Evening star., 1933-08-27
|CL0UDBURST HITS
AT VIRGINIA BEACH
News of More Deaths in
Hurricane TrickIes in
From Towns.
Continued From First Page.)

from the mothers grasp by a crushing
wave as she clung to the roof of her
house with one hand and to her child
with the other She was saved.
John T. Daniel, Cape Charles news
paper man. made a tour of seaside
communities as far northward as Willis
account of the storms effects. He
visited the Oyster, Magotha and Willis
Wharf and interviewed survivors from
Cobbs Island and other points.
Everything on Cobbs Island was
destroyed. The Coast Guard abandoned
its station at am Wednesday, and
not stick is left Of the place. Fish
ing boats from the Magotha water front
were washed up in the woods.
Chincoteague Submerged.
Chincoteague Island was submerged,
with water standing waist deep at the
the islands famous ponies swan across
the sound to the mainland, but many
were believed to have drowned.
There was not life lost at Chinco-
league, however, and serious structural
damage was done to only a few houses
on the eastern side. Shipping was Sc
verely damaged.
Magotha, little fishing community
just south Of Oyster, was another ex-
ample of practically total loss. The
houses were knocked of thier founda-
tions or badly twisted
Willis Wharf was scene of utter
desolation along the waterfront.
L. H. Cushman. retired New York
Island, where he had a Sl00, 900 estate,
suffered a heavy loss. Many Of his
pure-bred cattle swan 2l2 miles to
the mainland. but many cattle and
sheep drowned.
Lash Selves to Poles.
Charles R. Stevenson, another retired
New York business man, escaped from
his home near Magotha. and he and his
housekeeper saved their lives by LASH
ing themselves to pole. Mrs. Steven
son was not at home.
Wachapreague, a prosperous fishing
and resort center on the seaside oppo-
site the railway station Of Kellar, SUI
fered property damage estimated at
between $150.O00 and 100000. The
water front of the town was swept clean
of boats, oyster houses and wharves.
Capt. Lawrence l. Bowden. chief OF
the Cobbs Island Coast Guard Station,
took his crew off in their own boats at
am. wednesday,. 4Acy AoAiASo 40
Taylors Greek near Eastville at pm.
wednesday and participated In the
search for 10 missing men at Oyster.
Cape Charles City was inundated
under a tide at least feet higher
than the highest water hitherto on
record. Bay avenue, street OF lovely
homes. Is under feet Of sand. DAM
age will run into thousands OF dollars.
Farm Loss Great.
Agricultural damage. it is declared
will reach enormous figures. Death OF
cattle and poultry alone was heavy
Salt water covered fields all over the
seaside and truck crops in most In
stances were wiped out. Corn every
where was laid on the ground.
It was reported from all towns IN
the path Of the storm along the sea
front that waves dashed against houses
with such force that if the houses did
not break up the plastering fell ana
serious structural damage resulted.
Postmaster G. F. Stiles Of Wacha-
preague found his 40-foot cabin cruiser
in the middle of town after the storm
passed. The worst damage to Wacha-
preague residences was done to hose
of j D. Parker. Joe Stevens, Stanley
Wallace and Levin Thornton.
EEAR FOR ( ON YACHT.