The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-10-22
GOOD FORTUNE FOLLOWS
OCEANLAND AREA THRICE
WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE
Dare Coastland Fared Well in Fridays Hurri-
cane, With Destruction Slight and No Loss
of Life or Personal Injuries; SeashOre Area
Spared for Third Time

left the same day, and for the
third time this year the Walter
Raleigh Coastland escaped with
minimum of damage from the
hurricanes which have wrought
so much havoc and suffering in
other parts of the country. Carol
in August and Edna in Septem-
Der did more damage in Dare
than Hazel, the greatest of this
seasons tropical storms. The
damage from the two earlier
storms was mostly to the road
on Hatteras Island, and this
damage had been almost repair
ed when Hazel took another
slice of about 900 feet out of the
road. Several small inlets were
reported opened across the
beach, but there was no extreme
ly high tide as there was in many
other places.
Manteo's veteran weatherman
A. w. Drinkwater reported the
highest winds during the storm
to be gusts at about 70 miles
per hour.
At Mays Head the greatest
damage was done to the cottages
of Louis T. Cox of Baltimore,
Md, and Paul Henderson of near
Raleigh, when at the height of
the storm the roof was lifted
from Mr. Henderson's cottage
and hurled into the south end
of Mr.. Cox's cottage "Spindrift''.
The loss to the Henderson cot
tage is estimated at approx
mately $4,000, as there was dam
age to the walls and furnishings
as we'll as the loss of the roof it.
self. No, estimate was available
on the Cox loss. but all the win
I dows~ in the south end of the
cottage were broken and the
walls smashed, the kitchen sink
crushed and the kitchen crockery
| demolished. Mr.. and Mrs. Cox,
who were spending several
weeks in their cottage, intended
to ride out the storm, but
on being warned by the
Coast Guard to leave went to
South Mills to stay with Mrs.
Cox's brother. They consider
themselves fortunate to have
been away at the time the dam
age occurred Both houses were
partially covered by storm insur-
ance.
The Dolphin Motor Court at
Mays Head reported damage to
the roof. A concrete block house
at Avalon Beach lost its roof and
suffered other damages. The
fishing piers were damaged to
some extent, as were many high
way signs.
Except for these things, the
damage from Fridays storm con-
sisted mostly of a broken win
dow pane here and there, a few
screen doors blown from hinges,
disruption of electric service for
short time and frayed nerves
The expression most heard last
week end was eve surely were
lucky. Even the electric power
was interrupted for only a few
hours, while in many other
towns light and telephone sys-
TENS were out of commission
for several days.
Follow Storm From S. c.
All of the anxiety was not felt
by those here home expecting
the storm to hit. Some of it was
felt by those away from home
who could get no word of what
was happening julie Burrus and
Guy Midget of Manteo, who
were returning from Jackson
vile, Fla, where they had taken
Mr.. Burrus' mother, Mrs. Orlan-
do Burrus, for a visit with
daughter, followed behind the
storm from Myrtle Beach, S. C.
When they saw what havoc and
destruction had been wrought in
that section they began trying
to call Manteo or the Coast
Guard, or whoever they could
get in touch with. All the lines
being down along Hazers path,
they could get no satisfaction,
and it was with relief and feel
ing of wonder that they arrived
home to find Dare intact.
Delayed in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Daniels, Jr.,
of Manteo were enroute home
from a vacation in Chicago and
Milwaukee, and on leaving Bal
timore to come south they were
forced to return to Baltimore
and wait until the power lines,
fallen trees and other debris
could be cleared from the high
ways. Seeing the destruction all
around them and not being able
to get a call through they were
amazed on reaching home to find
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