Milford chronicle., 1954-10-22

He said he screamed to his
wife and children to get out of the
/ house THAT was All 1 had time 10
90 and then she went. i thoneht
| an Of them were killed.
The house before It was reduced
70 g shambles, rested on 4 founda-
ton approximately 40 by 90 FEET
The Sussex County poultry in
uustry alone suffered q loss that
VIII range between $40. .OOO. 600 and
fl5,000.O00, two farm experts asfi.
mated Tuesday Of this week affer
tWo-Qay tour through the county.
j Frank Gordy, extension poui-
tryman Of the University of Del
aware, and Ray Lloyd. ASSISTANT
county agricultural agent. gave The
following estimates after the sur.
vey;
The stretch between Bridgeville
and Dagsboro, a 20 per cent total /
loss TO the chicks and chicken
houses;
The DagsbOrO, Ocean View and
MiliYiile area, about 20 per cent.
Sealoru' Bridgeville and Laurel
areas, about so per cent.
It's the worst calamity tbaf
ever hit Sussex County" one long
time resident termed It.
The chicken houses are huilf
facing the south and Hurricane
aaael moved in from the soufa-
east picking up chicks and honses
violently and hurting them down
as much as a mile away. The en-
-lIe county was Uttered with splin-
-ered houses and feathers. Verv Few
q the chicks that ranged in age
rom three days to 10 Weeks.nar-
setlng age-Were saved.
The great majority Of the grow
IT'S carry FIRE insurance. hut onlv
lDout half ever thought 1t neces-
iary to carry storm or hurricane i
insurance. These face a complefe
oss Of their livelihood and No j.
means Of recovery.
me enormity of the situation Z
'OsslOly can be realized a little :
lore easily by giving names and !
osses OF those which have been !,
epOrted to Mrs. Mary G. Wilson :,
ne Milford Chronicle cOrrespOnd- "
NJ IN Georgetown, who saws that
ne names only give an idea of the =
otal loss. n
Growers Reporting b.
Julian p. Townsend. two eOO- a
,ot long chicken houses with q
aieks eight to nine weeks Old
,tal loss; six or eight chicken lo
buses near. Trappe Pond, with 4 q
apaclty Of about $4,000 chicks v
lmplete loss; o. A. Newton and y
Dhs, Bridgeville, two large laving lls
1uses and a brOOder house. VI
'nplete loss; NeWtOn's reported V
'at 70 mock owners had told them 81
.ey had been wiped out: Glenn el
rain Of the firm Of Grain and AL an
MS, feed dealers, reported the an
g q g 1000 chick capacity -
'use oy a fire which also de- W
r.oyed two hogs and a dog: Leon "a
low lost a chicken house with q
,VyO capacity on Redden Road. lOi
moro Donovan of near Ellendale. lA
4O'UOO capacity house. gone. po
chard Ciendaniel, $4,000 chicks CT
ady to sell, gone; Roland Scott
near GeOrgeOWn, a $4,000 cana no
Y mouse, total wreck. me
Henry G. Graves Of near George -
Rn, a 10000 capacity house de-
llished along with MACHINERY
ed and the machinery II con-
ned Former State Treasurer
mes w. w. Baker, severely in
ed when his chicken house col
SEQ on him; he managed to
WI out, but lost two broiler
lses, $4,000 three-day-old chicks
9arn and the machinery Ia II
! several vacant chicken houses.
mn Brittingham Of near Inc
airport who MANAGED
salvage all but 1000 chicks when
&c 10000 capacity houses were
Wn down.
onn I. Briggs, Of near George
~. estimated his loss Of ab0nt
lOU Tor chicken house. while +
father, Louis Briggs, lost half
chicken house; Joseph Holson.
" capacity building, gone; Har-
lsaacs Of Milford, chicken house