Evening star., 1939-02-04
Weather
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on the James Island shoals of
Crisfield.
The freighter was noated later
without serious damage.
Steamers due in Baltimore were
delayed by the wind and poor visi-
binty.
The blow which swept the oyster
fleet was described to the Associated
Press by George Wheatley, an en-
gine tender, who clung to q hatch
cover after his boat sank with the
remainder of the crew. Capt. Will
liam Hubbard of the Geneva May
succeeded in tossing him life line
during the height of the storm.
Mr.. Wheatley managed to discard
his heavy coat and boots. The other
oystermen, he said, were clad in Is
pounds of hip boots, rubber coats
and Southwestern hats, and didn't
have chance.
II saw Capt. Bradford once" Mr..
Wheatley said. II grabbed his hand
and tried to hold it. But he couldn't
stay up. 1t was too rough and cold.
I didn't see any of the Others"
Boats Drag Waters.
Capt. Amos Creighton, commander
of the State Conservation fleet, took
charge of the search for the bodies.
Two patrol boats and his flagship
were dragging the waters this morn
ing, and another patrol boat search
ed throughout last night.
Mr.. Wheatley said: 1T started
getting dark all of a sudden. Black
clouds hid the sun. There was a
little rain and the wind started to
freshen. Then, before we could get
the sail down, it started blowing
hard and there were big seas.
Capt. Bradford's boat went down
QUICK, and the yawl was in went
down with her. I got in a skift
back of the yawl. Then it capsized.
I grabbed a hatch cover.
when Capt. Hubbard managed
to throw men a line, he shouted,
Hold on for your life, George! If
you don't, you're done for!"
The storm blew itself out quickly
and the other boats made port
about $50 pm. II never expected
to set foot on shore again." said
Sangston Todd, a crew member of
one of the fortunate boats. Il can't
understand how a single boat came
through"
Roads Glazed With Ice.
Overwhelmed streams discharged
flood waters over lowlands in Ten
nessee, Arkansas and West Virginia
and threatened lowland dwellers In
the vast Ohio River Valley, the As
sociated Press reported.
Heavy snow covered portions OF
Arkansas, Indiana and New Mexico.
Freezing rain left New England
highways glazed with ice. Evans
vile, Ind, was buried by q 10.2-inch
snowfall. The snow was blamed
for one death.
Windstorms In Georgia, South
Carolina and Mississippi caused two
deaths and injury to several per-
sons. A man died Of exposure at
Paragould, Ark. Three persons
were victims Of New Mexico's cold,
including seven-year-old boy
found frozen in q ditch.
High waters in West Virginia
caused two deaths. -Four other per-
sons were reported missing. The
weather was blamed for two deaths
in New England.
A storm from the Pacific brought
snow to some of California's semi
tropical valleys. Orange groves in
the San Bernardino Valley were
blanketed with one to three inches.
Marooned Families Saved.
Heavy property damage from
flood waters was reported at Harri-
man, Tenn. High waters covered
low lying portions Of Chattanooga
and Dyersburg, Tenn. Boat crews
rescued many marooned families IN
Eastern Tennessee. Heavy snow
and rains sent some Arkansas rivers
TO dood stage.