Evening star., 1937-04-28

companies OF Civilian Conservation
Corps men, totaling 800, and more
than 200 regular employees Of the
parks on the dixie construction.
The c. c. c. men came from Fort
Dupont, from Fort Hunt, Va, on the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway,
from the camp near Theodore Roose-
welt, and the colored camp from the
National Arboretum.
Starting work yesterday afternoon,
the c. c. c. labored until 10 O'Clock
last night, when the w. P. A. group
came on. Additional w. P. A. en-
ployes were on the job at midnight.
The c. c. c. resumed work this
morning, and Finnan expected that
the measures would be complete by
10 o'clock, when high tide was sched-
uled.
The National Capital Parks en-
ployes were supplied from the recrea-
ton division, headed by Albert Clyde
Burton, from the force of George Z.
Clark, in charge of maintenance and
construction, and from David Saun-
ders, chief Of the horticultural divi-
sion.
Some 5000 tons of sand were or
dered for the hood-control job, and
1900 bags were utilized.
Dikes were constructed in the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway from the
gas company's plant to the Titanic
memorial and the slopes were revetted
with sandbags from the Titanic me-
mortal to Constitution avenue This
job was necessary. Finnan said, to
save the trees. shrubs and topsoil re-
Gently placed in the parkway.
The Marcth, 1886, food washed cut
the material planted there.
In West Potomac Park, the site OF
the pansy beds, 4 small dixie was con-
structed from the inlet bridge to the
Highway Bridge approach This was
done to preserve the pansy beds A
similar dixie was built from the High
way Bridge to the railroad bridge to
prevent high water from damaging
the rose garden.
Throngs Visit Chain Bridge.
As the water began to rise during
the night. throngs visited Chain Bridge
where the river flowed only few feet
below the flooring Of the span.
Many of the Summer cottages and
year-round homes on the banks below
Chain Bridge have been vacated, but
some residents remained Those who
stayed, however, remained up most Of
the night, ready to fee If the river
continued to rise.
Camp fires burned along the shore,
with groups of men huddled around
them, watching the current sweep
along all types of debris and looking
for any signs of life.
At Key Bridge several houses were
half submerged The water at the
Wisconsin avenue marker was IA feet
above low tide at 3 am.
The canoe and boat clubs, flooded
almost to the second story, were cleared
yesterday of everything that could be
moved, all small craft being taken to
higher ground.
K street was under water all through
the night, depth of four to five feet
being recorded at the intersection of
Thirtieth.
Engines kept busy yesterday after
noon shifting freight cars from the
area expected to be flooded.
Capt P. j. Carroll, commander, and
virtually. his entire force worked all
night.
Capt. Carroll said this morning that
practically all the roads in the park
system, with the exception Of East
Potomac Park and the underpass
highway. leading southwark from Con-
stitution avenue past the Water Gate,
will be open to traffic The Rock Greek
and Potomac Parkway. closed due to
high water. again will be in condi-
ton for motorists today, the captain
said.
At the Water Gate, the waters swept
in logs and other debris, making the
opening of that thoroughfare imprac-
tical at this time.
The permit ONCE in the new Interior
Department Building. across from
park police headquarters, was turned
into . barracks last night. c. c. c.
workers utilized cots that were ret
up for their convenience.
This morning traffic WAS moving
freely on Seventeenth street, south Of
Constitution avenue, where, In the
March, 1886, flood, the way WA
barred by an embankment Of sand
bags. At the rear of the Navy and
sandbags in evidence, either-unlike
the picture presented year ago in
March, when they were piled high to