Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-01-10
DISASTERS OF THE YEAR.
Record Is Long. and the Number Of

Record Is Long, and the Number OF
Deaths Involved Excessive.
Jacksonville. Fla. was the scene Of the
most disastrous fire Of the year in Amer
lea: The greater part OF the city was
laid in ashes May 3, causing a total loss
of about s11 100000. Another serious
fire was that in Montreal. Jan. o. The
loss was s2,5oo.00o. Twenty-eight lives
were lost by the burning of the Rochester
IN. W orphan asylum Jan. s; nineteen
persons were killed in a furntture-house
fire In Philadelphia, Oct. Is and 100 or
more were lost in a great oil fire at
Bss.u, Russia, Feb. S.
Tornadoes, cyclones and floods were
fortunately few in number compared to
other years. The worst disaster Of this
sort was a storm and flood in the Elk
horn valley of West Virginia June %.
Between fifty and sixty lives were lost
and property to the value Of about 81, 000.-
600 was destroyed.
The following - a list Of the most
prominent disasters in 1901
In January 10 were killed by an explo-
sion at Lei-Tung. China; by a fire at
Minneapolis; by railroad accident at
Mikala, Austria: 20 by panic at Tokyo,
Japan: 120 by a blizzard In south Russia;
SO by the capsiZing of barge off the
coast of Madagascar; 400 by storm on
the coast Of Japan; 20 by an explosion
at Hang Chow. China; 10 by a boiler ex-
plosion at Recklinghauser, Bohemia; and
So by hurricane at Trondjhem. Nor
way.
In February 81 persons persisted In a
mine accident at Durango, Mexico: 1892
by storm on the coast Of China; by
an explosion at Guilford .England by
railroad accident In New South Wales:
GO by a mine accident in Cumberland, B.
c., and at Hermosillo. Mexico; q by
fire at Tokyo. Japan; 40 by storm at
Odessa. Russia; 6 by fire at Birmingham,
England; and 80 by mine accident at
Kemmerer, WyoS
In March so persons were killed by an
explosion In China; Z by explosion In
Spain; 80 by railroad accident at Wa
lovo, Russia; II by a mine accident at
Yabori, Japan; 10 by mine accident at
Gilsenkirche. Prussia; by cyclone in
Texas; 1e by cyclone In Arkansas; 10
by boiler explosion in Chicago; by an
avalanche at Lake Como; 20 by flood in
Bolivia: .15t by bursting Of dam at Bo-
logna, Italy; 8 by asrailroad accident in
New South Wales; Is by cyclone at Biz
mingham, Ala, and by mine acci-
dent in Fayette Co, Ala.
In April 26 lost their lives by a mine ac
cident in the Transvaal; by a hotel fire
at St Mary's. w. Va: IL by cyclone in
the Canary Islands; Is by an explosion at
Griesheim, Germany; Is by mine acct
dent at Hornu. Belgium; 20 by snow
slide In Alaska; by a railroad acct
dent In Pektn; by FIRE at st. Jean.
France: 6 by a railroad accident at Gale
don. South Africa, and Is by the fall OF
a church. in Albania.
In May IS persisted by fire at Amreeu.
India: 100 by a ferryboat disaster on the
Dnieper River; by fire in Chicago; 6 by
an avalanche in Alaska; 12O by a boiler
explosion In China; by an avalanche In
Switzerland; by mine accident in
Fairmont. w. Va; Is by an avalanche at
Avaccnza, italy; % by fire at Sohendorf,
Bohemia; II by floods in Tennessee; 30
by an explosion at Cape Town; 70 by
mine accident at Lanshewydd. Wales;
q by mine accident at Wolsenburg.