The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1889-01-12
DISASTERS In 1888.
Loss of Life by Casualties of Various
Kinds.
The Prominent Disasters Each Month
LOSSES ON tho Railroads arine
Disasters - Victims or
Resfllemee

Tho great casualties OF the year have been
numerous, though the aggregate loss OF life
has not been as great as it was last year. In
January - lives were lost by a railroad col
lision in Holland; 2l7 by a blizzard ia Dako-
ta's banana belt; 1000 by floods In China;
and 90 by a mine disaster In Victoria Il. 4.
In February 40 lives were lost by a mine dis
aster In Bavaria; 1000 by an earthquake nj
lunnan, China; 22j by an avalanche In
Italy. In March 20 persisted by hurricane
az Tamatane; 20 by an Italian avalanche I;
10000 by earthquake In China; 30 by the
breaking OF a bridge on the Rhinc 10 by
flood I'm Hungary: 30 by the blizzard in New
York 100 by theatre fire nc Oporto; - by
floods In Germany and II by mine disaster
at Rich Hill, Mo. In April y were lost bya
fire at Cclaya, Mexico; 40 by tornado In
India; and 30 by "A mine disaster in Work
ington, England. In May 40 persisted In
hall-storm M India; 5000 by floods in
China; Is by mine disaster in SaXony
and 300 by Hoods in Mcsopotamia. In
June IL were lost In a railroad accident I'm
Mexico and | 300 by floods in Mexico. In
July ~ lives were lost by a mine disaster at
Kimberly, South Africa; / 400 by volcano
In Japan; 30 by flood at Wheeling, w. Va;
and 100 by Hood OF the Nile. In August IL
lives We're lost In New York tenement
house fire; IL by floods in Germany; 10 by
cyclone in Maryland; II by floods In Hun
gary; 800 by foods In China; aud 13 by a
30 lost their lives by Hood In japan; 1000
by cyclone in tho West Indies; 300 by
Hood In Chill; 1C0 by volcano In the Phi
lippncs; $50 by floods In China; % by floods
IN the Tyrol; 800 by floods In Spain; 20 by
hurricane in the bahamas; aud 900 by
bursting dam I'm Chill. In October floods
swept away 1000 more in China, 200 In
Japan, and 30 in Italy. In November 80 lost
their lives by a mine disaster In Campagnere
France, o. by another at Pittsburg, Kas., aud
- by still another nj lIainant, Belgium. The
December record - small, - having lost their
lives by lire &C Neumunster, Germany, and
~ by powder explosion at Miessina, Sicily,
besides the steamer disasters reported in their
proper place.
DISEASES.
The cholera. though not so fatal at In past
years, claims u, M victims In China and $50
In Chill. The yellow fever, which broke out
In Jacksonville In August ragged until the
first week In ID scomber, with a record OF 40
victims. The total number OF deaths by
pcstllonce for the year Is 1913 as compared
with 1850 In 1887, 100 30O in 1885, and iOl,-
900 In 1888, showing that the year has been
a comparatively healthy one.
BATTLES.
There have been no great battles during
the year. With the exception OF a small loss
OF lie o vasioncd by robpllions Ia Thibet
Samoa, Hayti and Afghanistan, amounting
10 800. the little wars have been confined 10
Africa, the casualties In which have been
0,6gt, or total OF 5000. n compared with
p.5Is In 1887, 1884 In 1886, and 2ll.C0) in
1885.
AGGREGATE or CASUALTIES.
The whole list OF casualties In the old
World, wncrc the loss OF life was important
enough TO be telegraphed, includes those
perishing by disease aud battle, and. includ-
ing The yellow fever. victims IN th. country,
u 1910 ~ compared with iSs $50 In 1851.
liS,O2J In 1886, and ISL ,Si5 In 1855.
The following table gives the loss OF life
occurring by various disasters In this cvun-
try during the year:
Drowning ...........i. OH Failing gulidlnOs "a