Show I II I I orI IF 1 DISASTERS January 1 Five I Five killed when DC DC 3 3 transport crashes near Charleston S. S C. C Transport 1 i Transport plane falls near Carmel N. N J. J killing 3 3 Injuring 20 12 12 Airliner crashes near Galax Gal Va kill kill- killing killing ing lag 18 of 19 aboard 13 13 Fifteen Fifteen miners die In gas exp explosion In coal mine In Nottingham Pa SO Tornado 30 Tornado sweeping through Alabama Tennessee Arkansas and Missouri kills 20 February v 18 Twenty one killed Injured when train plunges over foot foot embark- embark ment meat in Allegheny mountains near Altoona Al Al- loons toona Pa 20 Explosion 20 of tank in electroplating factory factory fac fac- tory In central Los Angeles Mils kills 15 Injures injures In in- jures demolishes area half haf mile mUe square March farch 25 Worst 25 Worst mine disaster since 1928 takes toll of lives in Centralia Ill li ex ex- I April 2 Explosion 2 in fireworks plant In Clinton Cllnton r Mo kills 10 9 Tornadoes 9 rip through Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma killing injuring 1000 Woodward Okla hardest hit bit with 84 dead 16 Most 16 Most of Texas City Tex destro destroyed ed by enormous explosion when freighter loaded with nitrate fertilizer explodes in harbor an and ana sets fire to docks oil oll tanks and factories Fire rages for three I days Toll 1011 killed Injured 29 Tornado 29 Tornado destro destroys s 's Worth Mo killing 14 Another twister kills 9 in rural northwest Arkansas May fa 6 Outbreak 6 of Infant diarrhea in Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia area causes deaths of 27 babies 29 ort 29 two Forty two killed when DC DC 4 4 airliner crashes crashes after takeoff take at La Guardia field Geld New York Seven survive DC 4 30 DC 4 airliner crashes near Ft Deposit Md killing all 58 on board Two crashes crash crash- es rank as worst air disasters In U. U S. S history 31 Tornado 31 Tornado strikes Leedy edy Okla wrecking town killing 6 June 1 Tornado I-Tornado kills 35 in farming section near Pine Bluff Ark 9 Mississippi 9 river floods lowlands In northern Missouri southern Iowa and Illinois forcing to abandon homes Seven drowned at Ottumwa Iowa 13 All 13 All 50 on board DC 4 airliner killed when it strikes mountains near Leesburg Leesburg Lees Lees- Leesburg burg Va 22 Flash 22 Flash flood drowns 11 in Cambridge Neb f July 3 Tornado 3 kills 11 near Grand Forks N. N D. D I 13 Chartered 13 Chartered D DC 3 3 transport plane crashes f in swamp samp near Melbourne Fla killing kUling 21 21 injuring 15 I 23 Explosion 29 wrecks beauty shop in Har- Har Va Ten women killed 30 persons Injured August 8 Four 8 Four die when chartered plane dives into chimney of gas plant in Everett Mass September 3 Labor 3 Labor day weekend takes death toll of compared with in 1946 11 Twenty l Twenty killed when excursion boat blows up at Pittsburgh dock 20 20 Hurricane Hurricane sweeps in over southern Florida FlorIda Florida Flor Flor- ida crosses Gulf Gull of Mexico strikes Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas Toll ToU killed many injured property loss of 25 to 30 million dollars 21 21 Flo Flood d following hurricane drowns 37 in New Orleans area 29 Fire 29 Fire on New York City pier results In Injuries to firemen live million dollar dollar dol dol- lar Jar loss October 24 tilt 24 two Fifty two killed when transport plane crashes in Bry Bryce ee Canyon Utah Ulah 25 Forest 25 Forest ForSt foes fires In Maine kill 17 17 destroy many homes Fires rage raga throughout northeastern sta states tes 26 Transport 26 Transport hits hils mountain in Alaska killIng kill kill- Ing 18 November 7 Tornadoes 7 strike Louisiana killing 4 Injuring In In- luring juring 12 Army 13 13 13 Army y plane hits Mt ML Spokane ane Wash killing nJ five rae men 21 21 Nine Nine naval personnel killed two saved In crash ol oj bomber in Pacific miles mUes southwest of San Diego Calif Calil December 9 9 Army Army plane crashes near near Goose Bay it Labrador 23 dl die six rescued Two ll-Two 11 Two jis enger trains collide head on near near New Braunfels Tex killing two Injuring nine 12 Army 12 Army plane burns and crashes near Memphis Tenn killing 20 l 15 CAB 15 CAB AB tabulation shows 1947 toll of mantles fatalities in mishaps Involving scheduled airlines |