Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
FLOOD WATER BARS
HIGHWAY REPAIRS
Fresh Breaks Reported in
Virginia Roads-Rail
Traffic Halted.

Flood water, resulting from the rec
ord-breaking torrents of Saturday and
Sunday, today is blocking the efforts
of highway and railroad construction
crews to restore normal communications
between the Capital and the South.
Fresh breaks in the roads were re-
ported today from Virginia points as
streams. out of their banks, cut away
at the highway foundations. The
break on the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg g. Potomac Railroad between
boswell and Fredericksburg, Va. cam
not be repaired until the water sub
sides. Railroad traffic on this line and
the Seaboard Air Line, which uses the
r., F. e. P. trackage. is being rerouted
by way of the Southern Railroad to
Orange, Va.
Washington is returning to norman
rapidly. Repair crews are at work or
many road washoutS caused by the
8-inch rainfall and iaborers are at
work in the parks clearing up the lit
ter of broken branches and trees. Tele-
phone service in the city has been re-
stored completely. though many lines
are down III nearby Maryland and Viz
ginia sections.
Detour Is Inundated.
Direct highway communication be-
tween this city and Richmond was cut
off completely today as the detour via
Tappahannock disappeared beneath
running flood water. Southbound auto
mobile traffic on the Atlantic Coast
Highway, route l. today is being de-
toured by way of Fairfax, Warrenton,
Culpeper, Orange and Ashland. the
American Automobile Association an
nounced. The Tappahannock detour is
impossible and the direct Richmond
road Is closed by the carrying away of
bridges. Water came up overnight over
the Tappahannock road between Tap
pahapnock and Richmond The Is
miles from Occupacia to Tappanhan-
mock is very rough.
The road from Washington to Fred
erickSburg IS open today to light traffic
only. Three temporary bridges have
been erected but are not strong enough
to carry trucks. The most serious
trouble is at Honey Greek, where large
bridge was washed out.
The road from Clarksville. Va. to
Raleigh and Durham is impossible to-
day because of fresh waShoutS during
the night. local headquarters of the
American Automobile Association have
been notified.
The direct road from Richmond to
Danville. Va, closed during the storm,
has not been reopened and last night
the detour by way of Farmville and
kHt Ia
The only available route from Rich
mond to Danville today is by way of
Route l3 from Richmond to Cumber-
land, Va. Route 1873, Cumberland to
Farmville: Route so, Farmville to
Lynchburg: Route Is, Lynchburg to
Halifax, and Route IL, Halifax to DAN
vile. Two bridges have been washed
out on the regular .Danville road. Route
ITO, at Alta Vista.
Field Car Leaves.
The American Automobile Association
Is making a study OF the situation in
nearby Maryland today. The asSocia-
tons new field survey car. just delivered
here, left Washington about II o'clock
this morning for Mattawoman Greek,
where the bridge on the southern
Maryland road was washed out, and
for other nearby points damaged by
the flood The association has been in
formed that the Mattawoman Bridge
is so badly wrecked that even q tempo
rary structure cannot be completed for
at least two or three days.
There is very poor detour available
around the wrecked bridge from t. B.
to point one mile north OF Waldorf,
the association announced This detour
is not recommended except in case OF
extreme emergency. as 1t is very muddy,
the association stated.
The associations new field car is 10
be used this Summer i'll highway sur
vey throughout New England II is
equipped with Stretcher firSt-aid out
fit, emergency repair machinery. towing
rope and other emergency devices. and
in addition To its survey work, will be
used for the relief of association men,
herS In difficulty along the highways.
The Richmond. Fredericksburg &
Potomac Railroad today is running
local trains between Washington and
fredericksburg Trains from this city
to Richmond, however. Still are being
rerouted via the Southern tracks to
Orange, The rerouting service is run
ming much more smoothly than yester-
day, however, and service now Is only
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