The Washington times., 1933-08-24
BRIDGES DOWN,
MARYLAND'S
CROPS HIT
Marlboro Race Track Under
Water; Ocean City Houses
/ Are Ordered Vacated

others narrowly escaped death in
the raging Patapsco River when
they were swept from the Balti-
more highway bridge near Elk
ridge, Md, in storm that caused
heavy property damage in Mary
aand.
The victims, Sergts. James
Balkay, As, and Joseph DoWney,
q, were attempting to cross the
bridge in a heavily loaded truck
when flood waters from the river
forced the truck and men over
the wall into the stream.
Bridges Swept Away
Bridges were swept away In
the storm that paralyzed traffic
communication and power sys-
tens.
The Baltimore Pike at Belts
willie, the Marlboro Pike below
Upper Marlboro and the River
Road at Seven Locks were lakes
five and six feet deep as hun
dreds of automobiles were stalled.
A 30foot bridge on the Coles
willie Pike, near Colesville, was
washed away during the peak OF
the storm. No lives were lost.
Tobacco, corn and other crops
in nearby Maryland were beaten
to the ground and the loss 10
farmers will run into hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
Pike Under Water.
The reservoir at Burnt Mills
overflowed and flooded the pike.
Hundreds of trees and electric
and telephone lines were blown
down.
Traffic to Annapolis was halted
as the Grain Highway at Hills
Bridge was flooded to depth OF
from four to five feet.
The race track at Marlboro was
Hooded.
Nearly 500 cars were halted
near Brandywine by four feet Of
water on the highway.
At Kenwood, Md, two fisher
men were killed when five boats
were hurled ashore by a wave.
Board Walk Caves.
At Ocean City, Md, where
approximately one-fifth of the
residents are Washington a n S,
men, women and children were
ordered to leave their homes in
fear cottages would be washed
away by the flood.
The boardwalk there is reported
to have caved in and streets were
under three and four feet of
water. Many boats were torn
from their moorings and several
of the smaller cottages were re-
ported washed away.
Two homes were wrecked in
Riverdale, Md, when giant trees
crashd into them.
BladenSburg was flooded, with
more than half the town under
water.
Trains Stalled
Two trains. dispatched to
Chesapeake Beach early yesterday
by the Chesapeake Railway, are
still down at the beach, with no
other trains leaving Washington.
It is reported that the pier
and crab house at Chesapeake
were washed away in the gale.
Three dams on the Wioomico
River were carried away late to-
day causing a flood to rise in the
streets of Salisbury. In many of
the streets the water was 10 inches
deep.
Roofs Torn
Telegraph poles and trees were
torn down and roofs of buildings
were torn off in the neighborhood
Of Salisbury. No loss Of life was
reported, however.
Twenty-Six men were rescued
from the foundered dredge Ches-
apeake of the Arundel Corpora
ton.
In Baltimore the bay was at
flood stage late tonight and bar.
ricades of sandbags and lumber
were placed to protect business
houses along the waterfront.
Presses of newspaper plants were
threatened.
Two vessels off Cove Point
were heard blowing distress signals
above the roar of the storm. They
also sent out wireless SOS calls
which were picked up by a Navy
station. They were believed to be
near shore.
The entire Eastern Shore was
cut off from telephone and tele.
graph communication and the
Pennsylvania railroad line was re.
ported washed out between Easton
ard Salisbury further marooning
the territory.
Steamer Overdue
The steamer Anne Arundel of
the Western Shore Steamboat
Company due here from Reeds
vile, Va, was unreported and
many hours overdue carrying
passengers and freight. Land
crews got life lines around the
yacht Calvert, which grounded
early today and pulled her into
shallow water near Curtis Greek
Bridge.
The entire Eastern Shore south
Of Salisbury to Cape Charles was
cut off from communication with
the world today as telegraph and
telephone lines were reported
down, and the tracks of the Del.
Mar-Va division of the Pennsly-
var1ia railroad were reporte d
washed away.