The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-26

actress; General Henry c
corbin, who was the adjutant genera
OF the army throughout the war with
Spain: Francis w. cushman. congress
man from washington state. who had
risen to an important psition on the
ways and means committee of the
House; Don Carlos. the pretender to
the throne in Spain: Clyde Fitch. the
American playwright: Governor John
A. Johnson. OF Minnesota: Charles +,
McKim. the architect of New York;
simon Newcomb. the astronomer
consuelo. dowager Duchess OF, Man
chester (nee Yzagna).
In addition to this impressive list
were some who were taken away BY
violence. including Sir William wyllie
Of England. who was assassinated In
London on July /. by an Indian stu
dent, Madarial DhInagri. who claimed
that he committed the deed In expia-
tion of England's wrongs toward In
dia. while. throughout the year. was
stirred by sedltionary propaganda
against British rule.
The Roll OF Craet Disasters.
There we're many catastrophes of a
tragic nature during the year. but no
persons Of great distinction were over
WntE1itu hh tntiiA- Ou 3hHuAh go INC
Steamer Republic was rammed. in a
fog. off Nantucket. Mass The lives
of several hundred persons were en-
dangered. but the use of wireless te-
Biography by the Republic operator.
Jack" Binns. summoned aid from
ocean liners and government vessels
and only six persons met death. This
was the first signal use IN history Of
wireless telegraphy for the relief Of
distress at sea. Naturally. II was fol-
lowed by general efforts to extend the
use of the wireless system. Messages
were received during the year from a
distance Of nearly $500 miles out at
sea.
other notable casualties OF the year
were the theatre fire at Acapulco In
Mexico. which occurred on February
ls. and in which more than 800 per-
sons were burned to death. the earth
quakes in Southern France. Portugal
and Persia, which wrought much dam
age and destroyed fifty Persian VIII
lagos and zoo lives In Portugal: the
earthquakes In Mexico. the cities of
Chilpacingo, Mexico, and Acapulco be-.
ing damaged to very great and cost
Hly extent; and the earthquake and fire
at osaka, Japan. wherein more than
1000 houses were destroyed and $4,000
people rendered homeless.
There were violent storms. particu-
larry around the Gulf and Southern
States, and in these the property loss
ran into the millions and the Death
roll into hundreds. sOne Of the heav-
lest OF the storms In the South oc-
cured In July and another In Septem-
Der. Cuba also was visited by dam
aging cyclone; the West Indies, and
particularly Jamaica. were devastated
early in November; ,Hongkong suffer-
ed from typhoon, and In Russia and
Sicily billiards. and cyclones DESTROYED
villages and crops.
The second week of November an
explosion in a coal mine at Cherry
Hill, ILL.,, imprisoned 300 miners. TWEEN
ty of whom were rescued after being
entombed for seven days. One hum
dred and eighty coal miners were also
entombed by an explosion near New
castle. England; 100 at Lick Branch.
w. Va. and $40 at yeszprin, Hungary.
The biggest loss Of life at sea oc-
Cured in Montevideo harbcr when 100
persons were drowned as result of
the collision between an excursion
steamer and the North German Lloyd
liner Schlesian. Floods In Natal and
the Transvaal claimed 173 victims.
Aud for the first few weeks of 1903
the entire world was busy trying TO
alleviate the suffering caused at Mes
sina and elsewhere In Sicily and italy
by the earthquake and tidal wave,
which ON December %, 1908, destroy
ed Messina and Reggie. causing a loss
Of life estimated at 100000 and of
billion dollars worth of property
probably the most awful natural ca
tastrophe the world has ever known.
VA Year of Celebrations.
But despite this and many other big
tasks that the world was called upon
to master during the year, 1909 mas
been a twelve-month of celebrations,
as far as this country Is coneernea
On June there opened at Seattle the
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. cell
ebrating the purchase of Alaska ana
the development of our Northwest.
This nroyed to be one of the most sue
cessful expositions ever held. ending
on october / with all debts paid and
even the bondholders Unidentified.
In New York City and along the
Hudson River valley. as far north as
Troy, was observed the tercentenary
discovery of the river by Hudson ana
the centenary OF the launching OF F'ul-
toms steamboat the Clermont CON-
Quoted ON a most elaborate scale, many
nations took part In II, being repre-
sented by especially appointed com
missions and warshlps. which, togetn-
er with the American ileet: con 49,
fIited the largest force OF fignting YES
sells ever assembled at one time in an
American harbor.
on July the tercentenary OF the
discovery of Lake Champlain was OBJ
served by a general fete participate
in by the states of New York ana
Vermont, representatives OF France
and England and President tart. On
octoher 10 San Francisco celebrated
the discovery of its bay by Portola
ana the city's recovery from the eff
fects of the earthquake and fire OF
sos. And on Lincoin'se birthday the
entire country celebrated his centen,
ary. with a large part of the world
toining us in commemoration OF ms
great work and the man hlmseII. o.n-
g Van whose birth dates were OBJ
served were Poe, oliver Wendell
Holmes. Darwin. Tennyson and Mil
ton.
wuIsTLED AT DEBATE.