Monday, September 10, 2018

CONNIE 1955 HURRICANE



HURRICANE 'S

AUGUST 1955

CONNIE
Tuesday, August 9, 1955, there were northeast winds and small
craft storm warnings at Cape Henlopen, early in the evening. The
Coast Guard station at Lewes reported a wind of 30 mph was blowing
at 8 pm.
Since early the afternoon the fleet of menhaden fishing boats of Fish
Products at Lewes, could be seen moving up the Delaware Bay in a
steady stream, heading for the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal to take
refuge.
Delaware Chapter American Red Cross for area 9 which includes Lewes
Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches, reports that local disaster relief groups
are standing by.
Rehoboth has made arrangements to use the Henlopen Post 5 American
Legion home as an emergency shelter and the Rehoboth Life Guard
crew will stand by on a 24 hour basis.
The Lewes American Store had told the Red Cross they would have food
available when a disaster should come.
There are arrangements to evacuate the Children s Beach house on
Lewes Beach to the Lewes Red Cross Disaster Center at the Grange
Hall in Quakertown.
The Red Cross Disaster Chairmen are Col. John Ruckman at Rehoboth,
and Captain John Wallenstine at Lewes.
The weather reported at Rehoboth in the evening was overcast, spotty
winds, and residents said they sensed the edge of a hurricane, as the
weather warmed up as it does before a hurricane and winds were
southeast.

Abstract: Monday, September 10, 2018,, by Harrison H from the
Wilmington Morning News, Wednesday , August 10, 1955.
www.iinni.blogspot.com & Facebook's page , Lewes To
Ocean City.



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