New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1927, Page 12

~ How Flood Waters Looked — Some THROUGH NEW ENGLAND FLOOD AREAS rirst Page) Mountaineers huddled about a t nearby t road (Continued fro that 1 tha try rians by the narvelling at | Then to North- Northampton to | tnland detoar | Holyok« ubme and im- traffic. lisclosed another | detour ke the < to Hartford, kville roa ! - FREBREMS OUTIN = VERMONT FLODD AREA mpassi and comp the other t Iolly Ludlow nar- ir lives when | railroad hoer \in on a picce | the risin ing away om behind. | safety in o torrent way out cape to wa- in which th the moundain e damage siv mile 0 severcly imb High travelers peak obser 1 with e es. and ipse into fou Tower., ed 11 U Dr. Franklin R. Ceombs ; Receives Loving Cup Dr. | . Coon Sl i ity Nuturcopaths long term of A STOP PUT TO TRAY P e ¢ d their owners had to < shown in the upper m('—} lood waters. Below is a th the wreckage of an- d out at Hartford, the flood hit with bl 1 galn: 1 Ong sl ¢ up the White River, a tull force. Vt., a short distar NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1927, Scenes in Middletown | MIDDLETOWN'S POWER PLANT a depth v that it w city. The waters of the Connecticut at Middletown reached such impossible to operate the power plant (shown above) in that dletown was without light and power last night. A MIDDLETOWN STREET at the water's edge along Phioto shows a cerowd of spectators and flood refugees standing a Middletown st to the railroad t which ran from Main street to the usual water front, racks at this point, MIDDLETOWN POLICE PATROL The flood reached 2 1 ) The officer pictured above had a beat along the water front in Middletown. e is shov as he patrolled it during the floods yosterday. His dutios consisted Iy in rescue work from the flooded homes, until the district was plungcd in darkness. TORRENTS FURY HITS BELLOWS FALIS The mn i lows Jalls, Vermont, w plants and inur tions of the city, in this splendid New England flood picture. buildings in the backgrounds, being hammered by the torrent, include the plants of the Bab- bitt Paper Mills and the Northeastern Power Co. S a consequence Mid- WATER STREET IN MIDDLETOV/N Pliorn by Herald Photegraplier were the only means of conveyance along Water street in Middletown, there being 8 to ten feet of water over the pavement in many places. The above picture was taken in front of the power house. The houses are nearly all one story under water. TIED UP TO THE SECOND STORY Doats The above picture shows a couple of yachts, salvaged from the flood off the Middletown Yacht club, tied up to the second story of the Middletown Yacht club building. The first floor, lawn and docks are completely under water. THE SCENERY OF IT (Copyright, 1927, NEA Service, Inc.) Two remarkable views of the same flood- spot in Rutland Vermont, are seen here. were taken from the air. The top picture is a general view of the Rutland railway yards, with two bridges washed out. Below is a close-up, taken from a different angle as the photo- grapher’s airplane dipped low, showing the way in which the boiling torrent was carrying on its relentless destruction. Both