The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-01-14
LAND AND SEA DISASTERS

A seismic horror which recalled tho
Mossina earthquake Of seven years
ago. occurred January Is A large dis.
trict in central Italy. cast OF Rome.
was laid waste and nearly $4,000 lives
were lost. At AveIrano. e6 per cent
Of the population was destroyed and
the property loss was more than $780,.
900. 900.
February 10. earthquake. hurricane
and an accompanying tidal wave Wis
tied tho American Samoan group and
eaused great destruction on the ManuA
Isladis. In tho latter part OF June,
sevetc earth ehneks were felt through
the Imperial valley. in southern Gait
'orn,a. July 7. violent storm swept
over Missouri. Illinois. Ohio and In.
diana and left wide destruction In Ito
wake. July II. southern China foods
destroyed so 900 persona Some parts
OF Canton were ton feet under water.
August 3, n cloudburst at Erie. Pa.
flooded 4 large area OF tho city.
drowned rs persons and caused great
damage 20 property, August II. an
earthquake shock was felt In Italy,
and vesuvius. EtnR and Stromboli be-
came active August l6. n tropical
storm which developed into = hurri-
cane struck the Texas coast and ragged
violently for two days Nearly 200
persons were the victims OF tie fury
and tho property loss was computed
in millions, September 80, n hurri.
cane dashed over the lower Mississip
pi valley and gulf coast. destroying
600 persons and great amount OF
property ~.
January FL. q boiler explosion on
the armored cruiser San Diego OF
the ives, coast OF Mexico resulted In
the death OF six American sailors.
March 2. there was an explosion OF
gas In 4 mine At Leyiand. w Va. and
ovsr 100 men were killed outright.
March rs was the date OF the shock
Ing submarine accident which resulted
III tup siuhiaA vi INV NHit"u btstr~
boat F4 during mancuvers In Homo
lulu harbor. Her entire crow OF IL
was drowned April Q, Dutch
steamer. the prtns Maur,,r. foundcrcd
OF the Virginia coast and % persons
lost their lives
On the last day OF April. n big are
n, Hninn p.,.n. Aa.,rov.d 90 htn,ka
killed II persons and entailed a prop
erty loss OF 81 5000 May %. Eng
land experienced tho most consider.
able wreck In tho history Of its rail-
way system. More than $50 persons,
mostly soldiers going into quarters,
were killed near Carlisle.
Steamer Eastland Horror.
The most conspicuous horror Of the
year for Americans was the overturn-
Ing OF the excurslon steamer Eastland
at her pier In the Chicago river. July
-. In broad daylight. q few feet from
tho shore. $50 persons. largely women
and children out for q holiday. were
drowned.
A tornado OF huge proportions
swept over parts Of Nebraska, South
Dakota, Iowa and Kansas. November
10. destroying much property and
causing the death Of dozen persona.
October 2s. . parochlsl school q. Pea
body. Mass. which was unprovidcd
with ere escapes. was burned and II
girls lost their l,ves A factory Are
IN nrooS,vn. n r.. November .. 70
suited 10 the death OF II persona On
November 10 ,he gun plant OF tho
Bethlehem, Steel company burned with
a loss OF - 600 90, and next day
there was n milliridoliar Ore In the
war material .,.nt Of the Roeo'ing
Sons company at Trenton. N J.
Flanos destroyed much OF Avalon,
Catalina island on November o. TIE
same day an explosion in the DUPONT
Powder company plant at Wilmington.
Del, killed 81. On December tho
DUPONT powder town OF Hopewell
Va, was burned down.
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