Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-08-09
Weather
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eral flooded areas, including
Route l at South Twenty third
street, and several sections of
Glebe road.
The Arlandria shopping ceN~
ter, which was inundated last
May with heavy damage to
stores, was reported under two
feet Of water again last night.
The shopping center is in the
1000 block of Mount Vernon
avenue.
Six-BIOck Area Hit.
Buses were unable to get
through the water at the shop
ping center and police had bar
ricaded a Six-block area in that
vicinity. Arlington police said
there we're many accidents dur
ing the rain.
Water raced across VierS Mill
road into homes in the Connec-
ticut Park subdivision. Viers Mill
road was flooded and impossible
for a while. After the water
subsidized, motorists had to avoid
debris left on the road by the
storm.
Robert S. Allen, Washington
newspaper correspondent, and
his wife, Ruth, were rescued from
their flooded car on River road
near Seven Locks road when the
Cabin John creek overlooked.
Their car was caught in the rap
IDLY rising flood waters. Firemen
from the Glen Echo Fire Depart
ment reached the couple in a
rowboat and took them to shore.
When the boat reached them,
the water had risen to the seat,
= forcing the occupants to sit on
the back of the front seat to keep
dry.
A bridge that was opened ear
lier this week washed out at VAL
leywood and Henderson drives at
Wheaton.
Part of Georgia avenue was
flooded in Montgomery County.
Prince Georges County Police at
Hyattsville reported Peace Cross
flooded but still passable.
Car Washed Off Road.
Route 240 was closed for a
while from Hyattstown to Fred
erick. Police reported car
washed off the road at Bennett
Creek, between Frederick and
Hyattstown, but nobody was
hurt.
Hundreds of cars were stranded
and stalled here and in nearby
areas.
Park police reported three ac-
cidents, none serious, from the
storm in nearby Virginia. In
one of them, a car struck a
utility pole.
Although the Fire Board re-
ported more than 800 calls of
flooded Easements, city workers
were Stynied in efforts to do
anything about the gushing
waters.
Callers were referred to the
Districts emergency pumping
squad. A man who said he was
just the Waterman for the
emergency sewer division" re-
ported he was taking down adj
dresses as they we're called in.
Phone Service Stops.
He said he was trying to find
someone in authority to try to
learn what to do about the
flooded Easements.
In drought-ridden Loudoun
County, Va, a windstorm &C
companying drenching rains in
terrupted power and telephone
service in some areas. Some
Leesburg stores were flooded by
the two-hour downpour.
The Mclean Summer Thea
ter's performance of THE Rose
Tatto" was halted by the beating
of rain on the tent in which the
performance was being given at
Falls Church.
Elwyn Dearborn, director of
the company, suffered minor in
juries as he helped clear rain
from puddles atop the tent. He
was treated and released at
Arlington Hospital.
The forecaster here described
the rains as variable" with some
areas hit harder than others by
the heavy fall of rain.
More rain was expected today
in the Washington area in the
form of scattered thunder
showers.
Forecasters look for clouds
most of the day with a high
temperature of about 81. To-
night is expected to be somewhat
l. ;,.I.