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Dupuis Manchester area from Friday’s pages 3,4, 5,10 United Press International hurricane was worse than that done by the famous ice storm of Commuters creeped through fog and unlighted 1973, a spokesman for Northeast issued at the news conference, highways and intersections, most schools closed and Utilities said this morning. which was called by utility and more than 210,000 customers remained without power But Alfred Rogers, manager for municipal officials to'assess the today as Connecticut struggled from the effects of the power company's Hartford situation in town after a weekend Hurricane Gloria. district, said that power would of work by emergency crews. More than 7,500 telephones also remained out of probably be restored thoughout Rogers reminded householders service since Friday when Gloria’s winds clocked at town by midnight Tuesday. to unplug appliances so that they 92 mph tore down thousands of trees and blacked out a Rogers said during a morning will not be damaged by a surge of record 725,000 customers. news conference at Manchester power when power comes back on. As of 8 a.m.. Northeast Utilities, the state's biggest police headquarters that the six He said fully frozen food will power supplier, reported 160,000 customers without main power feeders into Manches­ keep for five to seven days in a service. United Illuminating Co. said about 50,000 of ter have already been restored. freezer that has been kept closed its customers, mostly in southern sections, remained He called the damage from during a power failure. But Rogers without power. Hurricane Gloria, which struck said some of the food that has been Southern New England Telephone Co. estimated Manchester early Friday after­ in refrigerators will have to be 7,500 customers without service and expected that noon. the worst in the history of the discarded. figure to rise as businesses reopen and find their lines Connecticut Light and Power Co. Police Chief Robert Lannan said disconnected. in this area. The storm brought drivers should treat all intersec­ Northeast Utilities said its repair costs run as high gusts of wind up to 75 miles per tions at which traffic lights are out as $20 million and one marina in Clinton estimated hour and about an inch and a half of as though those intersections had damage at $2 million alone. rain. The worst of it struck just four-way stop signs. Mayor Bar­ Northeast also disclosed the utility's insurance to after 1 p.m.. closing almost every­ bara B. Weinberg said there are cover storm damage costs had been dropped on July 1 thing in town, and lasted less than about 25 intersections with inoper­ by Lloyds of L,ondon. two hours. ative lights. Northeast Spokesman Emmanuele Ford said today Today, a ban on outdoor use of Weiss warned that children face Lloyds of London had decided "it was not cost water remained in effect and a twofold hazard on the streets. effective for them" to continue the policy which had a schools remained closed. Besides the danger of live wires, $5 million deductible. Water is still available at fire­ he said, there is the problem that "O f course, we are going ahead and restoring all houses. and Manchester High motorists cannot see children service and worry about the costs later," said Ford. School remains open for people behind limbs piled at the side of the He could not give an acurate damage estimate but who want to take showers. Resi­ road. said "it would not be less than $10 million, but dents are asked to bring their own He asked citizens to try to keep nobody’s counting." containers to the firehouses and sidewalks clear if they can do so. But the cost of repairs “ would become another soap and towels to the showers. Lannan suggested that whe­ legitimate expense of doing business” in any future Rogers said about nine of 27 never a motorist sees a police rate hike request, as was the case after the 1973 ice emergency crews brought in from cruiser or other emergency vehi­ storm, he said. Quebec will join six CL&P crews in cle stopped in a road, he should State police said heavy early fog early today added the effort to restore power in town. assume that something is going on to problems on roadways where thousands of traffic They will give priority to crucial and not drive by it at 35 or 40 miles lights remained knocked out. The interstates' ususal areas, including the Globe Hollow an hour. traffic slowdown was doubled in many areas, state water-treatment plant, which this School Superintendent James P. police said. morning was still operating on an Kennedy said that schools will Most schools systems that shut down Friday were emergency generator, he said. probably be closed Tuesday as forced to remain closed today due to a lack of either^ Town General Manager Robert they were today. But he said a water, power or both. B. Weiss said the ban on outdoor decision will be made and an­ The worst power outages the state has seen meant use of water will continue as long nounced later. no water in some areas and Gov. William A. O’Neill as the plant is on emergency He said six schools are still warned state residents not to expect business as usual power. But he stressed that the without power. They are Ver- in many parts of the state when the workweek began water is safe to drink. planck, Martin, Nathan Hale, today. No water pollution occurred, Bennet, Keeney and the Regional "W e are still in a cleanup stage which may, Weiss said. The weekend ban was Occupational Training Center. especially in eastern Connecticut, continue for imposed on the use of water Kennedy said students need the several days,” O'Neill said Sunday before leaving for because of power failures. protection of traffic lights before an auto tour of hard-hit areas in the southeastern part In addition to the power failure they can safely walk to school. He of the state. at Globe Hollow over the weekend, With power company officials predicting it could power failed at the Highland Park Please turn to page 10 take two to four days more to restore service to most pumping station. A generator customers, local school districts canceled classes for there went into service, failed today and state officials continued around-the-clock because of a bad fuel pump, was emergency operations. repaired and put back into service. Inside Today "The public should be aware that schools, day care wi Power has since been restored. centers and many other public facilities will not have Rogers asked citizens to keep water and will not be in a position to serve them, even clear of fallen wires. He said even 20 pages, 2 sections if their places of business have reopened," O’Neill those that are not carrying power may become charged as repairs .16 Obituaries. said. Herald photo by Tarquinio Classified. 16-19 Opinion . At least five storm-related deaths were reported in are made elsewhere. Comics. 8 Peopletalk . Dick Woronecki of Enfield, an employee of the Southern New England “ Treat all downed wires as if Entertainment__ 16 Sport8^_ the aftermath of the hurricane. In West Hartford, Lottery 2 Television . David J. McClure, 17, was burned critically when he Telephone Co., helps load a new telephone pole on new State Road this they are alive," he said. touched a fallen wire as he picked flowers early morning. The poles will replace ones damaged in Friday’s storm. That caution was one of several Sunday in Hartford's Eliabeth Park. He was airlifted to Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston. A total of 550 utility crews were working to restore power, including 187 from Hydro-Quebec in Canada, and officials said the number of customers without Hurricane claims to inundate insurers power was reduced by more than 100,000 during the day Sunday. However, Anthony Castagno, another spokesman HARTFORD (UPI) — Insurance called in about 60 people from the alert, but we haven’t had to call them in (Sunday) morning and gave her a check for Northeast, said it could take from three to five officials in the city billed as the Carolinas to handle hurricane-related yet." for $10,000," Bushnell said. days to fully restore all power. insurance capital of the world say they claims in New England. A "disaster headquarters” was Emergency claim centers are rou­ The power outages had a “ rippling effect," cutting expect to be inundated with claims "Probably by Monday we ll have a opened in Hartford by The Travelers, tinely put into operation when a storm off electricity needed to pump water from wells and resuiting from Hurricane Gloria once good idea of the extent of the claims," said Scott Bushnell, a spokesman for like Gloria is expected, the spokesmen refrigeration needed to protect food in both homes and independent agents open today.