Dr. Truman Warner (interview); Creator: Warner, Dr. Truman; Interviewer(s): Rich Shea, Pedro Barata, and David Ventura; Interview location: Office in White Hall basement; Running time: 30 min., May 1, 1995

Coverage: 1955-1955
Topics discussed : (side A): Beginning of the storm; was at an alumni dinner; the roads were flooded at time; water levels too high to drive; Army trucks; came to pick; up everybody; Returning to Danbury during flood; center of Danbury was flooded at the time; White St. was underneath water; other streets as well; Geographical cause of flood; the Still River was built over; obstructions were under the bridges that caused water to stop flowing; several streams feed into the Still River; Redevelopment and flood control; core of engineers came in to rebuild Danbury; some buildings needed to come down; Personal effects; lived on the west side of Danbury and not effected; Effect on WestConn; didn't effect the campus, but there were effects in getting there; Effects of flood on Downtown Danbury; businesses were the hardest hit on Main St.; most of the streams came together in Downtown area; San Antonio flood control; river flows through the city; city made use of it by incorporating it into life; felt same should have been done here; Relationships w/ people in Downtown area; knew some people who owned businesses in the area; Donald Woods; active in the historical society (once president); fireman at the time of the flood (eventually became dispatcher); Speed of water; most areas went extremely fast; Main area of flood; area near Main St., Elm St., and White St.; Fund raisers; probably something like the Salvation Army; Floods and the homeless