Category 4 storm destroyed Galveston in 1900 . Estimates of the death toll range from 500 to 12,000 . Residents issued early storm warnings . Complete destruction kept secret from the outside world .
Category 4 storm destroyed Galveston in 1900 . Estimates of the death toll range from 6,000 to 12,000 . Residents ignored early storm warnings . Complete destruction kept word from the outside world .