The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-01-22

12-Airllner crashes near IdldS, va, hL1-
ing 18 of 19 aboard.
13-Fifteen miners die In gas explosion In
coal mine in Nottingham, IA
30-Tornado sweeping through Alabama.
Tennessee Arkansas and Missouri kills
February
ls-Twenty-one killed, 12s injured when
train plunges over l50-foot embark
ment in Allegheny mountains near AL
toona, Pa
2o-Explosion of tank in electroplating fac.
tory in central Los Angeles kills 10. In.
tures 1853. demolishes area half mile
square.
March
toll of Ill lives in Centralia, H.. ex-
plosion.
April
2-Explosion IN 4, fireworks plant in Clinton
s-Tornadoes rip through Texas as Panhandle
1000. Woodward. Okla. hardest hit.
with "a dead.
18-Most of Texas City, Tex. destroyed oy
enormous explosion when freighter,
loaded with nitrate fertilizer. explodes
In harbor and sets fire to docks. oil
tanks and factories. Fire RACES for three
days. Toll: 400 killed. $500 injured.
29-Tornado destroys Worth, Mo, killing
IA, Another twister kills in rural
northwest Arkansas.
May
6-Outbreak of infant diarrhea in Philadei'
asRPortytWo syes fiHedS kiiied when % Dcz ariner
crashes after take-off at La Guardia
field New York. Seven survive:
30-DC-4 airliner crashes near Fl. Deposit.
md, killing all So on board, Two crash
es rank as worst air disasters In u. S.
history.
sl-Tornado strikes Leedy. Okla. wrecking
town, killing 6.
Tornado kills IS In farming section near
s-Mississippi river floods lowlands in
northern Missouri, southern Iowa and
Illinois, forcing %, 900 to abandon homes.
Seven drowned at Ottumwa, Iowa.
l3-All so on board DC.4 airliner killed
when it strikes mountains near Lees.
22-FIashh food browns II in Cambridge.
Neb.
July
3-Tornado kills II near Grand Forks.
NJ D.
l3-Chartered DC.3 transport plane crashes
in swamp near Melbourne, Fla. killing
2s-Explosion wrecks beauty shop in Har.
risonburg, Va Ten women killed. 30
persons injured
August
s-Four die when. chartered plane dives
into chimney Of gas plant In Everett.
September
3-Labor day weekend takes death toll Of
456. compared with 457 in 1946.
11-TWenty killed when excursion boat blows
up at Pittsburgh dock.
20-HurricAne sweeps in over southern Flor
ida, crosses Gulf of Mexico, strikes
Louisiana. Mississippi and Arkansas.
Toll: 100 killed, many injured. property
loss of 25 to 80 million dollars.
21-Flood following hurricane browns 81 In
New Orleans area.
29-Fire on New York City pier results in
injuries TO l44 firemen. five million dol.
lar loss.
October
24-Fifty two killed when transport plane
crashes In Bryce Canyon. Utah.
25-Forest fires in Maine kill II, destroy
many homes. Fires rage throughout
northeastern states.
26-T Transport hits mountain In Alaska. kill.
ing Is
November
7-Tornadoes strike Louisiana. killing :. in
l3-Army plane hits Mt. Spokane. Wash.
killing five men.
2l-Nine naval personnel killed, two saved
In crash of bomber In Pacific. 100 miles
southwest of San Diego. Calf.
December
army plane crashes near Goose Bay.
Labrador; % die. six rescued.
1.-Two passenger trains collide head-on
near New Braunfels. Tex. killing two.
injuring nine
12-Army plane burns and crashes near
Memphis, Tenn. killing 20.
l5-CAB tabulation shows l947 toll of 274
fatalities In mishaps involving scheduled
arlines