Table of Contents Setting the Stage 4 Rising Winds 6 Fear 8 A Safe Place 12 Destruction 16 Finding Friends 18 Escape 21 Tents 22 Rebuilding 24 Discover More 26 Websites 29 Glossary 30 Index 31 About the Author 32 3
Setting the Stage The Galveston County Daily News Tuesday Night of Terror Leaves Thousands Issue 2 Volume 3 September 15 1900 Dead or Stranded Last week's hurricane struck with enormous force Winds far stronger than the Weather Service had predicted swept bathers from the beach out to sea Volunteers working under the direction of the Red Cross are trying to help families families identify the wounded and the dead Numbers are still coming in but it is estimated that as many as 10 000 Among these are all the girls from people may have died the orphanage It is believed that none of them has survived Thousands have been stranded since their homes collapsed Government Government and business buildings across the island lie in ruin Work teams have begun to clear away the rubble as the city remains 4 shock in
Surviving The Galveston Hurricane
Read this graphic illustrated book to experience the history And devastation Of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.
