"The 1899 Carrabelle hurricane caused significant damage in Dominican Republic and the Florida Panhandle. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the annual season, " what kind of season? Spring? Also, missing a "the" after the first "in".
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I believe it was basketball season :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
" "Great" damage was reported along coastal sections of the country, while a loss of telegraph service impacted most of interior areas." no need for comma in such sentence.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"In Florida, damage in the city of Carrabelle was extensive, where no more than a score of "unimportant" houses remained." what is a score?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Hint: it has nothing to do with the Heat vs. Spurs game. :P 5 score and 14 years ago, a hurricane struck northwestern Florida. :P Actually, another source I have says that only 9 houses remained.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"Many boats at the harbor and the wharfs in Lanark were wrecked. Large portions of stores and pavilions in the city were damaged. " have you ever heard of a semicolon? If so, combine these sentences with such feature.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Never heard of a semicolon, but I do know what a score is :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
" Early on August 2, it weakened to a tropical storm and then a tropical depression several hours later, shortly before dissipating over southern Alabama.[2]" separate these two sentences.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"Three large schooners were wrecked at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived." link to schooners, plz?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Sorry, I could only find a link to
Schooner :P Actually, I instead wikilinked it in the lede.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"The city of Carrabelle was devastated, with only nine houses remaining." to "The city of Carrabelle was devastated as only nine houses in the city remained."
YEPacificHurricane
" According to the mayor, about 200 families were left homeless." Does the mayor have a name? Or did he go around with no name and wrote no name on his SAT papers?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
First of all, that SATs were
invented until 1926. :P Second, the source does not specify. Third, this was 1899, so it may never be known.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"The The New York Times stated that, "Carrabelle is literally wiped from the map.""double word.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I am the one often accusing accusing you of doing doing that. :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"One fatality occurred in Carrabelle when a house collapsed on a woman, Mary Williams; numerous other people in the area sustained injuries.[4] " we don't usually mention names of people affected by hurricanes unless notable (like Tim Duncan) :P
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
". A 30 miles (48 km) portion of the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad was washed away." "miles" to "mile".
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"The 1899 Carrabelle hurricane caused significant damage in Dominican Republic and the Florida Panhandle. The second tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the annual season, " what kind of season? Spring? Also, missing a "the" after the first "in".
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I believe it was basketball season :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
" "Great" damage was reported along coastal sections of the country, while a loss of telegraph service impacted most of interior areas." no need for comma in such sentence.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"In Florida, damage in the city of Carrabelle was extensive, where no more than a score of "unimportant" houses remained." what is a score?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Hint: it has nothing to do with the Heat vs. Spurs game. :P 5 score and 14 years ago, a hurricane struck northwestern Florida. :P Actually, another source I have says that only 9 houses remained.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"Many boats at the harbor and the wharfs in Lanark were wrecked. Large portions of stores and pavilions in the city were damaged. " have you ever heard of a semicolon? If so, combine these sentences with such feature.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Never heard of a semicolon, but I do know what a score is :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
" Early on August 2, it weakened to a tropical storm and then a tropical depression several hours later, shortly before dissipating over southern Alabama.[2]" separate these two sentences.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"Three large schooners were wrecked at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived." link to schooners, plz?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
Sorry, I could only find a link to
Schooner :P Actually, I instead wikilinked it in the lede.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"The city of Carrabelle was devastated, with only nine houses remaining." to "The city of Carrabelle was devastated as only nine houses in the city remained."
YEPacificHurricane
" According to the mayor, about 200 families were left homeless." Does the mayor have a name? Or did he go around with no name and wrote no name on his SAT papers?
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
First of all, that SATs were
invented until 1926. :P Second, the source does not specify. Third, this was 1899, so it may never be known.--
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"The The New York Times stated that, "Carrabelle is literally wiped from the map.""double word.
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
I am the one often accusing accusing you of doing doing that. :P --
12george1 (
talk) 03:57, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
"One fatality occurred in Carrabelle when a house collapsed on a woman, Mary Williams; numerous other people in the area sustained injuries.[4] " we don't usually mention names of people affected by hurricanes unless notable (like Tim Duncan) :P
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply
". A 30 miles (48 km) portion of the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad was washed away." "miles" to "mile".
YEPacificHurricane 03:33, 17 June 2013 (UTC)reply