<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Phakathi nekhulu le - 19, iGalveston yaba isikhungo esiyinhloko sezohwebo sase - U.S. futhi yaba elinye lamachweba amakhulu kunawo wonke e - United States. Okwesikhathi esithile laliyidolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eTexas, elaziwa ngokuthi iDolobha Elikhulu LaseGulf. Lalibhujiswe isiphepho esasingalindelekile saseGalveston ngo-1900  <response>: , imiphumela yayo eyayihlanganisa izikhukhula ezinkulu nesiphepho esacishe sasula idolobha. Le nhlekelele engokwemvelo eyaba khona esiqhingini esiyinsika esingenalutho isabalwa nanamuhla njengenhlekelele eyabulala abantu abaningi kakhulu emlandweni wase-United States, njengoba kulinganiselwa ukuthi kwafa abantu abaphakathi kuka-6.000 no-12.000. Leli dolobha laphinde lavela ngesikhathi sokuvinjelwa kuka-1919-1933 njengendawo ehamba phambili yezokuvakasha kanye nesikhungo sokugembula okungekho emthethweni, okwathiwa yiFree State of Galveston kwaze kwaba yilapho le nkathi iphela ngawo-1950 ngokunye ukuthuthuka kwezomnotho nezenhlalo okwalandela. 