The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-28
OAKLAND HAS The WORST
FLOOD In ITS HISTORY
Continued from Page OneJ

Hesen Service Station, Blue Sunoco
Station, MAYORS Blacksmith; all on
Third street; Helbig's Mill, Hine-
baugh's Garage, Liller's Barber Shop,
Half Price Store, Green street; A. D.
Naylor and company Kasco Feed
Store, Bill Gibson's restaurant, and
Pritts' Garage on Liberty street; the
Oakland Baking company, Glotfelty's
restaurant, F. A. Smouse grocery,
Hinebaugh's restaurant, Half-Prlce
Store, Oakland Supply company, Dr..
Henry W. McComaS' office, Oakland
Pharmacy, H. C. Sincell, A. c. Warn
ick's Meat Market, J. W.. Jackson .
and 10, Miller's Sanitary Market, DR..
M. C. Hinebaugh's office, Garrett
National Bank, West Maryland Power
company and the Coffman-Fisher COM
pany. The water was up three steps
IN the hallway of The Republican, ard
at the rear of the building was about
an inch from the press room.
Mayor Lawrence M. Fraley and
several business men predicted as
cleanup work got under way that the
damage would exceed the $4,000
mark. Harry Field, owner of the Half
Price Store, estimated his establish
ment alone suffered $4,000 damage,
The warehouse in. rear of his store,
which carries supplies for his five
other stores in West Virginia, was
flooded to some extent, Ira Bosley,
owner of the Baking company, esti-
mated his stock of $4,000 was ruined.
He narrowly missed losing a carload
of flour. He was preparing to unload
the flour and place it in his .storeroom
when the flood came upon him.
Peak OF Excitement
A peak point of excitement was
reached about noon when a report
spread through town that the 40-acre
dam at Mountain Lake Park, empty
ing into the Little Youghiogheny
river, had burst. Later investigation
showed the lake was overlooking but
the dam was holding.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks at the junction Of Wilson creek
and the Little Youghiogheny river and
also at the station were badly washed.
The culvert carry Wilson creek under
the tracks was not large enough to
carry off the overflow, according to
town officials, which was really the
cause Of the high water.
Milton Turney was credited with
pulling two boys from the water at the
B. and o. station as they became eX-
cited when a train passed, throwing
water a dozen feet or more in the air,
Cleanup Is Rapid
AS soon as the waters began to re-
lede the work of cleaning up began.
The city had the streets clean within
a short time by aid Of the Firemen
and CCC enrollees and individual
business places also received the aid
of CCC boys in "mopping up.
About 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon
waters of the Little Youghiogheny
river rose to such an extent that water
from Wilson creek was backed up,
and water several inches deep came
upon the corner of Second and Green
streets, throwing another scare into
the people of that vicinity. Water
from the Yough damaged hay fields at
Weber's and was three feet over route
219,
Realization that the town had been
in grave danger on account of oil and
gasoline floating on the water, came
after the waters had receded. Had
any matches been thrown in the water
where there was gasoline the whole
downtown section would have been
burned and many lives would have
been lost" Emroy Bolden fire chief,
stated Saturday night.
Governor Nice Offers Aid
Governor Harry W.. Nice wired
Mayor Fraley Saturday offering all
help necessary to cope with the situa-
zion and asked state police to give him
a full report Of flood conditions here.
Mayor Fraley said he also had re-
ceived messages from Lieut.. Johnson,
head of the state police, and Daniel
Willard, president of the B, and O.
Official records at Weber's showed
chat 3.76 inches of rain had fallen be-
tween a. m. and l p. m. on Satur-
day, making a total of eight inches
for the month up to that time.
Flood sidelights on Page Two
OrDhanS' Court Proceedings