Evening star., 1932-09-06
STORM |NUMATES
STREETS OF CITY
Fifth and Ingraham Section
| Is Flooded to Depth
of Six Feet.
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cure the conditions, but 1t Is impossible
to say at this time what can be done.
One Of the studies contemplates building
q separate stormwater sewer from this
point to Rock Greek. He pointed out
that such q sewer would have to be
built at some points so feet below the
street surface, and that 1t would be
enormously expensive, and useful only
very occasionally. Cost estimates have
not vet been made, he said, but II
might run to 81 100000.
Perhaps the cure for the situation
will come gradually as the territory 10
the east is improved, and small lateral
sewers are built to serve the new
houses. These will interrupt much OF
the flow at its source, and prevent the
sudden congregation Of enormous vol
umes of water at one spot at one time.
The flow last night was so heavy that
the water blew out manhole cover
and for time spouted IL feet into the
air. About 20 to IS cellars were flood
ed. The sewers have been all cleaned
out by a gang Of laborers who worked
all night. None Of the sewers were
damaged.
Flooded Area Closed.
Police closed the flooded area to traf-
nc to enable firemen to work unimpeded
in removing stalled automobiles. The
Fire Department sent eight engines TO
the scene to aid motorists, and volun-
teers, CARRIED in bathing suits and old
clothes helped to push automobiles from
the danger zone. Residents said 1t
took the overtaxed drains about an
hour to accommodate the water In the
flooded streets.
The weather forecast today Is for fair
skies and cooler temperatures tonlgnt
and probably tomorrow. Government
experts said the large number OF pros
trations during yesterdays parade was
due to unusually high humlolty: Inc
rose to the days maximum Of 30 AZ
pm. y,
rrees within q few minutes after the
storm arrived. Between 9:05 and 9:5S
there was precipitation OF 1.64 mcnes.
The rain was renewed between IL
o'clock and midnight.
In June of 1929 there was q heavy
rain which flooded the same vicinity,
but the downpour was not as Sudoen
as last nights, which was only equaled
in August Of 1928.
The rain was attended by relatively
little wind and lightning in the down.
town section.
Traffic Is Disrupted.
Traffic was the heaviest storm SUI
ferer in the suburbs, although light
ming is believed to have started three
fires in Montgomery County.
The viaduct under the Baltimore q
Ohio tracks at Silver Spring was nOoo-
ed to q depth Of feet and the silver
Spring Fire Department was calieo 70
null out two machines stalled there.
Oher machines were spared a similar
fate when County Policemen Laurence
Dixon and Joseph A. Nolte diverted
trafic by way of Falkland drive.
The binding rain was blamed Ior
three automobile accidents on the Baltl-
more Boulevard. Four persons were
hurt and three drivers arrested. Two
apnbulances Of the Bladensburg Rescue
Squad were disabled.
Miss Lillian Shifiett and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Hudson, all Of Baltimore; were
hurt when their Automobile colnded WIN
a car driven by Charles Dowart OF
Lancaster. Pa, Dowart was arrested on
Q charge Of reckless driving.
AmbuIances Stalled.
The two ambulances of the Bladens-
burg Rescue Squad were called, but
they stalled before reaching the scene.
The injured were removed to hospitals
in private cars. o
While directing traffic at the scene
of the accident. Harry Walker OF tne
Branchville Fire Department was struck
by q car operated by Harry A. STANLEY
of Baltimore, who was arresteo anu
charged with reckless driving.
Herbert w. Hickman, 200 block OF
Ninth street southeast, was charged WIN
reckless driving after his machine ana
one operated by Miss Susie Beau OF
Beltsville colnded and skidded INTO one
OF the stalled ambulances.
Three Washingtonians were hurt wnen
the car in which they were riding got
out of control on hill near Mlodlepurs
Va skidded and turned over twice on
the slippery highway.
Those injured were Mrs. Della Martin
SO: Lois, 8, and Grace, 10, wlfe ano
daughters Of Reed F. Martin, chief clerk
of the General Accounting once. MI
Martin escaped injury. Mrs. Martin
suffered injuries to her back and Lois
was badly bruised. Grace was cut on
the cheek. The injured were given first
aid in Middleburg and brought to Wash
ington by Joseph McReynolds, local au-
tomobile dealer.
Richmond Highway damned.
The storm was responsible for a Sc
rious traffic jam on the Washington
Richmond highway. Many cars were
stalled by flooded ignitions, while hum
dreds Of motorists pulled into filllne
stations and garages to wait for the
storm to pass.
One Of the Montgomery County nres
destroyed the home Of Charles Whirley
near Cedar Grove. The house was Vlr-
tually destroyed before the Gathers
washington Grove Fire Depart
ment could reach the scene. None ol
the family was injured.
The other fires started when light.
ming struck two barns near Rockville
One Of the structures was on the farm
of Richard H. Gray and the other or
the H. B. Fawley farm. The barns
were filled with hay and straw and thu
damage in each case was estimated a
$4,000, partially covered by insurance. :.
Much damage was caused by cloud
burst which flooded many homes II
Sharpsburg, battlefield town nea,
Hagerstown Water four feet deep flowed
through the streets and into the frs
floors Of many homes. A tree was blowr
across the main telephone cable run
ming east cutting of this section from
phone communication with Eastern
cities today.