Source

State Archives of Florida, Series s204

Description

Telegrams from W. I. Evans to Governor Doyle E. Carlton regarding storm damage to roofs and groves. Evans provides a report on relief efforts in Dade County, particularly in Homestead, and on the Keys. Governor Carlton responds to Evans' telegrams with an offer of financial assistance but calls for discretion in publicity to prevent other areas of the state from asking for funds "every time a wind hit[s]."

Date

1929-10-03

Creator

Evans, W. I.

Format

Telegrams

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Topic

Health and Safety

Subjects

American Red Cross
Citizens Relief Committee
Florida. Governor (1929-1933 : Carlton)
Gilman, James H.
Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Natural disasters
Orr, Alexander, Jr., 1877–1958
Williamson, H. B.

Geographic Term

Homestead
Dade County
Miami
Tallahassee
Leon County
Florida Keys

General Note

The storm mentioned in this document were likely caused by the 1929 Bahamas Hurricane, which struck the Bahamas as a Category 4 hurricane on September 25, 1929. The storm later crossed the Florida Keys as a Category 2 hurricane on September 28, proceeded into the Gulf of Mexico, and then made landfall once more as a Category 1 Hurricane before passing near Panama City, Florida, as a tropical storm on September 30. The tropical storm then went on to bring flooding to Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina.