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Full Page, Of Hurricane And Flood Pictures On Page 1-B; Other Pictures On Pages 4-A, 7-A, 10-A DAILY NEWS MIAMI FINAL EDITION THE WEATHER Cloudy with scattered rain. Strong south to southwest winds gradually diminishing during today. Map Page 6C. Associated Press, United Press, International News Service, The New York Times Wire FIFTEEN CENTS Entered as Perond Claaa Matter at the Poatoffice. Miami.

Fla. PHONE 3-1 191 MIAMI 30. SUNDAY, OCT. 12, 1947 VOL LI NO. 297 (P(oJ LfU 15 I Rising Waters Make More Homeless Here Emergency Declared In Hialeah; Pools Hip-Deep In Flagami Area By ROBERT F.

BOI1NE (Miami Dally Staff Writer) Driving rains, swirling into south Florida in advance of the second hurricane within a month, had forced hundreds of Dade countians from their flooded homes early this morning. Thousands of others were left stranded awaiting rescue or preparing to abandon their homes today. No Deaths Reported In Wake Of Storm Brief Gusts Reach 90 MPH Here; Roads Made Impassable By Water By WILLIAM BAGOS (Miami Dallr Waff Writer) A tropical hurricane lushed Miami and stfuth Florida early today with winds ranging up to 100 miles an hour, stirring up more flood waters and marooning thousands of persons, before passing into the Atlantic ocean. No deaths were reported and property damage could not be estimated due to the lack of communications in this area and high water across the mainland where the hurri if VZZ v. I -Ml i 25 i I 1 1, M1 J1 loss of me was reported as cane cut its path.

waters throughout much of the --v ft i 1 Several highways were flooded a. ''-II i. Sa. -sr 1 i i -2 'V 1 v. county reached an all time high.

Iat night's downpour struck at a time when the county still Materlogged from hurricane No. 1 already was fighting unprecedented flood water. Hardest hit were Miami Springs, Hialeah and the Flagami area. Most of Miami Springs was In son, chief of the Miami weather bureau said he had never seen a heavier rainfall. Nearly four inches fell during a two hour period.

City and county roads were knocked out early. Road 25, from Miami to South Bay at the southeastern end of Lake Okeechobee was closed west of Hialeah. Road 7, the western highway from Miami to Fort Lauderdale, was under water at the Dade-Broward line. Scores of city and county roads this area at 2:30 a. the Miami weather bureau irued the following statement: "The barometer at Miami city weather bureau reached its lowest point of 29.47 inches at 1:05 a.

m. today. It is now rising rapidly. The Miami airport station reported a low reading of 29.33 inches at 12:40 a. m.

The difference of J2 inch Indicates a rather steep grad. lent usually associated with a small storm. "At 2 a. m. however the barom J-v- tf Jr "i i it 1 f.

'-KiJh undated, much of it by water one and declared impassable. Greater Miami streets ha-J been turned into canals. A record rainfall which preceded the tropical storm caused much damage to property in Dade county. Ilighett Mifttained winds In Greater Miami were 71 mile an hour at 1:30 a. m.

with a low barometric prehwure of 2H.S.V Wind in glint reached HO mile in thi area and were estimated at KM) mile an hour when the at or struck the. wrt ront, sliKhtly north of Cape Sable. The storm diminished considerably in passing over the south Florida mainland. However, the hurricane center here could not determine its exact intensity as it to three feet deep. At Hialeah the watf-r rose two feet or more within a couple of hours, covering much of were impassable.

Levee Inspection Awaited eter was still falling at Fort Lau No one knew what to expect when the Dade-Broward and Golden Gladei levees are inspected to day. The county has been waging a three-week battle to rebuild the dikes to hold off water from the. 3 it 1 I iei r.Nl -fiv 'M i at a approached the western environs of Greater Miami because of the derdale and at that time the reading was 29.20 inches. The eye of the storm was observed during flashes of lightning to the northwest and north of this station (Miami) shortly after 2 a. m.

It was travelling rather rapidly northeastward. "Winds along the south Florida coast will have shifted or will soon shift tu a westerly direction and gradually subside daring the next few hours as the' severest part of the storm is now over. "Caution should be continued on failure of communications. Electrical power failed In many sections of the citj. but telephone service in the city limits of Miami was reported in near normal operation.

Immediately after the storm passed this area, Florida Power the city. Red Cross officials reported water hip-deep or deeper In most of the Flagami area at Flagler st. and Tamiami trail. Mayor Henry Milander proclaimed Hialeah "in a state of emergency" early last night. He ordered all traffic stopped from entering the city except those who lived there.

In Miami Springs alone between 400 and 500 families had abandoned their home. or awaited rescue. Red Cross Open Shelter The Red Cross went on "emergency" operations when hurricane warnings were hoisted early last night and opened all Dade county shelters. Early this morning no records were available as to the number seeking refuge in these stations, mostly schools and public buildings. During the height of the downpour much of the county resembled a lake.

A record total of 1.38 inches of rain was recorded during the JO-minute period from 8:58 to 8:08 p. m. last night. The previous record for any 10-minute period was on June 24, 1933 when 1.18 inches fell on Miami. Ernest Car the Grand Bahama islands of the and Light workers began to re store current.

Two tornadoes, striking about an Everglades. County Engineer Earle M. Rader had reported "some progress" made yesterday before the torrential raina and audden rise of water. He said crewa would return to the dikes today if at all possible. E.

VV. Deering, chairman of the sub-committee on rescue of the county Red Cross disaster committee, said workers who labored all night rescuing families were going ahead with their work today. Two amphibious vehicles were rushed Into service early this morning and all available trucks were being pressed into the job of rescuing stranded families. One of the amphibs was operating in the area abounding West Flagler st. and 47th toward Milam Dairy rd.

The other was dispatched to Hialeah. Power and communications suf- (Tam to Pa 4-At ri4MD) HOME TO 5160 SW 7th ST. AFTER 3IOVIES, GILD AN A TOJE AND KOY PHILLIPS VIEW STORM DAMAGE hour apart, probably caiuwd the greatest property damage during the high winds, excepting the flood waters stirred by the hurricane itself. One twister hit Coral Gables, bouncing from street to street. West Indies during the next few hours and ships in the Atlantic ocean in the path of the storm should also exercise caution.

"This is the last bulletin from this office at this time as the danger Is now over." Weather experts said the south Florida area was saved from disaster by the fact that the hurricane was so small. The eye of the tropical storm was only 20 miles in diameter. The hurricane which struck here three weeks ago had tTar rac IS-Aj STORM) while another struck along Tamiami Trail and 62nd ave. Trees, were torn down, several roofs were sheared away and an apartment house vm heavily damaged by the tornadoes. After the hurricane swept into Roofs Ripped From Homes As Two Tornadoes Strike Flood Sweeps Lauderdale As River Leaves Banks Water 3 Feet Deep In Most Areas; Davie Faces Wholesale Evacuation By CARLTON MONTAYNE Tfc Miami Daily Bhhi) FORT LAUDERDALE, Oct.

12. Sweeping across farms, groves, roads and homesites in turbulent fury, flood waters early today had inundated this city to a depth of more than three feet in many places, and driving rains of the hurricane were adding to the deluge. Coral Gables And Tamiami Trail Areas Hit By Miniature Twisters By STEPHEN' B. HARRIS Miami Halljf Nra Mart Hrilrr A pair of miniature tornadoes striking about an hour apart last night ripped up sections of Coral Gables and the area around Tamiami Trail and 52nd ave. The freak storms, estimated by some residents or tne areas to New River burst out of its banks.

sending swirling water through the streets and stranding all but heavy trucks which were brought into service by the Red Cross in its effort to evacuate residents from tbir flooded homes to shelter in the courthouse and other public more than 10,000 acres of citrus land. Davie, according to State Rep. Frank Stirling, was receiving a head of water that had its inception as far away as the Kissimmee river in Okeechobee and Highlands counties, and the hurricane rains were adding (tens of thousands of gallons to the flood. Barton Forsythe, Broward drain have been attended by winds of more than 100-mile-an-hour velocity, knocked down trees, lifted off roofs and demolished at least one building under construction. The first blow struck Coral Cables shortly after 8:30 p.m.

Many trees were uprooted, and roofs were damaged on many homes, including those of Everett W. Liner, at Cordova st. and Venetia Robert Robarts, 1047 Venetia ave, and C. E. Pleasants, of 1035 Venetia ave.

Many streets were flooded and the district was without lights for hours. An hour later a twister swept time reaching a velocity estimated by oldtimers at more than 100 miles an hour. A building under construction at 52nd ave. and the Trait was demolished; all windows were broken ia the Odom Plumbing co. completed 10 days ago at 5125 SW Eighth st, as were the windows in the Trail Appliances store at 5131 SW Eighth st.

At Ray's market. 510S SW Eighth at, storm doors ereeted for protection a few hours before, were blown away, but the building was otherwise undamaged-Doors were blown out at the Gables Pipe and Equipment efc, 5100 SW Eighth st, The west wall of the 2-story CBS Tra raa 1S-A: TOS ADOKS) buildings. At nwrby Davie 90 per cent of the entire area was covered with rushing water. A wholesale evacuation of the town was predicted by pioneer citrus grower Walter Sterling as hurricane winds brought an additional dangerous rise. Wind made virtually complete the destruction of the valuable citrus crop in the area, and many tree were also ruined in the -i-ii ifi'T--" age board member from the Davie district, said that the pumps he has set up to service a 100-acre tract, removing water at the jate of gallons per minute, are unable to cope with the onrushing flood waters.

A sounding crew sent out yes- (Traa Paia la-A BROWARD) along SW Eighth blowing down trees, tearing off signs and at one Miami Daily Ntwi Photo by Walter Davla wi lnHTr va WHIRLWIND LIFTED CAR FROM PATIO AT 5210 SWT FOURTH ST. AND SET IT DOWN HARD. Endangered Areas Given Little Time To Board Up DAILY NEWS INDEX MIAMI'S OWN Sunshine In Siorms Eye 'Edison Center: City Within A City a success story built on community spirit, by Gene St nil. Magazine, Pages 10 and II. "Florida Farm era Aren't I hey' ve fought the elements before and the cane and corn will produce crops this year, by William II.

Itisrh-off I'age IK. "Cats With A Purpose In Life' they're not only lieiiiiti-i ill but also utilitarian, by Hazel Sullivan, Miami and south Florida, an area with the nation's most highly touted hurricane warning system, was caught unprepared for the tropical storm which lashed in from the Gulf last night and moved across the mainland. An estimated 10 per cent of downtown Miami business houses had taken stt rm precautions. Few windows and doors were boarded with storm shutters. Residents of Naples, north of 'M 1 TAMPA Melbourne B.

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(P) Air force hurricane hunters frying through 100-mile-an-hour winds dipped into the eye of the tropical hurricane hurtling toward the southwest Florida coast today. The sun shone and the sky was blue in the hurricane center. An eight-man crew flying a specially equipped B-17 plane flew into the eye of the hard blow at 2:05 p. m. The winds were so fierce around the 20-mile diameter of the eye that bolts were sheared off a wing.

The eye then was in the vicinity of Dry Tortugas. The crew is a unit of the 53rd weather reconnaissance squadron, based at Bermuda. The airmen landed at MacDill field here after completing the hazardous flight. They also dropped into the eye of the small hurricane yesterday. The sun and blue sky were Pages 4 where the hurricane struck the ooast, were putting up storm shutters and taking hurricane precau and 5.

1NSIHE FEATURES: yesterday, as it passed over Pinar del Rio In Cuba, the storm veered to the northeast and after passing Dry Tortugas, it turned still farther to the east. Many, however, blamed the hurricane warning system for not emphasizing the danger of the hurricane and referring to it until very late merely as a "storm." Short Warnings Blamed Hoisting of hurricane warnings was not ordered for the west coast until 2 p. yesterday, when the storm was only 60 miles wast of Key West. Hurricane warnings were not ordered hoisted along the east coast until 7:15 p. m.

The tropical storm was at that time located just 70 miles southwest of Everglades City. Gales to 50 miles an hour were racing through Miami slightly more than two hours later, making full storm precautions impossible. Communications at the hurricane renter here blacked out at midnight, two hours before the storm struck. The complete lack of information hampered greatly the work of police, rescue workers and public Informatioa OTHER NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS LOST When Miami officials met with federal works and war assets adminmtration representatives, the Miamians checked on requests for loan of equipment they had made following last months hurricane. Federal men had no recollection of the request having been made and "presumed" they must have been clipped to the wrong sheaf of papers.

WATER Anybody who is worried over the water supply in Miami and icinily ran rent aftnured there in no danger of contamination due to flood condition in the area, W. A. Glass, city water department boa, report that rural water taken in for processing is checked by rbemiata every SO minutes and the finished product tested on an average of 400 time a day at various key outlet point. VERSATILITY County Commissioner Val Cleary has made certain he will be on the winning side in the current Graham-commis-Sion feud. He first approved Grahams flood fighting plans, then later joined other commissioners in unanimously approving County Engineer Earle M.

Rader's contrary STRIKE A large union here now i printing up strike ballots which will be ued to poll at least 700 workers on Wednesday. The union may call a atrike shortly after the ballot has been taken, protecting; that the company will not negotiate a new contract for some of the worker. NAVY Miami's naval reserve program Is soon to get a shot in the arm with the assignment a high-ranking officer to take over the administration job. The officer. Whirly hears, is a former destroyer squadron commander who skippered a destroyer which Admiral Halsey once called the fightingest ship in the fleet tions as late as 9 p.

less than Alsops two hours before the high winds Boating Bridge Carlton Classified Deaths Dine Divorces Lyons 7B Markets 6C Morris 7B Music 4B Radio 4B Real Estate 12C Riesel 8A Schwab 7B Shows 6-7D Show Time 6D Society 1-5D Sol'nar Tbls 5C Sports 1-5C Weather 6C Wylie 7B 6B 5C 5D 7B 11C 6C 7D 6C 6B 4-5 6D 5C 4B 7B 4D ID Editorials lashed the coast. Bus Caught in Middle An intra-state bus left Miami for Naples, almosts in the path of the hurricane, and discovered the tropical storm had changed its course only when the driver was half way across the Tamiami Trail and fighting a blinding sheet of rain and heavy winds. Part of the unprenarednea was blamed by south Floridians on the sudden change of direction of the hurricane At 5 aw m. Fashions Film Clock Fishing clearly seen, although the plane flew about the eye at a 500-foot Gallico altitude. Harris Pilot of the B-17 was Lt.

George Horoscope Liommus HURRICANE'S FREAKISH COURSE C. Kougias of New Bedford, Mass. i 9.