Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-31
CASUALTIES.
Reporttn. catsatrophe. In which

CASUALTIES.
Reporting Catsatrorhes In which
Five or More Lives Are Lost.
Jan 4-Nelson, Neb., in mine explosion,
Jan 1S--Pottsville. Pa. miners in falling
Jan 1s-pallas, Tex. lsschildren by f,Fe. !.
Jan a-Per,y, 9: r. Is children s -, severely
Ey van ind IT, and ff H.fttopS ky..Es.s
NH sn SNsn ss T. T al. X,s w.tst te..a
Jan M-.Hoboken. N. J.. mother and =
~ aN.ar Pacific Junction. Ia. .
Feb -Gouverneur. N. z. 5 by mine
FEB M-Tazewell, KY. James chadwsu
and family drowned by Hoods.
Feb 2s-NsaT Murray, KY. Shy premature
suftocation. Sherman Heights. Tenn.
Srs q esaas .sSios,on In
Mar i7-stsamer ds 81: N..a,se sunk q.
known to have survived
Mar 22-Henry county. Ala. 8 drowned in
freshet.
in burning residence.
Mar n e :, Near Sea PspsasSS,s Fla BY
d rownea Il trying yHs, to ford creek S' Aa''
Apr s--Knoxville. Tenn, II BY Gre.
APT e.In South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
Apr liWNear Helena, AIR. family of !
Apr 24-Beaver Creek. KY. family OF in
May May iI -esi' White Oak creek. Tenn, by
waterspout.
May G Near Laysens 8; q children in in
poisoned spring water. 'e' -" -
mines.
May 1--Amerlcan Falls. Ind. 8 in rail-
jun Near Alma, Ill. family of by
w, Va, children In burning home.
Jun 4Chicago. by explosion on mud
Jun Near Hudson, wis.,, 6 in railway
Jun 2s-Near Missouri City. Mo-. by rail-
pssss 4 e sstssss H. Hs1ss.
lislon Of two Christian Endeavor trains.
Jnn soN,Westt1eid . Ia BY lishtSn n.
Jul bay City. Mich. 8 by trolley car
plunging. through open bridge.
Jul Shear Pineville, KY. 8 IN burning
home.
Jul 1s-Near Boone. Ia. tramps In rail-
way wreck.
jul 2l-New Haven. Conn, by explosion
Jul 2s-Near Reno. New. 6 Indians in rail-
Aug Shear Cairo, ILL.,. 10 by explosion q
towboat.
Aug 1S-Near Dahlgren. ILL.,, 6 by railroad
Aug Ss-Galloway county. KY. poisoned
:; Avg Ss.i s0.Glads'0ne, Mich. by e.p''''ns
Sep s-Near Glenwood Springs. COL, !,
| by explosions in coal mine.
Sep 4Broad Ripple. Ind. by explosion
sep7-Cygnet. O.. 6 by explosion Of nitro.
Sep Shear Emporia. Kan. Il in railway
collision. :.
Sep 1i-Van Buren,. Ark. in railwa,
wreck.
sep l7-Near Chippewa Falls. Wis. IL
Sep So-Belle Allen. Ala. $ by FIRE in Goa
Sep Johnston CITY, H.. by explosion
oct Near Schuyler Neb., poisoned b,
s' Gct Near Willow Springs. Mo-. 8 b,
| Oct 6-Plankinton. 8. D.. IN burning
oct is.Plano. Tex. by falling Of build
Oct aNNear Garrisons, N. Y, ~ b,
| plunglng Of New York Central express ints
| Hudson river.
t--Wuv- 5u-1fupfesvIli -drank- mix
! ture Of wood alcohol and whi1ky
Dec 15-Near Portland, Me, IN wreck o.
| schooner Susan P. Thurlow.
Yellow Fever.
Several cases Of yellow fever were re
| ported from points In LOUISIANA ~ tai
| frst week Of September. On Sep It haf
made Its appearance in New Orleans. alst
| in Ocean Springs, Miss. In rapid success
sion came reports from Edwards. Miss.
4 points. until on Noy. % the fever was con
sidered as practically stamped out It ha:
been estimated that the Gulf states sui
| fered financial loss OF fully $50, 000, ono tn
| chief factor In which account being tn!
| loss in trade and traffic on account OF TIL
| strict quarantine regulations On Nov. Is
report issued by. the surgeon general o
the marine hospital service. giving the Re
/ turns up to q recent date, showed Their
! had then appeared during the yellow feve
| epidemic IN the south total Of 4.2S9 cases
i Of which 446 had proved fatal. OF the tota
! plumber of cases 1.647 were reported from
Louisiana. .626 from Mississippi. 740 from
/ Alabama. 81 from Tennessee, 16 from Texas
/ I from Illinois. from Georgia and eacl
from Florida and Kentucky.