Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-01-10
DISASTERS OF THE YEAR.
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 8, causing a total loss
of about $11,000,0OO, Another serious
fire was that in Montreal, Jan. 49, The
loss was s2,500,00O. Twenty eight lives
were lost by the burning OF the Rochester
IN. " orphan asylum Jan. s. nineteen
persons were killed in a furniture-house
fire in Philadelphia, Oct. 20, and 100 or
more were lost in great oil fire at
Baku, Russia, Feb. 5.
Tornadoes, cyclones and floods were
fortuna tely few in number compared to
other years The worst disaster of this
sort was 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,-
900 was destroyed.
The following IS 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 a railroad accident at
Mikala Austria: 20 by panic at Tokyo,
Japan; 120 by blizzard in south Russia;
80 by the capsizing of barge off the
coast of Madagascar; 400 by storm on
the coast of Japan; 70 by an explosion
at Hang Chow, China; 10 by boiler ex-
plosion at Recklinghauser, Bohemia; and
So by hurricane at Trondjhem, Nor
way.
In February 81 persons persisted in
mine accident at Durango. Mexico; 1872
by a storm on the coast of China; by
an explosion at Guilford, England; by
railroad accident In New South Wales:
60 by mine accident In Cumberland. B.
c., and at Hermosillo, Mexico; p by
fire at Tokyo, Japan; 40 by storm at
Odessa, Russia; by fire at Birmingham.
England: and 80 by mine accident at
Kemmerer, Wyo.
In March so persons were killed by an
explosion in China; by explosion in
SPAIN 80 by a 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; 16 by cyclone in Arkansas; 10
by boiler explosion in Chicago; s by an
avalanche at Lake Como; 20 by flood in
Bolivia: Is by bursting of dam at Bo-
logna, Italy; Q by railroad accident in
New South Wales; IS by cyclone at Bir-
mingham. Ala, and by a mine acct
dent In Fayette Co., Ala.
In April 26 lost their lives by a mine ac-
cident in the Transvaal; by hotel fire
at st. Mary's, w. Va; ~ by cyclone in
the Canary Islands, % by an explosion at
Griesheim, Germany; IS by mine acci-
dent at Hornu Belgium; 20 by a snow
slide in Alaska; ] by railroad acct
dent in Pekin; by fire at St. Jean,
France; 6 by railroad accident at Gale
don. South Africa, and 10 by the fall of
a, church in Albania
In May So persisted by fire at Amreeli,
India; 100 by a ferryboat disaster on the
Dnieper River; Z by fire in Chicago: by
an avalanche in Alaska; 100 by boiler
explosion in China; s by an avalanche in
Switzerland; Z by a mine accident in
Farmont w. Va; Is by an avalanche at
Avacenza, Italy; Is by fire at Sohendorf,
Bohemia; IA by floods in Tennessee; 80
by an explosion at Cape Town; 20 by O
mine accident at Langhewydd. Wales;
q by "a mine accident at Wolsenburg.