The Florida hurricane · the counting begins
As printed: MOBILE ALSO ESCAPES DEATH TOLL FROM WIND
ContextA hurricane tore across the lower Florida east coast on the night of September 17-18, flattening Miami and its new boom-time suburbs; with wires down, the toll has only now begun to be tallied. Red Cross workers, troops and martial law are in place while relief ships and trains bring water, food and medicine.
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