Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-06 | Page 2 | Cloudburst Hits National Capital

Cloudburst Hits National Capital W WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 6 The P The capital was drying out today from froma a cloudburst that last night flooded some some sections of the city to a depth of f eight feet Damage to homes from the torrents tor tor- rents of rain was reported in the thousands while more than 40 automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles pr practically were ruined by water Ira Priddy and his wife caught in th their heir ir automobile in the th flooded sec- sec section section tion ion of northwest Washington were I forced forced to swim to safety when the water mounted to the top of the car Police blocked off this area around Filth FUth and Ingraham streets and with firemen aided in removing stranded II automobiles The weather bureau estimated one and a half halt Inches of rain fell feU in 50 minutes during the worst of the storm torm