@Beanc 200 years ago, the Industrial Revolution hadn't begun to warm the planet to the point of storms like these. They were likely still dangerous and difficult but they would have been far more survivable.
this is not 200 years ago, but it is older and does hint what happens to the human beings that are in the elements, from reddit
and the link to the excerpt
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Letter_by_Alexander_Hamilton_on_the_hurricane_of_August_1772
@stueytheround @Beanc
oh, apparently that was written in 1772 so yes that was 300 years ago or something
See? i knew someone here could pull that together ๐โฅ๏ธ ty @stueytheround @Beanc