Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03
WIND AND FLOOD
TIDES ABAT|NG AS
| STORM SWEEPS BY
Anacostia Naval Air Base
Inundated, but LuII Keeps
Down Damage.
TROPICAL HURRICANE
PLAYS HAVOC ON COAST
Annapolis and Naval Academy
Grounds Partly Under Water.
Virginia Towns Hit.

With towns and shore resorts along
Chesapeake Bay and its tidewater trib-
utaries inundated by tides as the result
OF the visitation Of this section by the
tail end Of the East Indian hurricane
which centered on the Florida coast.
Weather Bureau officials today promised
relief in abating winds and tides.
The rivers and floods division Of the
Weather Bureau today saw no danger
OF excessive high water along the Poto-
mac as the result of the rains. the
gauge readings at Key Bridge and at
Harpers Ferry indicating that no hood
is in prospect and the south and SOUTH
east winds prevailing promising relief
from the high tides.
Drying Out Barracks.
Sailors at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station are at work drying out flooded
barracks and removing debris deposited
all over the station by flood waters last
night and this morning. Cessation Of
rainfall and shift in the direction of
the wind today probably saved the sta
ton from serious damage.
The station was flooded twice, when
the tide reached its height last night
at about 7:30 pm. and again this
morning about 8:15. Last nights flood
was the most serious, shift in the
this morning. though it rose over the
walls. flooding the main road to the
station, covering the wharf, sweeping
around the rear Of the administration
building and reaching to the hangar
doors.
Last night all the barracks. with
one exception, were flooded, some to .
depth of foot. The water rose in the
hangers so high that several planes
IN
from the water Portions Of the flying
field were inundated and roads leading
to the station were flooded so deeply
as to prevent passage by automobiles.
Ward OF Driftwood.
Temporary log "booms'' were tied out
around the administration building and
in front Of the hangers to keep away
drift logs and other heavy debris which
might pound against the buildings and
damage them. 1t is not believed that
serious damage. aside from the wetting,
was done by the flood in any of the
buildings on the station. The heating
plant was flooded out at the peak Of
the food last night, but was in opera
| ton again before morning.
A temporary platform built on the
concrete beach" in front Of the ham
gars for the christening by Mrs Her
! bert Hoover OF giant commercial n.y.
ing boat was completely surrounded by
water this morning. The christening,
scheduled for yesterday afternoon, has
been postponed until $3.50 pm. today.
Considerable damage has been done,
however, along the Maryland, Virginia
and Delaware coasts and In Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries.
Water Front Inundated.
Annapolis last night at high tide was
under water along the water front. A
large portion of the grounds of the
United States Naval Academy, which Is
along the shores of the Severn was in
undated and residents Of the streets
near the shore had to traverse them in
boats. This mornings high tides again
flooded the streets.
Lower portions of the houses at North
and Chesapeake Beaches were flooded
by the excessive tides in the Chesapeake
last evening and this morning and in
some instances residents of the resorts
were forced to flee their houses. A sim
liar condition existed at other resorts
along the Bay. The extent of the DAM
age could not be estimated.
The Eastern Shore Of Maryland and
Virginia also has suffered from floods,
according to Associated Press reports.
At Salisbury, Md, water from the Wi
comico River, swollen by the recent
heavy rains and by the high tides OF
the Bay yesterday. flooded several
downtown streets. Several industrial
plants were forced to suspend opera
lions yesterday. and highway traffic was
halted on some roads in the vicinity
because of the floods. =
Industries Suspend Operations.
The lower end of Crisfield was flood
ed with residents moving household
furnishings to the second floors of their
homes. Operations of all the seafood
packing houses was suspended. -
In the western part Of Maryland. the
rain turned to snow yesterday with
drop in the temperature.
Baltimore reports record tides with
flooded streets In the lower section OF
! the city. The damage was slight.
According to the Weather Bureau.
gales. in the Maryland. Virginia and
District of Columbia section reached 40
miles an hour yesterday and last night.
but abated early today. Rising winds
are forecast for this afternoon and to-
night, expected to reach between Is
and 80 miles an hour, but will abate to-
morrow. -
RIVER RISE DIMINISHING.