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Galveston Hurricane, 1900

". . .splendid work was done by service forces in rescuing victims of the disaster and otherwise assisting the stricken population; in policing the city, issuing rations, repairing the lighthouse and starting the light, getting public utilities again in operation, and disposing of several thousands of the dead."

Treasury Department's Annual Report, 1901

By William Thiesen, Ph.D.:

"The 1900 Galveston Hurricane and the Activities of U.S. Lighthouse Service Personnel in America's Worst Natural Disaster." First published in The Keeper's Log (used here with permission).

"The Galveston Life-Saving Station, September 1900: The Anatomy of a Super-Hurricane and the Perils of Working for the United States Life-Saving Service."

Charles S. Root: Hurricane Lifesaver, Distinguished Engineer and Founder of the Coast Guard’s Intelligence Office

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