Read the following personal accounts from people who lived through this devastating storm:

• Arthur Small Keeps His Lighthouse Operating
• Benedict Thielen Tries to Save His Maid, Josephine Clarke
• Harrison McDonald Has a Harrowing Train Ride
• Helen Joy Lee's Story of Survival
• Mrs. Orris B. Norman Describes the Destruction
• Raymond A. Dennehy Golfs in the Storm
• Norman Caswell was Driving a School Bus
• Frank A. Crosson Was in Boston

Find out more about the storm and the National Weather Service:

• The Hurricane's Aftermath
• A Brief History of the National Weather Service