Evening star., 1932-10-19
MORE RAIN COMING
AS POTOMAC RISES
Clear Weather Predicted for
Tomorrow, but New Storm
Is Due Friday.

Rain. which had fallen to depth
Of three to three and a half inches
in this area since Sunday and caused
rise Of four to six feet in the Poto-
mac River In the Martinsburg- Hagers-
town area. had practically ceased today.
There was onl va slight drizzle this
morning and fair weather is in pros
pect for tomorrow, according to the
Weather Bureau.
More rain is due about Friday, how
ever, 1t was said, as low-pressure area
is due to move in from the West then.
The downpour of the last three days
which caused considerable damage to
roads, sidewalks, cutters and cellars in
nearby Maryland and Virginia and in
the city, had swollen creeks and rivers
in the territory. Many streams were
reported out of their banks this morn
ing, although. with the cessation Of
rain. they began receding.
Potomac Above Normal
At Martinsburg, w. Va, the Potomac
River was six feet above normal fol-
lowing 90 hours Of continuous rainfall
which was ended by clearing skies TO-
day. The crest of the rise was expected
at noon. A rise of four feet was re-
ported in the Potomac at Hagerstown,
Md, where rainfall since Sunday was
recorded as three and half inches.
Meanwhile the disturbance which
brought the rain was working up the
Coast, its center out at sea. 1t was said
at the Weather Bureau the storm was
off the New Jersey Coast. and prob
ably would bring winds of gale force
to New England Coast cities this after
noon and tonight.
The northerly winds which Washing
ton probably will receive from the dis
turbance tomorrow will contribute to
clearing up the weather, it was said
A new high-pressure area, moving up
the Ohio Valley, also is due here tomor-
row and probably will lower the tenn
perature and raise the humidity.
Rain Record May Fall.
In the city the precipitation for the
three days was 292 inches. bringing the
total for the month up to 692. More
rain is in prospect Friday or Saturday
and there is a possibility Of the all
time october mark of 500 inches
falling.
Temperatures which accompanied the
rain were abnormally high, and last
nights minimum was only 62 degrees
Yesterdays maximum was "a.
More than 100 accidents, one of them
fatal, we're blamed on the slippery
streets caused by the rain in Washing
ton. The dead man was Rubin An
drovette, Staten Island, N. Y, who was
killed when struck by an automobile
Monday night.
The storm damage in Arlington
County amounted to several thousand
dollars, it was said by County Manager
Roy S. Braden.
Roadways Damaged.
There was much damage to roadways
cutters and sidewalks; many cellars
were filled with water and in the Ball
ston section the water rose in many
cases to the floors of residences. The
latter situation was not due to the fall
ure OF the recently installed storm
sewer system there but to the fact the
rain was the heaviest experienced in
many years, Braden asserted.
Many automobiles were stranded
throughout the county and number
of buses are reported to have been
delayed by deep water in the roadways
at low points.
Traffic along the Rockville Frederick
road was delayed for a time last night
when heavy rain flooded the highway
near Gaithersburg and made the road
way impossible for several hours at
that point.
Matorists Are Stalled.
Montgomery County police were sent
to the scene and detoured traffic
through Washington Grove and mo-
torists were held up only a short time
as result Several drivers endeavored
to push through the rivulet and were
halted by drenched ignition systems
They were unable to proceed for some
time.
The only other point in Montgomery
County where the rains were reported
to have flooded a main highway was
on the River road. near Congressional
Country Club. Two machines that at
tempted to cross a portion Of the road
way under water yesterday were
stranded and had to be towed into
Bethesda by volunteer fremen.
Engineers from the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission at
Hyattsville announced the heavy rains
had filled the commissions reservoir
at Burnt Mills Dam to overflowing
The water this morning, they said. was
one foot above the fash boards at the
top of the dam, while the streams that
feed the reservoir are overflowing their
banks at several places.
THREE DIE IN STORM.