The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-08
LAND AND SEA DISASTERS

A seismic horror which recalled the
Messina earthquake of seven years
AGO, occurred January 70 4 large ais
,rict in central Italy. east of Rome,
was laid waste and nearly 10000 lives
were lost At AveZzano, GO per cent
of the population was destroyed and
the property loss was more than $780,
100000
February 10, earthquake, hurricane
and an accompanying tidal wave Wis
tied the American Samoan group and
caused great destruction on the Manua
islands. In the latter part OF June,
severe earth shocks were felt through
the Imperial valley, in southern Cali
fornia. July Z, violent storm swept
over Missouri, Illinois. Ohio and In
diana and left wide destruction in its
wake. July IA. southern China Hoods
DESTROYED $4,000 persons. Some parts
of Canton were ten feet under water.
August 3, a cloudburst at Erie. Pa.
flooded a large area OF the city.
drowned 25 persons and caused great
damage to property. August II, an
earthquake shock was felt in Italy.
| and Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli be-
came active August 16, a tropical
| storm which developed into hurri-
cane struck the Texas coast and ragged
| violently for two days. Nearly 200
| persons were the victims OF its fury
and the property loss was computed
in millions. September 20. hurri-
cane dashed over the lower Mississip-
pi valley and gulf coast, destroying
| 300 persons and q great amount OF
property.
January 21, a boiler explosion on
the armored cruiser San Diego on
the west coast of Mexico resulted in
the death Of six American sailors.
March 2, there was an explosion of
gas in a mine at Leyland, w. Va, and
over 100 men were killed outright.
1 March 25 was the date of the shock
ing submarine accident which resulted
in the sinking of the United States
boat F4 during maneuvers In Homo
lulu harbor. Her entire crew OF Fl
was drowned. April 3, Dutch
steamer, the Prins Mauritz, foundered
off the Virginia coast and So persons
lost their lives.
On the last day of April, big fire
at Colon, Panama, destroyed % blocks
killed IL persons and entailed prop
erty loss Of $3,500,000. May %, Eng
land experienced the most consider
able wreck in the history Of its rail
way system. More than $50 persons
mostly soldiers going into quarters
were killed near Carlisle.
Steamer EastIand Horror.
The most conspicuous horror Of the
year for Americans was the overturn
ing of the excursion steamer Eastlant
, at her pier in the Chicago river, Jul,
,, "a. In broad daylight, few feet from
the shore, 852 persons, largely womeI
and children out for a holiday, wer'
drowned.
,, A tornado of huge proportion
, swept over parts of Nebraska, Soutl
Dakota, Iowa and Kansas, Novembe
10. destroying much property an
causing the death Of a dozen persons
= October rs, parochial school at Pea
!, body, Mass, which was unprovide
with fire escapes. was burned and z
girls lost their lives. A factory fir
in Brooklyn, N Y, November 6, RI
suited in the death Of IL persons. o
= November 10 the gun plant OF tn
5 Bethlehem Steel company burned wit
loss Of 100000, and next da
= there was a million-dollar fire in tn
= war material plant Of the Roeblin
n Sons company at Trenton, N.
Flames destroyed much Of AvaloI
, Catalina island on November 20. TIL
same day an explosion in the DuPor
y Powder company plant at Wilmington
Del, killed 81. On December tn
DUPONT powder town Of Hopewel
Va, was burned down.
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