He then detonated Attack various incendiary devices on his homestead Placing on the morning of May 18 at about 8:45 a.m. , causing Causation the house and other farm buildings to be destroyed Destroying by the explosives ' blasts Use_firearm and subsequent fires Catastrophe .

late on september 15 , the hurricane Catastrophe made Bringing landfall on key largo and then in southern miami-dade county , and across homestead , fl where much damage Damaging was done and winds were clocked at homestead army air corps base at 145 mph .

late on september 15 , the hurricane Catastrophe made Bringing landfall on key largo and then in southern miami-dade county , and across homestead , fl where much damage Damaging was done and winds were clocked at homestead army air corps base at 145 mph .

most of the city of homestead was destroyed Destroying , while at the richmond naval air station , a fire ignited during the storm Catastrophe burned Destroying down three hangars worth $ 3 million ( 1945 usd ) each .

homestead army air corps base , to the east of homestead was completely destroyed Destroying .

homestead army air corps base , to the east of homestead was completely destroyed Destroying .

though it briefly weakened Cause_change_of_strength to category 4 status while traversing Motion_directional the bahamas , it regained Recovering category 5 intensity before making landfall Arriving in florida on elliott key and then homestead on august 24 .