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.

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