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THE OWL, AUGUST 11, 1970
NICHOLSON AVENUE (Continued from Page 11)
was new up to my ankles - the fireplace "baffle had blown in. We retired to the second floor* rapidly.
Webster defines survival as the act, state, or fact of surviving. This we didf indi-vi dually and collectively. During the long hours until dawn when a thousand wailing 'banshees seemed to chase each other around the house, causing it to rock and moan in protest, the physical presence of others no doubt strengthened each individuals courage and allowed a certain dignity to prevail. With the children we recited the Rosary. Familiar words "bring comfort to the unknom. For a-while they slept. When the dreadful calm of the eye of the stoim arrived, the silence was so profound that we knew the worse was yet to "be endured.
As the winds increased again our silence deepened. So we remained until dawn. Hner-ging from our shelter, my reaction was similar to those who witnessed the Atom bomb, "% God".
It took well over half an hour to reach what was left of our home. Again total disbelief and shock prevailed, a cushion for the days that; followed. We found the Colonel on August 20, my eldest daughter’s birthday.
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