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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 30, 1929
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun is published Saturdays from the North Side office at 5 Roberts Lane Twillingate. The paper states it does not assume responsibility for correspondents opinions and lists the date November 30.
Public meeting at Cyirt House created a Relief Committee to raise funds and donations for Burin Peninsula disaster victims. Messages from St John’s urge magistrates to organize district collections and ship clothing furniture lumber fishing gear and household needs to aid the needy and rebuild homes before winter.
Miss Flossie Burt and Mr Gordon Osborne wed at United Church Lewisporte in a satin wedding with orange blossoms and carnations. The ceremony was by Rev J L Reynolds, with organist Mrs Reynolds. A reception for about 95 followed before the couple set sail into married life.
On Monday November 16 at 5 PM residents felt a three minute earthquake with a heavy rumble shaking houses in Peint-au-Bay Exploits Run. A tea and sale at Central School Thursday night raised over $100, praised by Principal Butt and the scholars despite inclement weather.
Due to Mr. C White’s illness the government appointed Mr SC Maley as Deputy Sheriff to fill the district office responsibilities.
The writer Peter Young of Bridgeport asks the editor about local dog control and the legality and dangers of shooting dogs at night. He recalls incidents where guns were fired near residents and questions whether feeding dogs to cause their death is lawful.
A reader from Twillingate urges support for the Twillingate Gate Memorial Hospital, praising its planners and condemning opposition as narrow minded. He calls for practicality over religious posturing, warns against fanaticism, and advocates cooperation for the good of the majority.
Luther and others at Bagh Harbour suffered loss as their stage and wharf collapsed in heavy seas on the sixteenth instant. They barely escaped with their lives and found next morning a clear sweep of goods missing ashore from their store.
After a powerful tidal surge, vast fishing premises and homes along the Burin peninsula were wiped out. The death toll reaches twenty seven with many missing. emergency crews and ships like the Meigle and Daisy rush aid, provisions, and doctors to Port aux Basque, Burin, and nearby communities.
The tidal wave at Taylor's Bay reached eighty to one hundred feet, devastating Lord's Cove Lamaline and St. Lawrence with heavy property losses but no deaths. Public meetings in Pitt's Memorial Hall organize relief, with the Board of Trade, local committees, and the American Red Cross funding aid. Ships like Jamaica Settler are damaged while Burin and nearby communities mobilize to restore livelihoods and coordinate aid from Hamilton to New York.
The report describes a large tidal wave along Taylor's Bay Iway with eye witnesses noting stars obscured by the surge. Dwellings stores and boats were hurled inland. a house washed to sea left one baby saved. Miss Cherry Nonia nurse walked twenty miles aiding survivors amid damaged bridges and swept landscapes. Winters worsened the stricken coast.
Mrs. K. M. Batten learns three relatives were among those washed to sea on the Burin Peninsula on the 18th. Named are Thos Hipditch Thos Willier and Irene Villier.
Schr. Melita with saw logs to H C Roberts after Bay departure on Saturday. Schr H A Heckman hauling bulk fish to St John s. Solfund from Haliths with general cargo to Ashbournes Ltd arrives Thursday and will ship fish for local firm. Sdr. Marie from St John s with freight for here. Jes Strong and Arcola bound north stop here due to high winds.
The two week long exceptionally high tides hinder repair work on the old piers beneath Shoal Tickle Bridge. Mr H W Rideout complains progress is poor as tides do not fall as low as before the tidal wave. The ocean bed may be elevated since the earthquake causing uneven water settling.
A 1924 letter by Mr. W T Hodder written in Pallatine is found among the effects of the late Susan Hodder who died recently. He was accompanied by his wife and daughters and the note is produced by request for readers’ interest.
Born at Boston Massachusetts on the 12th inst to Mr and Mrs W W Gardason a son Wartrea Walter is the name given in the brief notice from the local press.
At South Side United Church on a Wednesday night Rev W E Mercer joined Allan Sharpe son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Sharpe Crow Head to Miss Clara Pelley of Durrells Arm in marriage.
Mr W B Fitzgerald died Monday at $1 Johns and was a brother of A J Fitzgerald J2 of Fogo. He was in town when the news arrived and was preparing to leave by the Clyde on Wednesday.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Mrs Cooks Fred Pearce Fortineer Alma Hines Black Island Bert Pardy Twiliingate Thames Wheeler Obadiah Wheeler Patchers Arm.
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