Look back at the deadliest storm in U.S. history

In 1900, Galveston was the grandest city in Texas. With one of the busiest commercial ports in the nation, the Galveston Strand was nicknamed the "Wall Street of the South."
But all of that would change forever one fateful day in September.
"Rain was predicted for that weekend," said historian Casey Greene. "But there were no real harbingers. We didn't even have ship-to-shore radio at that time."
The Rosenberg Library in Galveston owns the largest collection of 1900 storm history in the country. There, we got a peek back at Sept. 8, 1900, a day that started like any other.
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September 8 1900

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Those poor children, may they rest in peace.

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