Evening star. [volume], March 21, 1936, Page A-7, Image 7

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Thousands Seek Relief as Flood Damage Reaches Millions in the East
First photograph of Hains Point, looking west on the Speedway toward the Railroad Bridge, since the flood receded last
night. Park officials estimate the damage to parks at well over $100,000. —star sun photo.
Lumber littered the flooded yards of homes in Holyoke, Mass., after the
savage waters of the Connecticut uprooted a lumber yard. —^copyright a. p. wirephoto.
Red Cross workers from Frederick as they supplied the flood victims of Point of Rocks, Md., with
food and clothing. Mrs. A. W. Condon is shown giving out the clothing. —star stair Photo.
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All that was left today of the two bridges across the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at their con
fluence at Harpers Ferry, Va. The Potomac Bridge is in the foreground
Air photo of the flooded area at Washington's Crossing, N. J., as the Dela
ware River went on a rampage. —wide world Photo,
The mired walkway along Hains Point in Potomac Park, the Capital’s famous playground, with flood waters still topping the
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sea wall.
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East Hartford, hardest hit of the cities in the New England States, daring
the rise of the Hood waters from the Connecticut Riven Most of this section
had been evacuated before a dike on the river broke, causing heavy dantage.
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Homeless. Charles Fletcher, canal resident,
with his dog and some of the furniture saved when
the family home went down the river.
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Children kneeling by their cots in the Red Cross station at Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., praying for the safety of missing kin and neighbors. _ _ . ... i
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