The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
Record of Horrors on Land
and Sea.

\ seismic horror which recalled ;he
Messina earthquake Of seven years
ago occurred January r. \ large dis
trict in central Italy. east Of Rome.
was laid waste and nearly 30. 600 lives
were lost. IN times Of worldwide
peace such a natural catastrophe
would have held the attention Of civil
lied mankind for many days. hut tho
great war 80 ,Clipsed the Avezzano
AFFAIR that little notice was taken or II
outside OF italy. King Victor Emf
manuel personally directed the work
Of rescue aud rrii"f " Aye21dno 90
per cent. Of the population Was do
stroyed and H., property loss was
more than 500" oo. u0o.
February ~ earthquakes. hurricane
and IN accompanying tida. Wv. Wis
ited the American samoan group and
caused srca; destruction "a tho
NanuI Islands. In the latter par.
of June sever. earth shocks were fol.
through tho Imperial Valley. IN SOUTH
srn California July : "a violent storm
swept over Missouri. Illinois Ohio n
Indiana ANA left whic destruction "a
its wake. July II southern China.
floods destroyed $1,000 persons Sunu
parts of Canton were ton feet under
water. August 3 81 oioudburst az l.rc.
IA, it"oued q large H.rd II tIr city.
drowned tworty-iiyr PERSONS JiU
caused great u lu.G - e., property. NJ
gust II an earthquake >hoyIs Wa f,t
n Italy. and Nr-ulils, Etpa aud
Stromhoii became lc,lyc. August 10
3 tropical storm which developed Intu
"a hrlrrtts4fI M 1TIH.rL tho -. .-L,
and ragged Violently for TWO DIV
Nearly zoo pcrsona we're tho yirt,n.
of rs fury and the property loss va,
-omputed in millions. September 90 a
hurricane dashed over the lower Mis-
, sissippi Valley and CUR coast. Destroy
Ing 800 persons ana a grea, amount
OF property.
The most appalling accident in The
ten year history of tho New YORK sub
way occurred january t.. Poisonous
gdses and smonr from 81 tire Ia tln
underground structure s, nearly Is
pIyAii'od the PASSENGER, ct Il tram
hat ono Nontl W. sulfucited and
I1@ persons WtEr taken To- ho,pltols
Tor treatment. January 81 q boiler en-
p.osiou ON the arnIorad cruiser san
Diego IN the west c,si>t If Mexico
resulted In the death of SIX American
sailors. March - an attempt was
made by an anarchist to WRECK -.
Ha,r.chs Cathedral. New York city.
pu tho same day there was an eXplu-
sion of gas in a mine at LoyIanJ,
W, Va, and over 100 men were killed
outright, March e. was tho date oC
the shocking submarine accident which
resulted IN the stalking Of the United
States boat FL during manpuvres IN
Honolulu harbur. Her entire crew OF
twenty-ono was drowned II was not
until August % that the suuken suit
marine WAS relocated. Aprtl 3 a Dutch
steamer. the prius Mauritz, foundoret
OF Inc Virginia coast and Nfty-nino
persons lost their lives.
On tho last day Of April a Iii. ire
ut Colon, Panama, destroyed twenty
two blocks. killed eleven persons and
entailed a property loss Of $4,000. 0Ou.
May 90 England experienced tho most
considerable wreck In the history %
It's railway system. More than $50
persons, mostly soldiers going into
quarters, were Killed near Carlisle.
The most conspicuous horror ct tho
year for Americans Wa the olCrluru-
ing OF the excursion otohme Eistlanl
AZ her pier on the Chicago River.
July ~. In broad daylislt a few feet
from the shore So persons, Lrgcl.
women and children out for "A holiday.
were drowned, September .. In New
York city q section OF q street undor-
mined by subway construction coz
lapsed and caused the death Of seven
persons and injured many Others.
Three days later a similar civcIn o.
CURED on Broadway. killing ono per
son and inJurins several others.
a tornado of huge proportions swept
over parts OF Nebraska, South Dakota.