The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18

Tides Are Filling High
 Tremendous tides were piled up by the gale. Some main streets of Norfolk were flooded to . depth of three feet. National Guard units were aiding in evacuating persons from fooled areas.
 The latest Weather Bureau advis- ory noted that the storm after travelling northwestward for six days, had shifted northward and was skirting the coastline of North Car- olina and Virginia without going inland.
 If this northward direction is fol- lowed, the storm might hit the coast line of Maryland, Delaware or New Jersey.
 Spread of the storm northward was revealed by c coast guard report from the Cape May, N. J., station, which advised the wind was 06 miles and hour with the barometer stead" lily dropping accompanied by . driv- ing rain.
 Hotels Are damned
 Hotels here were damned with late vacationists who fled from Virginia beach and other nearby summer re- sorts. Practically all the store win- dows in downton Norfolk were bar ricaded with blanks, while many cautious merchants erected dams in front of their doors to thwart hood waters.
 Most of the yachts in Norfolk's large fiotilla were hauled up on the beaches. Water already had inched into the lower streets.
 There were 35 steamers in port including two or three trar,s-Atlan- tic liners. None was believed in dan ger, The ferries, which scuttle be- tween here, Old Point Comfort and Newport News, were running stead fly. At the navy yard in the latter city, every precaution had been talk en to safeguard government prop. erty. All planes were lacked high | in their hangars and solidly roped The navy yard itself is Il feet above sea level-a high altitude in thii region of bays and sounds and slug. gish rivers-and was not expected | to be flooded.
 Survey of Coast Line A survey of the coast line showed Capke Hatteras = Barometer stands at 28.80 at 2 Q. m. with the wind blowing 70 miles an hour al1d increasing. Center Of storm believed near.
 Cape Lookout-wind, 65 miles ar hour and increasing; barometer 29.05 and falling.
 Fort Macon-C Coast guard reports 55 mile wind.
 Cape Henry-Beacon in lighthouse here, one of oldest in the country goes out.
 oregon Inlet-Wind blowing al 75 miles an hour while at Mantet north of here winds of gale propor- tions increasing.
 Norfolk-Wind 70 miles. Tides menacing property and water hood- ing low-lying streets.
 Jacksonville = Flor ida escapes storm. Two coast guard emergency communicable trucks equipped witf short wave radio leave for New BerT N. c.
 New Bern, N. C.--Emergency Ret cross headquarters established Buildings near Mouse River evacu' ate but flood danger believed slight
 Elizabeth City, N. C.--Store front! boarded up. Wind 40 miles and ris' ing. :, | False Cape, Va.-Wind blowing 5l miles an hour at 4:30 Q. m. (ESTl and strengthening. Center of storn expected to hit Virginia Capes be- fore noon.
 Cecil Carmichael, United Presl stan correspondent, reached Eden ton, in the northern tip of Nortf Carolina where the hurricanes force struck. He found all communication cut of with Elizabeth City, about 40 miles away.
 Damage around Edenton appeared confined largely to crops and smal buildings. No fatalities were report. ed. Unconfirimed reports stated thai property damage at Elizabeth CitJ was heavy. Motor traffic on east west highways was halted by gales.
 A second message from the Light ship Chesapeake advised that 1t hat dropped a spare anchor and wa holding a position Q few miles scutt of its station opposite Cape Henry It said the waves were of hurri' cane proportions and reported con. siderable damage from the smash ing of the heavy seas.
 The coast guard said the hurri. cane was developing in . manner likely to prove extremely dangerous