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The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Grand Central Hotel was torn off, many of its inmates rushing into the street. Almost simultaneously a wail went up from the people in the Lawlor Hotel as the big skylight on top was torn loose and fell crashing down the shaft, causing pandemonium. This seemed to satisfy those in the depot that no haven of safety could be found, and they determined to make the best of the situation.

“Just then, above the roar of the wind, the crashing of glass and the flapping and pounding and tearing of tin, a new sound was heard. It was that of falling brick. Every one stood crouched, prepared to leap to either side[Pg 95] as the occasion might require. Every one realized the gravity of the situation, but, there was no shrieking, no fainting. Every woman stood the ordeal with such fortitude as to lend courage to even the faintest-hearted man. Even the babies were mute and clung to their mothers’ necks in breathless despair.

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4.00
- Katherine - Apr 06, 2021

This is the kindle edition of a book originally published in 1900 in the immediate aftermath of the Galveston Hurricane. As such, expect the prose and language of the time. A fascinating read if you are interested in the reporting off the time on this disaster. If you are looking for first hand acco

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