A hurricane arrived shortly after they did.
In eastern Pennsylvania, the ground was already saturated with water when the hurricane arrived, since the preceding month had been the wettest ever recorded.
A sixth death attributed to the storm occurred in Puerto Rico before the hurricane arrived.
If the hurricane had arrived at night, as they so often do, the fatalities would have been far higher.
The second was her old house across the Jordan River, which she was to have sold two days before the hurricane arrived.
But even after the hurricane arrives to test their loyalties and life-saving skills, that intrigue doesn't amount to much.
The hurricane arrived quietly on September 7, 1900.
The casinos were closed before the hurricane arrived.
Since the hurricane arrived, he said, "We're seeing the emotion of fear.
"Your state and federal responders - they will not be there instantly when a hurricane arrives," he said.