In Galveston Texas, 1900 there was a hurricane. It wasn't just any hurricane, it was one of the most massive hurricanes in history with winds up to 145 mph and lasted from August 27, 1900 to September 17, 1900. The Galveston hurricane damaged 21 cities, and left up to 6,000-12,000 people dead. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever in the United States. They first detected the hurricane over the tropical Atlantic on August 27th. The storm first got to the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8th.
It was a dark, cloudy day Saturday 8, 1900. Just the day before Galveston was under a storm warning, they claimed a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and was headed towards them. The first time the hurricane was seen was on August 30th. Little did the people of Galveston know this would turn out to be the worst natural disaster in the American history. Galveston had a population of about 38,000 people, and very few people knew what was coming for them. At …show more content…
There was mountains of brush and debris. There was an uncountable amount of body’s lying all over the ground. Nobody was able to go anywhere, the roads were blocked, the railroads were covered, bridges were torn down and gone, and the telephone poled were all ripped down. Thousands of bodies were left lifeless and un-identified, and more than 3,363 houses were completely destroyed, and around 3,600 buildings were destroyed. The survivors instantly started cleaning up the debris. After the repair crew was finally done. The city looked the clean but it will never be the same as it used to be. Most of the Galveston people that survived are scared for life and will never talk about that day. Now Galveston is fully recovered and has grown to a population of 48,733 people. The hurricane did a lot of damage but it helped shape our history of Galveston. “Galveston will never be the same” said John D.
It was a dark, cloudy day Saturday 8, 1900. Just the day before Galveston was under a storm warning, they claimed a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and was headed towards them. The first time the hurricane was seen was on August 30th. Little did the people of Galveston know this would turn out to be the worst natural disaster in the American history. Galveston had a population of about 38,000 people, and very few people knew what was coming for them. At …show more content…
There was mountains of brush and debris. There was an uncountable amount of body’s lying all over the ground. Nobody was able to go anywhere, the roads were blocked, the railroads were covered, bridges were torn down and gone, and the telephone poled were all ripped down. Thousands of bodies were left lifeless and un-identified, and more than 3,363 houses were completely destroyed, and around 3,600 buildings were destroyed. The survivors instantly started cleaning up the debris. After the repair crew was finally done. The city looked the clean but it will never be the same as it used to be. Most of the Galveston people that survived are scared for life and will never talk about that day. Now Galveston is fully recovered and has grown to a population of 48,733 people. The hurricane did a lot of damage but it helped shape our history of Galveston. “Galveston will never be the same” said John D.