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A1995-015.Box61.0001BK Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 61 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page not given, In 1916 my father could see good times ahead, for he had a wonderful stand of cotton. In August it was snow white and ready to be picked for market. With no warning, a hurricane descended upon us on August 16, leaving in its wake desolation for there was not a boll, leaf, or stalk of cotton standing, we had no roof on our house, no windmill, nor barn. Everything went with the wind, not to be seen again
A1995-015.Box61.0080W Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 61 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 662, On August 18, 1916 there was a hazy, overcast cloudy morning. in those days we had no warning of approaching hurricanes. Henry phoned that Oscar Rosse, Sr. had been released from the hospital and suggested that I take him to his home four and a half miles southeast of town.
A1995-015.Box61.0098AV Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: OVERFLOW 126 / I-17-1	Citation not found. Citation Notes: Edinburg 1977. Notes: Page 69, Chapin State Bank - This building, described as the first brick office building in Edinburg worthy of the name, was the Chapin State Bank building built in 1910. It was damaged by the 1933 hurricane. Henry Klossner was the first president. The bank was moved in 1927 and the building razed in 1937.
A1995-015.Box61.0098BW Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: OVERFLOW 126 / I-17-1	"Historical Book building has served great variety of use over the years" Mark Jones, Kingsville Record. Dec. 10, 1980. Notes: Page not given, Of all Riviera's first structures, the Riviera Bank building shouldn't' still be standing. The odds have been against it since the time it was a gleam in two men's eyes. Since then, it has suffered through hurricanes, droughts, two world wars and the Great Depression.
A1995-015.Box65.0052A Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	Corpus Christi: A Quarter Century of Development, 1900-1925. by Dan E. Kilgore. Southwestern Historical Quarterly. April 1972, (75) 4. Pages 435-443. Notes: Page 441, A. Coming of the hurricane 1. the city's greatest natural disaster struck unexpectedly in the early morning of Sept. 14, 1919. 2. a tropical storm, lost in the Gulf of Mexico for a well after battering Havana, flooded the business district, obliterated the resort area on north beach, and drowned 350 to 400 people 3. with winds of only 70 to 80 miles on hour, the hurricanes' destructive power lay in the 12' tidal wave built up in a weeks churning across the Gulf.
A1995-015.Box65.0052AD Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	Briscoe, E. R. (1972). A narrative history of Corpus Christi, Texas, 1519-1875. Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Denver, c1972. Notes: Page 540, In 1919 a disastrous hurricane hit the town of Corpus Christi and claimed many lives, but its citizens returned to their homes and rebuilt their city. In 1925 a breakwater was built,and work began on sea wall in 1939 which was completed in 1941.
A1995-015.Box65.0052AJ Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	"Nueces hotel attracted a few motorists even in the '30s" Corpus Christi Caller. March 2, 1986. Notes: Page not given, This photograph, taken in the 1930s shows the old Nueces Hotel on the right at Peoples Street between Water and Chaparral streets, currently the site of the La Quinta Motor Hotel. The old hotel was built in 1913. It was used as a refuge for those left homeless after the 1919 hurricane.
A1995-015.Box65.0052BT Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	Chamblin, T. S. (1982). The historical encyclopedia of Texas. [Dallas, Tex.] : Texas Historical Institute, c1982. Volume I. Notes: Page 130, Mrs. Chris Garcia "Corpus Christi - Spaarkling City by the Sea" From 1913, when the first gas well in the immediate area was discovered, to 1926, when the Port of Corpus Christi opened, the city's population increased from 8,222 to 27,741. The hurricane in 1919 claimed many lives and because of its tidal surge, destroyed most of the city.
A1995-015.Box65.0052CF Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	"1919 hurricane's sting left city smarting" Corpus Christi Caller Times. Dec. 22, 1985. Notes: Page not given, This photo shows that was left on the corner of Laguna and Mesquite streets following the 1919 hurricane, which left the city in shambles and took a death toll of at least 284, possibly as many as 400. The hurricane devastated down town Corpus Christi and swept North Beach almost clear.
A1995-015.Box65.0052CI Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	"Landmark building was saved," By Grady Phelps. Corpus Christi Caller Times. July 17, 1988. Notes: Page not given, Not all of Corpus Christi's landmark buildings have toppled under the destructive winds of hurricanes or been ignominiously flattened into parking lots by a demolition contractors' steel wrecking balls. Perhaps the grande dame of them all - the Robert Driscoll Hotel - lives on today in the blufftop heart of the city's financial center as First City Bank Tower.
A1995-015.Box65.0052D Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 65 / I-19-4	Corpus Christi: A Quarter Century of Development, 1900-1925. by Dan E. Kilgore. Southwestern Historical Quarterly. April 1972, (75) 4. Pages 435-443. Notes: Page 440, A. The Storm 1. On Aug. 18, 1916 the hurricane struck Corpus Christi a glancing blow B. Damage done 1. I entered the mainland south of the city, and property damage to structures were confined largely to flimsy buildings built over water 2. the greatest financial loss was the cotton crop which the hurricane all but destroyed
A1995-015.Box66.0011B Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 66 / I-19-4	Baker, T. L. (1986). Building the Lone Star : an illustrated guide to historic sites. College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c1986. Notes: Pages 44-47, The Corpus Christi Seawall (1939-40) has successfully protected Corpus Christi from the reoccurrence of the devastation it suffered from a great hurricane in 1919. The attractive structure is seen by thousands of visitors annually.
A1995-015.Box66.0015A Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: OVERFLOW 126 / I-17-1	"Corpus Christi: A Quarter Century of Development, 1900-1925" by Dan E. Kilgore. Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 75, July 1971 - April, 1972, periodical, 1972; Austin, Texas. Notes: Page 440, The greatest financial loss was the cotton crop which the hurricane all but destroyed. This periodical is part of the collection titled: Southwestern Historical Quarterly and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association and can be found here: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101201/m1/452/
A1995-015.Box66.0059I Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 66 / I-19-4	"County Agent tells of early days in developing Harlingen area." Harlingen Valley Morning Star. April 24, 1960. Notes: No page given, "My next experience was the dairy business, we bought a dairy just north of Harlingen. We were one of the early ones to sell to Hygeia." 1933 hurricane: destroyed dairy buildings.
A1995-015.Box66.0119C Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 66 / I-19-4	"Don Patricio Causeway let to some good fishing." Corpus Christi Caller Times. February 2, 1986. Notes: No page given, The old Don Patricio Causeway was a good place to fish in addition to being the first vehicular access to Padre Island. The causeway, across Laguna Madre to Flour Bluff, was opened July 4, 1927, was severely damaged in the 1933 hurricane and never rebuilt. The troughs in the causeway were ruts for wheel of vehicles. A trip on the causeway to the island and back cost $3. During the first month of operation, 1,800 vehicles used it.
A1995-015.Box68.0013T Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 68 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 702-703, When electricity was brought to the town, the City went to great expense to lay the wires underground. Perhaps hurricane experience was responsible for that decision, but there were no poles and no wires overhead. On every corner, whether there were houses in the block or not, there was an attractive lamp post to guide the pedestrian at night. The lights were not hidden by the trees.
A1995-015.Box68.0072N Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 68 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 726-727, Around 1918 a fire started in a cafe on Kleberg Avenue and burned approximately half of the block. The blacksmith, Mr. Henry Bolting, was electrocuted in an alley when he was caught up in some electrical wires. Two hurricanes, one in 1916 and one in 1919, did much damage and the flu epidemic in 1918 affected hundreds of people.
A1995-015.Box69.0022H Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 69 / I-19-4	Marcum, R. T. (1965). Fort Brown, Texas : the history of a border post. , 1964. Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Texas Technological College. Notes: Pages 295-299, In late July and early August of 1933, the Brownsville area was hit by the first severe hurricane in fifty-three years, with damages reported at $1,750,000. Before this area could recover, an even more severe storm moved inland a few miles north of Brownsville. On September 5 winds were measured at 106 miles per hour. After the anemometer blew away the Weather Bureau estimated that winds in gusts reached 125 miles per hour, leaving forty known dead and damages estimated at $12,000,000. Fort Brown was hard hit, with nearly all frame buildings destroyed, and much damage to those of a more permanent nature.
A1995-015.Box69.0022M Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 69 / I-19-4	Sides, J. C. (1942). Fort Brown historical, history of Fort Brown, Texas, border post on the Rio Grande. San Antonio, Tex., The Naylor company, 1942. Notes: Pages 150-152, In 1933 Brownsville was visited by another great hurricane. Fort Brown was hard hit. Nearly all the frame buildings were destroyed. Military personnel took refuge in the brick Hospital and Headquarters buildings. Water was not less than knee deep at any point on the Post. Today Fort Brown is unquestionably on of the most attractive stations in the United States. The storm was followed by reconstruction, most of the officers' quarters on the resaca side being made hurricane-proof.
A1995-015.Box69.0075A Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 69 / I-19-4	"Robstown once boasted of having more cotton gins than any city in the world." Robstown Record. October 31, 1957. Notes: No page given, A. Charles Brendle. 1. Built the first gin in 1910 or 1911. 2. It was located near the present site of the old McCarrich Co. veg. seeds. B. Cotton. 1. Thousands of bales brought to Robstown. C. Gins, 1930. 1. 12 to 14. D. 1917-. 1. Great drought; very little cotton grown. E. 1918- huge crop. 1. Gins couldn't handle it all. F. 1919. 1. Big crop destroyed by hurricane. G. Gins. 1. Built throughout Robstown area.
A1995-015.Box69.0142B Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 69 / I-19-4	"What about that Padre Island Road now." The Cackler [Riviera]. August, 1933. Notes: No page given, We all remember so well, the visit of President Harding and party to Point Isabel, soon after his election. They were out on the island when a heavy wind and rain storm (no hurricane, just an ordinary storm) struck that part of the county.
A1995-015.Box70.0074A Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	"Sound of Hammers and Saws wake sleepy Reverend Black." by James Rowe. Corpus Christi Caller. March 8, 1947. Notes: Page not given, The storm lasted about 14 hours. Baffin Bay was the center of the hurricane.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AB Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Citation is believed to be. Emma Liening Widiner. May 24, 1985. 10908 Moor Pork St. North Hollywood. California 91602. Notes: No page given, The hurricane came on August 16, 1916. Mrs. Widiner was 17 at the time. She accounts on the day of the storm it was raining heavily but she and others were not concerned. The flood waters came the fastest. We had no time to board up the doors.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AE Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Weslaco 1919-1969, 50th anniversary celebration, December 4-7, 1969, official historical booklet. Weslaco, Texas Herb Welt Printing, 1969. Notes: Page 38, The year 1933 was known as the year of hurricanes. One struck the coast a short distance from Brownsville on August 4, and Brownsville and Port Isabel sustained heavy property damage. But the next month a vicious hurricane roared through the Valley, leaving 23 dead, hundreds injured and property damage estimated at 10 to 15 million dollars.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AF Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Possible Citation: Thompson, J. H. (1965). A nineteenth century history of Cameron county, Texas. Austin, Texas: James Thompson. M.A. University of Texas at Austin 1965. Notes: Page 8, The area is visited by tropical hurricanes, some of which have hit in 1858, 1867 and 1880. In August of 1916 a severe gale was recorded in Brownsville. On September 4, 1933, the center of a hurricane passed over the city and did a great amount of damage to chimneys, corrugated iron roofs, and trees.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AG Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 819, The greatest tragedy experienced by our family was the hurricane of 1916. My stepfather was seriously injured by the crashing of the heavy skylight in the studio; despite the howling winds and slashing rain, several men from across the street formed a human hand-chain and rescued him.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AH Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 809-810, George had been through hurricanes when he lived in Cuba. When it became apparent that the hurricane of 1916 was coming this way, George went out and purchased slabs of bacon, flour, eggs and other supplies.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AI Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 799, The hurricane on August 18, 1916 badly damaged our house. It was blown off of the foundation, the chimney crumbled and windows were blown out. It took much effort and expense to repair our home.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AJ Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 798, The year 1916 brought the first hurricane Riviera had experienced. There was no warming; it just arrived unannounced. While the winds and rain drove in from the northwest, the Hallmarks stood on the balcony, sheltered by the house, and watched.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AK Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 796, My mother often described to me the hurricane of 1916, one of the worst to hit Kingsville. At the time, there was no way to warm of approaching bad weather. The hurricane started early in the morning and by nighttime, every window in the house had been blown out.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AL Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 900, The hurricane of 1916 started in the morning; by afternoon it was rain and high wind. Some men from Raglands came to the house and took us to the store. We were there all night; the grocery department of the store had some food we could get. I remember the cheese and crackers.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AM Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 890, Droughts and hurricanes damaged crops, pastures, and structures, of the early years. Since I was only an infant when the 1916 hurricane hit, I can't give details about that storm. All I remember my father telling us about it, was the hour house on the Cunningham place was blown off the blocks at that time.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AN Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: No page given, In the late 1916 and again in 1919 two hurricanes of tremendous intensity swept through the area. Without an adequate weather reporting system, the winds and rain came as a surprise, and the family had no time to make preparations for the storm.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AO Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes:Pages 700-701, The hurricanes also were fearful experiences in our poorly built houses. We did get some advance warning by word of mouth from the Railroad Dispatchers and made what preparation we could. Then we waited fearfully. I remember how worried my mother was.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AP Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 689, Tragedy hit the small community and especially the farmers when the 1916 hurricane hit. Their barn blew down, doors blew off their house so they went to the milk barn. The roof wad blown off that, so in desperation, they went to the woods where they huddled until the storm was over. Even their beautiful new silo was ruined.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AQ Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 693, The only real storm or hurricane I can recall is the one of 1919. Martha Rose was only a few months old. We all went to the Hardware store for the duration. There was a door at the rear connecting Ragland's and another at the rear of Ragland's connecting with a grocery store so we feared well. Martha Rose and other babies slept on top of stoves, counters, and ice boxes.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AR Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 298-299, On August 16, 1916, without warning, a hurricane came out of the Gulf of Mexico, and Riviera and Riviera Beach suffered their first big disaster. Father Toujas of the Riviera Catholic Church wrote this eyewitness report of the storm.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AT Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Page 986, I can still remember very vividly the hurricane of 1916 which passed directly over Kingsville since the eye proved it as after hours of terrible wind it gradually decreased, stopped and then came from the opposite direction just as hard.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AU Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 960-966, The hurricane of 1916 was a real tragedy for the Underbrink family. Their home and small summer kitchen, which housed recently butchered hogs and home canned goods, scattered it and home furnishings to the wind. But like most of the other early settlers they survived this ordeal. Their faith and trust in God helped them realize the beauty and resourcefulness of God's County.
A1995-015.Box70.0083AV Collection: George O. Coalson's Annotated Bibliography of South Texas Historical Resources Location: 70 / I-19-3	Kleberg County Texas : a collection of historical sketches and family histories. (1979). [Texas : s.n.], 1979 (Austin, Tex. : Hart Graphics). Notes: Pages 944-953, In 1916 our home sustained hurricane and flood damage. My father went into debt in order to make the necessary repairs. He paid off the debt just in time for the 1919 hurricane. The basement of the new Kleberg County Courhouse had been posted as a storm shelter.