Launching a Stranded Schooner From the Docks (1900)
On September 8th, 1900, the city of Galveston was hit by a hurricane and tidal wave, which would end up costing more than 2500 lives. With winds of up to 135mph, many considered this one of the deadliest storms of its time and the Edison studio sent cameras down there to capture some of the aftermath. I'm sure many would see this as some sort of exploitation as there's no question the studio would have made a lot of money but today it's interesting to see this footage simply from a historical point of view.
This entry in Edison's Galveston disaster coverage doesn't contain the amount of visual damage as the previous ones but there's no question that it's still a fascinating bit of history. The title pretty much tells you everything that happens here as a schooner has to be forced back into the water. I'm sure many people have seen this type of thing happen but I haven't so I found the footage to be extremely interesting just because of the way they ended up getting everything done. Once the boat is back in the water the camera then pans across where we see several people on the docks watching what's going on. Once again, this film provides us a terrific look at a bit of American history that certainly ranks as one of the worst disasters. At just 67-seconds the film doesn't last very long but it will certainly have an impact on those who view it.
On September 8th, 1900, the city of Galveston was hit by a hurricane and tidal wave, which would end up costing more than 2500 lives. With winds of up to 135mph, many considered this one of the deadliest storms of its time and the Edison studio sent cameras down there to capture some of the aftermath. I'm sure many would see this as some sort of exploitation as there's no question the studio would have made a lot of money but today it's interesting to see this footage simply from a historical point of view.
This entry in Edison's Galveston disaster coverage doesn't contain the amount of visual damage as the previous ones but there's no question that it's still a fascinating bit of history. The title pretty much tells you everything that happens here as a schooner has to be forced back into the water. I'm sure many people have seen this type of thing happen but I haven't so I found the footage to be extremely interesting just because of the way they ended up getting everything done. Once the boat is back in the water the camera then pans across where we see several people on the docks watching what's going on. Once again, this film provides us a terrific look at a bit of American history that certainly ranks as one of the worst disasters. At just 67-seconds the film doesn't last very long but it will certainly have an impact on those who view it.
