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2- THE LA CROSSconnecting Miami and Miami Beach to prevent motorists from r ng flown into Biscavne Bay. During the great Miami hurricane of 1926 when 327 persons died andf 327 wr*re injured, many of the Of .A w» re lost by venturing out cm the causeway* as the storm ct ter passed giving a treacherouslull.All public buildings including ■h or ils, police stations, post offices , and motion picture theaters were t mown open as emergency storm belters in virtually every south ! .or da cit Hundreds were un-ner cover in them, some late ar-r.vals bedraggled and soaking wet. More than 1.000 Red Crossworkers were on the job, some in ~ - gerous - pots. Gene Hall of Miami, a letter earner and Red Cross volunteer, carried an emergency radio transmitter into thestorm at Key LargoClt;lt; oanuts were yanked off tier's and flew through tin* air like; tm *tball s in forward passes.” he reported. “Water covers the over-fas hi ghway on Key Lai go. I located erne family cowering in thetorm after most of their houseblew away.*The extreme 143 mile velocity *. « it j»ried id Cary sport Light. 40n les southeast of Miami.
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Sep 16, 1945
Page 2
Full Page
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