The Washington times., 1933-09-16
D. C. RELIEF WORKERS STAND BY AS STORM NEARS CITY
:HARBOR POLICE,
POWER CREWS
CALLED OUT
, Heavy Rain Today, Weather
Bureau Warns; Winds Will
Mount Through the Night


Mount Through the Night
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highest wind recorded at Norfolk
during the August storm was Sc
miles.
Meanwhile Fire Chief George
S. Watson and Superintendent Of
Police Ernest w. Brown ordered
all their men to stand by to meet
any emergency that may arise
from the storm.
E. Taking No Chances
Chief Watson instructed three
companies be placed on special
duty, with all firemen off duty
being ordered to be available to
call at any time. Major Brown
also ordered all policemen to
hold themselves ready for call
TO duty.
: A shifting of the high pressure
area to the north Of Washington
has resulted in driving the hurr1-
cane from its northwest course
to one of due north.
The storm is expected to pass
Cape Henry late this afternoon
follow up the coast to New Jersey
and there swing out to sea on a
northeast course.
g., AS the storm center passes to
the east of the Capital, there will
-be an increase in wind velocity
and rainfall.
The winds will be strong during
the day and night, Forecaster
Charles e. Mitchell said, reaching
gale velocity at times, but the
storm will not be as severe as that
of last month.
= With the storm on the north
tern course, the barometer has
been dropping here. slowly but
steadily. From midnight at 3O.01.
it had fallen to 29.87 by noon to-
day.
Rainfall for the past "a hours
has been only 90 of an inch, as
compared with $40 precipitation
during the last storm Heavy
rains are expected Gonight, how
ever.
Carolina Floods
e. At the Navy Department here
instructions were sent out to all
reserve stations as we'll as the
regular forces to try to maintain
radio, communication with the
storm stricken area.
x Word received here indicated
that New Bern and Elizabeth
City, North Carolina were flooded,
hut that at Wilmington the storm
was subsiding.
All communication lines from
Cape Hatteras, where the wind
was reported at 80 miles an hour
early today. are down.
-. Shipping is at a Standstiu as
hurricane warnings are being sent
out.
. The steamer scheduled to leave
Washington for Norfolk last night
was cancelled because of the
warning and there will be no
Satlings until further notice. line
officials said.
=. All sailings from Baltimore to
Norfolk were also cancelled. All
vessels on the southward-bound
track have put in to shelter,
rather than attempt to ride out
the hurricane.
Red Cross Active
District power and telephone
companies gathered extra crews
TO repair any damage that might
result.
All ships and yachts IN the
harbor were double moored, and
harbor police were ordered to
stand by to give assistance to
anv boats in distress
superintendent of Trees and
Parking Clifford Lanham ordered
all his men to stand by to repair
storm damage He estimated that
there would be little damage.
Washington amateur radio op
orators are attempting to reach
isolated points on the coast tc
learn the amount of damage done
This was done at the request OF
the Red Cross, which IS standing
by ready to send relief to the
stricken areas If needed.
:: Fury Hits Maryland
A crew of so men was callec
on duty by John B. Gordon, Dis
trict sanitary engineer, to watch
the Capital sewer system during
the storm and answer any emer'
gency calls.
Highs winds and rain are
sweeping all of Maryland, anc
persons planning to go to thu
beach resorts were warned against
taking the trip at this time.
While heavy rain is expected
today there will be little FLOOD
danger, the Weather Bureau said
unless the tide backs up the
Potomac under high winds.
Baltimore city authorities con.
ferred today to take all precau-
tions . meet any emergency aris'
ing from the storm.
Annapolis Is Prepared
As Hurricane Approaches