Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-09-08 | Page 4 | Today is Anniversary

THE GALVESTON TORNADO I On September 8 8 1 1900 00 a West Vest In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian hurricane ovo di-ovo o m a tidal wave across the city of or Galveston Gaveston Tex and md caused what Is 15 said ald to be the thc greatest disaster in tho time history of ot 0 he time North American continent More than persons lost their lives and property estimated to be worth 2 was ws destroyed overnight o The entire city was sas submerged submersed sub sub- merged mersed to a depth of or from four to sixteen feet reet A report of the the- disaster at the Limo reads in lim part us as follows follow The Timo combined attack of oC the time hurricane hur hur- and tidal wave produced Indescribable in- in In- In describable horrors the horrors tho destruction destruction tion of property sinking into in ln- ln significance when compared with the appalling loss of or life lICe Practically all food supplies ha had been destroyed and anti the time di Inking water waler supply had been cut off Military l a administration was made necessary and many ghoulIsh ghoul- ghoul sh Ish looters and anti plunderers were summarily shot almot either cither In the act of oC robbing robbinS th tho dead or upon evidence evidence evi evi- dence of oC guilt Help Hell was poured In Jim from rom all pai parts Is of the time world and out of or the time storm emer emerged cd a lL wrecked elt city with vitha a I i nucleus of oC left from flom a prosperous pros pros- perou con community of Since the Lime storm the time population has Imas more inure than timan trebled a model municipal government has been established and anti gigantic engineering projects curried to a 6 sUccessful stul completion 6