Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-23
Rain Due
AsCity Repairs
Storm Damage
Some Streets and
Highways in Area
Remain Closed


Washington area, still cleaning
up after a week end of torren-
tial rains.
However, the Weather Bureau
said the showers expected prob
ably would be light and not add
appreciably to the areas already
swollen rivers and streams.
The mop-up after Friday
nights storm was still underway
when another downpour struck
last night. Falls Church police
reported high water closed Lee
highway in the $500 block to
all but buses and large trucks.
High water also covered sew
eral streets in Alexandria. Po-
lice said Duke street at Yale
drive was closed for a time.
Nearby Virginia Roads Open
Fairfax County authorities said
as much as six to eight inches
OF water covered many roads
south of Fort Belvoir. Most of
the water had receded by this
morning and all roads in Fairfax
and Arlington Counties were re-
ported open.
Two Maryland highways closed
, by flood damage Friday were ex-
pected 10 be open today. State
highway crews were completing
repairs on a southbound section
of Route l approaching the Pa
tuxent River at Laurel. Repairs
also were being completed on a
bridge over the Patuxent on
State Route ZIG, west of Laurel
National Park Police today
said all fords in Rock Greek Park
would be closed for several days.
Police said silt and mud will
have to be cleaned out of the
fordS after the high water re-
cedes.
Roads in Park Closed
Also closed in Rock Greek Park
is Beach drive from Military
road to Wise road. Sheriff. and
Bingham drives, which lead to
Beach drive, also are closed.
T. Sutton Jet, chief of the
public use branch of the Ma
tional Capital Parks, said the
Sheriff. drive bridge is being
examined for damage from
debris smashing against support
ing structures.
Police and fire departments
Throughout the area received
dozens of calls last night report
ling trees and electrical wires
blown down. The Arlington Fire
Department reported lightning
struck the home of Roy C. Ty-
singer, 210 N. Barton street
damaging a chimney and second
floor of the home. The damage
was estimated at about $4,000.
A survey by Maryland State
police showed no local areas in
need of outside aid. Gov. Nc
Keldin earlier had asked for q
check to determine whether Local
governments needed State aic
to repair storm damage.
The storm Friday took six
lives in two Montgomery County
accidents. Elsewhere across the
nation 81 persons died in storms
which brought the heaviest dam
age in Pennsylvania, Maryland
Virginia, North Carolina ano
Nevada.
Million Loss Here
Washington area authorities
estimate the storm damage here
may run over a million dollars
Montgomery County Public
Works Director, Mason Butcher
estimate damage to Mont
gomery County at more thar
100000.
At Baltimore. harbor boats
were busy today clearing debris
from the city's inner harbor
Harbor Master Jean Hofmeistei
said the debris. including large
trees washed into the harbol
from Jones Falls and the Patap-
SEQ River, was a menace to navi-
cation.
Another victim of the Friday
storm was the Naval Academy'S
44-foot Luder yawl, Frolic. The
Academy announced it was max
ing a damage survey to deter
mine whether the yawl can be