Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-09
MARYLAND FLOOD
D|SRUPTS TRAFFIC
Northeast Section of State
Is Kit by Rushing
Waters.
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, July o.
Rains that reached cloudburst pro-
portions sent streams in Northeast
MARYLAND flooding over their banks to-
day, washing cut section of the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks, carrying
away a highway bridge, disrupting
traffic on highways and flooding more
than 300 houses in Havre De Grace
and Elkton.
Lilly Run. in Havre De Grace, and
Swan Creek, nearby, overfiowed their
banks. The Philadelphia road was
covered with nearly feet of rushing
water, stranding a dozen motorists,
including two heavily laden trucks.
The motorists were reported in no
danger, as the water was receding.
Elk River Rises.
In Elkton the Elk River rose steadily
under the influence of the downpour.
Houses in the city along the river
bank had feet of water in them.
State police were on the Philadel-
phia road. diverting southbound traf-
fic through Bear Hills, away from the
flooded section of that highway. Other
State troopers were sending north
bound traffic through Perryville, over
United States Route l.
The railroad bed was weakened at
Swan Creek, it was reported, when
and weakened them so that all traffic
between Baltimore and Wilmington on
the Pennsylvania was halted for three
bours.
THE Baltimore &, Ohio Railroad at
Temple Road Crossing was under
water. A concrete watch house was
overturned there.
Bridge Swept Away.
Nathan Smith, chief engineer OF
the State Roads Commission, said
bridge was carried away on Route 462
between Aberdeen and Walkers Cor
ner It's supports were weakened by
the rushing water, he said, until the
structure collapsed.
The rains that caused the floods
we're reported to have been two cloud
bursts that swept the section early
today. In the Havre de Grace section
the first of the torrential downpours
occurred about am.
Before this excess water could be
carried away another cloudburst
swept the section at 4 am. Streams
were unable to carry it.
Storm Hits Virginia.
Several rains and electrical storms
that swept over the Old Dominion
Sunday night and yesterday damaged
al electrical plant at Narrows to the
extent of ever 100000 and flooded
Easements and cellars of business
houses and private residences at Har-
rlsonburg.
Mrs. Nora Kellman Dollar, 20-year-
struck and killed by lightning as she
nursed her child. The infant, knocked
unconscious by the bolt, will recover.
Today the 0,000-kilowatt station of
the Glen Lyon plant of the Appa-
lachian Electric Co. at NarroWs was
out of commission as a result of
cloudburst early Sunday night that
caused damage estimated at between
100000 and S15O,O00. Workmen were
busy clearing away the debris.
State Highway No. was opened
to one-way traffic only today in GER
tain places as result of the cloud
burst and the westbound roadbed of
the Norfolk & Western was made I'M
safe.
At Harrisonburg the heaviest rain
fall in the memory of the oldest in
habitants sent water into Easements
OF houses bordering on Blacks Run.
Page County had more cause to re-
joice because of heavy July rains,
which were fairly common over large
part of Virginia. The town of Luray
received its first rain in two months.
Harrisonburg reported miniature
municipal flood as the result of more
than an inch of rainfall over that
city in an hour and half.