Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1907 — DISASTERS AT SEA [ARTICLE]

DISASTERS AT SEA

JANUARY. 2ft The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban destroyed near Rio de Janeiro by the explosion of her magazines; 212 officers and sailors killed and 22 injured. The Pacific coaster Valencia wrecked near Cape Beale, B. C.; 139 reported lost. MARCH. U. 27 sailors perished at the sinking of the Phoenix liner British King off Sable island. APRIL. 18. 85 lives lost in the foundering of the Belgian cadet ship Count de Smet do Naeyer in the Bay of Biscay. MAY. 18. 7 deaths by the striking of the British torpedo boat No. 56 off Port Baid. Egypt. Bft 22 lives lost by the sinking of the British ship Lismore at Sancta Maria, Chile. JUNE. 21. 9 persons drowned from the steamer Chehalis, which was run down by the Princess Victoria off Vancouver, B. C. AUGUST. 4. 800 lives lost by the wrecking of the Italian steamship fllrio off the coast of Spain. OCTOBER. Ift The French submarine Lutin lost with her crew of 15 off Blsertu, Tunis. 2L Russian coasting steamer Warjagin sunk off Vladivostok by a floating mine; 200 passengers and sailors drowned. Bft 28 drowned by the sinking of the German steamship Hermann In the English channel. NOVEMBER. 19. 43 lives lost In a crash between the steamer Dlx and Alaskan liner Jeanie off Askall Point, Wash. 82. During a gale on the lakes 63 lives were lost by the wrecking of vessel* The steamer J. H. Jones went'down In Georgian bay with 13 sailors and 13 passengers.