Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-14
100000 DAMAGE
DONE: IN DAYTONA
BY FLOOD WATERS

ORLANDO, Fla, Oct. 11.-With
| the skies beginning to clear, allowing
| the sun to shine on this section for
the first time in several days. cen
| trail Florida from here to the east
coast began recovering from one Of
| the worst rain storms in rs history.
The total loss at Daytona, the cen
| ter Of the trouble, in property dam
| age was placed at more than mil
lion dollars, according to a report
sent to the Reporter Star Saturday
afternoon More than fGur feet OF
water continues to stand III the main
street of New Smyrna, according -
another report received here.
With water standing at two feet
deep in some sections of Orlando,
and with a total rainfall Of almost a
| foot and a half during the last ~
hours. the continued doWnpour let
up shortly before noon Id allowed
repair work to begin. Oi.clals OF
the. Orange belt bus line announced
at noon that their bus, leaving mere
| at 10 a. M, had reached DeIand
|
found the roads filled with water
and delaying progress. Tram
schedules, almost annuhed during
the night and early morning, were
re-established Saturday afternoon.
according to announcement of
T. B. Langley, of Lakeland, super
intendent in charge of this sec
ton OF the Atlantic Coast Line sys-
tenn, and expressed the % mon that
it would be back to normal Satur'
day night
Low tides at Daytona ami slack in
the rainfall there gave hope to oppor'
| tunitieS 70 rthe high water to re-
cere, accordig to reports from there
early Saturday afternoon. Water in
tie downtown distrist has dom con
siderable damage to stores and street
paving, it was said.
Telephone connections to Daytona
from Orlando continued paralized
local offices said. Auptomobile traf'
fic from Deland to Daytona was also
at a standStill.
RAIN CONTINUES IN DELAND
SECTION; TOWN CUT OFF
DELAND, Fla, Oct. 11.-With a
precipitation of more than 70 inches
of rainfall, the continuous downpour
began on it's eighth day Saturday
morning. The rainfall for the "a
hour period ending at o'clock Fri
dav evening was $50 inches. The
city is almost completely cut of
from surrounding community be
cause of flooded roads and washouts
Bridges in many places are being
washed from their mornings, anc
telephone service is very limited tC
surrounding towns.
Fifteen automobiles were strand
ed on the DaytonaDeland road
with more than five miles of road
under water. Roads to Daytona
and New Smyrna are closed to traf
fic. as are roads to Lake Helen, En-
terprise, Sanford and over st. johns
river to Lake county. -Four feet OF
water is reported in Main street OF
New Smyrna, where an infant Is
reported to have been drowned in
an inundated home Flat woods In
the vicinity appear 10 be shallow
lakes are at the highest stage ever
lakes areat the highest stage ever
known. Storm and refuse sewers
in Daytona are reported completely
wrecked.
The canal bridge south OF Daytona
was dynamited last night to prevent
further rise in water.
Damages to local roads is estimat
ed at $25, 900. Roofs of houses ant
buildings proved unable to stay the
damage from excessive downpoul
and this item alone. it is believed
will cause a loss of 100000. No one
will venture a prediction as to the
probable damage to citrus groves
which are completely inundated ir
the lower sections OF the county
Lumber mills were forced to cease
operations.