The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-02

there appears to be no doubt that a
least 100000 persons persisted II
match such figures in war, even in
| country where life is taken as freely al
| it is in China. would be necessary to e
back to the Mongol conquest, and theI
the harvest of the sword was reaped il
many years instead Of a single season
Seven times, within the historic period
| the HoangHo has changed its course
through the plains of China TO the sea
and every time that this breaking OF
old barriers has taken place the loss OF
| life has been fearful 1t is probable
| that 100000 human beings have been
| drowned in the floods caused by this
| one river No other form of sudden
| disaster rivals that record of destruc-
ton.
In comparatively recent times and IN
European countries, the work of floods
has been more terrible than the mem
orable calamity which overwhelmed
Johnstown in 1889. In 1913, when the
greater part of Germany was the thea
ter Of Napoleon's losing struggle with
the allied powers which overthrow him
the next year. Silesia suffered fearful
losses by foods which cost the lives OF
at least 5000 persons and contributed
much to the destruction Of Marshal
Macdonald's French army. The loss of
life in Catalonia by foundations, in
1917, was estimated at not less than
10000. In 1913 about 1000 soldiers
were swept away in a few moments
when encamped near Widdin, and all
persisted At the same time many
other lives were lost
Earthquakes, however, have been far
more dreadful, as general thing, out
side Of the Yellow River valley in
China, than foundations. In 1456 about
10000 persons We're killed in Naples
by a CONFUSION of the earth. In 1881
nearly as many persisted in Lisbon.
The Sicilian earthquake of 1888 is
supposed to have cost 100000 lives.
About 40. 900 citizens of Cairo were kill
ed in like manner, in 1854. Sicily was
visited by an earthquake in 1888 which
destroyed 10000 people, as nearly as
could be determined. In 1897 at least
10000 persisted in Central America and
the northern part of South America.
Calabria lost about $1,000 people, in
1857, by terrific earthquake, and In
1863 at least 10000 persons fell victims
to similar CONFUSION, in Manila.
Peru, Ecuador, and Chill were visited
by an earthquake. in 1865. which killed
10000 TO 10000 of the inhabitants Of
those countries.
In Japan, where the ground quivers
at least once day, on the average, In
some part of the country, and serious
are very numerous. the
loss Of life from such commissions of
nature is sometimes terribly great In
1891, one earthquake killed at least
10000 Japanese. Spain was visited
by a similar disaster, in 1885, when
about 1000 persons persisted, and the
beautiful island of Ischia, in the bay
of Naples, lost not less than 1000 of its
inhabitants through the earthquake of
1888.
In the same year vast destruction |
and fearful loss of life resulted from |
the almost unprecedented upheaval In |
Java and some Of the smaller islands |
near by. Whole towns were utterly |
wiped out of existence, with all their
and in the f1ourishing city
Of Batavia and its suburbs some 10000
persons persisted. 1t is likely that the
in the entire region was not
less than 100000.