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FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille
JohnKoshak,Jr.,knewthathurricaneCamillewouldbebad.But,likethousandsofothersinthecoastalcommunities,johnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamily-hiswifeJanis,andtheirsevenchildren,wasclearlyendangered.Tryingtoreasonoutthebestcourseofaction,hetalkedwithhisparents,healsoconsultedCharleshill,alongtimefriend,whohaddrivenfromLasVegasforavisit.Koshaktoldhisfatherthattheirhouseelevated23feet,andtheyare250yardsfromthesea.Theplacehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehaseverbotheredit.Hethoughttheywillprobablybeassafehereasanyplaceelse.Themenmethodicallypreparedforthehurricane.Rainfellsteadilythatafternoon;Graycloudsscuddedinfromthegulfontherisingwind.Thefamilyhadanearlysupper,aneighborwhosehusbandwasnVietnam,askedifhertwochildrencouldsitoutthehurricanewiththeKoshaks.AnotherneighborcamebyonhiswayinlandwouldtheKoshaksmindtakingcareofhisdog?
Itgrewdarkbefore7o’clock,windandrainnowwhippedthehouse.Asthewindmountedtoaroar,thehousebeganleaking.At8:30,powerfailed,andpopKoshakturnedonthegenerator.Theroarofthehurricanenowwasoverwhelming.Thehouseshook,andtheceilinginthelivingroomwasfallingpiecebypiece,theFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewinwithanexplosivesound,andthegroupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindowsdisintegrated.Waterroseabovetheirankles.
Thenthefrontdoorstartedtobreakawayfromitsframe.JohnandCharlieputtheirshouldersagainstit,butablastofwaterhitthehouse,flingingopenthedoorandshowingthemdownthehall.Thegeneratorwasdoused,andthelightswentout.CharlielickedhislipsandshoutedtoJohn.“Ithinkweareinrealtrouble.Thatwatertastedsalty.”Theseahadreachedthehouse,andthewaterrisingbytheminute!Theywantedtogooutthroughthebackdoortothecarsbutthecarswouldn’tstarttheelectricitysystemshadbeenkilledbywater.Thewindwastoostrongandthewatertoodeeptofleeonfeet.Theyhadtobacktothehouse.Astheyscrambledback,Johnorderedthemtothestairs.Frightened,breathless,andwet,thegroupsettledonthestairs.Frightened,breathless,andwet,thegroupsettledonthestairs,whichwereprotectedbytwointeriorwall
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