlth the swollen waters of the Connecticut river reCeding at the rate of about three quarters of an inch an hour from the % feet reached at II o'clock last night, the salient fea- lures of the flood situation in and near Hartford today were these:
 Total loss in this section estimated at from Sl,O0o.000 to S2,O00,OO0. Nearly 300 homes isolated in East Hartford. with the town concentrat- ing all it's resources on relief for those made homeless Water in most streets in the meadow section was up to the second floor level, and there were many thrilling rescues by firemcn and others of those i'm porated by the rapidly rising waters
 Hartford's lower east side flooded from the south meadows. north to the intersection Of Windsor street and Windsor avenue, with water over the first floor level Of about 800 buildings, of which most are tenc- ment houses in which many families live; cellars flooded throughout much larger area, as Park river backs up. Highways in Hartford and Middlesex counties were hit for two to three miles on either side of the river. Many roads are closed to traffic.
 Train Service Stopped
 ni i1rno1 hrij p1o l., service on valley line discontinued. tracks submerged: many trains run- ming way behind schedule.
 Tobacco damages in Windsor es- timatcd at S50,o00; two sections of town isolated. Heavy loss to tobac- co in south Windsor.
 Red Cross organizes emergency crews to survey flooded areas in Hartford. Health Superintendent Charles P. Botsford warns of health menace in Windsor. Portland and Avon street section.
 Al noon the river had gone down to about 27 feet.
 New Haven. Nov. LP--Raging out of the north, where it had spread death and destruction through Yer mont, New Hampshire and Massa- chuSetts, the peak Of the Connecticut river flood had continued it's havoc stricken course half way through this state today. It seemed evident that it1 terrific force vas being grad ually dissipatcd as it swept through to the waters cf Long Island Sound. The broadening width of the river as it winds southward was slowly but surely spending the driving pow CT of the madly rushing monster.
 Windsor, to the north, Middletown on the south, with Hartford in the center formed the area where the Hood spent it's wrath during the past 24 hours. Warned by the terrible destruction of the floods in the north those along the river valley in this section were prepared in advauce for the attack of the tloou. It was probably due to this fact that no loss Of life had been reported through out the stricken sections.
 Hartford Bears Bgant
 Hit by the worst flood in the his tory Of the local weather bureau, both in point of damage and rapid rise, Hartford appeared to have borne the brunt of the rivers rage ill this state.
 With the water level up nearly 30 feet above normal, Hartford and East Hartford presented a dreary picture of waste and dcsoiaton. Hundreds of abandoned homes dot
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