Manuel "Manny" Neronha said most hurricanes have three weapons: swirling winds, heavy rain and pounding waves. The Hurricane of '38 was different, he said, in that it had a fourth weapon: surprise.Neronha, 89, of Jamestown was 9 years old and lived on Narragansett Avenue when the Hurricane of '38 rocked Jamestown and the rest of coastal Rhode Island.
Newport County Hurricane Survivors Share Memories
Laura Damon, The Providence Journal
Thu, 09/20/2018 - 10:33pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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