The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-04-05
PRINCIPAL
''' ! DISASTERS
Mine Explosions and Fires
Cause Greatest Loss.
Alabama Mine Explosion Claims
Second Largest Number Of
Victims.

Tor convenience of reference:
Jan. mime accident at Thacker,
w. Va. =. :. E. =. E. E. :. E. E.
Jan. 2-F'ire at Minersvlle, Pau.
Jan. 6--t'ire in New York ...........
Jan. 1O-Fire in Cincinnati. O. zee.
Jan. 1l-Gas explosion, Connellville,
ia. E.
Jan. 11-Exploslon L. :. batteship
DeiaWare
Jan. 1S-Mlne explosion at Baders-
burg, Mont. =. =. =. :. =. :. zee.
Jan. 2o-Aline explosion, Grafton
mine, Va. 80. =. e. E. :. =. =.
Jan. 2i-Powder explosion. Resign,
washington
Jan. 25-Mine explosion, Hughcsvire
Pennsylvania =. :. g. E. :. go. =.
Jan. 3l-Caisson accident at Newark,
New Jersey :. =. :. 80.
Feb. dynamite explosion at Jer-
sey City, n. J. =. E. =. :. =. E.
Feb. 5-Powder explosion, Winthrop.
Maryland =. :. :. :. e. =. E. 49,.
Feb. 1--Gasolne explosion at ia
maica, l.. |. E. =. :. E. :. :. 49,.
Feb. 1O-Mine explosion, near Trini-
Utu, NOio.
Feb. 1S--Fire at Sutton, w. Va.
Feb. 1e-Drowning accident. San
Feb. 2i-Mine fire at Tonopah, New.
Feb. 26-t'ire at Hazelton, Pa.......
March l-Boiler explosion, Esta-
cade, Oregon E. :. :. ............
March Fire at Center Texas E.
March 1O-Mne explosion. Virginia,
Minnesota :. :. =. E.
March 1i-Snow Slide, Mono Coun-
ty, California go. E. =. ......
March l5-Building collapses, at
Nashville, Tenn. :. :. :. :. ....
March l9-Mine explosion Mineral.
kas.
March 22-Mine explosion, Cannons-
ny,
March 23-Fire in Milwaukee. Wis.
March 25-Fire in the Triangle Waist
Cos. factory. New York. E. E. :,
March 26-Fire in Harrodsburg. Ky
March 27-F'ire in Aurora, No.. =.
April mime fire, Throop, Pa. =
April S-Mine explosion, Littleton,
AIa... j.
April 1i-Cyclone in Missouri, Kan
sas and Oklahoma. see. =. E. =. :
April l5-Explosion in Midvale Steel
Works. Bethlehem, Pa. :. :. =.
April 22-Gas explosion at st. Louis,
NO..
April 2i-Mine explosion, Elk Garden,
W. Va. :
May 5-Mine fire. Neguanee, Mich
May 2l--Flre in Utica. E. :. =. :.
June i-Drowning accident. Salt
Lake..
June 12-Storm, Hampton Roads,. i
June 2l-Drowning accident, at PEN
sacola, fla.. II
June 2i-Explosion on steamer City
of st. Joseph, Memphis, Tenn. q
June So-Collapse pumping station
roof. Buffalo. n. Y. E. :. ...... II
July 1S-Dynamite explosion. at
Grand Junction Colo
July 16-Mine explosion, Sykesville,
a. - - - - - - - - - SO 81
Aug. B-Explosion, Joliet Steel
Works.. -
Aug. 2i-Mine fire at Ely. New. :.
Aug. 25-Theater panic. Cannons-
burg, Pa. 81
August 2S-Storm at Charleston,
>. y. 10
Sept. 2-Drowning accident at Tole-
uO, ".
Sept. mime accident, Butte, Mont. G
Sept. 4-IIotel fire, at Juneau, Alas
ka.
'NPs' ss'h's Nh''si'' - -
Oct. 2l-Mine explosion, Hibernia,
N. j. :. =. :. =. =. :. :. :. :. -.
Nov. 1-F'ire in Chehals, WASH.
Nov. 9-Mine fire, Punxsutawney.
Id o
Nov. 1l-cyclone. Rock county Wis.,. 8
Nov. 1s-Mine explosion, Vivien.
w. va. ~
Nov. 29-Fire In Topanjo Canyon,
Dec. 2-Boiler explosion, Avalon,P Pa. Z
Dec. 6-Fall of building. Indianap-
oils, Ind.
Dec. 9-Mine explosion, Brice, Tenn. Sc
The following table gives the loss Of
life resulting from disasters of various
Kinds in this country d uring 1911 as
exported by telegraph and the local
columns of the public press.
=. 5000 Electricity :. l55
fires =. :. =. 95i Lightning :. l76
Hines :. :. :. 93l Asphyxiation III