The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-01-08

Feb Near Pacific Junction. Ia. 6
Feb 1s-Gouverneur. N. T.. 5 by mine
Feb 2l-TazeweIl. KY, James Chadeeu
and family drowned ~ floods.
FEB 2S-Near Murray, KY, 5 by premature
explosion Of dynamite.
Sherman Heights, Tenn, 7
by cars on grade crossing;
Mar EBoston, ) in explosion in fremont
street caused by escaping gas.
Mar l7-Steamer de st. Nazaire sunk of
Sarolina coast, only 4 out of so on board
known TO have survived.
freshet.
Mar 2ELaddsville, Ia. s children in
Mar 2 Near Pensacola. Fla. 8 by
sWamplng Of boat:..2+ez7es~ county. Kan.
apr @knoxville. Tenn, II by lre.
oraska HOODS at least 40 lives lost
drowned by capsizing OF boat.
apr 24-Beaver Creek, KY, family of 6 in
burning residence.
May Lon White Oak creek, Tenn. 5 by
waterspout.
May Smear Laurens, S. c., 4 children in
burning home....Near Pikeville. KY, s by
mines.
May 1s-white Oaks Creek. Tenn, s in
fire.
May 27-American Falls, Ind. in rail-
way wreck.
Jun Near Alma, Ill. family of 5 by
tram at grade crossing. Near Keystone,
"; Va, ; children in burning home.
scow in river.
Jun Near Hudson. Wis. 6 in railway
collision.
Jun 26-Near Missouri City. Mo-. I by rail-
way wreck.
u 2LChicago. 5 bathers in various
DartS of PiTV WpCt Thfpa m III A nv ool-
lision Of two Christian Endeavor trains.
| Jun SO-Westfield, Ia, 5 by lightning.
Jul 6-Near Hartsville. Tenn, 9 by boiler
Jul bay City. Mich. 6 by trolley car
plunging through open bridge.
Jul o-Near Pineville. KY, 6 in burning
home.
Jul 13-Near Boone. Ia. S tramps in rail-
way wreck.
Jul 21-New Haven, Conn, I by explosion
In armory of Winchester Repeating Arms
Jul 2S-Near Reno. New. 6 ndian in rail-
way wreck.
Aug lNear Cairo. Ill. 10 by explosion of
Aug 1S-Near Dahlgren. Ill. 6 by railroad
collision.
Aug 2S-Galloway county. KY. 7 poisoned
by eating stolen melons.
Aug 3O-Gladstone. Mich. 6 by capsizing
of boat.
Sep S-Near Glenwood Springs. Col. u
by explosions in coal mine.
Sep +Broad Ripple. Ind. 8 by explosion
of natural gas.
Sep 7-Cygnet. O.. 6 by explosion of nitro
Sep Shear Emporia. Kan. u in railway
collision.
Sep Smear New Castle. Col. 80 in rail-
Sep Ivan Buren,. Ark. Z in railway
wreck.
Sep linear Chippewa Falls. Wis. s in
Sep 2O-Belle Allen. Ala. 5 by fire in coal
shaft.
Sep 2-Johnston City, Ill, 5 by explosion
in coal mines:...On Taiya trail. In Alaska
IS by snowslide.
oct 2-Near Schuyler, Neb.. I poisoned ~
strychnine in coffee.
Oct Near Willow Springs No. 6 by
train on grade crossing
Oct 6-Plankinton. S. D., 7 in burning
Oct 13.Plano. Tex. 5 by falling of build
Oct 2iWNear Garrisons, N. Y, 10 by
plunging of New York Central express into
oct Smear Scranton. Pa, 6 in mine dis
Nov so-Maplesvile. Ala. I drank mix,
ture of wood alcohol and whisky.
Dec 15-Near Portland, Me-, b in wreck OF
schooner Susan p. Thurlow.
Yellow Fever.
Several cases of yellow fever were re-
ported from points In LOUISIANA IN the
made its appearance in New Orleans. also
in ocean Springs. Miss. In rapid success
sion came reports from Edwards, Miss.
and Biloxi, Miss, and other southern
points, until on Nov. % the fever was con
| sidered as practically stamped out. 1t has
been estimated that the Gulf states SUI,
fered a financial loss of fully 100000. 600, tht
chief factor in which account being the
loss in trade and traffic on account OF the
strict quarantine regulations. On Nov, q a
report issued by the surgeon general OF
the marine hospital service, giving the re
turns up to a recent date; showed there
had then appeared during the yellow fever
epidemic in the south a total OF 1883 cases
Of which 446 had proved fatal. OF the tota
number of cases 1,S47 were reported from
louisiana, 1,625 from Mississippi, $40 from
Alabama, 50 from Tennessee. 16 from Texas
4 from Illinois. 3 from Georgia and l each
from Florida and Kentucky.