Storm brings massive damage and boat losses along Atlantic coast
Tremendous storm sweeps the Atlantic coast causing deaths and widespread destruction. The Crescent Limited derailed near Washington on a rain soaked bridge over the Anacostia River. The Madison with 109 aboard reaches Norfolk after two calls. two men missing. Bay liner City of Norfolk overdue. Veedol tanker missing with seven aboard. Severe damage to shore resorts and small craft. coast guard search intensifies.
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Associated Press
Atlantic Seaboard
Southern Railway
Crescent Limited
Anacostia River
Washington
Madison
Virginia
Sea Clift
N. Y
Coatesville
Norfolk
City of Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
New York
Tidewater Oil Company
Coast Guard
Veedol
Texas
Antietam Creek Reaches Peak Flood Levels In Early Morning
Antietam Creek rose to a peak higher than 1889 flood, flooding the Mt Aetna road area and threatening the municipal light plant where 19 inches of water filled the cellar and motors had to be moved. Bridgeport pumping station floor flooded while Leitersburg saw blocked traffic as the creek exceeded prior stage. Conococheague, South Branch and Potomac rivers also rising with Potomac expected to reach 10 feet or more.
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Antietam
Johnstown
Municipal Electric Light Plant
Mt. Aetna
City
Bridgeport
Leitersburg
Conococheague Creek
Cacapon River
South Branch
Potomac
Sandstorm hits Ocean City with record destruction
Dover reports Ocean City refugees describe a ferocious sandstorm after high tide. Winds around 60 mph fling sand. boardwalk, shops, and lights suffer heavy damage. waves wash sand across Baltimore avenue burying cars as thousands of dollars in losses are tallied.
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Dover
Del
Ocean City
Sth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Storm Heads Toward Maine
Wreckage strewn areas of the mid Atlantic loosened grip as storm winds move north toward Maine. Weather Bureau issued warnings from Portland to Eastport as the tropical gale shifts to southwest at sunset over the North Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Pennsylvania
Cape Hatteras
Sandy Hook
Portland
Eastport
Weather Bureau
Lower Eastern Shore Drenched by Storm Raging Tide
Eastern Shore of Maryland was severely flooded by fierce winds and rain from a coastal storm. H Skipworth Gordon Jr toured the region for AP, noting widespread water and damaged roads. Ocean City saw massive waves while Salisbury crews dammed the Wicomico river overflow to protect streets.
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Easton
Maryland
Atlantic
Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
Associated Press
H. Skipworth Gordon, Jr
Gordon
Sinepaxent Bay
Ocean City
Berlin
Salisbury
Ficod
Utility Commission of
Isabella Street
Wicomico
Western Maryland line repairs halt Baltimore service
Heavy rain and high winds damaged the Western Maryland main line between the city and Baltimore and the Lurgan division. Washouts disrupted service with trains detouring via Gettysburg and Hanover and communications out of order. The Monocacy River flooding inundated tracks at Emmittsburg Junction and Detour, delaying No. 1 and others.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Ballimore
Algo
Lurgan
Western Maryland
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Monocacy
Emmittsburg Junction
Here
Western
Maryland
Gettysburg
No Word From Mr Campbell At Bethany Beach
Efforts by his family to reach Merritt Campbell president of the Hagerstown Leather Company have been unsuccessful. Last word from Bethany Beach Del said the resort is being pounded by heavy seas but the hotel where Campbell is a guest remained intact. Communications with the Beach were lost several days ago.
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Merritt Campbell
Hagerstown Leather Company
Bethany Beach
Del
Ocean
Wilmington
Campbell
Cancel Trip Due To Storm From Hagerstown Vacationers
Three Hagerstown residents led by W Russell Howard on a trip to Boston were caught in a fierce storm en route to Norfolk. Their steamship faced heavy winds and waves, arriving twelve hours late, prompting the party to cancel the vacation and return home. Howard is an assistant cashier at the Second National Bank.
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Hagerstown
W. Russell Howard
Bernhard
Eastern
Seaboard
Norfolk
Boston
Mr. Howard
A. Av ‘Howard
East Franklin Street
Howards
Baltimore
Chesapeake
Mr. Howea
Second National Bank
Cars Damaged In Collision At Forrest Drive And Prospect Street
Two cars were in collision yesterday afternoon at Forrest Drive and Prospect Street. One vehicle was driven by A. R. English of 615 Frederick Street and another by Frank & Weible of 853 Dewey Avenue. both sustained noticeable damage.
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A. R. English
Frederick Street
Frank & Weible
Dewey
Forrest Drive
Prospect Street
Health department warns to boil well water after heavy rains
The Health department warns all users of well water for drinking to boil it for at least ten days due to surface refuse contaminating wells. Past heavy rains have linked epidemics like typhoid fever to polluted water, so boiling is urged to prevent outbreaks.
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Health Department
Ocean City Damage Report Describes Worst Storm in History
Refugees from Ocean City Maryland report the resort marooned and wreckage extensive. The boardwalk a mile long is demolished the southern pier end washed away and many fishing boats wrecked. The Sinepuxent bay ridge is undermined impassable autos cannot cross the span and refugees arrive in bathing suits with few clothes.
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Shelbyville
Del
Ocean City
Sinepuxent Bay
Brothers Are Found Guilty of Resisting
Lloyd and John Stevens of Williamsport were found guilty in Juvenile Court of assaulting Deputies Renner and Brandt who served a warrant at John Stevens home. Lloyd received six months in the Maryland House of Correction while John was fined 150 dollars plus costs. both appealed with bond for November court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
John Stevens
Williamsport
Harry E. Snyder
Renner and
Brandt
Maryland House of Correction
John
B. R. Roulette
Pennsylvania
Mrs Weagley Named Head of County N R A
Mrs Roy Weagley of Beaver Creek is notified of appointment as county chairman of the N R A in a Washington letter. A noon conference with city lieutenant-general Mrs James Webb launches a campaign to organize local housewives to focus on NRA concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Weagley
Beaver Creek
XN. R. A
Washington
James Webb
N. R.A
Fine Address Opens Maryland American Legion Convention Session
Wat B Miller national Rehabilitation chairman discusses veterans relief and economic act reforms at the 15th Maryland Legion convention opening in Baltimore. General Reckord presides as reports on claims disability and pension are reviewed. venue plans include Antietam Battlefield tour and banquet speeches by Major General Malone and Col. Siams.
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Watson B. Miller
National Rehabilitation
General Reckord
Wat B. Miller
American Legion
Maryland Department of the American Legion
Alexander This Mornig
Milton A. Reckord
Miller
Antietam
Joseph W. Byron
Masonic Temple
Paul B. Malone
Third Corps Area
George Siams
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Arthur McGee
Maryland Department of the Legion
Maryland
Act of Congress
Department
Legion
Wvith
Veterans Employment Service
NRA
Forty
Forest Camps Destroyed in Severe Storm Across States
Third Corps area headquarters reported widespread damage from yesterday's storm affecting civilian conservation corps camps in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia. One death was reported in Latport Pennsylvania as camps were washed away and supplies vanished. Elkridge Maryland camp was destroyed and personnel moved to Fort Meade. Other camps in Chester Roxbury Georgetown Beaver Springs and Front Royal were wholly or partially destroyed with Dorchester Maryland awaiting word.
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Baltimore
Third Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Laport
Elkridge
Roosevelt to See Woodin in Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt plans a state visit to Woodin with Secretary of the Treasury William H. Woodin in Hyde Park New York. After a rainy 220 mile motor trip through the Catskills, he retired early and kept his phone off.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevesttorday
Secretary of the Treasury
William H. Woodin
Catskill Mountains
Machado guarded after plot to assassinate Cuban leader
Report from Nassau says a plane with men intent on killing former Cuban president Gerardo Machado left Cuba for Nassau. Guards armed with rifles were placed around the hotel where Machado is staying.
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Nassau
N. P
Gerardo Machado
Cuba
Machado
Military Parade Highlight At Legion Convention
Plans are underway for a major military parade tomorrow at 2 pm as part of the American Legion convention. Units include the 110th Field Artillery Band from Camp Ritchie, the First Regiment Band of Frederick, and the Junior Naval Militia, with drum corps contests at the Hisch School athletic field. The parade forms on South Prospect Street and runs to the field, where officials such as General Reckord and Major General Malone will review it.
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American Legion
110Th Field Artillery Band
Camp Ritchie
Frederick
110Th Field Artillery
S. E. Phillips
Naval
South Prospect Street
Washington Street
Potomac
Hisch School
Ar Ede
General Reckord
T. M. Wertz
John R. Tenney
Harlan Johnson
Paut B. Malone
Third Area Corps
George Trams
U. S. Veterans Bureau
Watson B. Miller
George Henderson
Cumberland
D. John Markey
Windstorm damages Alexander Hotel in Hagerstown
Gusts from last night’s storm damaged the Alexander Hotel the city’s tallest building in Hagerstown. Several window awnings were blown down and the Neon Coffee Shop sign was partly damaged.
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Alexander
Hagerstown
Two Dead in Crescent Limited Wreck Near Capital
Two enginemen died and at least 13 were injured when the Crescent Limited derailed after crossing a swollen river bridge near Washington at 3 45 am The crash sent a mail car and a coach into the stream and left the final car upright Ambulances and a rescue train rushed to the scene as names and injuries were reported for several passengers and crew members from Philadelphia Washington and other cities
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Washington
Crescent’ Limited
Southern Railway
New York
New Orleans
Anacostia River
Arthur H. Bride
Fay
Myer Blackman
Philadelphia
Ben Johnson
Paul Hanna
Columbia
Samuel Hamilton
Montclair
N. J
Two Seamen Lose Lives Aboard Ship Madison
Norfolk reports the steamship Madison battered by a hurricane off Virginia. Second mate Lycurgus Lawrence of North Carolina and quartermaster Edward Corbett of Newfoundland died after being swept from deck during a massive wave. Captain William Heath and the Coast Guard guided the vessel safely to port. two crew injured Malachis Nelson and Robert Turner amid cargo shifts.
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Norfolk
Madison
Virginia
U. S
Lycurgus Lawrence
North Carolina
Edward Corbett
New Foundland
William Heath
Malachis Nelson
Robert Turner
Heath
Coast Guard
Fear Is Felt For Mountain Town Dam Safety
Great concern swept Fleischmann New York as it was found that machinery controlling safety outlets to the Switzerland lake dam lay three feet under swirling water and unreachable, threatening the town of about 800 residents.
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Fleischmann
N.Y
Switzerland Lake
Rescue Gunners Sought For Five Marooned Women Children
An emergency dispatch from Mt Tremper New York requests a life gun to send a line to three women and two children stranded at a tourist camp by the Esopus creek flood. A prior boat attempt overturned, narrowly avoiding drowning.
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MT. Tremper
Poughkeepsie
Esopus Creek
Ocean City Hotel Rocked by Massive Waves in Storm
Refugee C P Hench from Harrisburg arrives in Dover to report Ocean City Md. storm damage. He recalls water flooding the Atlantic Hotel and other structures, with boards washed away and panicked guests, though no deaths.
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Ocean City
Dover
Del
C. P. Hench
Harrisburg
Alyzer & Battle
Atlantic Hotel
Atlantic Ocean
Sinepuxent Bay
Coast Guard
Hench
Majestic
Baltimore Street
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Storm
W. M
MR. Campbell
State
Pier Gene
Lloyd Stevens
Roosevelt
Woodin
Capital
Southern Railroad
Anacostia
A. P. Tugwell
Baton Rouge
Maxwell Galland
Brooklyn, N.Y
Russell L. Mohler
Trentom
C. Cunningham
William H. Brown
A. H. Myers
Thurmont
Charles Kenny
Westminster
Anthony Swane
Charles S. Smith
Wading River
Mountain Town
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