Topics in Chronicling America - Galveston Flood of 1900

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Important Dates:

• September 8, 1900: The deadliest hurricane ever to strike the United States made landfall on the island city of Galveston, Texas.
• September 9, 1900: Galveston is completely cut off from the outside due to the destruction of the bridges and the telegraph lines.
• September 10, 1900: Rescuers arrived to find the city in ruins; thousands believed to be dead.
• September 11, 1900: Famine, pestilence, and looting threaten the city.
• September 13, 1900: Thousands of homeless take refuge in Houston.
• September 14, 1900: All states send aid to Galveston.
• September 16, 1900: Plans to rebuild Galveston are discussed.

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Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Galveston Isolated," Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX), September 9, 1900, Mailable Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4-5.
• "First Details of Galveston Calamity," Evening World (New York, NY) , Sept. 10, 1900, evening edition, page 2, image 2, col. 1-4.
• "Thousands of Dead Strew the Ruins of Galveston," San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), Sept. 10, 1900, evening edition, image 3, col. 1-7.
• "Famine and Pestilence Add to Horror," Evening World (New York, NY) , Sept. 11, 1900, evening edition, page 2, image 2, col. 1-7.
• "Every State in the Union Ready to Aid Sufferers of Galveston Disaster," San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), Sept. 12, 1900, image 1, col. 1-6.
• "Over Score of Vandals Shot Dead in Galveston," Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), Sept. 12, 1900, image 1, col. 1-7.
• "Still Dumping Dead by Scores into Sea," Evening World (New York, NY) , Sept. 12, 1900, evening edition, page 2, image 2, col. 1-8.
• "The Situation is Reviewed," Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX) , Sept. 13, 1900, mailable edition, page 2, image 2, col. 4-5.
• "Pestilence Menaces Stricken Galveston," Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), Sept. 13, 1900, image 1, col. 1-2.
• "Galveston to Rise Again," Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), Sept. 14, 1900, page 1, image 1, col. 4
• "The Work Being Done," Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX) , Sept. 15, 1900, mailable edition, page 3, image 3, col. 6.
• "Relief Workers Restoring Order in the Pestilence-Threatened City of Galveston," San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), Sept. 17, 1900, image 1, col. 1-5.