Show DISASTERS while there was in 1024 1924 no such each terrific disaster as the japanese earthquake of the previous year the list of quakes conflagrations mine explosions tornadoes and other visitations was long and the loss of life was heavy the red cross was waa kept busy throughout the year the worst of P these occurrences were as follows january 8 explosion lu in starch factory in pekina ill illi 86 killed january 10 british submarine with crew of 43 sunk in collision january 15 and 16 severe earthquakes in japan india and colombia january 20 coal mine explosion at Shank town ia 40 killed I 1 february 5 42 killed when pond broke through into iron mine near brosl crosby e v I 1 alinn march 1 explosion n of trtat TN T at nixon N J killed 18 march 4 san jose costa rica half wrecked by quake march 8 mine explosion at castle gate utah killed march 20 landslide near amalfi italy killed april 28 mine explosion at wheeling W va fatal to april 80 30 destructive and fatal tornadoes in southern states may 27 tornadoes in south killed 45 may 28 bucharest arsenal blow blew up with great loss of life may 81 22 inmates of defective girls school in california burned to death june 12 turret explosion on battleship mississippi killed 48 june 28 tornado killed and did vast damage at lorain ohio in august thousands killed in floods in china and formosa and 80 lives lost in virgin islands hurricane september 10 mine explosion ci at sublet wyo killed 89 september 21 storms in wisconsin fatal to 68 53 october 20 14 killed by eap exp explosion lasion on U S 9 trenton november 12 hundreds of lives lost loit in earthquakes in java november 14 and 30 10 destructive conflagrations in jersey city N J |