Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-06-19
CYCLoPEDIA OF HORRORS.

CYCLOPEDIA OF HORRORS.
While the Johnstown disaster by it's
nearness causes all other similar catas-
trophies to sink into comparative lnsig-
nificance, it should not be forgotten
that many earthquakes and other ca
lamities have occurred even with the
last few centuries that haye destroyed
ten times as many lives as those lost in
the valley of the Conemaugh.
Even IN the matter of floods the Con-
emaugh disaster is eclipsed by the
breaking of the dykes in Holland in
1880, which drowned over 400 900 people.
while the treacherous Hoang Ho river
in China has at different times in the
last century destroyed more lives than
the bursting of the Johnstown dam.
The floods in Catalonia in 1917 over
whelmed $4,000 persons, and in 1892
Lorea, city In Spain, was swept away
by the bursting of a reservoir, which
drowned over thousand of her citi-
ZenS.
In September of 1913 the Danube
burst its banks and swept away corps
of Turkish soldiers 1000 strong, and the
same year 5000 persons were drowned
in Silesia and 1000 in Poland.
From this time the record of disasters
show the following entrees
In 1916, IN January, there were severe
floods at Strabane, Ireland, caused by
the melting of the snow on the noun
tains. In the same year the river Wis
lula overlooked and destroyed 10000
head of cattle and 1000 houses beside
numerous lives.
1S46-Overtiow of the river Loire in
the west and southwest Of France.
Damage, $4,000, 600 The Loire rose -
feet in one night,
| 1S64-Bradfeld reservoir. England,
burst, March IL; $50 persons drowned.
1S66-Great foundations in the south
| of France. November-Great floods in
Lancashire, \ yorkshire and Derbyshire,
England. Mills were carried away,
mines were flooded and railroads were
torn up and many lives were lost.
1S75-By the rising of the river Ga
rome, in France, portion of Toulouse
was destroyed in June and 900 lives
were lost. From July until November
OF the same year England and Wales
suffered from heavy floods. During the
same period some 10000 persons were
left homeless in India by the same caus-
es.
1879-Floods in Alicante and other
Spanish provinces destroyed 1000 lives
| and swept away several thousands of
houses.
MARINE DISASTERS.
The East Indian IIalsewell, wrecked
in 1859; 1856 drowned,
British emigrant ship Kapunda, sunk
by collision January II, 1887; 800 were
drowned.
Explosion on the steamboat Sultana,
near Memphis, in 1868; over fifteen hun
dred lives lost.
The steamer Northfeet run down
January, 1873; 800 drowned.
The United States corvette Oneida,
sunk by collision with the Bombay off
Yokohama January "A, 1870; 112 lives
lost.
The Princess Alice went down by the
Bywell castle on the Thames; 700 lives
lost.
The lake steamer Lady Elgin sunk
September Z, 1860; 800 lives lost.
The steamer Central America sunk
September 1857; oyer 400 drowned.
The British frigate Ayenger foundered
off the African coast December, 1917;
200 drowned.
The British frigate Mnataur wrecked
in 1910; 360 lives lost.
1888. City of Brussels, run down off
Liverpool, 10 lives lost; Cimbria of the
HamburgAmerican line. sunk in the
North sea, nearly 400 lives lost; Ludwig,
from Antwerp to New York, with sew
enty persons on board, given up for lost.
1884. City of Columbus, from Boston
for Savannah. wrecked in Vineyard
sound, 100 lives lost; Daniel Steinmann
wrecked off Sambro island, Nova Scotia
100 lives lost; State of Florida and bark
Pomona, sunk in collision in midocean.
135 lives lost.
1887. November 10 the w. A. Sholten
was sunk near Dover, England, by col
lision with the coal freighter, Rosa
Mary, 40 passengers drowned.
OTHER cATAsTRoPHEs.
Earthquake at Quito, June 2 1859.
5000 killed.
Tornado in Illinois and Iowa June 3.
1850; 200 killed.
Circus at MeSchen, Germany, burned
June 8, 1887; 400 killed and injured.
Port Royal, Jamaica, engulfed by an
earthquake June Z, 1892; 5000 killed.
Earthquake destroys thetow of san
tiago, Guatemala, June :. 1913.
kaschan. Persia, DESTROYED bv an
earthquake June7, 1855; i0.00o killed.
Earthquake in tie Kutch district
India. June IS, 1913, zoo lives lost
\ tidal wave swept theeoast of CHA
December 1, 1857, csc killed.
Naples earthquake, December ). 1855.
40.eOekilled.
The Brooklyn theate. burned Decern-
Der s. 1876, 2e5 persisted.
Tornadoin Iowa June l6. lssa. Gao /
killed and wounded.
EarthgUake IN Cashmere June il.