Ike is all over the news. And in every article, the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is mentioned. And in the reference, they all mention the same set of facts – Galveston was wealthy; the city was only 9ft above sea level at the highest; Isaac Cline tried to warn everyone, but they didn’t listen or it was too late. It’s boring. Like an encyclopedia entry. Wouldn’t it be exciting to read what the people in the 1900s would have to say about that hurricane?
Luckily, The Times has made their entire archive available online, from 1785-1985.
