Evening star., 1936-03-22
SHOWS AND COLD
GRIP CUMBERLAND
S0-Inch White Blanket Is
Left on HiIIs-River
Rises 10 Feet.
Ry the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March al
Snow, rain and cold threatened this
fiood-battered Second City Of Mary
land with new suffering and misery
today, but relief forces apparently had
the situation well in hand.
"I am confident we are meeting
The emergency" Miss Margaret Lewis,
Red Cross field representative in
charge of relief in the city of 10000,
said late In the day.
"It is showing here and above here
In the county, but unless it continues
I don't think it will affect us particu-
larly and I see no cause for alarm"
The entire city was cheered by the
news President Roosevelt had allotted
S43,0o0,000 for flood relief, with
this State sharing. No action had
been taken on fiood-relief measures in
the State Legislature.
Potomac Up 10 Feet.
Some alarm had been felt here be-
cause heavy rains and 80 inches Of
snow in the mountains above here
had made the Potomac River rise 10
feet.
Miss Lewis said, however, the home
200 families in the city and
county-were being cared for and that
none were being permitted to enter
their damp homes.
Earlier In the day she had dis
closed that doctors and nurses had
been rushed into the West Virginia
towns of Green Spring and Paw Paw
to prevent any outbreak of disease
rs result of flooded water systems.
Gov. Harry w. Nice, swinging down
from here to Hancock and Williams
port on his personal survey of Mary
lands flood zone, expressed alarm at
the suddenly developed cold weather.
THE increasing cold in Western
Maryland makes even more urgent the
need for relief funds" he said. This
was before announcement of the Pres
1dent's ALLEGATION Of funds to the
w. P. A.
Muck and Debris Left.
The snowfall last night came within
Q miles of this stricken city, which
had been directing all its energies
toward cleaning up the muck and
debris the Potomac left after its So
100000 assault on the city.
The Western Maryland Railroad re-
ported 80 inches of snow fell after
heavy rains high in the mountains to
the west of here.
In Garrett County, Oakland and
Grantsville had 16 inches, with the
fall continuing today. Telegraph serv-
ice to Oakland was impaired.
Much of the fury of the snowstorm
was dissipated as 1t approached Cum
berland and Frostburg and Lonacon-
ing, miles west of here, had only 8
to inches.
Although some snow fell here, the
800 w. p. A., C. c. c., city and State
employees at work on the Uttered streets
were spared the added task of shovel
ing snow.
The flakes fell on bedding that had
been set out to dry. About 100 persons
who were forced from their homes by
the food waters set out their soaked
bedding, aired their dampened homes
and scraped OF mud from floors and
walls
One hundred National Guardsmen
remained on duty to prevent looting
and shivered at their posts in front of
damaged stores and banks.
Emergency Declared.
The City Council declared q state
OF emergency and ordered all liquor
stores to close at 9 pm. tonight and
every night until the ban is lifted.
The police we're directed to enforce
the order strictly.
All down the ravaged Upper Valley
OF the Potomac the work of rehabili-
tation and relief progressed.
At least 5000 were believed homeless
from Cumberland to Point of Rocks
and total damage was estimated at
at least $4,000, ,000-the sum the Mary
land delegation in Congress had been
seeking.
Seven towns, the principal ones
along the rivers banks, we're inun-
dated by the Potomac's wild sweep to
the sea. Only two bridges were left
intact from Cumberland to Point of
Rocks.