New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-06
five ARE DROWNED
DURING WEEKEND
Three Others Reported as Vic.
tins Of Heat

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sons drowned, three were victims
Of the heat and much property DAM
aN was caused by storms and light
| ming in Connecticut over the week
| end. Temperatures which ranged
| from 80 to 102 in the communities
of the state drove practically the
entire population to the beaches and
| roads were crowded with automo-
biles.
One Auto Death
| The only automobile fatality over
the weekend was reported in South
Windsor where Eurepetti Daniel of
High Point. N. c.. received injuries
in an accident from which he later
died at Hartford hospital. John kol-
laras, driver OF the car in which
| Daniel was riding, claimed that he
was blinded by the lights of on COM
| ing cars when his machine collided
with another.
! The drowning victims were: Fred
Theo, 3. drowned in West river, at
New Haven; Anna Smith, II, in
Housatonic river at Derby; John
Borgrzuk, IS, In Rockland's park at
franklin: John Keane, 80, in States
pond at Oakville; Roscoe Guerrero,
-, In Bell View lake at Waterbury.
Those who succumbed to the heat
were:
John Best, 4s, at Midtown where
temperature was 1902. Dialmar
Lehpimar at Jewett City and Will
liam Donahue in Bridgeport
Southington, Rockfall, Hartford,
Winsted and Ellington were hardest
hit by the lightning and storm. At
Rockfall, the plant of the Rogers
Mfg. Co., was struck by a bolt Of
lightning and several hundred dol
lars damage was caused by the fire
which resulted. In Southington, a
barn was destroyed by fire which
followed bolt of lightning. and 100
telephones we're put out of order.
Many trees we're also felled. Thou
sands of dollars damage was done
to the tobacco crop at Ellington
when rain. hail and lightning swept
! eANS PhNhtNtIOlio ldplu succession.
Barn Burns
barn on Farm Hill road, Hart
ford was destroyed by lightning and
fire, five horses losing their lives in
the blaze. Three calves were de-
stroyed in Judge Ernest S. Fuller's
barn at Somers in a similar manner.
the barn itself being saved through
the efforts of bucket brigade. In
Winsted, barn owned by Joseph
Lewis was struck. and burned to the
ground in the fire that followed.
Relief Today
New York. Aug. 6 (CP) - New
York found some relief today from
the sweltering heat that has pre-
vailed since last Wednesday and
caused approximately 20 deaths.
Thunderstorms which have been
visiting various spots in the east
found Manhattan at last early today
and a heavy rain brought down the
temperature.
Sunday found freak weather con-
ditions throughout the entire east
ern section. The day dawned humid
and hot. Temperatures quickly
mounted. A 30 degree temperature
was reported In New York. A sc
degree temperature was recorded in
Massachusetts. Upstate New York
had temperatures close to the 100
degree mark. Philadelphia report
ed IS degrees.
100000 at Coney
Thousands early left for the
beaches. There were 100000 al
Coney Island during the. day-the
greatest throng ever to visit the re.
sort. The Rockaways reported $780,.
600 on the beach. Atlantic City and
Asbury Park reported maximum at
tendance. Beaches near Boston
, were thronged.
| Then late In the afternoon a freal
storm ripped over the east. Chico
pee, Mass. was damaged by light
. ming and wind. The Bronx had I