Also Galveston Tx was essentially destroyed by a category 4hurricane
in 1900. About 6 or 7000 were lost.

On 9/1/05, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We've never had an entire BIG city destroyed in one day (in
> modern times).
> 
> You must have a very narrow connotation of "modern times". :)
> 
> I think these qualify as large cities and fairly "modern:"
> 
> San Francisco quake and fire of 1906?
> 
> Corpus Christi Hurricane, Turn of the 20th Century (could not find exact 
> date).
> 
> Chicago Fire 1871?
> 
> But I admit a Century or so is a fairly long time.  So just how Modern is 
> modern?
> 
> (All this in jest, in a funny mood today)
> 
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