The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-26
Hartford Begins To
 Eface Ruin Scenes
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the 9 foot level before midnight tonight, drop of 16 feet since the crest Sunday. The rate of reces- sion has been increasing every six hours and flood stage of 16 feet was expected to be reached within another 24 hours.
 Throughout the flooded areas there were more than 1l,000 persons actually registered on relief rolls. Admiral Carey Grayson, chairman of the American Red Cross, has es- tinnated at least 5000 families will be on permanent relief. He will visit the Connecticut flood zones next week while touring New Eng land.
 Worst Place lin City
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross, com pleting 8 survey of the Connecticut valley, found the areas adjacent to the Colt Dyke on the south side of Hartford the most severely affected. It was there that hundreds fled for their lives when the dyke collapsed carly last Friday morning. The meadows will be drained to carry off the flood waters.
 Nearby Brainard Field, the mu- nicipal airport, which was inundated to 8 depth of 25 feet, was virtually ruined. .
 IOne of the greatest rehabilitation tasks concerned the low-rental dis tricts in the city's east side. They have been flooded year after year. Herbert Gibson, president Of the city planning commission, has pro- posed a Slum- m-clearance program. Y True Slum Clearance
 "If the government could be urged to consider true slum clear ance and low rent housing project III the light of the present acute hous- ing shortage due to the flood" he told Hayor Thomas J. Spellacy, "seV- eral hundred victimized families might still hope to enjoy the bene- fits of modern sanitary dwellings. Regardless of the government proJ- eet, however, a large numper oi formerly occupied tenements in the flooded zone should be condemned as unfit for human habitation ana torn down."
 The city remained under the pro lection of militia and at various health clinics inaculations against typhoid and other levers continued. At East Hartford there were 3'Ooo children in schools who will be SUD- iected to infections.
 MiddIetOwn Situation
 gThe situation at Middletown re- fiiained serious but not acute. The river waters were receding rapidly rpWer and telephones were being restored and clearance work was being pushed. ., sThe suburban town of Cromwell had been struck staggering blow. Many homes were lost, highways were ripped out and business gen orally demoralized. The main high way leading into middletown was blocked by house deposited in the middle of the road by ebbing waters.
 The Middletown Press was being uublished at it's own office for the 1HSL time III neaTIy Wech.
 1000 Workers Idle
 . Nearly 1000 workers at Windsor Locks, to the north of Hartford, were idle, awaiting repairs to five mills before business could be resumed East Hartford, which bore the brunt of the early stages of the flood, was being slowly rehabilitated but 1t was expected to be weeks before any semblance of normalcy was restored.
 Reclamation work went on at Glastonbury, Wethersfield and other badly affected towns.
 Housing conditions for refugees presented a major problem in every community. Being temporarily shei- tered in public buildings, there was no place to move them.
 Death Toll Is Six
 The death toll since the state or Connecticut floods stood at six. Nine persons had been officially reported