text: Thanks for this--was wondering about Galveston. It's not that people have selective memories or even short ones.  Nobody who was an adult in 1900 is alive today to tell the tale.  Who knows history?  
  
  Anyway, Houston Chronicle, as of yesterday...
  
  "Although the island of Galveston had largely escaped the worst of the weather, on Tuesday fire chief Mike Wisko said there had been 15 to 20 calls for rescue. 
  
  "We do have water in some houses, but it's minimal and we have nobody in any life-threatening situation," he said. By noon, five reportedly homeless people had been saved from the waters and taken to the Salvation Army.
  "We have not taken anybody out of their house at this point," he said.
  
  "My message is for Galveston residents to shelter in their homes, stay off the street. If they feel they need help, call 911."
  When asked which parts of the island were flooded most severely, Wisko said: "All of them."