| Accession#: |
46-0006 |
| Title: |
John D. Blagden Papers |
| Author: |
Blagden, John D. |
| Format: |
Handwritten; 1 item, 7 p |
| Description: | Letter to family in Duluth, Minnesota. Describes conditions in Galveston during Storm. Blagden was serving temporary assignment with Galveston Weather Bureau. Mentions early warnings of Storm. Text reproduced in Casey Edward Greene and Shelly Henley Kelly, eds., Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, c2000), 15-19. |
| Date: |
Sept 10, 1900 |
| Terms: |
U.S. Commerce Department. Weather Bureau; Cline, Isaac M.; Cline, Joseph L.; Broncasiel, _____; Looters; Famine; Cline Residence; Avenue Q - 2511 |
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