River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-01-03
THE YEARS RECORD.
A Glance at the Dark side of ISss-Many
Lives Lost by Various Disasters Mis-
haps by Rail-Mariiime Catastrophes-
Notable Deaths In All Walks OF Life.


1 worldwide; Boaamy Price, the political
economy professor OF oxford; George H. Cor
! hss, the famous eng ne builder; NJ Nobel, the
dscoverer OF dynamite; T. G. Squiers, the
arehBologist; Seth Green, the nsh culturist,
and X ehard A. Proctor. the popular writer
and lecturer on astronomy Literature
has lost A. Bronson AlcoUt the trans.
| cendental figure In the Concord
I School of Philosophy, and his gifted
! daughter, Louisa NJ. Alcott; Mrs Proctor the
wide OF Barry Cornwall; Matthew Arno d,
the eisayist and poet OF Sweetness and
Light; James Freeman Clarke the essayist
/ and theological writer; Il. p Roe, the novel;
| list; William c. Palgrave. the historian; d. X.
Locke. who had an extensive local fame as
| "Nasby' for h 5 political sareasms, and the
| great publisher Roulledge, OF London. There
/ have dropped out OF the world Of
1 music Henri Herr the pianist, who lion
/ in his day; Stephen Heller, the composer;
! Emil Naumann, the historian, and the three
famous publishers ChOuden, OF Pars; Haertel.
| OF Leipzig, and Dtson Of Boston The
| busy men OF ana who have passed
away are Thomas }. Potter, yiee-pres-
ldent and general manager OF the
| Union Pacific railroad; John Bar ng,
| OF the banking house Of Barring Brothers;
| William b Densrnore. presidens of the Adams
Elk ress Company; Iii am Sibey, the seed
merchant; Joseph w. Drexel, the Philadelphia
| banker. and Charles Croclxer the railroad
millionaire The two prominent sovereiPns
who have died are Frederick William and
! Frede lex Ill, OF Germany. The most
prominent representative OF law was
Chic Justice Merrisoa II. Waite. Art has lost
| Is uanger the French artist and teacher and
Felix Q. G. barley, the eminent American de-
gner and engraver Roscoe Conkling is the
most eminent in the political list. The drama
| loses Lester Wallace and William Warren.
Three great Generals have fought the
last battle-General Sheridan ~ our own
army, General Bazaine of the French and
General Loris Mehkof or the Russian. In all
the long array however, no two Will be more
sincerely mourned than w. w Corcoran, the
banker philanthropist OF Washington, and
Henry Bergh, the greathea rted friend OF Gull
| dren and animals.
THE YEARS DIS AsTERs.
/ The great casualties OF the year 1888 have
been numerous, though the aggregate loss of
! life has not been as great as II was last year.
In January . lives we're lost by a railroad col
lsion IN Holland; 2l7 by blizzard in Dakota's
| banana belt; 400 by floods in China; and
| ~ by mine disaster ia Victoria, b. c. In
February 10 lives were lost by a mine disaster
! IN Bavaria; 1900 by an earthquake at
| Yunnan, China; 225 by an avalance IN Italy.
! In March 20 perished by hurricane at Tama-
/ tave; 70 by an italian avalanche; 1900 by
earthquake in China; 80 by the breaking o. a
/ bridge on The hne; IS by flood IN Hungary;
| 30 by the blizzard New Yora; 100 by a thea
1 ter fire ut Oporto; 90 by floods in
| Ger Lany, and 81 by a mine disaster at
/ Rich Hill, Mo. In April % were lost by a
| dire at Celaya. Mex; & by tornado in Ihu.a
/ and 30 by mine disaster in Workington, Eng
| In May 40 per shed in a ha'l-s ,orm in India,
| 1900 by floods in China, IL by N ne saster
4 in Saxony and 500 by floods in Mesopotamla
| In June u were lost in a ra lroad accident in
| Mexico and 1900 by floods IN Mex co. In
| Ju PA lives were lost by IN ne disaster at
| Kimberly, South Africa; l,I00 by a vo.caio
/ in Japan; 30 by food at Wheel ng. w. Va;
and nxva n+.1 nF Ia In naf
/ L. lives were lost In a New York tenement
/ house fire; Ii by floods in Germany; 20 by a
cyclone in Maryland; l. by floods in Hun
/ gary; so by floods in CHINA; and 10 by
| flood near Hot Springs, Ark. Ia September
| 50 lost their lives by flood in Japan; 1000
| by cyclone In the West Indies; 90 by
| flood in Call; 100 by volcano in the Phil
| ppines; 1850 by floods Cnina; 2S by
! floods in the Tyrol; 500 by floods in Spain;
| 20 by hurricane in the Bahamas; and 1000
| b. a bursting dam in Chill. In October
| floods swept away 1000 more in China 300
| in japan and 50 in Italy. In November so
/ lost their lives by mine d saster in Cam
| pagnere, France, 45 by another at Pttsburg.
| Kan. and 3! by still another at Hanant, Bel
! um. The December record is small. q hav-
4 ng lost Their lives by fire at Neumunsler,
! ermany, and ,! by powder explosion az
Iessna, 5 ely. besides the steamer dis
asters reported in their proper place
DISEASES.
/ Inc Cnnlefd, bnOu2n not so Ialal rs IN past
| years, claims 6,-S5 victims in CANA and $50 in
| n The yellow fever, which broke out in
| Jacksonville in August, ragged until the first
| veeK in December, with a record OF 40 vic
| ms. The total number OF deaths By pest-
| ence for the year is 1913 as compared with
Is ,670 in 1855, 100, 800 in 1886, and lOl,O0) in
1885, showing that the year has been compar-
atIvely healthy one.
BATTLES
There have been no g eat battles during the
| year. With the exception of a small loss OF
| life occasioaed by rebellons in Tn. bet, Samoa,
| Hayti and Afghan stan, amounting 10 3. 800, the
/ little wars have been confined to Africa the
casualties in VIII oh have beel 5t9i, or "a total
| 81 1891, as compared W tn 9,j7s in 1881 14,S74
| in 1886 and 2I40O0 in 1885.
AGGREGATE OF CASUALTIES.
! The whole list of casualties in the Old World,
where the loss OF life was important enough 10
/ be telegraph ID, includes those perlshng by
/ disease and battle, and, including the yellow
/ fever ctims in this country IS 6j,lD1, as COM
pared tn lS7 so 1884, 1lS,023 in 1886, and $751;,
| s35 in 1885,
The following table gives the loss OF life oc-
| curing by various disasters in this :ountry as
teegraphed during the year:
Drowning. 80. -, 02l Failing bu ldings.. 20
! + res ............. 62SCyclones. .......... $50
| Wind disasters. ~. l.. ghtning.. us
/ Boiler explosions. Ply -
| Powder and other Total. .... Sol
explosions ....... 2of
RAILROAD DISASTERS
The loss OF life by railroads has fallen OFF rs
compared with that of last year. The total
! number of killed as reported By telegraph IS
| Is 4, as compared tn 1892 IN 1887, $50 N 1885
aud 9I7 In 1881 The total number OF those
seriously injured also shows a decrease be ng
1891, Jared with 1899 in lSS, $50 in 1863,
! and S36 in 1885.
THROTTLED BY THE LAW.
The number of legal exeeut ons during 'he
| year has increased over last year, when it
was much smaller than for many years pre-
v GUS. The total number was 81, as compared
W tn 70 in 1887, SO in 1886, and 1903 IN lSi
The executions in the several States were
as follows: Alabama 5; Arkansas, 3; Cali
| fOrnia, B; Connecticut, /; Delaware, !;
Georgia, 3; Illinois, ,; Indiana, /; Iowa, /;
Kansas, ,; Kentucky, !; Louisiana, 3; Ma y
| land, i; Massachusetts, ]; Minnesota, !; Mis-
sIss pFi, 4; NJ ssour, 4; New York, o; New
| Jersey, 4; North Carolina, ?; Ohio, 3; Oregon,
| /; Pennsylvania, 5; South Carolina, s: Ten
nessee. ?; Texas, g; Arizona, ]; Idaho, ?;
! Montana, ?; Washing on, /; Wyoming, /; In
dian Territory, ?. or this number all were
males but one, 81 were whites, .9negroes and
Oh naman.
KILLED BY JUDGE LYNCH
Judge Lynch has executed urng the year
| IA victims. decided increase over last year,
Of whom 10i we're in the South, as compared
with 1s3 IN 1885, l33 in 1886 and ISL 1881 The
| lynchlngs in the various States were as fol-
lows: Alabama, IA; Arkansas, :; California,
?; Colorado, 5; Florida 2; Georgia, -; Hi
no s. 2; Kansas, &; Kentucky q Louisiana,
3; Michg n, /; Miss ssipri, III Mis-
souri,, 3; Nevada, / Nebraska, 3; North
Carolina, 10; Pennsylvania, 4; South Caro-
lima, 9; Tennessee, :: Texas, -: Virginia, 4;
West Virginia 4: Wisconsin, /; Arizona, 6; !
d kata 4; Idaho 5: Montana, 5; Wyoming, ,; |
IBG.an Territory g. OF this number one was a
woman, g. were whites. "a colored men and
Indians. The causes we're as follows;
Murder. 80. ......... &C. Saloon keeping
Rape. ............. g. Desper ADDE'S 49,. I
DEMONSTRATING ..... 10Other reasons ~
Robbery ........... : Total ,............14i
TIRED or LIFE.
The number OF persons who have committed |
suic de IN the United States rs reported by |
/ telegraph during the yea IS Las, as compared
with i3s7 in 1857 gi4 in 1870 and 97s in 1855. OF
the total numuer !. i4j W re males and "a! fe' /
males. The causes were rs follows:
Dependency ... 4S2i Liquor ............... l0l I
UnKuown .3si.D sappointed love. 49, /
Insane ....... i9s l-bealth. ~ +
Domestic infeEciiy .1l- Business losses ..- u I
OF the above cases SIS shot themselves, 3t9 I
.ook poison. 22s hanged themselves, lSl !
drowned themselves. III cut their Threats, 30 /
threw themselves in front Of locomotives. p /
jumped from windows or housetops, u /
stabbed themselves. burned themselves,
starved themselves, bew themselves mp with /
powder, strangled himself AM scalded m 4