Hurricane of 1900

For those dealing with the aftermath of Katrina, I'm sure it's difficult to imagine another such dealy hurricane, but there have been many before her--such as Camille in 1969 and the one that hit Texas more than 100 years ago.

It was on this date in 1900 that a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas. “A Galveston Daily News reporter in 1900 said the story of the Sept. 8, 1900, hurricane could never truly be written. For many, no words could ever be spoken again about the deadly hurricane that reshaped the Gulf Coast forever.” Read more: http://www.1900storm.com/

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I've had an Aaron Neville song (written by Randy Newman) playing in my head off and on over the last couple of weeks. I was near to tears when Neville performed it during last Friday's "Concert for Hurricane Relief." Though it was actually written about the flooding of 1926-27, change a few words and it could have been written about Hurricane Katrina and those left devastated in her wake.

Louisiana 1927

What has happened down here is the wind have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through cleard down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline

Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away

President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The President say, "Little fat man isn't it a shame
what the river has
done
To this poor crackers land."

Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tyrin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away