Evening star., 1936-03-21
and scores Of smaller spans fell before
the surging rivers.
Worst Calamity.

and scores Of smaller spans fell before
the surging rivers.
Worst Calamity.
/. Gov. H. Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire called upon citizens to
limit their use Of highways, curtail
consumption Of gasoline and save
food.
I'VE are just emerging from the
worst calamity which has befallen
New Hampshire in its history" he
said.
Manchester was isolated as the
Merrimac streamed through its streets.
One-third of Concord was under
water, but reported the Merrimac fall
ing. Electricity and gas services were
disrupted. National Guardsmen
patrolled the city.
Franklin and Hooksett were without
electric lights.
The Connecticut receded from the
Cheshire County farm, at Westmore-
land, where 200 inmates, some insane,
were isolated for many hours.
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other streams were receding slowly.
The main line of the Central Ver-
mont Railway was reopened between
st. Johns, Quebec and White River
Junction. Restricted temporary pas
senger service was inaugurated from
Montreal through Vermont.
Proctorville, an Ohio village of / 900,
was isolated when the waters covered
its streets. Seven Coast Guard cutters
at Huntington, w. Va, were ready
to give quick aid If conditions be-
came worse.
Thousands Of residents fed before
the onrushing waters, and relief work.
ers believed others would have to be
removed before the peak was reached.
An unidentified man drowned at
Powhatan, Ohio. Steel mills, pottery
plants and coal mines in the upper
valley were damaged. Many COM
munities reported shortages of food
and drinking water. AS many persons
as possible were inoculated against
disease.
A 3-mile river wall plus layer of
sandbags protected Portsmouth, Ohio,
where 5s-foot flood peak was ex-
pected Sunday noon. A Kentucky
National Guard unit moved into Au-
gusta after the river overfowed into
portions Of the city.
The waters had receded at Wheel
ing. w. Va. but 10000 persons re-
manned in emergency quarters. Only
a few hundred were permitted to 20
back to the island-center of the
city-which had been swept by the
flood.
Food centers were established and
utilities were operating once more.
Families which had returned to the
island. however, were not permitted to
use gas because of fire danger.
Pennsylvania:
Danger Of epidemics combined with
shortages Of food and water to bring
new anxiety to many flood-belea-
guered cities in Pennsylvania. Relief
forces were working at top speed to
give aid to 5000 homeless in the face
OF weather reports forcasting snow
for the wek end.
The situation in Pittsburgh and its
suburbs showed considerable improve
ment, with adequate food and medical
supplies and partial restoration Of
public utility service. Threats of a
water famine increased, although en-
pinenrS honad IN start a kev y,,,nop;,r
station Sunday.
Thousands of workmen cleared away
flood debris from the business district,
and some stores announced they
would operate today.
Rehabilitation went forward at
Johntown, where 16 were dead and
1000 were still homeless. Mayor
Daniel Shields sought $4,000, 900 from
the Federal Government to restore
buildings and aid merchants in set
ting up new stocks.