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GALVESTON, Texas — The James Beard Foundation ... of poverty by working in the service industry. Gaido survived the 1900 hurricane by clinging to a piece of debris and was eventually rescued ...

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The deadliest hurricane to ever strike the U.S. was the Galveston Hurricane of 1900. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm likely killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people.

Also, America in 1900 was in no mood to dwell on ... Galveston isn’t safe, by the way. Those same top hurricane experts all included Galveston in their top five nightmare scenarios.

curid=63857957, via Wikimedia Commons. Still the deadliest natural disaster in US history, the Galveston Hurricane struck the Texas coast in September 1900. Winds exceeding 135 mph and a catastrophic ...