"3ut the danger to fthode island disappeared 

 with the heavy winds which passed at sea last 

 night. 



"Sakonnet Point reported the heaviest 

 estimated blow last night when gusts there were 

 estimated at 75 mph. 



"Tides along the Rhode Island shore did not 

 reach dangerous proportions as the seas were held 

 back try the prevailing offshore northeast wind. 



"But on Cape Cod 30 foot waves were kicked 

 up by the roaring winds as the hurricane moved 

 closer to that section. 



"The highest wind velocity reported by the 

 weather station at the Killsgrove Airf;ort at the 

 storms height was only 3ii mph, with gusts up to 

 50 mph. Rainfall during the danp, dismal day 

 amounted to only 0.2li of an inch it was reported. 



"The turbulent seas lashed Uy the heavy winds 

 took a considerable toll of smallj craft in Rhode 

 Island waters." 



w. August 31» 195U (Carol) . From "The Providence 

 Journal", Providence, Rhode Island. 



"The Hillsgrove Weather Bureau reported last 

 night that winds roared steadily at 80 to 90 'mph 

 during the storm with gusts up to 10$ mph, 



"As the storm center passed, tides thrust 

 close to 1938 marks, carving great gashes out of 

 the shoreline from Westerly to Providence, 

 pushing up breakers 35 to UO feet high, and sending 

 flood waters raging through the streets. 



"By noontime, downtown Providence was under 

 four or more feet of water. 



"In some sections only low sand dunes remained 

 to mark a once populous summer colony. 



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