The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-12


 bank with their roots showing, and threatening to give way any moment. State highway depart ment workers were seeking to clean the debris and had red flags displayed on both SIdes of the slide. Only One-way traffic was allowed.
 The Naugatuck river bridge on West Main street was withstand ing Q veritable torrent of water hurled at 1t. The waters were up almost to the top of the arch ways of the concrete bridge.
 The new brdige across the Mad river on south Main street was holding It's own despite the heavy flood waters. At times the water seemed ready to flow over the bridge and on to South Main street.
 Scores of carS were parked along ThOmaStOn avenue, their owners having waded through mud and water into the Golf Lots in hopes of seeing the rescue operations in behalf of the squat ters. But the fog didn't let them see much of anything.
 You have to be versatile in this game" commented fireman, as he looked at his blistererd hands and mopped his brow. He had just spent an hour rowing . boat about the Mad river.
 "NO Trespassing" signs didn't mean thing this morning in the Brooklyn section. The railroad tracks were crowded with pedes- trians, and fin most cases, 1t was the only way in which workers could get to their places of em- ployment Many got on tO the tracks at Bank and Riverside streets by climbing n clothes pole, into which spikes had been driv- en.
 The flood didn't seem to bother workers on sandbanks. At several places along state roads, workers went n0nchalantly at their tasks, though landslldcs had taken place nearby, and their own locations didn't look any too safe.
 In it's rescue work at the Golf Lots, the fire department used science to help 1t along. A port able loudspeaker system, on a truck, was used to direct the fire- men in rowboats, the ampliflca- ton system making the voices of the rescue directors loud and clear. The portable l0udspeaker was sup piled by the Peattie Motors Co.
 Station WATR was on the "spot" with a broadcast describing the fi:emen's rescue efforts. Ra- diO headquarters were set up in small building on WatertOwn ave- nue. and listeners in their homes heard of the firemen'sc efforts to save the marOoned Golf Lots resi- dents.
 Water came dangerously close to the top of the railroad bridges on ThOmast0n avenue, near Water vile. Unless the waters receded, it was feared that the main line between Waterbury and Hartford might be cut off.
 Danger signs kept motorists from attempting to drive under the Bank street railroad bridge, near Riverside street. Several feet of water were under the bridge, cutting of Brooklyn from the cen- ter of the city by direct route. Bank street tr0llcys could not op- crate.
 Golf Lots squatters, who live in shacks in their Hollywood" mud flats colony along the Naugatuck river looked on disc0nS0lately this morning as they saw their rude dwellings flooded and washed away. Most of the squatters left the colony last night as the river rose dangerously, and some Of them spent the night in the police station.
 ThOmastOn residents who work in Waterville and Waterbury found it difficult going as they drove to work this morning. Slides blocked portions of the road, shoulders were washed away and water poured across the road in many places.
 The washOut between Derby and Ans0nia was one of the most seri- Ous In the history In the New Ha- ven road in this vicinity. All trains bound for this city ended their runs at Derby and pas sengers were taken from there to Seymour by bus and then placed on another train for this city. No trains to Winsted were operated. and the Waterbury Hartford trains were ordered to proceed slowly and carefully.
 Light service along River street was interrupted when the waters washed away the earth around an electric light pole. Tine pole was braced with wires and service was resumed.
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