Evening star., 1949-06-19
Six Die, 70 Missing,
2,4OO Homeless in
Floods in Two States
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debris in the water after being
spotted from the air.
They told State police their car
had been overturned by the rush
ing waters Of the flash flood and
their son and the two others were
swept to their deaths. The fiyeI
were driving TO Petersburg.
Three hundred families were
evacuated from their homes at
Petersburg where so homes were
destroyed and 800 damaged. ac-
cording to Red Cross reports. The
Red Cross also gave the number
of families evacuated at other
towns as follows: Moorefeld. 20;
Lanesyille. w. Va. 20; Franklin.
w. Va, 4; Bridgewater, Va, 200,
and Stokesville, Va, so.
Red Cross reports concerning
additional damage at Petersburg
said that $50 buildings other than
homes were destroyed and $50
damaged; 200 businesses destroyed
and rs damaged; IL industrial
plants damaged; 05,000 head OF
livestock lost.
The Red Cross said also that
200 persons were being cared for
In 8 Red Cross shelters, $50 OF
whom were receiving food. 1t is
anticipated that 300 families VIII
register for assistance.
Concern was felt at first at Girl
Scout headquarters here for the
safety of five counselors at Camp
May Father. the District organi-
zation's summer camp in the
stokesville and Mount Solon area.
Is to 40 miles northwest OF Staun-
ton, Va. The North River there
was said to have risen Is feet
above its normal level.
Camp CounseIors Safe.
Miss Lenora d. Mann. director
of camping for the District Girl
Scouts, said last night, however.
that all the five counselors were
safe although two cabins were
said to have been washed away.
The i've counselors at the camp
are Miss Edith Clark. 6401 Four
teenth street NV. member OF
the Girl Scouts professional staff
here and the director of the camp;
Miss Faith Marr, Mclean. Va,
leader of a Brownie Troop at the
Potomac School,. Miss Eugenia
Darby of Alabama. assistant camp
director, and Miss Grace McBade
and Miss Catherine Ducharme,
both of Lafayette, La.
Miss Mann received word last
night that plane had flown over
the camp, spotted the five young
women at a recreation hall known
as Stone Lodge on top OF q hill.
and dropped food to them. She
said 1t was apparent they were
safe.
The camp Is being prepared for
opening next Friday. About Is ad-
ditional. counselors were to have
gone. there yesterday.
Half Of Petersburg Under Water.
At Petersburg about half the
town was under water at midday.
Communications were maintained
by radio between a State Police
car and the police headquarters
at Romney, w. Va. Food was be-
ing brought in by ferrying 1t across
the flooded river from the village
Of Scherr ON the highway north
of the town.
Three miles east of Petersburg
is the Fox and Ok Camp for tour
lists, occupied mostly by fishermen
attracted by the opening Of the
bass fishing Friday. Ivan Cowg-
er, q highway worker. told State |
Police he saw nine Of the cabins
Of the camp washed away and
smashed to pieces against Gap
Bridge.
Sergt E. L. Roush Of the State |
Police said one section Of that
bridge, built Of steel and concrete.
had been washed away. It is
over the Potomac's South Branch
on Highway 220. He said also
that the Harness Ford Bridge
over the South Fork Of the South
Branch. about seven miles south
east Of Moorefleld, was washed
away at am. yesterday. It was
about $50 feet long. OF steel and
wood.
Moorefield was hit twice by
flood waters. first by the South
Branch and next by the South
Fork. Between midnight and 3