Evening star., 1946-10-13
4O-MiIe Windsform
Capsizes SaiIboat,
Rain Cuts Off Power

A 40-mile- hour wind and driv-
ing rain upset sailboat OF the
harbor police dock in the Potomac,
put out lights in a Chevy Chase
neighborfood and toppled trees on
two unoccupied automobiles late
yesterday.
Almost 81 of an inch Of rain
fell in less than an hour. The
Weather Bureau said the storm was
unusual in its suddenness, although
winds of that intensity are not ex-
traordinary at this time of the year.
All telephone service in the WAL
dorf -Brandywine-La Plata area of
Southern Maryland was put out of
action. Telephone company officials
said water soaked cables were re-
sponsible.
At a late hour last night line
men still had not got the lines
back in order.
Police Teletypes Silenced.
Maryland State police said the
soaked cables had also put out of
Eorder their teletype sets not only
to- the substation at Waldorf but
also to stations at Frederick and
Cumberland. Police were depend
ing on radio communication exclu-
sively between those stations.
Police said the storm was quite
severe in Southern Maryland, with
pelting rain and high gusts, but
no damage had been reported.
The high northwest wind marked
the arrival of q cold front" which
sent the temperature tumbling from
IS degrees at 4:40 pm. to SIS at $50
pm. Clear and much cooler wealth.
er is expected tonight and the mer-
curry is not likely to climb above
so degrees today, the Weather Bu-
reau announced.
Most Of Week to be Cool.
The Bureau had been watching
the approach of the cold wave for
several days and believes compara-
lively low temperatures will con-
tinue here most of this week, an
official said.
The brief storm blew down q few
power lines which caused several
minor fires. Police and fire officials
received about so calls for assistance,
principally because of wires or trees
scattered into streets. They re-
ported property damage was slight
| The Potomac Electric Power Co
declared I'VE got off very easy =
The most serious wire trouble oc-
CURED when a broken circuit In
Chevy Chase kept comparatively
small area in darkness for short
time. A small street blaze resulted
from broken wire at Connecticut
avenue and Davenport street NV.
Policemen Save Boaters.
Phelps Hunt, 20. of 7031 Wilson
lane, Bethesda, was rescued by
Policemen r. r. Myer and Frank A
Carr, who saw his 11-foot craft cap
size in Washington Channel OF the
Potomac at the height of the storm
They brought him ashore in police
ooat. The sailboat was towed in by
the District fire boat.
Earlier in the afternoon, 1t. Otha
r. Sanders and Corpl. David g.
Matthews in another police boat res
cued Lewis H. Lekson, 10, OF 6706
Forty-sixth street NV, whose sail
boat capsized at almost the same
point in the river.
Automobiles owned by Harvey G
Donaldson, 2480 Sixteenth street
NV, and Robert H. Blickle, jr., OF
3069 Cleveland avenue NV, were
damaged by falling trees. Mr.. Dom
aldson's car was parked in the 1900
block of Euclid street NV, and Mr.
Blickle's in front of his home. Hoods
and windshields were smashed In
both instances.
Big trees were blown into the 1200
block of Maryland avenue NE. and
in six other Northeast and South
east streets. Police said traffic was
| held up only q few minutes.