The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-15

WN0 SNOVtAtN SkAtAb tklAt CakEAoO AtS direction over from northwest Go northeast and that was the course it followed All day yesterday--a hundred miles or SO of the coasts of Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Long Island protected across It's path with its low-lylng sand dunes and planes, and the storm blasted across this slight obstruction and across Long Island Sound to hit the coast of Connecticut near the mouth of the Thames river and ale most at the Connecticut. Rhode fs. land border 0 little before midnight.
 sun following Its northeastward course, it cut across the southeast ern corner of Connecticut and the heart of tiny Rhode Island and crossed into Massachusetts ct Taun- ton, sped through Broekton, and passed into Massachusetts Bay and thence Into the North Atlantic near South Weymouth, 2l miles southeast of Boston, at Apprixamtely l;S0 'A. m,
 Wind Lessens
 Fortunately, the wind velocity at the center which had been lA0 miles an hour or more In the South Atlantic off Florida, had been cut to eS miles An hour and less by the time 1t reached New London, at he mouth of the Thames, and the major industrial oenterS of proVl- denee, pNwtucket, Taunton, and Brockton, Cape Cod, which sustAln- ed heavy damage In 1888, was to the east of the center and the Connee- tlout River Valley to the west and both escaped with no more damage than they would have sustained from an ordinary wind storm and exceptionally high ides,
 The greatest toll of death was in New York City, A power line was blown down In Brooklyn and fell in 0 pool of water. Alfred Bi- lottl, g, stepped into the pool and was eleetroouted, His friend, Car- mine Rizao, 5e, of Mattawan, N. l., tried to pull his body out of the water and also was killed. Joseph Lan1on, SS, Q Brooklyn street car motorman, touched trolley wire knocked down by Q falling tree and died, Carlo j, Bullaro, 30, stepped on another fallen power wire in Brooklyn and was killed,
 George Valentine, 62, of Roslyn, N, F.. was killed when he fell be- tween Q boat and its dock at Glen Cove, Long Island, Anton KApuS, 6S, was blown off an elevated rail- road platform in New York and died on the third rail, Charles Moehringer, 77, and Bernard r, Me- Laughlin, 54, died of overstrained hearts while bueking tho 90-mile wind,
 Three other men died in Queens borough and Brooklyn of New York city by stepping on live wires, They were Jack draffigino, 60, AleXNn- der Dorgan 6S, and George Cour. chley, 9S, of Westbury, N, Yo John Jaeobi, 02 fell down the stairs in his blackened home In queens and was killed.
 Four persons In Brooklyn and Long Island were accidentally killed by Illuminating gas poisoning in mishaps attributed to the storm, Sylvester Purcell, of Sea cliff, l., h. and Richard Adds, 60, of Stony Brook, L, l., died in their sleep when gas pipes supplying their homes were broken by toppllng trees.
 Catherine LAeourse, 6S, and an unidentified woman were found ag- in their Brooklyn room, Police said the women were seated at Q table and one jet on Q gas range was open, indicating the wind had blown out the flame and the women had been overcome before they realized their danger.
 An unidentified man was elecs troeuted on Q live wire in New Ha- yen, Conn,
 At HaVerhill, Mass, Mrs, Minnie A. Ray, 74, c widow, was eleetro- cuted early today when she ran from her home, where 0 short cir. cult had started c small fire, and stepped on Q live wire on the ground outside.
 Mrs. Eleanor Gallant, 70, of Ban. gor was killed while crossing a street near her home when struck by bicyolist who was blinded by the downpour.
 In Springfield, Mass, Mrs. Lydia Q. Sighinolfi, 60, was blown into the street and died under the wheels of Q passing car whose driver was blinded by the heavy rain, PICK UP 3
 John Decicco, 80, c civilian defense worker, and an unidentified woman were killed In Atlantic City by fly. Ing debris.
 Every sizeable community along he seaboard listed injured, but none had many. The injuries were mainly from flying glass. And dur- ng the height of the storm the sinkle of falling glass could be heard above the roar of the wind in the ,ties in or near the center - and other debris carried on the wings of the wind. This was the storm by states:
 Massachusetts
 Massachusetts,: Dozens or more Cape Cod villages inundated by Hood tides; two feet of water in Main street of Warehanl. a foot in he business section of Woods Hole. Power Interruptions in Fall River. Nantucket Island cut off from main. and; roads blocked by fallen trees; heavy wind and water damage in Taunton and Brockton, minor dam- age in Boston; heavy crop damage n southeastern portion.
 Rhode Island: Sections of wester- y flooded; power lines down all along Narragansett Bay; Sakonnet River over its banks; stone bridge Tiverton and Portsmouth mder water; some damage to ship yards at Providence where water and wind damage heavy, docks flooded at Newport. society resort: Ill civil defense agencies on duty and public buildings opened for refugees put were not needed.
 Connecticut: Heavy property