Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — NATURE’S FORCES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NATURE’S FORCES

, JANUARY. 4. Earthquake shock at Masaya, Nicaragua. 7. Earthquake shock in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. 26. Severe earthquake shocks In Arizona and New Mexico. FEBRUARY. 7. The Society and Tahiti groups of islands damaged to the extent of $1,500.000 by a cyclone; deaths, 150. 2L An earthquake followed by a tidal wave resulted in a loss of life estimated at 2,000 on the coast of Colombia. MARCH. 2. 24 deaths in a tornado that swept over Meridian, Miss.; property loss, $1,000,000. 17-20. An earthquake destroyed several prosperous towns in Formosa, causing a loss of 2,000 lives (estimated) and property damage of $45,000,000. • APRIL. 5. Violent explosions in Mount Vesuvius, accompanied by streams of lava and showers of cinders over the surrounding country as far as Naples. 7. The town of Bosco Tre-Case, on the southern slope of Vesuvius, and 2,000. acres of cultivated land in the vicinity buried under lava and ashes. 9. Continued destruction around Mount Vesuvius, accompanied by earthquake shocks; many towns abandoned. 14. Earthquake shock at Kagi and vicinity, Formosa; over 100 deaths reported and thousands made homeless. 18. An earthquake shook San Francisco and the surrounding country at 8.13

a. m., reducing many buildings in the <ffty to ruins, , which immediately took fire. Communication by wire with San Francisco was cut oft for some hours. Many deaths occurred from the earthquake. San Jose and Santa Rosa damaged by the I same shock and many lives lost. The tremor was recorded as far. east as Albany,

N. Y. 19. Fires continued in San Francisco. Over 300000 homeless people gathered in the parks and open country around the city. The water mains being destroyed by the earthquake, no water could be had to fight the fire. Many buildings were dynamited. Gen. Fun•ston. commander of the department of California, assumed control of the city to keep order and care for the homeless. President Roosevelt Issued a proclamation asking aid for the people of San Francisco. 20. Fire checked in San Francisco. Total deaths in the earthquake calamity, 488. Financial loss from earthquake over 3200,000.000; by fire $350,000,000. 2L 13 earthquake shocks in succession in Tuscany. 25. An earthquake shock alarmed San Francisco, doing slight damage. Auousf. 17. Earthquake in Chile; 14 cities affected, Valparaiso being almost destroyed; estimated deaths 2,000 and property loss about $50,000,000. SEPTEMBER. 18. Typhoon struck Hongkong; deaths estimated at 10,000 and property loss $20,000,000. 27. Earthquake shocks In Porto Rico. OCTOBER. 9. Floods caused extensive damage to property on the line of the Mexican Central railway and destroyed 123 lives. - The great lakes visited by the worst storm experienced there since 1880; many lives lost. 12. Cyclone and tidal wave wrecked house* and shipping on the Honduras coast, doing damage estimated at sl,000,000. 18. A West India hurricane accompanied by a tidal wave caused great destruction and heavy loss of life in Cuba and on the Florida coast. NOVEMBER. L Storm devastated the French coast a distance of 90 miles, wrecking numerous resorts; damage, $5,000,000. 7. Earthquake shock lasting 30 seconds felt on the California coast. 18. Fierce storm swept over Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee; 8 deaths.

Gen. Funston.