Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-12-04

me WoFaWs t0zcano Record.
i The New York Times has compil.
ed most interesting and scientifi.
/ caily valuable list OF the world 81 rec,
ord OF earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions from April 10 to Septem.
ber g. 1902 The list shows an al.
most continuous series Of earth
quakes. eruptions, tidal waves and
lesser strange phenomena through
out the summer. Seismologically,
the year has been one Of the most
remarkable recorded i'm history.
The extraordinary eruption Of Mont
Pelee and La Soufriere form only Q
small portion Of the general disturb
ance 70 which our earth has been
subiectsd The list Is ~ follows:
April 10-News received OF vol
canic activity at Unalaska. Aleu-
tian Islands.
April 1S-Earthquake in Guate-
mala. Mexico. Amatillan, San Juan,
San Marcos, Escnintla and Santa
Lucia, killing 1000 persons, injur-
ing z. 600 others. and rendering So
Goo homeless.
May 3 Mount Redoubt, in Alas
ka, erupts.
n
May First eruption at St Vim
cent.
May S-First eruption at Mont
Pelee, destroying st. Pierre and it's
30. 900 people.
May 12-MOunt Coliula, near Gu
adalajara, Mexico, b, comes active.
May IL Severe earthquake felt
at st. Thomas, Danish West Indies.
May ID Mount Soconusco, State
OF Mexico, becomes active, causing
many casualties and q few fatalities
in Aquespala, LAverga and Conf
tan.
May 1S-Earthquakes in the south
ern part OF Portugal.
May 1S- Second eruption of st.
Vincent.
May 2O--Tidal wave destroys a
portion OF the village Of La Carbet,
Island Of Martinique.
May2O-BasseP Pointe. Martinique,
inundated by mud.
May 2l-Earthquake experienced
at st. Augustine. Fla.
May A-Mont Pelee resumes and
continues with great force for sew
eral days.
May 28-Earth tremor registered
at Bayonne, NJ. and at Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn.
May 30-Another eruption of La
Soufriere, accompanied by a severe
earthquake.
May 31-Sulphurous exhalations
from Mount Trabochetto, between
Nice and Genoa, Italy.
June 2-Announcement of erup-
tion Of Mount Blackburn, In South
ern Alaska.
June 4-The Gusygran, q mud
volcano near the village Of Kobe, in
Causica, erupts, killing several per-
sons.
June 4-LAndslide, Mount Grigna
near Lake Lecco, Switzerland, kills
two noted scientists.
June 6-Another violent eruption
Of Mont Pelee.
June 8 News receiyedo Of the erup-
tion OF Tacoma, In Guatemala, accom-
panied by violent earthquakes which
razed many buildings in several
towns. One thousand persons kill
ed.
June 9--Columns Of steam rise
from Mount Rainier in Alaska.
June 14-Discovery of slight ele-
walton 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-Volcano Pichincea, ir
the province of Manabi, in Ecuador
becomes active.
observation-disclosures
at Cassano al ionic, in the Depart
ment Of Calabria. in Italy.
June N-News received at Sar
Francisco Of the eruption Of the vol
cano Of Kilauea, near the city Of Hilo
Island of Hawaii.
July Earthquake shocks in Sa
lonica, European Turkey, causing
heavy loss Of life and great damag'
TO property. On the same day. also