Show p PE TOLL HITS Property Damage Reaches v r Cl in in in Storm I I I 11 ER M ME MEN E N. N N I 1 RUTLAND R f 1 MIDE COLLAPSE CONCORD WEA I 0 THREATENED BY lOWELL MERRIMACK I DAM BURSTS M. M A S S FLOOD It I g BR BRIDGE 1 s-k s WAY HURRICANE I Cl Z 1 I STRIKES UI Zi 01 DAM R I Ii i u i I FOLLOW L T C. C NEWYORK c b. b i i. i 1 MAP MAP OF AREA HIT JILT BY DISASTROUS STORM Storm Lashed Northeastern States and Quebec Speed Aid to Refugees After Disaster r Major l S Copyright 1938 by United Press Restored communications in storm-lashed storm northeastern United States and Canada disclosed today a major dis disaster re resulting re- re suIting from yesterdays yesterday's unprecedented hurricane and tidal waves By the number of known dead reached With flood waters rising toward record-breaking record heights in th the populous three-state three Connecticut river valley authorities feared the death toll toil would mount even higher before the w Waters wa waters Wa- Wa r receded ceded 0 0 Death totals by states state's at 2 p. p m. m edt RHODE ISLAND MASSACHUSETTS l 80 fl CONNECTICUT 42 NEW HAMPSHIRE t 9 D 44 NEW NEV YORK 34 NEW JERSEY t i 1 QUEBEC l MONTREAL MONTREAL- 3 T 2 2 w TOTAL TOrA t T x of f the the storm as i it swept wept northward over overLong overLong Long Island nd and New England did not be become become- app apparent rent untiL untiL- telephone communication was was reestablished between n B Boston ston and Rhode Island the state hardest hit by the w worst disaster of the regions region's history S The New England toll had been recorded at but the figure rose to within a few minutes after reports started pouring in from Rhode Island and a short time later mounted still h higher gher Huge tides piled up by the mile hour hurricane ac accounted accounted accounted ac- ac counted for most of the destruction destruction Walls of water descended upon Providence and oth other r coast towns and rolled inland as asfar asfar asfar far as one-fifth one of a mile In addition to the known dead in the thc hurricanes hurricane's path hundreds were missing thousands were h homeless and other hundreds were injured Property damage estimates rose from early today to and higher by While communities were devastated many remained cut cutoff cutoff off ff from the outside world i As the extent of the disaster be began gan to be apparent governmental governmental govern govern- the the- American Red Cross and volunteer mental menta agencies groups rushed to the work of rescue and relief II President Roos Roosevelt veIt ordered the coast guard the the I national guard the and other arms of the federal government government govern govern- i ment to go to the aid of stricken communities Thousands of I relief workers were mobilized and ent ent to scores of communities Continued on Face PaJe Two Column Three Hurricane Driven c r Wat Waters e 1 s Add to o New England's Peril r r ro iT iTy U 1 g i y y RS tL s yc V T y t i Y yr fN r rf 8 F ii r t r c y v. v 4 c ryA n o AS FLOOD RAGED IN PETERBORO N N. H H. Rising water traps cars flows into stores Hurricane De Death th Toll Toil Mounts Damage Dam ge Hits aits its Continued from Pa Page e One Hardly a community in Long Is Island Island Island Is- Is land Connecticut Rhode Island and Massachusetts escaped the hurricane hurricane hurri hurri- I cane which appeared to gather in int intensity intensity in- in t as it sped northward New Hampshire upstate te N New w York and New Jersey felt the storm to a lesser degree Federal weather experts in Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- Wash Wash- ington were were- surprised by r reports ports from the storm regions Forecaster Charles L. L Mitchell l said aid there was nothing in th the behavior of the storm as it progressed progressed progressed pro pro- gressed northward to lead us to believe that such winds would be experienced in fn New New- England The speed with which the Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- river rose gave inhabitants along It and tributary valleys in New Hampshire Vermont Massa Massachusetts Massachusetts and Connecticut little time lime to survey the damage c caused used by the wind Na National mal guardsmen hastily h evacuated vac vac- evac evacuated families fro from fron threatened low low- lands At Hartfo rd d Conn the weather Dure bureau u s said the stream would reach a a crest of 33 feet thereat there thereat at ab about ut noon tomorrow It overflowed overflowed overflowed over over- flowed much of Hartford today The H Hudson river was rising rapidly rapidly rapidly rap rap- idly in n upstate New York and was expected to continue rising until 2 a a. a m. m tomorrow Hundreds of persons were evacuated evacuated evac evac- I from river front sections of Troy Waterford Albany and Rensselaer as the stream rising a a. foot every four hours climbed toward the record peaks of the disastrous 1936 flood The hurricane struck first on Long Island ripping south shore resort communities to pieces Fifteen Fifteen Fifteen teen of the islands island's dead were killed a at Westhampton where luxurious homes built upon sand dunes were blown into the sea The hurricane swept across the island and struck Port Jefferson with full force The Park City a steam ferry operating between Port Jefferson and Bridgeport Conn was blown off its course course and was unreported for more than six hours with 20 passengers and a crew of five The vessel was found nine miles off Str Stratford shoals and was taken in tow by the coast guard harbors harbor harbol tug Manhattan All aboard were were reported safe The storm accompanied accompanied by torrents torrents torrents tor tor- tor- tor rents of rain ripped Tripped across the sound kicking up raging surfs which pounded the Connecticut c coast ast The hurricane followed by flo flood d and fire wreaked upon Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- the worst disaster in that states state's history The Connecticut river and tributary tributary tributary trib trib- streams rose to levels hiher hither higher high hith- er than those of the disastrous 1936 flood the worst vorst on record The state estimated its ib d damage inage at more than In New York state the Hudson river was was rising toward 1936 flood levels U. U S S. weather Observer Gustav Lindgren at Albany said the stream would reach reach-a a crest at 2 a. a m. m tomorrow Tidal waves floods and wind create created cre- cre ate similar havoc in Massachusetts isolating Cape Cod from the rest of the state and leaving scores of communities communities' desolated 1 Providence was vas one one ne of the chief I sufferers in Rhode Island tremendous tremendous I dous tides sweeping 1000 feet feet- into the city and flooding streets eight to 25 feet deep The storm roared through New Hampshire and s struck ruck as far north I as Montreal I Fires were raging in New London London Lon Lon- Lon Lon-I don and Petersboro In Massachusetts Governor Charles F. F Hurley proclaimed a state of emergency called out out- the national guard and appointed food and fuel administrators to act with military ry powers In Jn Rhode Island Governor Robert Robert Rob Rob- ert E E. Quinn took comparable emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency measures appealed to Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Mass Mass- for serums for the home less In Connecticut police patrolled devastated areas enforcing o order der Legionnaires ires and volunteers joined national guardsmen in Providence Providence Providence in rescue and patrol work Many were armed to prevent loot loot- ing Thousands were were marooned in Providence office buildings At Atthe Atthe Atthe the height of the st storm rm a tank car containing cubic feet of or illuminating gas exploded Five women were drowned in the river iver when a bridge collapsed at V Ware ware are N N. H. H At Hampden Mass inmates of the county jail rioted when water water wa wa water ter rose in the streets Riot squads from Springfield subdued them |