The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-01-06
Feb 2Near Pacific Junction Ia

Feb 2,Near Pacific Junction. Ia. s
Feb 1s-Gouverneur. N. Y. by mine
Feb 21--Tazewell. KY. James Caldwell
and ID + family a. drowned by floods
FEB 2S.NeaT Murray KY. by premature
Feb 24-Lake Preston, S. D., s by gas
suffocation.. Sherman Heights, Tenn.
by cars on grade crossing.
Mar fBoston, in explosion In fremont
street caused by escaping gas.
Mar l7-steamer de St. Nazalre sunk off
Carolina coast, only out of 50 on board
known to have survived.
Mar 22-Henry county, Ala, s drowned in
freshet.
Mar 24-Laddsville, Ia, S children in
burning residence. Near Nashville, Tenn.
5 in burning residence.
Mar 70 Near Pensacola, Fla, 8 by
drowned trying to ford creek.
apr S-Knoxville. Tenn. II by fire.
Apr Gin South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska foods at least 40 lives lost.
Apr linear Helena, Ark, family of 7
drowned by capsizing of boat.
Apr A-Beaver Creek. KY. family Of in
May lon White Oak creek. Tenn. by
waterspout.
burning home. Near Pikeville, KY, 5 by
poisoned spring water.
May 1S-Pinkney. Tenn. by caving of
mines.
May 1s-white Oaks Creek, Tenn. in
fire.
May T-,American Falls. Ind. in rail-
way wreck.
Jun Near Alma, ILL.,, family of by
train. at grade crossing. Near Keystone,
w: Va. children in burning home.
Jun EChicago, by explosion on mud
Jun Near Hudson. Wis. in railway
Jun 26-Near Missouri City. Mo-. Z by rail-
way wreck.
Jun 29-Chicago. bathers in various
parts Of city. West Chicago, ILL.,. by coll
lision Of two Christian Endeavor trains.
Jun S0IWest1eld, Ia, by lightning.
Jul Smear Huntsville. Tenn. 8 by boiler
explosion.
Jul Ebay City. Mich. by trolley car
plunging through open bridge.
Jul o-Near Pineville, KY, In burning
home.
Jul 13-Near Boone. Ia. tramps In rail-
way wreck.
Jul 21-New Haven, Conn, by explosion
in armory of Winchester Repeating Arms
company.
Jul 2S-Near Reno. New. Indians in rail-
way wreck.
Aug 9-Near Cairo, ILL.,, 10 by explosion of
towboat.
Aug 1S-Near DahIgren, ILL.,. 6 by railroad
collision.
Aug 2S-Galloway county, KY, poisoned
by eating stolen melons.
Aug 9O-Gladstone, Mich, by capsizing
Sep 3-Near Glenwood Springs, Col, IL
by explosions in coal mine.
Sep fBroad Ripple. Ind, by explosion
of natural gas.
Sep 7-Cygnet. O.. 6 by explosion of nitro
glycerin.
Sep Smear Emporia. Kan, u in railway
collision.
Sep Smear New Castle, Col, 80 in rail-
way collision.
Sep u-van Buren,. Ark, in railway
wreck.
Sep linear Chippewa Falls. Wis. In
Sep 2O-Belle Allen, Ala, by fire In coal
shaft.
Sep 2+Johnston City, Ill, by explosion
is by snowslide.
Oct 2-Near Schuyler. Neb.. poisoned ~
strychnine in coffee.
Oct 4-Near Willow Springs, Mo-, by
Oct s-Plankinton. s. D.. I in burning
Oct l3sPIano. Tex. by falling of build
Oct 24-Near Garrisons, N. Y, 10 by
plunging of New York Central express into
Oct 3o-Near Scranton. Pa, 6 in mine dis
aster.
Nov -Maplesyille. Ala, Z drank mix
ture of wood alcohol and whisky.
Dec 15-Near Portland Me-. 6 in wreck of
schooner Susan p. Thurlow
Yellow Fever.
Several cases of yellow fever were re-
ported from points in Louisiana in the
first week Of September. On Sep. it had
made its appearance in New Orleans, also
in Ocean Springs. Miss. In rapid success
sion came reports from Edwards. Miss,
points, until on Nov. % the fever was con-
sidered as practically stamped out. 1t has
been estimated that the Gulf states suf-
chief factor in which account being the
loss in trade and traffic on account of the
strict quarantine regulations. On Nov. %
report issued by the surgeon general of
the marine hospital service, giving the re-
turns up to a recent date, showed there
epidemic in the south total Of 4, 2S9 cases,
of which 446 had proved fatal Of the total
number of cases 1,S47 were reported from
Louisiana, 1,625 from Mississippi, $40 from
Alabama. So from Tennessee, 16 from Texas,
from Illinois, from Georgia and l each
from Florida and Kentucky.