Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-10
Dam Near Tampa Reported
Endangered by Rapidly
Rising Waters.
RED CROSS GIVES AID
TO HURRICANE VICTIMS
Second Disturbance. Now Between
Haiti and Cuba, Is Headed
Toward Peninsula.

JANhSO&N y 41LHs. ria, august ~
With menacing food waters in the Lake
OSeechobee region beginning to suoside.
new threat left by the storm in Florida
arose today AZ Inrlis. q small community
some 20 miles north of Tampa, near the
west coast. where the Florida Power
Corporations large dam was reported
endangered by rapidly rising waters Of
the Wrhlacoochee River.
The dam. which ordinarily forms a
large lake. was backing more than a
thousand acres of water from the tor
rental rains which accompanied the
s tropical hurricane. Although officials of
the plant. who were said TO have been
m all night watching it. declined TO
discuss the situation over the long-dis-
tance telephone. J. c. JamiSon. steam
operator Of the power plant, told the
Associated Press that "it is looking
pretty bad"
He likewise was reticent about details,
declining TO say what steps were beng
taken to protect the structure, but he
denied earlier reports reaching here that
part Of the dam had been dynamlteo 70
release the rapidly impounding waters,
declaring. 1t has not been done yet.
Towns in Path of Water.
The dam is located about Is miles
from the mouth OF the river and the
Gulf and Il was Said that II II gave
way a small part Of Inglis would be
inundated by the waters YankeetoWn
an even smaller community at the
rF Fap rfgcr would ne GfFGEf4E
II the path Of the water, 8 resident az
Inglis said.
Meanwhile, with clear skies last night
and by bright sunshine today, which foi-
lowed almost 36 hours Of constant heavy
rain. reports were receiTed from Ckee-
caobee that food waters which had cut
Of that town completely by rail- ana
highway and submerged 25-nlile
stretch Of rich farming lands eastward
% Fort Pierce. on the coast, began re-
cedsur this morning at 6 O'Clock
Meanwhile the State eyed the prog
ress Of another tropical disturbance CEN
tral last night over an area just south
al the waters between Haiti and Cuba,
500 70 500 miles southeast Of Florida,
end heading west-noTthwest. While its
course was problematical. the general
direction Of the hurricane. which was
raid by the Washington Weather Bu-
reau 70 be gaining n intensity, appeared
70 point IN the general direction OF
Cuba, rather than the Bahamas.
High Water Harnesses State.
YjzF water accommodating in the wake
Of the 4S-houT hurricane and heavy
rain harassed Florida todav just as the
State began to emerge from partial
temporary paralysis occasioned by the
fury Of the winds.
The north end Of Lake Okeechobee,
apparently was the most seriously
affected area and the object Of Red
Cross attention. One hundred persons in
ire sparsely settled area west OF JuDiter
On the east coast, were receiving their
first meals in nearly two days from
Red Cross trucks sent in from West
Palm Beach.
Across the State the huge power dam
81 Inglls, one Of the largest in the State,
gas threatened BY high water. The dam
Is on the western fringe Of the storm
srea. 100 miles north of ST. Petersburg
While communication lines 70 Inglis
nad been rendered useless By flood
waters of the Wit1lacoochee River. en-
csneers learred indirectly that an effort
would oe made TO reinforce the dam
s1th sacked concrete as soon as the
necessary materials could be trans
ported 70 The scene.
Storm Dissipates Itself.
As for the storm Of Tuesday. It was
reported early today at Mobile N have
dizs.pated itself in the Gulf Of Mexico.
although somewhat heavy winds were
blowing IN toward the Gulf States.
The National Red Cross and local
Te3ief agencies already had taken a
hand IN the survey Of conditions left by
the hurricane when II. e. HUI. Te6id-
ing iuSt west Of Jupiter on the east
coast. reported distressing conditions in
the sgarssly settled rich farming c0Un-
try east of Lake Okeechobee His in
fQrnna t&cn. however. concentrated atten-
ton on that area, and Immediately food
ard roofing material was dispatched
last night 100 persons whose homes had
been flooded and wi.o were cIt of from
tne nearest city had been fed.
Han who reached West Palm Bcacn
T. report conditions only after q peril
o1s trip by automobile over washed
out roads end to'tering bridges, oe-
elafed that his, orchards were damaged
e. the extent q 500 900 and others
surrounding him suffered a like fate
Travel WIS Weil-nlgb impossible ne
Faic and gss reports we're confirmed ny
dispatches from Okeechobee, on the
northern end of the lake
There a.! bridges and roads leading
fntn the t0wu were washed out and
JayicYs creek, running through the
f0Bn was more TRAN 2 mile wlde. Wnf se
e Usually fan IS feet III width. Tie
Fise3mee River continued ~ rise slowly
as dc other tributaries on the northern
end " tue lake and all canals on the
south were reported banktul and rising
slowly.
While rapid drainage through the
canals ~ the coast was expected, the
s3eak ~ the r1Go 0cfaslOued by rainfall
measuring - inches in ~ hours dur.
iU2 the storm Was not expected there
Urtil SstUTfaF
water u Taylorg Check was rising
lass night a. tie rate ot 9 inches az
hour.
D Igod Waters Cause Damage.
Ae foy the town itself damage wal
~wnhnrd almost entirely n food Water
en6 residents feared ii would noun
rasf the mark of the hurricane prop
ertv toll eZacted IN the 1926 hurrlcapi
disaster
Telephone and telegraph lines through
out the Storm belt we're sim far from
normal today. despite the feVerlSh Wofi
/. of scores n crews sent out u fepai
then Railroad traffic waa IN bette
condition. although the line between
Wes. Palm Beach and Tampa on III
aeab0are had 50 Wasbouts varying iron
10 feet 70 100 feet l0Bg IN one 50-nil
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