Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

An Unprecedented R~ecord-Noted Dead
in the United States.
A YEAR OF DISASTERS.
The following gives in tabulated form
the estimated loss of life by accident
during the year:
lis. Floods in Europe (cstimatcd).. 900. is
.. Capsizlng of a boat in North Caro-
2. CaXe-in at Auburn, n: Y..".".::,: 5
3. Roller explosion at MuskcgOn, Mich. 4
d. Loss OF the ocean vessel h. Good
=. Loss Of the ocean steamcr City Of
o. Mine explosion at Coultcrsviile, ILL.,. 10
9. Boiler explosion at Bethlehem, Pa. s
8. Burning OF the ocean ship British
10. NeMhnail House fire at Milwaukee,
"A. Planters House lire at st. Louis, Mo. 3
u. Circus fire at Berditcheii, Rnssia.... 26s
II. Railway accident at Camertoza,
il. Fire in London. England.....:"... 5
III. Loss OF the ocean steamer Agnes %,
Ii. Mishap to the ocean steamer I'm
Ii. Loss Of the ocean steamer Joseph .
IS. Boiler explosion at Mansfield, La. 8
Is. Gunpowder explosion at An'ster- 90
10. Sinking Of the ocean steamer CHM
20. Railway accident near Los Angeles,
81. Sinking OF the ocean ship Forwarts. s
2l. Powdel-mill explosion near Oak 90
%. Loss of Il Gloucester tisl-boat. 6
2G. Gales in Great Britain. ............ ~
29. Foundering Of the ocean ship Black ~
20. Loss s,osin the Italian Steamer Ansonia. 20
SO. Snow-slidc at Crested Butte, Col... 8
FEBRUARY.
l.. Panic in q factory at Bombay. India ~
l.. Three vessels lost or Cardi1, Eng. 40
/. Mishap to the ocean steamer Back .
2. Gales on the English eoast.......". Is
5. Railway accident in Hungary"....
5, Railroad collision near Kirkwood. 0. 3
5-@3. Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri Riv- -.
G. Snow slide in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. )
6. Wreck Of a Canadian stcaner..:.. ~
q. Loss OF the ocean steamship Ken 90
6. Loss He Of the ea ocean brisantine zirzu.. +
s. Two vessels lost on the English coast 10
.. Unknown steamer lost Off Harich,
0. Boiler Explosion ut Tiaiy,lorviile. ill. 5
9. Burning Of the ocean steamer Gem. Z
u. Marine diasters Off Yarmouth, Eng. A
IL. Diamond mine disaster, Braidwood,
1e. Railroad accident near Gallon, o.. $
70. Panic in a school in New York City. II
20. Marine, disasters Off the English coast IS
~. Wreck OF ocean steamer BoSphorus. ~
~. Fire ut Montague, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5
u. Loss ofthc ocean steamer Dickinson IL
MARCH.
4. Loss of the steamer Iazoo near New
6. Gales on the English coast....... 19
=. Firenear Frederick, Md ........... 3
q q Loss OF the ,Ss ocean steamer Navarro. 6.
II. Fire at brownsville, Oak. .... IL
IL. Loss Of a Norwegian bark ........... 3
%. Fire at Sleepy Eye, Minn;......."... 8
-. Railway accident in LOndon.... 4
q. Snow avalanche in Armenia........ $50
~. Loss of a vessel Off Holvhead, Eng. %
81. Yug-boat explosion ut Belmont, Mo. g
81. Floods in Russia. IS
IS, Hotel fire at Albion, a............... 5
II. Sinking of three RATS in India...., G2
Is. Explosion of fireworks i'll switzer-
20. Collision Of steamer of the Spanish
q. Fail Of q wall at Sacramento, Cal. 6
Il. Lake schooner Two Brothers lost. T
~. Dynamite explosion at Lopcrucca,
z. Cyclones in the South .ilccsstimateajj::... III
"a. Fire at Warsaw, Austrin. l6
81. Railway collision near Battle Creek, :,
800. 4
a5-9. Cyclones in Texas........ .::.... II
70. Steamer wrecked near Toulon,
IS. Burning of the ocean steamer Crap
50. Nine explosion near Ashland, Pa. s
8. Mine accidental New Glasgow. N. S. 9
3. halfway accident at Harvard City,
5. Powder explosion at Portsmouth,
8. E%arthquakte IN Persia lestimatedj... 10
10. Oil Fire mt Jersey City. N. J.......... &
i. Cyclones in Missouri and Kansas. ii
IA. Railway collision near Glasgow,Scot
1s. Explosion near Lisbon. Portugal. 4
Is. Cyclones in Wisconsin and Illinois. 81
is. Burning of the steamer Granite
20. Loss Of the schooner Petrol, Lake .
20. Loss Of the Wells Burt, Lake Michi- o
81. Fire. FEAT at oporto, Spain y =
u. Loss of the Jenny Lind, Lake Michi-
q. Loss of the ocean steamer Pilot. Is
70. Fire at Vars, Franco ............... 4
Is. Cyclones in Indiana. 81
~. Well accident at Schuylcrville, N. 3
"a. Cave in at East C~onshohocken, Pa. 3
80. Brooklyn bridge disaster. ........... IL
~. Capsizing of a schooner at Boston. q
~. Fire at Lynchburg, a............... 8
81. Capsizing OF a canoe at Hersey, Mich 3
l. boiler explosion near East Saginaw,
10. Capsizihig Of Il boat ut Payson, Utah s
J.. Fall OF u building at Kaluga,- Russia. 10
~. Explosion at Scutari, Albania. ...... $50
i. Balloon lost IN the Mediterranean.... 3
III. IheAter panic at Sunderland, Eng
IS. Mississippi and Missouri River Hoods IS
II. Cyclone at Chillicotlc, Mo.....,..... \
Y. Sinking of the ocean ship Waltcra.. rs
rs. hallway collision near Helena, Mon
q. TAcater fire at Dcrvis. itaiy.::... Il
%. Fish boat sunk OIL Newfoundland,
20. Storm at Chatham, England,,. : a
70. Fire near st. Petersburg. IA
~. Well accident near L~uckawunna Pa.
!. Cyclone in Wisconsin 2
l. Hallway collision near ltassclaS, Pa. 7
i. Cal sizing of Il boat near BSfialo....
o. Launching OF the ocean steamer
Daphne. l24
3. Railway accident ut Hudderstield,
England. Il
3, Railway accident near Cincinnati, o. 6
b. Boiler explosion at Huntsville, Tex. a
s. Floods in India. o.
y. hallway wreck near Plainville, Conn. 8
~. cyclone at Soldier City, KAN. 500.
10. Fire ut Milwaukee,. Wis .......... 3
II. Flood at London, Ont. II
II. Bomb explosion in Tripoli. ......... ~
II. Quarry accident at Lemont Ill.,.
IA. Railway wreck near Batavia, N, Y. &
a. Fire at Cokato, linn 3
15. Fire at Liptoszentmikio. Hungary, "a
IS. storm at Barnsley, England mann,
l6. Loss OF the Mcclellan, Lake Huron.
~. Powder explosion near St. Peters
q. Loss Of the Sea Bird, Lake Michigan
23. Cyclone in Michigan. {
rs. Boiler accident at Geddes, N. Y.....
"a. Collapse OF Il pier near Baltimore,
"a. Accident on Lake Lug,tno, switzer. o.