Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09

and the most appalling sounds with the
constant trembling of the structure re
good face upon the matter and some
being provided with instruments o. my
sic in the shape of mouth organs. start
up dance and concert in the midst Of II
all. Strange to say. this heightened their
spirits. and they almost enjoyed tire ter
rors of the night.
When the storm had in measure
subsidized. though before it had by any
means ceased. tho inspector decided 10 re-
turn and report til. destruction of the
telegraph. It was quite Impossible 70
cross tho sound by boat. we hired
boatmen 10 take across the narrow
water IT places which. by reason of the
fury OF tn" storm. offered. nevertheless.
some danger. pom arriving at place
where hotel had been built. and which
had once been something Of resort for
tourists but which had for some time
teen abandoned. We witnessed cX
traOrdinarS and sfUeS0me Spectacle. This
was the wreck of small schooner which
had been blown completely through the
side Of the abandoned hotel. The bodies
of the crew We're washed up upon the
beach. and lay not far from the hotel.
Coming back TO the normal routine of
our life at the HatteraS station. / may
mention an amusement which. to the
sporting angler, can. i'll my opinion,
hardly be beat. This is blue fishing. The
bluefish in the waters of that region ar,
VI iIuSc SILt diiO are TIE ulOSt DOWefI III
fighters that man can set at the end of
a line. 1t is necessary to furnish the
latter, just above the hook. with piece
Of iron. These fish run in schools, and
pursue schools of smaller fish. and it is
a queer sight to see them chasing their
prey. In a hunt of this kind it is easy
to shoot or spear the bluetish. and this
furnishes a unique and exciting sport.
zone OF our most important duties at
Hatteras was the observation Of the
hi II Ohio. ,.i,
periious traps for shipping. believe
that the constant observation of thes.
shoals has contributed much valuable
data for the use of mariners. but the
work is somewhat risky for the obSerN-
ers themselves. who are in no small
danger of falling victims to the treacher-
Gus and ever-movins sands. 1t Is not
only beneath the water that the sand
plays it's queer FRANKS at Iiatteras and
all along the chain Of similar islands.
Diurnal winds from the sea pile the
sands into small wandering dunes and
hillocks, and even sometimes into sand
waves, which march steadily inward.
sllOaling the waters OF the sounds. At
Nass Head large hotel soon had
sand wave built up short distance III
its rear until the level of its roof Was
reached, when the wave moved forward
and almost engulfed The hotel. The
same thing happened to couple OF
cottages i'll the neighborhood. On the
northern end OF llattetaS Island fishing
village was almost buried. while the
sand has entirely crossed the island at
several places north OF the cape. This
movement of the sand has been going on
for Il long number OF years. having
started just after the commencement of
the civil war. when the trees next the
shore were cut for ship timber. and the
section is still called by the people the
great woods though hardly a timber
stands upon it now. 1t is strange to
note how the sand completely kills the
vegetation. the naked trunks of the
trees having the hardness of iron. \
CHASTITY freak of the wind was the I'M
covering of a cemetery near Hatteras.
THE station To which | was assigned
after leaving Hatteras presented excite
ments and dangers Of different de-