A major hurricane, the nation's deadliest natural disaster, destroys the island city of Galveston,on September 8, 1900, with winds of 130 to 140 miles per hour and a storm surge in excess of 15 feet. It is believed that more than 8,000 lives on Galveston Island and several thousand more on the mainland were lost.
In Galveston, it destroyed at least 2,600 houses and left thousands more damaged. The city's property losses were estimated at $30 million Dollars. More
Image Credit: : The Galvenston History Org.
