The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-18
The Worlds Volcano Record for 100:

The New York Times has compiled y
most interesting and scientifically valuable
list of the world record of earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions from April 10 20
September %. The list shows an almost
continuous series of earthquakes, eruptions,
tidal waves and lesser strange phenomena
throughout the summer. Seismologically.
the year has been one of the most remark
able recorded in history The extraordi-
nary eruptions of Mont Pelee and La
Soufriere form only small portions of
the general disturbance to which our earth
has been subjected. The list is as follows:
April 10-News received of volcanic
activity at Unalaska, Aleutian Islands.
April Earthquake in Guatemala,
Mexico, Amatillan, San Juan, San Mar
cos, Escuintla and Santa Lucia, killing
1000 persons, injuring 3, 900 Others, and
rendering so, 600 homeless.
May 3-Mount Redoubt,. in Alaska,
erupts.
May First eruption of ST. Vincent
May S-First eruption of Mont Pelee,
destroying ST. Pierre and its 80, 90 people.
May 12-Mount Colma, near Guada-
lajara, Mexico, becomes active.
May 13-Severe earthquake felt at St.
Thomas, Danish West Indies.
May 15-Mount Soconusco, State of
Mexico, becomes active, causing many
casualties and few fatalities in Aques-
pala, Laverga and Comitan.
May 18-Earthquakes in the southern
part of Portugal
May lS- Second eruption of St. Vim
cent.
May 20-Tidal wave destroys a portion
of the village of La Carbet, Island of
Martinique.
May 20-Basse Pointe Martinique,
inundated by mud.
May 2l-Earthquake experienced at
st. Augustine, Fla.
May 24-Mont Peles resumes and con-
tinues with great force for several days.
May 2S-Earth tremor registered at
Bayonns, n. j., and at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
May 30-Another eruption of La Sou
friere, accompanied by a severe earth
quake
May 31-Sulphurous erhalations from
Mount Trabochetto, between Nice and
Genoa, Italy.
June Announcement of eruption of
Mount Blackburn, in southeastern Alaska
June 4-The Gusygran: mud volcano
near the village of Kobe, in Caucasia,
eruqts, killing several persons.
June 4-Landslide, Mount Grigna, near
AXE Lecco Switzerland, kills two noted
scientists.
June 6-Another violent eruption of
Mont Pelee.
June 8-News received of the eruption
of Tacana, in Guatemala, accompanied by
violent earthquakes which razed many
buildings in several towns. One thousand
persons killed.
June 9-Columns of steam rise from
Mount Rainier in Alaska.
June 14-Diseovery of slight elevation
of localities in Pennsylvania.
June 14-Still another violent eruption
of Mont Pelee.
June 15-Strong earthquake shocks in
Sicily.
June 19--Mass of slime elected from
Pelee, practically destroying the town of
Basse Pointe.
June 20-Disastrous earthquake shocks
in Tyrol.
June 21-Velcano Pichincha, in the
Province of Manabi, in Ecuador, becomes
active
June 22-Violent earthquake shock at
Cassano al Jonio, in the Department of
Calabria, in Italy.
June 24-News received at San Fran
cisco of the eruption of the volcano of
Kilauea, near the city of Hilo, Island of
Hawaii.
July Earthquake shocks in Salonica.
European Turkey, causing heavy loss of
life and great damage to properly. On
the same day, also, earthquake shocks were !
simultaneously in twenty towns in Asia
Minor causing the collapse of many houses.
July Large powders and gases
elected from Tulsa, small volcano in the
Indian Territory.
July 7-Guvesne and Zelisova, in
European Turkey, partially destroyed by
an earthquake.