The Dickinson press., 1902-12-27
N THE YEAR 1907
Notable Events From JarlI- :
ary to December.
RECORD DAY BY DAY
Startling Volcanic Upheayals Ia
the West Indies.
WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER
WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER

AOBScO OI Ale anu treasure Oy
Flames, Accident, Storms and
Shipwrecks-Person Items, Polit-
ical, Sporting and Miscellaneous
Affairs-A Chronological Review.
JANUARY.
/. shipwreck: Steamship Walla Walla
sunk in collision near Cape Mendu-
cino, CAL: - people drowned.
3. Shipwreck: The Alaskan steamer
= Bristol wrecked on Green island: the
captain and s sailors lost.
I. Shipwreck: The British steamer Al
fonso and the Spanish steamer Vilelva
sunk In collision off Aveiro, Portugal;
10 sailors drowned.
s. Obituary: j. B. Polk. q veteran actor.
in Baltimore: aged 81.
Z. Obituary: Elbrdge 8. Brooks. writer
Of popular books for boys, at Soraer-
Vile, Mass: aged IS. Baron Jean dc
Bloch, author OF Tho War Of the Fu-
ture." the book which led to the peace
congress Of 1899. at Warsaw: aged So.
Fire: At Richmond. Cameron & Cam
erons tobacco factory burned: loss.
$150.OOo
8. Obituary: Gen. Francis J. Heron, a
noted Federal officer in the civil war.
In New York city: aged g..
II. Obituary: Horace Z. Seudder. noted
author, at Cambridge. Mass; aged g..
II. Railroad Accident: II people killed and
over 80 injured in rear end collision
in the New York Central tunnel in New
York city.
Is. Fire: At Syracuse the Central City
Masonic hall burned; loss. S200. o0o
Accident: 10 miners killed by the ex-
plosion Of flredamp at Dow. I. T.
IA. Accident: a miners drowned by the
flooding Of the Jupiter mine. Brux
coal district. Bohemia.
Fire: At Manchester N. H.: loss Of
100000 by burning Of Kennard block
and Park theater.
Obituary: John Howard Bryant brother
of the late William Cullen Bryant. the
poet at Princeton. ILL.,; aged ~.
Is. Fire: At Los Angeles. Cal: loss $780,
600.
H Obituary: Prof Alpheus Hyatt. To-
nous paleontologist. at Cambridge.
Mass: aged GA.
Earthquake: At ChilpancinSo. Mexico:
heavy loss Of life.
Fire: At Kalamazoo. Mich: loss Of
500, 900 by burning of a wagon factory.
ID. Obituary: The 1nfanta Christina Isa-
bella Of Spain. in Madrid; aged 50.
Fire: At Fall River; loss Of 500. 900 by
burning Of Globe Yarn mills.
Accident: 60 people killed and 100 in
jured by explosion in q spinning mill
at Manresa, Spain.
%. Accident: 1S people killed and 50 in
jured by collapse Of floors in Smith
field mills. Belfast.
Fire: At Memphis; loss Of $500. 900 by
burning Of Wetter Stove foundry.
Colombian War: The Colombian fleet
defeated In battle by insurgent squad
ron; Gen. Alban. Colombian leader.
killed.
H. Fire Accident: Z men burned to death
at Camp No. 5. Hambleton. w. Va.
Obituary: Aubrey Thomas de We're. Irish
poet; aged S. Camilla Urso. famous
violinist, in New York city; aged 60.
Fire: At Columbus. O.: loss of 10000 by
flames in business district.
%. Fire: At New Britain. Conn. St.
Marys Roman Catholic church burned:
loss, $3.50. .oo0.
Accident: q miners killed by dust ex-
plosion in the Lost Creek mine. near
Oskaloosa. la.
IS. Earthquake: Shocks in Missouri. Kan
sas and Illinois.
Fire: In business district Of Mobile: loss.
$500 900.
3. Obituary: Dr.. Lachlan Tyler son of
President John Tyler. IN New York
city.
of 900 by burning Of two hotels
and a bathhouse.
Obituary: Rear Admiral Lewis Ashfleld
Kimberly. U. $. N, retired. at West
Newton, Mass: aged Y. Eugen Du
Pont, head Of powder manufacturing
firm. at Wilmington. DEL: aged 81.
.. Fire: In business portion Of Wolcott.
Ind; loss, $4,000. In st. Paul the
Peoples church destroyed: loss. 500.
Storm: Heavy fall of sleet in Arkansas:
damage in Little Rock, $4,000.
\. Fire: In Norfolk 2 hotels. an apart
ment house and stores and ofncea
burned: loss. $4,000
FEBRUARY.
I. Shipwreck: The French ship Chanars'
wrecked in a fierce storm off Brittany:
q sailors lost.
Accident: 100 deaths In an explosion at
| the Hondo mines. Mexico.
| L Fire: At Waterbury. Conn: blocks
| burned: loss. s.. 100000. 'f
| Obituary: Paul F. Munde gynecologist
| OF worldwide fame. in New York city;
aged S.
l. Fire: At New Milford. Conn; loss
| 100000.
4. Accident: men killed and many In.
| jured lighting fire in St. Louis
s. Accident: 13 killed by explosion Of Q
gas main in Chicago.
| 6. South African War: Hard fighting on
| the blockhouse line between British
and De Vets Beers: the burghers
loss reported at 800 by Kitchener.
| I. Obituary. 1QOIHa6 SlQNey COOPER Ia
nous animal painter. In London: aged
49,
Fires: At Minneap polls the vendome no.
tel, valued at $20o0oo gutted by flames
At Horton. Kan, car works Of the
Rock Island railroad damaged to the
! Extent of $250,00.
!. Obituary: Vice Admiral Monti}o. conr
mander Of the Spanish fleet at the bat.
tie of Manila. at Madrid: aged H.
| Fire: At Wabella. ILL.,, the town nearly
wiped out; loss. $300.0o
| .. Fire: In Paterson. N. J.: % blocks
! burned: loss. 100000.
| n. Convention: Annual session Of tha
| National American Woman Suffrage
association began in Washington.
q. South African War: British patrol or
Kip river entrapped by Beers. Will
| loss OF so killed and wounded.
Obituary: Lord Duf1erin. formerly gov.
ernor general of Canada. at Clande.
boye, Ireland: aged 76.
Riot: II killed In battle between ON
GERS and mountaineers near Middle
boro. KY.
Il. Riot: 16 killed and 100 injured In q col
lision between troops and rioters q,
Triest.
Fire: In Jersey City. N. j.; loss Of good.
and shipping at the Lehigh VALLEY
Co.'S pier. $4,000.