The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-24
Norfolk Lost to
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rupted and hundreds of persons were marOOned there.
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anu OL SAoSAo were marooned there.
 Marines and coast guardsmen assisted police to prevent footing which was reported widespread in outlying sections. Hundreds were homeless and were being cared for by welfare agencies
 Two were reported drowned at Willoughby. Four negroes were electrocuted at Portsmouth.
 Water damage in Norfolk was especially heavy, with third of the city under water.
 The city spent the night in darkness with functioning power lines cut off to lessen the fire hazard. Newspaper offices were flooded but it was hoped they would publish in their own plants to-day, provided power could be obtained from Richmond and local lines were repaired.
 Water was as much as six inches deep in the business district while the storm was at it's height. Yes- terday boats navigated through the streets and were the principal means of conveyance. Hundreds of plate glass windows were brok- en and all streets were filtered with uprooted trees and debris.
 In the beach resorts the> water reached above the main floor lev els of scores of houses. Hundreds were marooned on second floors and roofs yesterday and last night, finally being rescued by coast guardsmen and volunteer workers.
 Gov John Garland Pollard as- signed Brig Gen Samuel Gardner Waller, adjutant general of Vir- ginia, to the storm stricken district to supervise relief work. He was authorized to use state police and army trucks.
 w. Oscar Cookery, was reported drowned in the surf off Oceanview. The four negroes were electro cuted at Portsmouth where they were working with others to re- store to working order the water swept turbines of the Virginia and Electric Power companys plants. The sixth dead was not identified.
 Wind and water damaged every store building in the Norfolk busi- ness section and completely de- stroyed one furniture store. Water was over foot deep in the office of the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. Of the 36 square miles in the Nor folk area, 10 square miles were covered by water at one time. Twenty-Five thousand of the city's 27.00O telephones were out of, or- der. Children turned the storm into a frolic. swimming by scores in the city's streets.
 The summer resort section, 10 miles north of Norfolk, still was isolated by the spreading waters and suffered extensive damage {. The famous Cavalier Beach club at Virginia Beach was a total loss with damage estimated at $25,000. Oceanview was almost totally wrecked with loss estimated al | $3O0,00O. The boardwalk ana bulkhead at Oceanview were de- stroyed.
 At Willoughby Spit not one oi hundreds of cottages was left in- tact. Some were completely de- molished and others were left tilted half-way into the sea. New beaches were formed as gigantic waves swept across the Spit from Chesapeake Bay into little Will loughby, adjoining the Hampton Roads naval operating base. Street car tracks at Willoughby were swept away or covered with sand for a distance of five or six miles | The storm swept inland as fai as Richmond where a part of the roof of the city hall was carried away.
 | Norfolk, Va, Aug 24.-(UP)- The crippled passenger liner Madi. son limped into port early to-da, after battling a hurricane off tho coast for IS hours. She had los two of her crew of 50.
 Second mate Lycizgun Lawrence and Quartermaster Edward Cor bett. both of New York city, were swept overheard. Their bodies were not recovered. A seaman suffered broken leg, but no in jury was suffered by passengers.
 The Madison's superstructur, was badly battered and many sab ins on the upper deckiwere dam aged. Passengers reported mos of their baggage either swept ava! or damaged. M s,
 Other khspping in this .distfic
 was reported in distress, - Tn, Ischooner c. A. Kohler waSTa tota loss off Gulls Shoals Basiih Tn, crew and passengers. nine mel land one woman were saved.