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In 1900, Galveston was one of the state's most important centers of commerce and culture and was well-positioned to continue to lead Texas into the 20th century. September 8th was a Saturday and the morning broke with cloudy skies and blustery winds from the north. As the day wore on, the winds grew in velocity and the waters of the Gulf turned dark and ugly.
Little did the Galvestonians know that they were about to endure such an incrediably ferocious hurricane that it would be called the worst national disaster in America and would nearly wipe their city off the map.
This is my reading of a report in the Wednesday, September 12 edition of The Galveston Daily News reviewing the situation in Galveston, four days after the storm.
16:52 minutes
