The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-03-20
SET FINANCIAL
Loss least
$50 MILLIONS
Emergency Relief Funds
Would Be Provided By
New Legislation
WASHINGTON ESCAPES
BAD FLOOD DAMAGE
{UNITED PREss)

+ FloodS today swept down the
Ohio and Connecticut river val
leys adding new terror and de-
struction to the series of floods
which to date have caused 100
deaths and an estimated property
damage approaching $l5O,OOO,-
600 in IL states.
Large sections are either ex-
periencing devastating floods or
preparing to cope with or are
lifting themselves from the mud
and debris left by receding rivers.
Appro ximately 200, 900 per-
sons arc homeless in the vast area
from Maine down through the
New England states to New York
and Pennsylvania and extending
west into the Ohio and south into
Maryland. s-
Hartford and Springfield, CAPT.
tails of Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts are both under swirling
torrents Of the Connecticut river
which inundated scores of lesser
communitiesA Both capitals are
without power The Ohio river
flood engulfed Marietta, Ohio. As
the water began to recede, Wheel
ing and Pittsburgh were left high
and dry again, but faced serious
drinking water shortage. The
Suspuehanna which is beginning
to reeede left high destruction in
southern New York and central
Pennsylvania. .s.g, -
Waters Of the Potomac receded
after reaching the greatest depth
since 1898. Health precautions
are being rushed to prevent cpl
denies. t.I ......
Every relief facility in the ma
ton has been thrown into the af-
fected districts. q.
In congress bills have been in
troGuced to appropriate $50, 000,-
900 for relief and rehabilitation.
A flood survey shortly before
last midnight showed the follow
ing conditions:
CONNECTICUT:
Haftford-Water rising beyond
35 feet; general power Shutdown
threatened; 5000 families along
eastern border of city warned to
evacuate.
District Of Columbia:
Neutrality-suspicious. reaches
flood crest of 1871 feet and dan
ger apparently over.
Massachusetts,:
HaverhilLMain street under
five feet of water.
Holyoke-Fifty nuns and $50
refugees marooned and faced with
food shortage in the Dominican
Monastery between here and West
Springfield.
Springfield-Flood waters from
the Connecticut invade downtown
area, with river rising steadily.
More than 10000 evacuate homes.
Worcester-Holy Cross college
isolated after flood waters Of
Blackstone crush bridge ut college
square.
New Hampshire:
Amoskeag Dam-Reported hold
ing in face of q severe rise in
river.
Concord-Six men reported per-
ished in flood waters of the Mer-
rimack at Hookset, Is miles
southeast. Waters still rising in
Concord and more than seven feet
over spillway at Sewell Falls Dam.
Hanover-Dartmouth college is
olated since Wednesday night.
New York:
Albany-Hudson over banks,
water six feet deep in some
streets.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Chenango recede. National
guardsmen patrol flood areas.
Manchester-Dike level raised
two feet by sandbags along river
from here to Portmouth.
Pennsylvania:
Harrisburg-Rescue fleets res
cuing scores Of rnarooned persons
along Susquehanna. Exposure
and disease dangers increase.
Johnstown-Under military rule
% pm. curfew invoked, 20 re-
ported dead.
Dewiston-5,00O flee to higher
ground as Juniata reaches as feet.
Lock Haven--Flood still lap
ping against homes; ten known
dead.
Lockpoft-Four reported dead.
Pittsburgh-Water recedes from
business district, relief and re-
Mobilization started