SEPTEMBER 17, 1926 The giant hurricane was plowing through the Bahamas that Friday morning. Nassau reported winds increasing through the morning and into the early afternoon. But the last word from the Bahamian capital came at 1:00 PM. During the critical afternoon and evening hours, as the storm drove closer to Miami, the communications link was lost. Forecasters in Washington were blind. They knew the storm was powerful, but they didn't know if it was continuing toward