The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-23

The state health department has ordered 10 tons of chlorinated lime for diSinfection, and has received four emergency chlorinators for wa ter supplies. Canaan already has requested use of one.
 Natures one.two-hurricane and then flood--already had taken 6l lives in the state. Twenty others were missing. The damage through out Connecticut, desolated as it never was before, was estimated conservatively at $So.o00, 900, proh- ably much more.
 Many communities still were out of communication with the rest of the world. Flood waters prevented repair of wires. Calls came from several communities for food, water and medical supplies.
 Norwich Fed From Skies
 At Norwich, where the flood went many feet over the level reached il1 the 1886 disaster, worst in history, supplies were dropped from air planes. No communication with this manufacturing city of 33,00o in habitants could be achieved.
 The business section of Norwich was reported by short- wave amateur operators, conversing between Kart- ford and the beleaguefed city, to have been destroyed by the hurri- cane and floods.
 The community was without lights and telephones and the gas supply threatened to give out dur ing the day, they said.
 Aop-up crews were engaged in clearing streets of debris. No es- innate of damage could be obtained, but 1t was reported terrible"
 Nor could 1t be immediately learned whether there have been any deaths or sickness.
 New London Bad
 Enc New London hurricane -fire damage was placed at $5,0o0, 900. All alemg the coast-line damage was terrific.
 And among the missing-her hus. bands body already found-was Mrs. Helen Lewis, 6l, Stratford, Re- publican nominee for secretary of the state.
 Only last Friday she stood on 6 New Haven platform and shyly said: "thank you" as delegates gave her the first nomination ever tend- cred . woman on . Republican steeD ticket.
 Early today, Glastonbury author ities appealed for assistance to the national guard, already taxed. The water supply was tout" there, an of- ficer said. Tho militia patrolled Hartford and other heleaguered communities. along with the naval militia and some Q. 6. Navy units. The Red Gross cared for the home- less.
 Hartford 10 Center
 But the center of attention was now at Hartford. The city was awake all night. Hundreds of buildings were in several feet of water. The Park River backed up, flcoding principal business houses. In some places, water was only so feet away from Main street, the principal thoroughfare.
 Water crept to the threshold of the railroad station and principal hotels of the city.
 A dfizzle added to the gloom and desolation. It was c refugee com. munity; whole families walked the streets, carrying all they could hold of their possessions.
 Bcat.lead after boat.lead of weep. hlg. distracted women, men and children. eInptied on the edge of the hood area. The current was SO swif, through the streets, many boat, banged against buildings. Some overturned, but none was drowned Refugees carried cats. dogs, chick. .ena ducks--they must have grabbed anything In sight, as they fled. They cans from East Hartford, mostly unaer water, and neighboring com. munities.
 Many wili Not Cult
 Many families, police reported. re- fused to leave their homes. Fron, the first floor, as waters rose, they moved to the second. and when the flood rose higher, they moved to the third fioorss But they wouldn't leave home. Food was brought ifi power and rowboAts.
 Men worked harder than they ever had before to save the dykes The water already was higher than regular dykes, and sandbags wert piled several feet high on top oi tho protective barrier.
 eandhag barricades were spread through the streets in many sec. tens, holding pack the water from other iow-lying residential and bus- aiiess areas.
 Armies of men patFolled the dyke, with shovcls and other implements, ready 60 any moment to leap to stem a break.
 Was Coed Night
 one break, authorities said, and ik was good night.
 
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