The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01
DISASTERS

Jan. 5.-on tank steamer Oklahoma
sank off Sandy Hook, 25 Of the crew per.
| ishing
Jan 10. - Great storm on the Baltic
caused submersion of several villages and
drowning of many persons
Floods in Belgium did millions OF dol.
| lars worth of damage
Jan. n.-Terrific storm hit northwest
Russia and $50 peasants lost their lives I'm
snow.
Many thousands of persons perished in
southern Japan when volcano of Sakura-
Jima burst into activity, following re-
peated earthquake shocks. Large city of
kagoshima partly destroyed and several
villages blotted out.
Jan. 16.-British submarine AT with
crew Of eleven. lost during maneuvers of
Plymouth.
Steam whaler Karluk flagship of Cana
dian governments arctic exploring expe-
dition under Villjalmur Stefansson
crushed in the ice and sunk northeast of
Siberia.
Jan. T.-Loss OF the German steamer
Acilia with passengers and crew of 9S of
the coast of Terra del Fuego confirmed.
Jan. 19-Three hundred Japanese refil-
gees from the volcanic eruptions on Sa-
kura buried under falling cliff and killed
Jan. Sold Dominion liner Monroe
sunk in collision with the steamer Nam
tucket off the Virginia coast and Al per-
sons drowned.
March S-St. Louis Athletic club de-
stroyed by fire: 40 pcrished.
March l5.-Quakc and volcano killed
many on IIondo Island. JAPAN.
March l6-Many perishsd IN hurricane
and flood in Province of Stavropol, Rus
sia.
March 1o-Tfty drowned when boat..
collided near Venice
March $1.-SiNty-four lives lost in biz
-. Il hn 49,, ,T.~,,.
ini; fleets.
April ?.-Firc in st. Augustine. Fla. de-
stroNcd five tourist hotels and the county
court house: loss. $JCOO0O.
April 2%.-ENploSiOn in minc at lcCClcS
w. Va. resulted in the entombing of l7e
men and hope of their rescue was given
ny. Eifty-nmc men. severely burned
saved.
May 4.-f'ire in commercial center OF
Valparaiso. chile. burned over two and n
hali acres and cost more than fifty lives
May -@--tanadian Pacific liner Empress
Of Ireland sunk in collision with Danish
C"tii"r SiprSfId in st. Lawrence river:
L"-' lost. -! whom 19S were PASSENGER; !12
saved. of whom 2i6 were pussongcrs. Lau-
rene" Irving. English actor. and his wife
ana SIR Henry Scton-Kcrr. noted big
game hunter. among the drowned.
Jun" A.-Onc hundred villages in Japan
devastated by terrible storm
Jun" l9-Min" explosion at HillcrcSt
Nlo"rta: resulted in the death of about
POO miners.
juno 2'.-N"arly half the city of Salem
MASS. destroyed by fire. L9ss being about
Si""o."". Most OF the historic buildings
were saved
AuS. 3.~-Thirty- eight persons killed
ana 2' injured in train collision near
Joplin. Mo.
Aug. 2G.-Stcamer Admiral Sampson
sunk by steamer Princess Victoria 20
miles from Seattle asd II lives lost
sept. lS.-Steamer Francis III. Leggett
sunk in "A gale off Oregon coast. 20 lives
being lost.
Oct. 3.-Earthquak destroyed Is
barta and Burdur. Asia Minor. $500
lives being lost.
oct. 11.-Earthquake in Grccian prov
inces Of Attica Beotta andt pcloponne-
sus Killed many persons and wrought
great damage.
Oct. 27.-Explosion and fire in the
FRANKLIN company's coal mine at Roy
alton. Ill, resulted in death of SO men
Dec. 3.-SsTcn T::!Iicc-dcllar Are in
plant of Edison company at West Or
ange, N. j.