The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-04-26

- .. 80. - Io,uou
1754-Cairo.. =. -. 10000
1755-Lisbon.. $4,000
I773-Guatemala.. -. $4,000
1797-Ouito . 41,000
lS22-AIeppo.. 41,00O
1S61-Mendoza, S. America $4,000
-. 5000
1SSO-Manila.. =. =. 5000
:. -. 1000
This is a total of $4,000 lives lost
by earthquakes In 175 years. The
greatest loss In history was at Yeddo,
Japan. in 1903, when 100000 lives
were lost. The next greatest was at
Pekin, China, in 1871, when the loss
was $4,000. The earthquake at Lis
bon, Portugal, occurred On All Saints
Day, Nov. /, 1855, when within eight
minutes most Of the houses In Lisbon
were destroyed and $4,000 lives were
lost, though Mulhall puts the number
at $4,000. Nearly 5000 persons who
had taken refuge on a quay on the
banks of the Tagus, were engulfed
by a sea wave forty feet high. The
damage was estimated at 100000 900
pounds sterling, or about 100000
900. According to Humboldt the en-
tire surface disturbed by this earth
quake was equal to four times the
area of Europe. The shock was felt
as far as Scotland on the north, Asia
Minor on the east, Morocco on the
south and the West Indies on the
west.
The heaviest earthquake that even
occurred in the United States, until
the recent one. occurred In Charles
ton, S. c., Aug. 81. 1886, when sew
Cral hundred buildings We're shaken
to pieces and t~hree-fourths Of the
whole number In the city made unin-
habitable. Scores of people were kill
ed and the loss of property amounted
to $S,000,000.
1t will be noticed from the above
table that earthquakes have been
widely distributed over the world.
China, Japan, Peru, Egypt, Portugal,
Italy, the Philippines, South Ameri-
ca and he West Indies have had vlsI->
t~ations, and two notable disturbances
lave occurred Iii the United States.
Various explanations as to the causes
of earthquakes have been made by the
scientists, but nobody can furnish alb
sclute knowledge on the subject. We
only know that they occur that they
are exceedingly unpleasant visitors,
and we suppose that they + the re-
suit OF internal fire or heat and gass-
cs, such as belch forth from the
earth IS volcanoes at irregular periods.
Millions for Relief.
From the incomplete figures of the
contributions which have been made it
IS estimated that the San Francisco
fund is rapidly nearing the total Of
$4,000, 900 and will have passed that
figure by Monday, when the United
States Congress, it is announced, will
add 81, 1000 to the $1,000,O00 ap-
propriated from the Treasury at
Washington. In the burst Of gener-
ous contributors, New York City
ranks next to the government itself
and bids fair to far exceed the Fed
eral contributions. The New York
fund amounted to approximately 3d.
000.0 00, with contributions coming In
fast.
The State of Massachusetts has I'M
dertaken to raise $4,000 ,O00, and with
Boston's generous help is well On the
way 20 the goal.
Chicago's fund, spontaneously sub
scribed, is approaching 81, 100000 and
premises to so beyond that sum. Phil
adelphia has sent 100000. These
are but Il few Of the larger sums. A
score or more cities are contributing
$100. 600 and more, while hundreds of
municipalities arc sending all their.
means will allow, From London,
Paris, Berlin and wherever Amerl-
cans are c~ongregated, 81 generous IN
flow Of gold is reported.
Pittsburg has given 100000; com
nercial men OF Cleveland. 100000;
ST. Louis, 5000, O00;' Sacramento,
100000, and Seattle, 100000.
Throughout the country theatrical
performances are being planned, the
proceeds to go to- the relief fund.
In addition to this all the larger
towns and cities Of the South are
giving from their treasures and rails
ing enormous amounts by popular
subscription. Never before have the
whole people responded so generously
and SO promptly to the cry Of need.
Due to- Pent-up Energy.
DR.. Phillip r. Uhler, provost of the
Peabody Institute, Baltimore, said, In
the absence of details, the aus that
led up to he earthquake could not be
explained.
He seemed to think that on both
sides of the earth there is a great deal