Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-07

lars worth Of property was destroyed
| The heaviest loss occurred IN BaRu'
| Russia, when the naphtha fountains
took fire. The damage was estimated
at 100000 There were no less than
nine fires in which property valued at
one million dollars or more, was de-
stroyed. The drought which oppressed
the eastern part Of the United states
during April, May and part OF June
led to serious forest fires IN the TWO
latter months, In Maine. New Bruins
wick and Quebec millions Of acres OF
timber land were burned over, some
small settlements We're destroyed, While
many others narrowly escaped, or suf-
fered more or less serious loss. In the
Adirondack region Of New York there
was also great destruction OF property,
The loss OF life in the fires during
these months was fortunately very
small.
The heaviest loss OF life has been
caused by floods and storms. In the
beginning OF the year a six days hurri'
cane swept the Tua-Moti Islands IN the
Pacific, causing the loss of 5000 lives.
The Mississippi Valley suffered severe
ly from early in March until well into
June. At New Orleans the river reached
its record level there, of 1873 on March
90 During the last two days of May
and the first ten Of June heavy rain
fall IN the Missouri Valley sweled that
river to flood height, along with its
tributaries and some of those Of the
river did much damage in Iowa, but the
greatest damage was In central and
eastern Kansas and the two Kansas
Citys. These were cut on from all
for some days. and
with Topeka were the centers of the
greatest loss. over a hundred people
were drowned and the money loss was
estimated at over si7OOO,OO0. In the
month Of June a flood IN the valley of
the PaColet, In South Carolina, washed
away several cotton mills and drowned
ffty-eight persons; the damage TO
property was about $500, 900. The
same month most Of the town of
Heppner Or, was destroyed by a
flood, with the loss OF about two hun
ired lives, In July food at Jeanette,
Pa, caused seyenty-hye deaths, At
Chefoo, China, 700 persons were
In a flood In August hurri- |
cane swept the island OF Jamaica, kill |
Ing fifty persons and doing about sl5,- |
)O0, goo damage.
A very partial list Of fatalities and
estimates of loss caused by floods.
shows that no less than 6,23s persons
we're killed in that manner, during the
year, and that property to the value Of
100 900, 900 was destroyed.
Earthquakes and volcanoes added TO
he list, though not as much as in
9O2. The most disastrous earthquake
vas that which, IN April, destroyed the
own OF Melozgherd In Asiatic Tui-
Key. and at least twenty small villages
n the vicinity. About nine hundred
PERSONS were killed There were also
IN south Carolina, and
ieorgla; in the middle counties of
england; In California, and In Wales,
md Hungary. At the end OF October
at Turshiz, in Persia,
Tiled IS persons. In November sew
raj shocks were felt throgghout a
arge part Of the Mississippi valley,
lesuvius showed considerable activity
Turing the summer, and In November
VI. Stromboli was active, There was
lso violent eruption of Mr.. Colima In
dexlco. This continued for several
lays, damaging the surrounding lands
" heavy coat Of ashes. The Ha-
yalian volcano Mauna Loa was also
ctlve. Is the long chapter Of accidents
nd disasters to be continued during
his year?