| HURRICANE HAVOC! Terrible weather in America causes floods and washed out bridges. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5506 |
| Catalog #: | 253087 | |
| Clip Number: | 253087-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/71 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:24 - 01:28:15 | |
| Location: | United States. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Floods DISASTERS: Storms DISASTERS: Train Wrecks LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | "America. Hurricane Havoc! Floods, wrecks, railway disasters - follow in path of 3 days of storm, with 80-miles an hour gale." United States of America (USA). Flood water rushes down river and past broken bridge. In New York (state), a child is brought across the raging waters in a harness using ropes. More shots of floods in different area, identified as towns in Maryland and Delaware. A man swims across flood water to reach his sunken home. A raised bridge in Laurel, Delaware, allowing flood water to rush past. More shots of damage caused by flooding, stranded vehicles and broken roads and bridges. Shots of seafront homes identified as Virginia Beach, damaged by gales and tides. A man sits in a bath that has been thrown out of a house by the wind. He rubs himself down with a towel. Shots of damage to the boardwalk in Atlantic City after the storm. More shots of flooded streets. Children in swimming costumes play with a rowing boat in the water. Shot of damaged pier. Aerial view of rail bridge over the Anacostia River near Washington, D.C. (that may mean Maryland), washed away by floods. A train, the Crescent Limited, has derailed going over the bridge - two died (the engineer and fireman) and many were injured. Various shots of people working on the wreckage of the express now laying in the river. | |
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