Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
Five Main Highways Out of
City impossible - Seven
Injured in Traffic Accidents
During Storm.
MARLBORO ROAD BRIDGE
WASHED OUT BY FLOOD
Five Inches Of Rain Fall Here,
Mostly Between 8 Pm. and
Midnight-Street Car Service
Disrupted When Plowpits Are
Filled With Water.

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More than 100 were rescued
from their flooded homes in
Northeast and Southeast Wash
ington, five of the main highways
leading out of Washington to the
south, east and northeast have
been cut off, and public utilities
service has been crippled through
out the city and its suburbs as a
result of many hours of torrential
rains last night, when this Sec
ton was swept by the tail-end of
the hurricane which devastated
the coast of Florida earlier in the
week.
Twenty homes in the Living
ston road section, at the foot of
Congress Heights, were inundated
by the flood waters of Oxon Run,
reaching a depth of Is feet in
places. Approximately 100 wom-
en- and children were rescued by
the police and firemen and taken
to the safety of higher ground in
Congress Heights.
A number of houses in the vicinity
OF F1fty-Second street and Division ave-
nue. northeast and Forty-fourth street
and Deane avenue northeast also were
cut of by the food waters and more
than a score of persons we're rescued
by Fire Department rescue crews.
Bridge Washed Out.
The bridge on the Marlboro road
over the Patuxent River was washed
OF its foundation, and carried so feet
downstream. An automobile occupied
by three men was swept OF the Malta
woman Greek Bridge on the southern
Maryland highway as the flood rose
and closed thus artery. The Baltimore
Washington boulevard was flooded 10 a
depth of more than 4 feet at BladenS-
burg: the Defense highway was blocked
by fallen trees, and the Washington
Richmond highway was blocked, be-
tween here and Alexandria, by high
water at Four-Mile Run.
The flood waters took their heaviest
toll in the Livingston road section,
sweeping through "Bungalowtown" as
Oxon Run rose. At ] o'clock this
morning 90 houses we're flooded on the
first floors and the water threatened
TO rise to the second floors before morn
ing. The homes were centered around
Yuma avenue. Atlantic avenue and
Livingston road.
AS the ink-black water Swirled up
around the houses FIVE policemen Of the
eleventh precinct went to the rescue Of
the scores of women and children In
the flood-iSolated houses. Working
rapidly they assisted the women and
children TO the shelter of homes on the
higher ground, while the men. for the
most part, stuck To their flooded homes
in an effort to save their valuableS.
Policeman Is MarOoned.
The family III one house about 200
feet of Livingston road, close 70 a
high bank, refused TO leave their home,
telling the policemen they would so 70
the second floor as the water rose and.
If forced TO leave. would attempt TO gain
the safety of the bank
One of the policeman, Pvt. w. T.
Grimes. crossed a flooded hollow over
the Maryland line and was marooned
on high land as the water rose behind
him. The other four officers taking
part in the rescue work were PVtS. A. +.
Claggett, E, Grimes, George Earl and
j. f. Click They were assisted By
Billy Devon. Is years old. and an
other boy about the same age, whose
name was not learned.
Rescue parties were forced 10 so 10
the Division avenue section twice. On
the first call No, ~ engine company
and No | truck company responded
a. Fh, f3r, sea-, ~
persons. Several more were taken from
the Deane avenue section. where the
water was more than feet deep on
the roadway.
Fire Compans Threatened
on the second tGip to the group Of
flooded homes ON Division avenue Nc.
81 engine company rescued Dorothy
Cayanaugh. colored from the house 81
6iS Division avenue. While making this
rescue members OF the company heard
cries for help from house at S04 Fifty
third street northeast, The water around
this house was about feet deep and
the place could be reached with safety
only after one of the flremen swan cut
with the end Of rope which was tied
to the house and used as a guide line
TO the hose truck
From this house the firemen rescued
Frank Jenkins and his wife and Nellie
Ferguson, all colore0 Guided by the
Inc, the tiremen got the trio ashore by
swimming and wadiny The reScueS
were directed by Lieut. r. II. Samuel,
commanding the company.
No, ~ engine company itself was
threatened by high water. II was re-
ported shortly after midnight The
flood waters then were near the engine
house al Minnesota avenue and HUNT
place northeast. and were riding slowly.
Seven persons were injured In two
traffic crashes at the height Of the
storm, A crash between q street car
and bus at Seventh and Rhode Island
avenue sent four TO hospitals, and a
motorlst, blinded by the rain, crashed
into the Baltimore a. Ohio viaduct
at Seventh and Rhode Island
avenue northeast The driver and two
passengers were injured
thrilling rescue OF three eolored
men swept with their ear into Malta
woman Greek to the northwest OF Wal
aort, marked the progress Of the tor
rental rain through southern Mary
land.
Roscoe Reby and William Hall, en-
SLOWED In the Orem garage at waldorf.
vent 20 the rescue OF the trio, ard