The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-09-23
HURRICANE lone, SHE CAME
AND SHE WENT, BUT KINDLY
LEFT DARE LITTLE DAMAGED
The Walter Raleigh Coastand Again Is Fortu-
nateIy Favored by the Fury of The Storm; With
Few Exceptions No Great Seashore Damage
Results. Save for the Annoyance Of Cleaning
up After High Tides.

lone came anu went ana Dare
Coastland people after long hours
of hearing many warnings were
prepared for the worst. They
would have been grateful to be
spared their lives after days of
being warned of what was ahead.
Imagine the relief of the seashore
interests and it's inhabitants to
shake themselves awake after
lone had passed to find they were
almost intact. There were a few
notable exceptions of people sus-
tanning great loss, but mostly the
damage was confined to yards lit
tered by tides, and some homes
hurt by rains.
AS lone fingered along far west
of US on the North Carolina main
land, the people on the coast had
been listening for hours to re-
ports of damage done at More
head City, New Bern, Washington
and Belhaven. They were expect
ing high tides and strong winds.
Those living in exposed places, and
who could do so, had gotten their
furniture raised from their floors.
In most instances damage was con-
fined to yards Uttered with trash
borne about by the tide. High wa
tiers rose some four to six feet
above normal. Rain as well as
tidewater flooded roads.
Among chief sufferers were the
people of Stumpy FONT on the
mainland and some parts of Manns
harbor. In the former community,
tides entered homes, Uttered yards,
removed lumber piles, damaged
fences an made the drinking water
SAT-. Fresh water had to be
brought in by relief forces. Some
net houses went down, some nets
were damaged. High tides again
flooded the East Lake area. Ferry
service was suspended and the
boats moored in safe harbors for
the day. Delay in resuming service
at Manns Harbor was occasioned
by damage done the ferry dock.
High water at the Roanoke
Sound little bridge interrupted
travel for several hours until the
wind subsidized on Tuesday and
permitted the water to go down.
At this point the small place of
business owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Williams, known as the
Anchor, and which had been under
mined in the last storm, went
down, and broke up. High water
entered the Oasis cafe nearby,
damaging motors on deep-freezes
etc.
One small house at Kitty Hawk
belonging to Mrs. Sam Beasley,
and which was situated rather
close to the ocean was undermined
and tipped over on it's SIDE. Some
other buildings in the area were
also damaged when undermined
by high seas. Heavy rains flooded
long stretches of the highway and
adjacent. lots in the Kitty Hawk
Kill Devil Hills area.
South of Oregon Inlet, rain and
tide waters flooded long stretches
Of the highway, Lot enough tc
block traffic, which was resumed
next day when the ferries went
back in operation. Near Rodanthe
two homes and one business place
suffered from tidal VIZ sers on the
floors, but these places were built
in low places and not high off the
ground. A small section of the
road was washed out near Salvo
and in some other areas small
edges broken from the side of the
road. Delay in traffic was occa.
stoned by heavy sand drifts on the
roads, which had to be cleaned
with a scraper. The highway de.
partment was prompt on the jot
in all sections of Dare County, anc
restored traffic in shortest possible
order.
Tidal waters entered several
homes in Avon. The roof of fill
ing station at Buxton was reported
blown off. The wooden approach
to the old bridge over New inlet
floated away with the tide a dis
lance of several hundred yards
Coast guardsmen were on the Job
rendering assistance, and taking
people from their homes, just ir
case, to larger buildings, among
these being the Chicamacomlcc
Coast Guard station.
No damage was reported from
Ocracoke Island, other than the
undermining of the old Hattc.a.
Inlet Coast Guard station which
for some years had been threat.
ened by the sea, and sometime age
was given up for lost. The last re
port was that with the sand he.
1eath being swept away sns build.
ing had fallen overheard.
Fear of the hurricane had driver
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