Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-11
HURRICANE SPENDS
ITS FURY on COAST
South Carolina Feels Waning
Power of GaIe-PartS of
Florida Flooded.

By the Associated hess
ATLANTA, Gal August II. - The
storm which orig mated almost a week
ago as a tropical hurricane in the
Caribbean was sluggishly uncoiling itself
along the South Carolina coast today.
while parts of Florida. worst sufferer
along a capricious path of destruction,
still labored under the scourge of food
waters.
In the i9-mile stretch between the
Florida Power Corporations huge dam
at Trglis, Fla. and the Gulf 200 FAM
lilies were evacuating their homes under
a warning that one of the flood gates
Of the structure would be lowered late
today to avert disaster.
Necessity Of the step became apparent
when the lake behind the dam, bur-
dened by the steadily rising Witnla-
coochee River, mounted closer toward
the foot of depth between safety and
danger. While it was believed by w. c.
Howell, assistant production manager in
charge of the constant watch at the
dam. that only one open gate would
relieve the situation, all three will be
lowered if necessary The danger point
is expected between 4 and 5 pm. today.
Part of Town to Suffer.
Part of the town Of Inglis will suffer
from minor innndation. 1t was said, and
a power plant below the dam and major
nIant viii be flooded 1t was believed
that current could be furnished by
hooking into other lines operated by
the corporation in this territory, now
ever.
While Florida generally began to
emerge from the discontinue occa-
stoned by The storm. Stla another spot
on the east coast around the north END
of Lake Okeechobee on the fringe OF
the Everglades was bearing a heavy
burden of flood water Although the
n,rICdv sheet OF water was subsiding,
read between Okeechobee City and the
lake was dynamited last night to dl-
vgrt the water from / 900 fertile acres
vest of the town. Already a 3O-mlle
stretch between OkeecbObee and the
east coast near Jupiter was solld sheet
of slowly receding water. Red CROSS
Officials AT Palm Beach had sent sew
eval rescue expeditions into the area
and fed with difficulty hundred or
more refugees who had been strandeo
on high ground
Damage in the area was believed 10
be in excess of that caused by tne 1870
hurricane although limited almost e@-
clus!yeIy to food conditions. rear lor
the safety of four men reported fiilsS.
inc in the Okeechobee area subsided
VIXEN the men were found. No major
casualties resulted in the territory
Highways Repaired.
| Efsawhere I'm the State highways were
being reDaired. homes re-roofed and the
/ situation generally was approaching
normal. Damage TO citrus crops IN the
/ rich central area ranged around the 20
! ner cent mark in spots, although not
/ vet definitely estimated. While no
/ deaths were reported as q result OF the
/ storm in Florida, there was still no WORD
i Of Robert Holland, former British Roy
/ al Flying Corps aviator and a com
/ panion. who left Nassau "Wednesday ior
/ the mainland 1t was believed they
perished
Along the path of the storm is south
/ Georgia. north Georgia and South Car
ollna. it was a story OF wrecked COM
! murication lines, unroofed homes and
4 potential food conditions. There came
reports Of seven casualties, all persons
caught in storn1-fiattened homes.
q
day morning from the southeast and
/ crossed the central part OF that State
+ wednesday, spent Thursday darting
about the Gulf Of Mexico. Yesterday it
began curYing northeastward and soon
was taking a destructive course through
south Georgia.
It had diminished in intensity, how
ever. and the destruction was CORE
spondlngly less through that section A
gale of 80 10 40 miles velocity per hour
however, was accompanied by drench-
ing rains and as consequence the
towns Of Moultrie, Thomasville anc
Macon suffered considerable damage
Flood warnings were issued along the
Ocmuigce and Chattahoochie Rivers
while highways were torn up, communi'
cations disrupted and trains delayed
by rcrouting because Of Washouts
Eight and one-half inches Of rain fel
at Macon in Is hours.
Seven Persons Hurt.
Then, uncoiling as it progressed. tbs
storm skipped into north Georgia ane
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