The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-02
1910 DISASTERS
TOOK HEAVY TOLL
Fewer Holocausts Occurred
rhe Past Year, However,
Than for Some Time.
ONE BIG EARTHQUAKE
In Costa Rica, Was the Most
Fatal Tragedy-Big For
est Fires Occurred.

Chicago, H., Jan. 1.-The year 1910
vious recent years, but enough were
, recorded to emphasize the weakness
of man against the great force of ma
ture and his imperfect guarding
against accidents.
Greatest of the years disasters was
the earthquake at Costa RIGA, which
destroyed the city of Carriage. causing
$500 deaths and the wounding of al
most as many people. More than o.
900 survivors were made homeless
and starvation and pestilence follow
ed In the wake of the great calamity.
This was the only earthquake of very
serious results during the year.
Next to the Costa Rica disaster I'm
fatal results was the destruction caus-
cd by floods near Tokyo. Japan. early
in August, More than loco lives were
lost and 100000 persons were made
homeless. The damage to the rice
crop was estimated at $4,000, 900.
Floods caused great destruction in
Europe.
Forest Fires Deadly.
Forest fires In the United States
caused immense damage to property
and the loss of many lives. These
fires were SO extensive i'm Montana
and Idaho that In August the Wad De-
partment sent soldiers TO aid In the
work OF fighting the fires. which de-
vastated more than 100000 acres.
The roAct uAtuhIa ~ thn ricac IF
and Idaho that in August the War De-
stroyed a great part of the Brussels
Exposition. causing loss of more
than $10.O00.0OO August IL. A fire in
dance hall In Hungary. March 2S,
brought death to more than 800 per-
sons.
A cyclone and c;oudburst I'm the VIC
Unity of Naples. Italy. October "a,
brought death to 200 and immense
damage to property. July 80. cy-
clone killed so. and caused property
losses OF many millions of dollars at
Milan. Italy.
THE most serious mine disaster Of
the year was that at Palau, Mexico
October I, In which 200 men were en-.
tombed by an explosion. January 81
about IS miners lost their lives I'm a
coal mine explosion at Primero. Coo.
February 7. gas explosion In the
Brow der coal mine, near Drakesboro.
KY. killed "a.
April %. gas explosion in n coal
mine near Amsterdam, Ohio. killed
Is. May :. IA mine explosion near Bir-
mlnsham, Ala. caused 20 deaths. May
IL. an explosion In the Wellington
ccal mine. near Manchester, England.
killed 1877.
Marine ard Rail caIamities.
The most fatal marine disaster of
the year was the laundering of the
Japanese steamer Tetsurei off Chindo,
Korea. In which go Of the go passen-
gers were drowned. Almost as heavy
q toll was exactcd by the sea In the
laundering Of the French steamship.
General Chanzy. off the Island of Mi
norfca. les lives.
Few railroad disasters were of mag
nitudc In 1910. January 81 a passenger
train on the Canadian Pacific railway
plunged into the Spanish river near
Sudbury. Ont, 40 or more persons be-
ing killed. March there were AZ
Killed In the wreck of Rock Island
passenger train near Green Mountain,
iowa. 49, .a.
March .. more than 100 persons
were killed by the burying of a Great
Northern railroad train under an ava
lanche In a gorge near Wellington,
Washington. ~
The explosion of 5000 pounds Of
dynamite In the barracks Of the Rural
Guards at Pinar del Rio, Cuba. killed
100 soldiers.