Wind whipping and rain falling, the Galveston Hurricane demolished almost the entire population of Galveston. Galveston is a long sandy island right off the coast of Texas that is 30 miles long and several miles wide(Lerner). During the year 1900, the city of Galveston was a wealthy and fast emerging city in the U.S. Having many beaches and commercial shipping ports, Galveston’s population surged with tourists and businessmen(Lerner). Before I researched the Galveston Hurricane I knew miniscule about my topic. I knew that the hurricane killed many people, and left a lot of people homeless. The Galveston Hurricane was a very appalling storm because of where the miniature island was located, the absence of devise, and how powerful the hurricane actually was.
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One in which was the lack of preparation. In the 1900 no one had the technology that we have to track storms or developing storms(Lerner). The only way people might have got information that a storm was coming, was if someone warned the people around about it. The people who would apprise the storm was if the person was truly affected by the storm. Next, the second big reason was where the island was located. Galveston was only 8.7 feet above sea level making the island very easy to be swept out. Also, the island was only 30 miles long and several miles wide so a hurricane could easily sweep over Galveston, and leave no trace of humankind(Lerner). After the Galveston Hurricane everyone was scared and they did not want to be hurt again from a hurricane. So, the people of Galveston built a 15 foot seawall to protect the city from another hurricane(Galveston to Remember Great Storm) Lastly, the hurricane was one of the biggest and deadliest hurricanes on record(Galveston to Remember Great Storm). The Galveston Hurricane was either a category 4 hurricane, or even a Category 5 hurricane. A category 4 hurricane, according to Coastal Living,
One in which was the lack of preparation. In the 1900 no one had the technology that we have to track storms or developing storms(Lerner). The only way people might have got information that a storm was coming, was if someone warned the people around about it. The people who would apprise the storm was if the person was truly affected by the storm. Next, the second big reason was where the island was located. Galveston was only 8.7 feet above sea level making the island very easy to be swept out. Also, the island was only 30 miles long and several miles wide so a hurricane could easily sweep over Galveston, and leave no trace of humankind(Lerner). After the Galveston Hurricane everyone was scared and they did not want to be hurt again from a hurricane. So, the people of Galveston built a 15 foot seawall to protect the city from another hurricane(Galveston to Remember Great Storm) Lastly, the hurricane was one of the biggest and deadliest hurricanes on record(Galveston to Remember Great Storm). The Galveston Hurricane was either a category 4 hurricane, or even a Category 5 hurricane. A category 4 hurricane, according to Coastal Living,