The Washington times., 1929-03-15

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southern section Of the State. resi-
dents were warned that water at
that point will probably reach
heights never before recorded, and
were advised to leave for high
ground at once. The evacuation be.
gan today.
Railroads Suspend
Railroads In the southern part OF
the state early suspended opera
tions. Nine trains were reported
stranded at Flomaton, Ala, while
motor transportation was hopelessly
paralyzed.
of-way accounted for ct least ioor
wrecks. In one OF which the engi-
neer was reported killed when his
engine turned turtle plunglng into
a washed out bridge.
In another wreck the engineer
was mined for six hours beneath
his engine, while rescuers WORKED
desperately to extricate MIN.
BIRMINGHAM suffered the worst
ffood in years when Village Creek,
ordinarily q quite unassumlng
stream that dries UP In summer to
a mere trickle. went on a rampage
inundating several whole coinmunl,
ties and paralyzing automobtle and
street car travel. Telephone lines
were down for hours.
Plying frail canoes, rescuers
working In the vicinity of Elxa'
managed to bring five women OF
tha rnarooned thousands to safety.
Shortly after the canoe nrougnt
them to; the firm land near New
Brocktorl.s resouers announced that
further attempts to reach those
stra fd6d on floating house tops
would be feolhardy.
Torrenfisi rains, still falling at an
earle hour today not only continued
r. 6anioer the work of rescue
partfes, but were sending swollen
streams to still higher levels.
The nroperty loss in Alabama will
run into millions.
CHICAGO, March Is u.N.S9.-
Streets in Freeport, ILL.,, were under
two feet OF water. Rockford, ILL.,,
reported b dozen factories shut
down or Operating under difficult
ties because OF flooded power plants,
and score OF smaller towns were
threatened with inundation as the
Wisconsin tllaws swept down upon
northern Illinois today.
In F'reeport the water had
reached the previous high mark
recorded during the floods OF 1916.
Further west, the Mississippi
River was reported out Of its banks
in places and tapping the tops of
levees all the way from Quincy,
Ill, to Vicksburg, Miss.
Thousands Of acres in Iowa were
reported under water, with roads
impossible In many sections.
At Keokuk, the Des MoiIles River
was up two feet and was standing
at a 12.foot stage, while at Quincy
the, Mississippi was said to have
risen four feet within the past "a
hours.
BOSTON, March 15 I.N.Sl.--Pre.
spring thaws and heavy rains to.
day had swollen the Connenticut,
Deerfield, Housatonic, Merrfmac,
and other large rivers OF New
WIFI. .tAlS AAVOA 0beAGO, PO5-
tsibie by Sunday.
The HDusatonic in the highlands
OF the Berkshire, Hills was on a
rampage. flooding six feet above
the concrete on the middle read be.
tween Sheffield and Greta Barring.
ton, and closing that thoroughfare
to Alltomibila traffic.
A landslide on the Williamstown
to Pownal Wt.) highway covered
that road to the depth of ten Ieet.
Fearing washouts on the railroad
line between Albany, N. Y, and
Greenfield. Boston and Maine raiisi
road guards patrolled the tracks to-
day.
Melting snow in Vermont and New
Hampshire swelled the Connecticut
River until today it was six and
feet above the low level.
Ice Jams in the Merrinac River,
Just above Lowell, broke, wrecking |
the flash boards Of the Pawtucket |
dam.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, March Is
Junction. a small
town near here, was under three |
feet of water today and many Of
the residents sought higher ground. !
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