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PAGE TWO ujWCTIOW THREE Hurricanes Not New <Continued From Page 1, Section 1) was the sickness that followed it,; and the “intolerable stench”j from decaying vegetable matter,] Stagnant water, and drowned | stock. Norfolk reported that the, brig Esther, of Norfolk, 32 days! out from Jamaica, was wrecked and lost 25 miles north off Ocra- ( coke, and that two hands were lost with her. On September 3, the Gazette printed a final re port from Halifax, to the effect I that there had been violent, winds in Granville County. In the next quarter of a cen-j tury, communications improved so much that within two weeks reports Were in from points asi far away as Boston. On Sep tember 10,'1821, the Edenton Ga zette gave the following account of a hurricane which struck on September 3. The storm began: with rain and a northeast breeze before daylight. By 8 A. M„ the wind had risen to gale force and continued so for. more than an hour. Then it swung to the; northwest and blew even harder for two hours. When it died down before 1 P. M., a number of trees had been uprooted and a few broken, and three small ♦ HELPFUL* INVESTMENT SERVICES WMj a APPRAISALS....QUOTATIONS,... || SECURITAS ANALYSIS....FRIENDLY GUIDANCE H Coll our Representative in this Area «|& I « — C * 206 W ' Eden st - H j3rwetfaentf for bsecwity PHONE 2466 j|| Members Midwest Stock Exchasce CHAtLOTTI • RALEIGH • NIW YORK CUV FRESH FISH ALBEMARLE FISH CO. (Foot of Granville Street) Now Open Daily Fish Fresh From Our Nets Also Corned Herring Retail and Wholesale PERCY DAIL, Manager PHONE 2420 Edenton, N. C. Mi.ii Are you smoking more now but enjoying it less? L ‘BB N.Y. YANKEE HOME RUN SLUGGER. That'S Camel smoker, Roger Maris. He says he was a switch smoker —until he switched to Camels. They give him everything he wants; flavor, mildness and complete smoking satisfaction. * CIOARETTE CAMEL | ifl| Why don't you join him —especially if V jM, mmjmL]} l Ltm*^;’ you are smoking more now but enjoying I ,M it less? Start to really enjoy smoking JP again. Start smoking Camels —today. ■' *T,„ 4C I* 4^- 1 < '"■* . ' '»• • ’i . V . Vi*. • 'Z'S.S ■"/1. . g'-fc- <V /*£?£,'..' :.£*> frlrf- v-’-SiawJ! wSfcßaS?^*. •„•..• r^.. -vi - * . . ii i if li iiflTiniiii iiilllii vessels were driven ashore west of Blount's wharf. Crops were damaged all along the sound. The reports from Pasquotank, Camden, and Currituck counties were dreadful. The growing corn was leveled, fences were blown away, chimneys were blown down, and practically all farm buildings and some houses were damaged. A sloop which came in after the storm brought the news that all the vessels atj Ocracoke Bar, fourteen of them,! were ashore. At Beaufort a, large schooner and a number of, smaller vessels were on the beach. Near Powells Point ev ery vessel was either turned over or driven ashore, including three schooners. In Croatan Sound there was much more se vere damage, with at least five schooners wrecked and several lives lost. At Mattamuskeet 70 houses were down. At Norfolk the rain lasted from 6 to 10 A. M„ and a north east gale from 10 to noon, when it shifted to the northwest. The most violent winds came be tween 11:30 A. M.. and 12:30 1 P. M. Then the rain stopped • ■ : J • «r - * -r. -«»C33(wiaSSSsi»ia ora. [ and the wind died to a south- I west breeze. The storm was over by 4 P. M., and Norfolk was a wreck. The eastern draw bridge had been demolished by; a drifting ship, which was also demolished. 100 feet, of the southern bridge were gone, as well as the bridges on Colley and Catherine Streets. The wa ter rose a foot higher than it j had ever been known to be fore. Three brigs, seven schoon ers, four sloops, four steamboats, and other vessels were lost. Windows were blown ih, roofs, , gables, and chimneys blown down, and fences and even frame houses flattened. Twoj persons were killed. Part of the west gable of Christ Church fell, in and “crushed to atoms” the, organ valued at S3OOO. On September 17, the Gazette reprinted reports from Philadel phia and New York, the latter including comment from Balti-I more, Albany, and Boston. Phil adelphia had showers the even- 1 ing before the storm as well as the next morning. Hard rain began about 1, P. M., and high] wind generally from the north and northeast. With almost four inches of rain it was considered remarkable that there had been! Ino thunder or lightning. Many] trees were down and it was feared that the crops were badly I damaged, but there had been noj damage to river craft. i New York reported that there was no damage at Baltimore, Al bany, or Boston. But New York, and northern New Jersey had! had a bad time. Rain had last-j ed all day, with winds generally south to southeast. Between 4 ( and 5 P. M., the wind shifted to the northeast and blew vio-| lently until 7 P. M„ when itl shifted to the west-north-west.i At low tide the wharves were] 12 to 20 inches under water, and were badly damaged. Part] ‘of the Battery embankment was ( washed away. Houses were blown down, roofs blown off, 1 chimneys toppled, gutters ripped! off, and fences and trees down.* The Sandy Hook lighthouse had, lost its platform and stairs, its I east beacon and most of its west beacon, and the lens of its main ‘.light. In New York harbor 711 ships were wrecked, sunk, or! aground, and many small ves-| sels damaged. Ashore inside the Wh^\ SUMMER GOLD TAKE CL £ £ symptomatic ODD RELIEF Hook was the schooner J ohn Stanly of under the command of Capt. Britt, with a cargo of wheat; it was believed not to be injured. But on Rock away Beach three schooners and one sloop were lost, with only one man saved out of total crews of eighteen. It would be Interesting to know how weather experts to day would plot the course and size and speed of these storms. Maybe Mr. Holoman and Mr. George could do it for us. k | Lunch Room Menu j Menus at the Chowan High ; School lunch room for the week October 10-14 will be as follows: ! Monday—Milk, franks, pimen to cheese sandwich, beef and vegetable soup, crackers, bread, j butter, cherry cobbler. Tuesday—Milk, roast beef and gravy, steamed rice, turnip greens, pickle relish, rolls, but ter, block cake with chocolate topping. Wednesday—Milk, baked ham, potato salad, string beans, apple rings, rolls, butter, mixed fruit cup. [ Thursday—Milk, barbecue, cole slaw, potato sticks, green beans, hush puppies, butter, bread, ap ple cobbler. Friday Milk, spiced ham, black eyed peas, onion rings, mashed potatoes, sliced toma toes, rolls, butter, lemon pud ding. An individual is as superb as a nation when he has the quali ties which make a superb na -1 tion. —Walt Whitman. Whereas, on October 1, 1960, 'Hubert B. Williford was relieved of his earthly burden and his I immortal soul was called to its I eternal reward by our Heavenly i Father; and, ( Whereas, Hubert B. Williford served as Coroner of Chowan i County for a period of ten I years in an admirable and most efficient manner, and there iby contributed materially to the ( best interest of our County, and; Whereas, the Board of County Commissioners officially and in dividually desire to express their regret at his passing, and to ex jtend to his family their sym pathy; Therefore, be it resolved that ! this Board at its regular meeting held on Monday, October 3, 1960, does hereby express its regret at the death of Hubert B. Willi ford, and does hereby extend to the wife and other members of the family of Hubert B. Willi ford their sympathy in their loss and bereavement. Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the official minutes of this Board, that a copy be forwarded to the widow of Hubert B. Wil liford and a copy furnished to The Chowan Herald for publica ion. W. E. BOND, Chairman. Attest: BERTHA B. BUNCH, Clerk. v 'Jmm' ' ; '‘ v ' " « You Are Invited To Attend The Showing Os The New 1961 BUICKS - OLDSMOBILE and PONTIACS . ■ * . 9 . _• BUICK’S NEW LIGHTWEIGHT SPECIAL i '.i| ynH V ti ibti - \ Big car comfort and styling are combined with the economy of the small car in Buick’s new lightweight Special four-door sedan, powered by the first American aluminum V-8 engine in the automobile industry. The Special is mounted on a 112-inch wheelbase, is 188 inches long and weighs only 2,700 pounds, some 1,600 pounds lighter than conventional-size Buicka. 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