Sunday, September 21, 2003
September 21, 1938. A hurricane, moving at 60 mph slams into the coast of Long Island, on its way to the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island. Over 600 lives were lost in this "Great Hurricane," the first to hit Rhode Island since 1815. Today is it's anniversary.
Many people have written as to how the tragedy of so many lives lost, so much property lost, that I won't repeat it here. I have a page here on Southstation.org dedicated to showing selected pages from the book that was published by the Providence Journal company in 1938. That book showed pictures taken throughout New England of the damage and destruction that occured.
For more information on the "Great Hurricane," also known as "The Long Island Express," go to my Hurricane! page for the up to date links.
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Many people have written as to how the tragedy of so many lives lost, so much property lost, that I won't repeat it here. I have a page here on Southstation.org dedicated to showing selected pages from the book that was published by the Providence Journal company in 1938. That book showed pictures taken throughout New England of the damage and destruction that occured.
For more information on the "Great Hurricane," also known as "The Long Island Express," go to my Hurricane! page for the up to date links.
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