The Galveston Hurricane and Storm Surge The Beginning of the Hurricane On a Friday evening in Galveston on September 7, 1900, many residents were eating dinner unaware of a disastrous hurricane headed toward them. The people were not sure just how very powerful the hurricane was because they did not have the modern technology that we have today. Their way of determining hurricane statistics was to simply go out on boats and report back information. By noon …showed first 75 words of 794 total…

…showed last 75 words of 794 total…found dead on the mainland’s shore. Conclusion to the Tragedy The Galveston hurricane was the worst natural disaster in United States history. There are many stories from the survivors that tell about the tragedy. The only memorial for it is a pink granite stone in the cemetery. Galveston has fixed its problems and is now prepared for the next big hurricane. It was amazing how much damage and disaster that one hurricane could do.