Evening star., 1946-06-30

tree smashed in the front door. Mrs.
ODonoghue said one of the living
room chairs was thrown to the top
of table. A window on the sec
ond floor also was smashed, she
said.
In the other section of the duplex.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Leahigh and
their two children, Ann, 6. and
Jimmy, 81 months, were seated in
their living room also. Only DAM
age done to their home was a broken
front window in the living room and
4 damaged chimney.
S*s Auto Top Crushed.
An automobile belonging to Mrs.
|O,Donoghue, who is Mrs. Lealligh's
mother, was hit by the falling tree
and the whole rear end and too
were crushed. Mr.. Leahigh's car.
also covered by the tree, suffered
some scratches.
The two families said they could
not get out of their homes as there
was no back entrance to treir yard.
After several hours, Mr.. Leahigh
said he tore down a section OF the
eight-foot back fence and went
through neighbor's house to get
to the street.
Mr.. O'Donoghue said he did not
consider they were trapped because
"it was raining and I didn't want
to 60 out anyway"
Firemen began working to clear
the damage Immediately as the tree
had fallen from the opposite side
walk, completely blocking the street.
Some Districts Escape.
The thundershower, the Weather
Bureau said, was spotted over the
District and nearby areas, with some
sections reporting little or no rain.
At the Airport station of the Wealth.
er Bureau only OF in. of rain
was recorded, while in Brookmont,
Md, IL inches fell, large amount
for the time involved, Weather Bu-
reau officials said.
The temperature fell from S6 de-
grees at 4:30 pm. to II degrees at
is pm.
Today will be warm and humid
with partly cloudy skies, the
Weather Bureau forecast. The tenn
perature is expected to rise to 80
in the afternoon, with brief showers
possible. Tomorrow will be con-
tinued warm, humid and partly
cloudy. Weather Bureau officials
said.
The District Fire Department re-
ported Is calls to pump out flooded
Easements from yesterdays storm.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
said they had more than 200 COM
plants of minor nature.
Police said a streetcar ran off the
tracks at Fiftieth and Deane avenue
NE. due to water and gravel wash
ing over the tracks, but no one was
injured.
Police Radio Disabled.
The police radio systems in Up
per Marlboro, Prince Georges
County, and Rockville, Montgomery
County, went out of commission
shortly after the rainstorm started.
Montgomery County police were
forced to route all calls through the
Silver Spring Volunteer Fire De-
partment's radio hookup.
Lightning struck the home of c.
F. Needlesfip, 1912 Woodside park
way, Silver Spring, causing a fire in
the attic. Damage was estimated at
$25. No one was injured.
Several motorists were reported
stranded in the Bethesda area when
the heavy rain shorted the electric
systems of their cars. Many base
ments were flooded and a Bethesda
Fire Department engine, responding
to one call, was forced to stop for
about five minutes when 1t hit a
pool of water on Bradley boulevard
near Leland street.
Electricity was shut off for short
periods in Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties when wires were
blown down. Scores of trees in the
two nearby areas were uprooted.
In Prince Georges County, wash.
outs were reported on Defense high
way, Landover road, Queensbury
road, University lane, Central ave-
nue. and Edmonston road when
water, undermined sections OF the
roads and caused them to collapse.
The area around the Peace Cross
In Bladensburg was ii bded.