The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

lie Idl0Id1l sIUIs Ln0l Hf-1LODI
period ended at s o'clock yesterday
morning was 6.64 inches.
This set a. new record for "a
hour period and, strangely enough,
the former record Of 4.96 inches was
set exeatly 80 years ago yesterday,
August IL, 1898.
But this will not be all, the bu-
Ireau says. More rain is expected
today, and clouds, which may or
may not materialize into rain, are
expected for the next day or two.
Five Roads Blocked
washington and the surrounding
country labored bravely under the
handicap OF the layer Of water to
maintain transportation, communal
cation and other business, but. in
many cases the efforts we're vain
in the face Of natures determine
ton TO weep.
Up until a late hour last night
five Of the main approaches TO the
city were still blocked and hundreds
Of motorists who had gone on week
end trips to the nearby resorts
were still unable to get back
tx Some Of them were comfortably
extending their weekend visits, but
others were nnarooned along the
lonely reaagtdes of Maryland and
VirginIas ss
Tiae road from washington to Col
oniaI Beach. Va, was today re-
opened for traffic, the State High.
way Commission having thrown up
several temporary bridges to take
the places of those washed out.
3. Zarin, of the 500 block Irving
st. n. W.. the first motorist to get
through from the beach. arrived
here about 1890 q. m. He left Col.
onial Beach at 6:45 a.. M and said
that he made a short stop at Fred.
.ericksburg The road at number
of points, he declared, Ii practically
impossible except to skillful drivers
with good cars. Il
$50 Left Stranded
When the Dorchester put into
Colonial Beach early today about
250 people were left behind, Zarin.
who made an effort to return that
way, stated.
The ferry from Morgantown to-
Colonial Beach made an Intellectual
attempt to carry a. load OF passen-
gers from the beach to the Mary
land side of the river. The pier ct
which the vessel lands had been
washed out by the storm and the
boat was compelled to return to the
Virginia side.
Zarin. said that automobiles were
strung from Oak Grove to Colonial
Beach. a number Of them being deep
in the mire. The road, ne added, is
still under water in low places.
Sections Of City Flooded
Many of the lower sections Of
Washington were flooded last night.
Hundreds of cellars were flooded.
doing untold damage Hams Point
was under water and the remainder
Of Potomac Park might just as well
have been. The waters Of the
Potomac had risen to within one
foot of the top of the sea wall.
Even the higher sections of the
city presented a strange appear.
ance. Few automobiles were NOV
ing. Those that were not put out
not dare to move for fear of suffer
ing similar fate.
Crops Are Ruined
The storms most serious effect
was not felt in the city proper,
however. Throughout the sur
rounding country farmers are be-
moaning ruined crops. Only
meagre reports have been received,
but they show that thousands ~
dollars worth of crops have been
totally destroyed.
Corn crops were the hardest ait.
The force OF the rainfall in many
places leveled acres of corn,
spreading the stalks across the
ground as though to protect nature
from her own fury.
Other acres of farm land are
flooded by overlooking creeks and
streams. The full extent OF the
damage to the neishboring farmers
probably will never be known in
detail
The highways into Washington
which were still blocked last night
were:
Richmond Highway, three bridges
out between Washington and Fred.
erleksburg, detours passable.
Grain Highway Cut Off
Waldorf pike, two bridges out and
several more threatened. Several
serious washouts between Washing.
ton and Waldorf Detours imDa se.
able and Grain Highway to Marlboro
cut off.
Marlboro pike. bridge over West
Patuxent out, but replaced with
temporary one-way structure which
is also threatened. Bridge over main
Patuxent impassa bic with both ap.
proaches under 10 feet OF water.
Although the Defense Highway
and Baltimore pike between EIadens.
burg and Hyattsville were blocked