Dunbar Davis

Dunbar John Davis (June 30, 1843 – March 30, 1923) was a Keeper in the United States Life-Saving Service.

The historic hurricane, by modern standards, would have been a Category 3 with sustained wind speeds of 120 miles per hour (190 km/h).

However, the hurricane had an unusually low pressure at 931 mbar making it one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the East Coast of the United States.

Entering the storm and the dangerous waters of the Graveyard of the Atlantic, he and his crew rescued all crewmembers aboard the four ships: Three Sisters, Kate Giffor, Wustrow, and Enchantress.

There, a row of granite tombstones marks the births and deaths of most of the Davis family.