Colonel E. R. Bradley , one of the wealthiest residents of Palm Beach and owner of a casino in the town , donated $ 10,000 . J. P. Morgan gave also $ 10,000 to the Red Cross . Then-gubernatorial candidate Doyle E. Carlton contributed $ 10,000 on September 20 after surveying the damage . A creamery in West Palm Beach quickly distributed 1,400 gallons of milk . In Miami , WQAM hosted a telethon on September 22 , which also included live entertainment from a Shriners band at a park amphitheater . The event collected about $ 1,000 for the victims of the storm . The city of Miami also donated 2 tanks of chlorine , 20 barrels of disinfectant , 24 lanterns , and 5,000 paper cups . City council members of San Francisco , which suffered from a devastating earthquake in 1906 , agreed to donate $ 10,000 to South Florida without discussion . Issaquena County , Mississippi , among the most ravaged by a Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 , also contributed money . Although many railroad stations south of Kelsey City were damaged , train service was restored on the morning of September 17 . Railroad companies provided free fare to storm victims until October 4 , a service used by 1,427 people . After that day , the Red Cross paid for the transportation of people who were destitute
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Effects of the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane in Florida