New Britain herald., 1928-02-15
STREETS FLOODED, 1ROLLEYS HALTED Heavy Damage Caused by Storm
 in Bristol STREET CAR DERAILED
Mrs. Catherine C. Thomas Dies At Hospital Alter Operation - Fall Mountain Road Auto Driver Fined &l0 and Sentenced to Jail.

Bristol streets were flooded last night as a result of a heavy down. pour which started after 9 o'clock and continued until II o'clock. Damage amounting to thousands of dollars was done to the streets and cellars were flooded. particularly on Meadow and School streets. On school street the water reached a depth of about two feet and firemen from Engine Company No. l were detailed to carry persons across the street. Meadow and Laurel streets were also impossible and several cars were stalled on Meadow street near the Central fire station where the water was two feet deep. Stores on both Meadow and School streets were flooded with water and a larc, amount of stock was damaged.
 Trolley service was delayed after Plainville bound trolley was de- ratled on Broad street in Forestville, Large quantities of dirt and debris were washed onto the tracks from Broad place. A number of passen- gers on the derailed car were obliged to walk to Forestville and Plainville. The last trolley car. which ordinar- fly reaches the car barn at le'30 a. m,. did not arrive until 2:S0 a. m. today.
 The Pequahuek 1ver was higher this morning than 1t has been in the past two years. The rainfall has also caused a discontinuance of the ice cutting activities of the Southern New England Ice Corp.
 Mrs. Catherine C. Thomas
 Mrs. Catherine c. Thomas 3S, of Carver. Mass. died yesterday at the Bristol hospital following an opera tion. She had been visiting with her sister. Mrs. Ellsworth Hawkes., a nurse at the hospital.
 The body was sent last evening to Carver. Mass. where burial will take place today in the Lakehaven ceme. tery.
 Anthony Casadonte
 Anthony. three-year- son of Mir. and Mrs. Dominick Casadonte of lol Jacobs street, died yesterday at the Bristol hospital following a short illness with pneumonia
 The funeral was held at 9 o'clock this morning at St. Anthony's church. Rev. Louis Baccaris cele- brated the high mass of requiem and burial was in the new St. Jo- seph's cemetery.
 D. Of U. v. Meeting
 A meeting of Sarah E. Reynolds Tent. Daughters of Union Veterans. will be held at s o'clock this eve ming in American Legion hall.
 Sentenced to Jail
 John Vanoni of Fall Mountain road. charged with driving an auto mobile while under the influence of liquor. driving without a license. operating car without markers and breach of the peace. was fined $40 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in Jail by Judge William J. Malone in the city court today.
 Vanoni called at the homo of John Monico of 42s Divinity street yesterday afternoon and according to Monico. threatened to "beat somebody up." Monico notified the police but when Sergeant Henry Jeglinski and Officer Joseph strup arrived at the Monico domicile, Vanoni had disappeared. The of- hcers followed him to his home and arrested him.
 Vanoni was arrested about two weeks ago for driving truck with out registration. At that time he told the court that his pleasure car became stuck in the mud and he simply used the truck to get the car out. At that time the charge Of operating car without registration was nolled.
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