Galveston

American who thought he had the power to control the weather. Cline was the man in charge of the Texas Section of the new United States Weather Bureau in September of the year 1900. At this time, a hurricane ignored by Cline, swallowed the city of Galveston, Texas, leaving thousands dead. It can be argued that Cline was to blame for being so arrogant in not recognizing the inconsistent weather signs and acknowledging there was an unpreventable storm headed towards the Gulf Coast. However, the…

Galveston had become wealthy throughout the years some people even called it paradise. They thought that Galveston was indestructible and that where they were located there wouldn’t be hurricanes, but they were terribly wrong. September 8, 1900 the waves rose and the people of Galveston ran towards the shore. The people thought that this was just unique and they wanted to check it out. The water started rising and people were running for high ground. The wind was so strong it pulled off the…

The explosion was set in Texas City, Texas. It was on the southwestern shore of Galveston Bay. Seven miles from Galveston and 11 miles from the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston County. This eventful day had two explosion from two ships, S.S. Grandcamp and S.S. High Flyer. The S.S. Grandcamp was a 437 foot long Liberty ship. This ship has the cargo of peanuts, tobacco, twine, and bunker oil. The Grandcamp arrived from Houston, Texas where the port authority did not permit the loading of…

Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. 323 pages In the 1900’s, the chief weather man Isaac Cline thought the city of Galveston, Texas was untouchable by anything. In 1900, an immaculate hurricane hit this city. Water levels rose almost two stories high, and houses and cars were ripped from the ground. In “Isaacs Storm” Isaac Cline is telling stories of what happened during the storm, and the aftermath of it all.…

That is a true saying "My, My, how time flies". For those that are trying to get swim suit ready you still have time. Plans are being made for a Bon Voyage Party on the evening October 21st in the evening. On the night before we leave for Galveston to our fun filled week on sea. During the Bon Voyage Party you will be given sailing shirts-- compliments of Cruising with Norma. In order to do this, I will need your shirts size. This might seem a little early for a request but please send me…

June 3, Lafitte left New orleans to go to galveston. Lafitte left Galveston on April 18 to report to Sedella, and on May 8 conferred with Felipe Fatio, who had been sent from Cuba to direct the plot to capture Aury and his men. He managed to provide crucial help to the US army by using his naval artillery cannons…

technologies , inventions and break throughs, and the severity of the consequences that could follow if you weren’t humble. It is the story of an overconfident meteorologist named Isaac Cline, and his experience of the devastating hurricane that struck Galveston Texas, in 1900 leaving more than 6,000 people dead in it’s destruction. This hurricane occurs after Cline stated that a hurricane…

There major reason as to why New Orleans was so vulnerable to a Category 5 Hurricane is because the city is 7 feet below sea level. It creates a perfect area for the sea water to rush in and but it’s not so easy for that water to leave. The U.S. Gulf Coast on the other hand was vulnerable due to the warm water that surrounds it. Warm water allows for hurricanes to maintain themselves and travel in towards the coast. Hurricanes are a natural disaster, and have been happening for centuries and…

Yesterday early Saturday morning a disaster struck, a tropical storm turned into a disaster. Starting from Texas coast, making landfall at 2:10am over Galveston Island, travelling north creating havoc destruction in its path. The storm struck the US as a 600-mile wide putting Hurricane Ike in category 2, causing floods, damage to cities and hitting areas still damaged by Hurricane Gustav and 2005’s Rita. Before moving to Hispaniola, Cayman Islands, Mississippi, Florida Keys, Cuba, Louisiana,…

called Carnival Cruise which took sailed from Galveston to Cayman Island then to Jamaica, following Cozumel then back to Galveston. This cruise was a seven-day, six-night travel on a ginormous cruise ship that contained over three-thousand guest, not including all the workers and entertainers. In addition, my family and I will travel around Caribbean Sea to see the world and to create a memorable summer. Today’s the day, the day we head to Galveston, which is around three hundred and…