The Portland daily press., 1874-01-01

Morocco IN september, and King John OF
Saxony in October.
Of politicians and statesmen the list is
quite full. In Europe the mortuary list en-
braces few names of note in the diplomatic
world like Signor Urbano Rallozzi of Italy,
Count Bernstorff, German ambassador to
Great Britain, Lord Ossington, for fifteen
years speaker of the British House of Com.
mons, Sir George E. Cartier, for many years
prominent Canadian political leader and
Gov. Howe of Nova Scotia.
In the ranks of cience, the ravages of
death would be great indeed if the mortuary
list contained no other than the name of
Louis Agassz. To this illustrious name
must be added those of Liebig, the great
chemist, Professor Adam Sedgwick of Eng
land, Professor M. T. Many and M. Jean
Coste, the well known French naturalist
The Christian churches of the world
mourn many eminent prelates and clergy
men. The Rev. DR.. R. S. Storrs, senior, the
Rev. DR.. Joel Parker of New York, the Rev.
DR.. Gardiner Spring of New York, the Rev.
DR.. Ferris, chancellor of the University of
New Jersey, Bishop George M. Randall of
Colorado, Bishop William E. Armitage of
Wisconsin, and Vicar General STAIRS, Roman
Catholic, of New York, are the most notable
losses of American churches.
The English church has lost Bishop Will
berforce and Ewing, and the Scottish church
Rev. DR.. Candlish. The Old Catholics have
lost DR.. Munziger of Berne University. The
highest Catholic prelate that has died within
the year was the Cardinal Archbishop of
Cha.nbery.
Among the leading authors who have died
the past year are John Stuart Mill. Lord Lyt-
ton, NJ. NJ. ST. Marc Girardin, Amadee Ther-
ny, Prof. Friedrich van Raumer Charles Col
lins John R. Thompson and Caroline Chere-
bro
Art has lost Hiram Powers, Sir Edwin Land
seer, Gustave Ricard, and few others. The
stage has lost William Charles Macready and
Laura Keene.
The following are the names of some of our
own citizens in various walks of life whu have
died the past year:
G sary of Pa, Simon Brown, editor of the New
England Farmer, Chief Justice Bellows of N.
H., ex-senator Dixon of Conn.,, Commodore
Aulick, o. 8. N, Congressman Brooks of New
tice Chase, Cakes Ames, Mansfield T. Wal
worth, Horace F. Clark of New York. Lewis
Tappan, the veteran abolitonist Prof Stod-
dard of New Jersey, DR.. Mack Of Cambridge,
Mass, George N. Saunders of Kv.. Col. De
Witt Clinton of Gen. Canbys staff, VIM. NJ
Meredith, ex-Secretary of the Treasury, 'Beau''
Hickman, Daniel M. Barrnger of N. C., Judge
Reed of Mass, Col. McCook, Secretary of Da-
kotah Territory, Prof. Crosby of Dartmouth
College, Admiral Winslow of Kearsarge fame,
John B. Baldwin, Speaker of the Confederate
House of Representatives. Commodore Jameson,
U. S. N, William Wheelwright, a South Am
erican Railroad magnate, exChancellor Fab
riskie Of n. j.. Col: John A. Foster of ILL.,,
R. Grant, father of the President, Congress
man Wilson of Oregon, John G.. Heenan, A. H.
Davenport, actor, Lewis Gaylord Clark, mag
azinist. Gen. Hardee, Gen. Dela6eld. o. S. A.,
Secretary Mallory of the Confederate Navy,
Capt. Perry, o. S. N, ex-Gov. Broom of N. j.,
Hon. John p. Hale Of N. H., ex-Judge Mel
son, U s. Supreme Court, ex-Gov. Yates of
ILL.,, and ex-Gov. Carroll Of Md.
CASUALTIES AND DISASTERS.
The year h s been one that will long be re-
memtered for the number of its marine acct
dents and the frightful loss of human life.
The record of casualties growing out of care
lessness in the use OF steam, the working of
mines and explosive materials is long one,
and indicates that however otherwise the age
is improving, it has made no progress in car
ing for human life. In noticing this part of
the record of the year, it will be possible to
give only few of the more important occur
rences:
4. .:-I.A e
grant ship Northfleet bound for Australia was
run down by Spanish steamer in the British
channel and over 400 persons drowned.
January 9th, the q. 5. steamer Tuscarora
sunk IN storm and the captain and IA men
were lost.
January 18th, terrible earthquake visited
parts of India. In the city Of Soon ghur alone
1900 persons peri sh &C.,.
in England.
February Sd. an earthquake begun in the
island of SamOs aud continued four days with
great loss of life and property.
February Sd, 20 persons were killed and 40
injured by boiler explosions in iron works in
Pennsylvania
Feb. 18TH, by the burning of the steamer
Henry A. Jones in Galveston Bay, q lives
were lost.
February 9th. at fire in Hanover st. Bos-
ton several persons were killed and II seriously
injured.
March 4th the Alaska mail steamer George
S. Wright was lost with % persons on board
Gov. Austid of Minnesota reports to the Leg
islature that 20 persons lost their lives by the
snow storm of January 7th 9Th and 9th.
Four-6fths of the town of Laurenceburg,
KY, was destroyed by fire March 18th.
March 22d, forty four acres of houses were
destroyed in Hong Kong, China.
March 19th the city of SIN Salvador was
absolutely destroyed by an earthquake, only
one large building being left. The Toss of life
is .stiInated at about 500, and of property from
81, O0O, 900 to $2O,0O0,0OO.
April LIST, the steamship Atlantic of the
White Star Line from Liverpool to New York
while attempting to put into Halifax, N. s.,
for supply of coal, struck, while running at
full speed, near Meagher's Island, and in
few minutes became total wreck. Of 957 per-
sons on 'oard 535 were drowned.
April 9Th, the wall of a new building at
Rochester, N. ", gave way aud precipitated
crowd of persons into the Genesse river, 30 of
whom were drowned,
May I'd. three cars Of the Portland Express
on the Grand Trunk Railway iumped the
track at Suixante, Canada, and 80 persons were
injured.
May 4th. at Dixon, ILL.,, an iron bridge,
crowded with 300 persons witnessing baptism,
broke down, and nearly 100 lives were lost
May 18th, hfty-nine miners lost their lives
by mine explosion at the Drummond Colliery.
Westville, N. S.
Nav 30th, destructive fire occurred in Bos-
ton, burning over an area of five acres, mourning
d loss VI %l, LJl ,UUU, Oh WDlcn CQer6 was IN
surance of 1858, 900. Among the buildings de-
stroyed were the Globe Theatre Chickering's
bulding :, the International Hotel and the Boston
Library. Five lives were lost.
July 4th, a severe storm prevailed in Ohio
Indiana, etc., doing immense damage to
crops.
The steamship City of Washington from
Liverpool to New York, struck on Gull Rock,
N. s., and became a total loss. All the passen-
gers were saved.
July 18th, ten acres of the poorer portion
of Baltimore was burned over. Loss $780,
600.
July 18th, a disastcrous fire occurred in Nor
folk, Va. Loss $275,OOO
/ August I'd, twenty-three blocks were burned
at Portland, Oregon. Two hundred and fiftys
dwellings were burned and the loss computed
at 81 100000.
August 9Th, the steamer Wawassett of WASH
ington, burned near Acquia Creek. In the
panic which occurred IS lives were lost.
August 10Th, a collision occurred on the Chi.
cago & Alton Railroad near Lemont, III.
Fourteen passengers were killed and thirty two
injured.
August 25th a train of the Southside Rail-
road, Long Island, ran off the track injurine
fifty passengers,
August Oath, very destructive gale took
place off the coast of British North America
Two or three hundred vessels were badly iniur.