MONTAGE OF HURRICANE SEAS AND NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
WARNING OF HURRICANE TRAIL OF THE 1938 HURRICANE FROM
FLORIDA TO NEW ENGLAND. TELETYPE WARNINGS

BEACHED YACHTS AND DESTROYED LOCOMOTIVE TRAINS

VARIOUS SHOTS OF STORM HURRICANE DAMAGE IN NEW
ENGLAND AND LONG ISLAND. HURRICANE DESTRUCTION.
DESTROYED HOMES, BUILDINGS. STORM DESTRUCTION.
TILTING TELEPHONE POLES. FLOOD WATERS IN TOWNS

RESCUERS HELP STRANDED PEOPLE. MAN AND DOGS STRANDED
ON ROOF OF BUILDING. FLOODED TOWN PEOPLE RESCUED FROM
ROOFS OF HOUSES

RESCUERS BRING SURVIVORS TO SAFETY. WPA WORKERS MAKE
SANDBAG WALLS TO COMBAT HIGH WATERS AT CONNETICUT
RIVERS

WOMEN AND CHILDREN REFUGEES OF THE HURRICANE IN
GOVERNMENT-RUN WPA SHELTERS. MISC FOOTAGE OF INTERIOR
OF SHELTERS DURING THE RELIEF EFFORT

FOOD CENTERS. INTERIOR SOUP KITCHEN 1930s. SEWING
ROOMS

CU WORKERS LOAD TRUCK WITH BOXES OF EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES

WPA ROAD REBUILDING AFTER 1938 HURRICANE