AftermathHurricane Jill met most meteorologists' expectations. The storm hit Atlantic City directly and toppled a few buildings that were already slated for toppling by urban developers. Only four deaths and a few minor injuries were reported as a direct result of the winds and rain. Once the hurricane made landfall, it quickly lost its potency.
One miscalculation brought a sigh of relief. The dreaded storm surge proved less than half as fierce as the thirty-foot waves predicted. It did, however, tear up five hundred yards of the fabled boardwalk and swamp a few casinos with saltwater.
The man-made violence resulted in far more destruction.
Saturday, August twentieth proved an unforgettable news day, the kind of day that those in the business loved and hated. They loved it because milli
