A look back at the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900

On the anniversary of the Galveston hurricane on Sept. 8, 1900, we can see how grateful we should be for modern science, and the scientists who are working to keep track of hurricanes, inform us, and prepare for them. The category 4 hurricane made landfall 117 years ago today, taking the lives of at least 6,000 people, because people had little or no warning.

This article includes first-hand accounts of what people went through.

http://abc13.com/a-look-back-at-the-great-hurricane-of-1900/1503325/

By Travis Herzog
Friday, September 08, 2017 06:08AM

GALVESTON, Texas --
Today marks the somber anniversary of the Great Galveston Hurricane. The category 4 hurricane made landfall 117 years ago today, taking the lives of at least 6,000 people and leaving another 10,000 homeless.

Isaac Cline, the local forecast Official at the Galveston office of the U.S. Weather Bureau, tried to warn residents of Galveston hours before the hurricane hit, but for many it was too late.

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While we were drifting we had to protect ourselves from the flying timbers by holding planks between us and the wind, and with this protection we were frequently knocked great distances. Many persons were killed on top of the drifting debris by flying timbers after they had escaped from their wrecked homes. In order to keep on the top of the floating masses of wrecked buildings one had to be constantly on the lookout and continually climbing from drift to drift. Hundreds of people had similar experiences."

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