The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13
Worst DeLuge M
 OUer Thirty Years
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dents were Up all night, ready to flee should the break occur.
 Hundreds MarOoned
 Hundreds of farm families virt- ually were marooned in Quinne- baug Valley by the Quinnebaug river which inundated an area a half mile wide. Dyer dam at Dafl- ielson was reported weakening and highway crews were forced to dy- namite jams at Columbia to relieve the pressure against the bridge spanning Willimantic river. The U. s. Weather Bureau has issued two flood warnings, stating the menace would continue for at least another IS hours and that condi- tions would gradually become worse in the lower Connecticut river re- gions. eco crews were pressed in- to service to assist in relief work and the WPA administration was conducting a survey today with a view to asking emergency appro- priations to repair bridge, high way and project damages.
 Ifunk AlueS OuueE W&OcE
 The State Highway Department reported at least 6 dozen trunk line arteries under water. The waters of smaller streams were be- ginning to recede and traffic was permitted over secondary roads, covered with less than a foot of water. The danger throughout the Naugatuck Valley, where cottages were swept away at summer col- onies and scores of families were rescued in boats, was believed passed. Rough estimates place losses at a million dollars or more.
 Norwich Lines Crippled
 Overflowing Yantic and Stetucket rivers crippled power lines at Nor wich and 3O,000 homes were without lights during the night. The Nor- wich morning Bulletin published from the editorial rooms of the Westerly, R. T., Sun today.
 The rising Glen river drove nearly score of families from their homes at Unionville. Arthur Gaudette, his wife and four small children, were rescued at Chaplin and at Willi- mantle Walter Robitaillel aided in the rescue of dozen families, who were removed to high ground in his outboard motorboat.
 Taken Off Ice Floe
 An unidentified youth, stranded on an ice floe in Connecticut river near Portland, was taken off in 8 boat by Alvan J. Hotter.
 The regions most seriously affect ed by the flood of 1927, when the Connecticut river rose to 29.4 feet were not as yet menaced, although the water was beginning to over- flow the lowlands at East Hartford and a steady rise was reported at Middletown.
 A breaking up of the icefields in the northern strip of the river, 1t was feared, would create situation even more critical than nine years ago.
 Brunt of storm
 The eastern and northern sections of the state appeared to be carrying the brunt of the floods today. Rail- road schedules were upheld at Willi- mantle on the New Haven and Gen. tral Vermont divisions. The New Haven system reported more than a dozen washouts, none of them seri- ous, however. Bus schedules were cancelled in badly affected areas.
 A few enterprising and daring residents of Plainville found means to reap a harvest from the flood.
 The rising waters drove hundreds of muskrats from their holes. They were easily caught and skinned and the pelts found ready market.
 The Weather Bureau announced additional storm warnings would be broadcast during the day.
 Flood Funds Released
 Available emergency WPA flood funds, amounting to $220,000, were released today in northern Connecti- cut, and eleven communities in the Hartford district were granted per- mission to use WPA labor on flood projects.