Lorraine Brown
Lorraine Brown
hurricane looked smells throw took
I took nothing from my house, ... I've got my purse, and it had some of my important papers, but when I looked inside, it was all wet. It smells like a hurricane smells. I'm just going to throw it away.
money wet worth
Money was of no value. I had $20 in my pocket. It's just wet and stinky, it's worth nothing.
drive hope natural remember
I remember when you could drive Galveston Island, from end to end, on the natural beach. I don't think there will ever be any hope of doing that again.
care deathly ill
I've been deathly ill more times than I care to remember. But I'm a fighter. I had to fight. I had two little girls.
breaking broke follow gas hear people robbing
You hear a lot about the robbing and stealing, ... People breaking into gas stations. But, you know, once they broke in, I'd just follow in behind.
call cap fast help hotel looked people police putting shot thinking trying
We looked at her, this hotel clerk, and we said, 'OK, if you want to call the police, call the police. You think they're going to come over here to help you out?' She started putting on her thinking cap real fast and she said 'OK, go on in,' ... She could've got shot like that, trying to keep people out.