half of the $13,U00,000 industrial loss in the bay. Most of the 

 damage to residential property occvirred in the bay areas south of 

 Providence, where the destruction of homes and cottages along the 

 susceptible shoreline was exceptionally high. Of scne 3,900 dwell- 

 ings which were involved in tidal flooding, over UOO were com- 

 pletely destroyed. Table D-1 describes the limits of damage areas 

 and Table D-2 shows a tabulation of losses by area and type. 



b. Providence, Rhode Island . The city of Providence (Area I), 

 without exception, suffered a greater amoimt of concentrated damages 

 as a result of tidal flooding than any of the communities caught in 

 the path of "Hiu-ricane Carol." Losses in the city amounted to more 

 than $Ul,000,000. The tide in the upper bay along the Providence 

 River rose to lU.7 feet above mean sea level, and the resulting 

 flood covered much of the tightly packed commercial area of Provi- 

 dence, The heart of the business section of the city xvas inundated 

 with U to 8 feet of salt water polluted by industrial wastes and 

 sewage. The water level was recorded at 5? feet above street level 

 on the front of the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in the center of the 

 city. Hundreds of commercial establishments of all types suffered 

 heavy losses, including in many instances a total loss of stock and 

 equipment. Thousands of parked automobiles were inundated and 

 power, communication, and transportation facilities were totally 

 disrupted. Damages to more than 6^0 commercial establishments in 

 the city accounted for a total loss of over $29,000,000. Providence 

 industries were also hard hit. One of the heaviest individual 

 losses in the city was sustained at the plants of the U,S, Rubber 

 Company on Eagle Street viien several of the buildings were inundated 

 with up to 7 feet of water. Other hard hit plants were the Davol 

 Rubber Company on Point and Eddy Streets; the Browne and Sharpe Com- 

 pany, manufacturers of machine tools, machines and metal products, 

 on Promenade Street; the Queen Print Works on Atwells Avenue; and 

 the Narragansett Electric Company, A total of 2^ industrial con- 

 cerns in the city sustained losses amounting to over $6,700,000, 

 Damages experienced by utilities, highways, and railroad lines ac- 

 counted for some 10 percent of the total loss in the city. 



Table D-3 presents a summary of losses by town and type. 



c. West Side; Narragansett Bay . Along the western shoreline 

 of Narragansett Bay south of Providence, from Cranston to Point 

 Judith (Areas IT and III), tidal-flood damages amounted to 

 $28,000,000, Damages sustained ty about 1,700 summer and year-round 

 residences and over lUO commerci^ establishments along the west 

 shore accounted for over 90 percent of the loss, A total of 230 

 homes and cottages, the majority in Warwick, were destroyed on 



this side of the bay, and 13 commercial establishments suffered a 

 total loss of stock, equipment, and in some cases entire buildings. 

 Damages sustained by l5 industrial concerns accounted for a loss 

 of over $1,900,000. 



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