letters to the editor Real Estate Roundup I went to the Boy Scout fundraising luncheon yesterday . . . All the talk at our table was the Real Estate Round-Up issue of WBM. Thought it was great. Really nice that it included Randal’s briefing on Biggert-Waters. Great work, as always! — Thomas E. “Ace” Cofer Jr. Hardee Hunt & Williams Yet another excellent Real Estate Roundup. Congratulations! The only constructive change I have to offer is, why not the lead cover story? Over the course of 13 years you have developed a legacy that has the market waiting for this issue to break. Why not continue the legacy by giving it the cover story? Fanny and Jenny — Chris Livengood, Vice President of Sales, Intracoastal Realty Corporation The adage among historians is: “If you want to find good source material for your article or book, get the article or book published first.” As soon as my article, “The Blockade-Runner Fanny and Jenny and her Legendary Sword,” in the February 2014 issue of Wrightsville Beach Magazine hit the streets, I found a Wilmington Daily Journal newspaper article, dated February 16, 1864, that changes the story. In my article, I claimed that the ship’s pilot was Thomas Edwards Burriss. In fact, the pilot was Joseph Burriss, and the author of the Wilmington Daily Journal article. While most secondary accounts note that the Fanny and Jenny accidentally ran aground near Masonboro Inlet on the night of February 9, 1864, Burriss claimed that she wrecked in the pre-dawn hours of February 10. He also included with his account a list of the 33 officers and crewmen on board the ship, four of whom drowned while trying to escape to shore, while four others were still missing and presumed drowned. Among those who made it to safety, Burriss asserted, was Captain Louis Coxetter. All other primary and secondary sources insist that Coxetter drowned. Perhaps the Confederates intentionally engaged in a disinforma-tion campaign to get the U.S. Navy to stand down in its efforts to capture Coxetter, who was among its most wanted men. Burriss did not mention the legendary gold presentation sword destined for General Robert E. Lee in his article. — Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. Southport’s Art Newton Thanks so much for the fine article in Wrightsville Beach Magazine. It was very generous of you to devote that much space to my book and I deeply appreciate it. — Tommy Harrelson Ovations I went to a concert at Beckwith Hall Tuesday night. Elizabeth and Barbara played duo pianos for a new piece, “Oceans” by Meira Warshauer. Their performance was “over the top” incred-ible! They both loved the article and especially the layout and pre-sentation. Elizabeth was surprised to be on the cover. Everything about the presentation of the article was outstanding. — Brooks Preik John Barry Diary Wonderful story/art/layout on The Barry Diary (December 2013). I’ve read it three times. All those who took such effort in putting that story together should be congratulated. It was a first-rate professional job. A suggestion: We know what hap-pened to John Sr. and John III, but what of John Jr.? Please update your readers with a photo of Jr. as a hand-some Hellcat/aircraft carrier pilot and his sad fate during WWII. Incidentally, are you aware that John III was a schooner captain and a private yacht captain for many years in the Caribbean before retiring this month as a mate on the Bald Head Island (NC) Ferry? — Jack Sherwood, Severna Park, Maryland Temple of Israel John Barry Jr., Wrightsville Beach Lifeguard, is pictured in front of the Ocean Terrace Hotel circa 1936-7. Thank you for the fabulous article and the beautiful pictures. The members were so excited to see their place of worship honored in such a lovely way. We at SDI Construction are also honored and have framed the article to hang in our conference room. — Beth Pancoe Corrections In “Reining Moses,” February 2014, Kim Smith’s recovery took four years. We spelled Buzzy Northen’s name wrong. Northen contributed photos to the 13th Annual Real Estate Roundup, February 2014. We would love to hear from you! Email: pub@wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com Or by mail: P.O. Box 1110 • Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 12 WBM march 2014
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