Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1907 — ACCIDENTS [ARTICLE]

ACCIDENTS

JANUARY. A 38 deaths in a wreck on Chicago, Rook Island sad Pacific at Volland, Kan. 1A 14 deaths tn a oolllslon on the Big Four at Fowler, Ind. SI dead and 37 Injured la a wreck caused by powder explosloh on tha Big Four

23. 25 miners killed" 5y explosion In a coal mine near Primero, Colo. 28. Fire damp explosion in a coal mine at Llevin, France, caused a heavy loss of life. 12 deaths In a mine explosion at Lorentz, W. Va. 28. 148 miners killed by fire damp explosion at Johann-on-Saar, Prussia. 28. Explosion in the Stewart mine, Fayette county, W. Va., killed 75 miners. FEBRUARY. 4 19 miners killed In an explosion in the Thomas mine at Elkins, Va. 3 9 killed by explosion on the French torpedo boat Spod at L’Orlent, France. 16. 24 killed and over 100 Injured In an electrlo express train wreck on the New York Central at New York city. 17. 30 coal miners killed In an explosion at Co&hulla, Mexico. MARCH. 12. 103 French seamen killed by explosion on the battleship Lena at Toulon. 16. A cage cable accident at the Saarloula mines, Rhenish Prussia, killed 22 miners. Fire damp killed 75 miners In the coat mines near Forbach, Germany. 28. 26 killed and 100 injured In a wreck on the Southern Pacific near Colton, CaL j*pril. 7. 7 firemen, Including a captain, killed, In a fire which destroyed the Metropolitan Street railway power house and car barns in New York city. 28. 8 killed and 18 hurt by the collapse at a B. and O. pier at Baltimore. MAY. L 14 killed by gas explosloa in the ship, pie mine at Scarboro, W. Va. 11. 36 dead in a wreck on the Southern Pacific at Honda, Cal. JUNE. 1L 11 men belonging to the battleship Minnesota lost from a launch oft Norfolk, Va. JULY. 15. 10 killed and 11 injured by a mysterious explosion in the turret of the battleship Georgia during target practice at Boston. 17. 8 persons killed and many injured by the collapse of a building in London. Ont. 20. 32 killed and many Injured In a wreck on the Pere Marquette road near Salem, Mich. 27. 8' lives lost by the burning of tbn steamer Fronten&o on Cayuga lake. AUGUST. 16. 9 killed and 80 injured by explosion In a dynamite factory at Doemltz. Germany. 30. 27 persons killed and 50 injured In head-on collision on the interurban electric line at Charleston. 111. SEPTEMBER. A 6 killed and 20 Injured In a wreck on the Canadian Pacific near Caledon. Ont. A 12 killed and many injured In a collision on the Rock Island and Pa cilia at Norris, Uu 18. 25 killed aim aa many injured In a head-on oolllslon oa the Boston and Maine at West Canaan, N. H. 30. 32 persons killed and aa many more Injured In a oolllslon on the Mexican Central at Encam&clon. 2A 8 killed and 30 Injured la a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio at Bellatre, O. OCTOBER. 15. 19 persons killed and 38 Injured by the derailment o£>a passenger train on the London and Northwestern at Shrewsbury, England. 38 persons killed and over 80 Injured by exploaloos In the Du Pont powder mills at Fontanet, ln&.\ DECEMBER. 1 48 deaths from ga# explosion la tbsjj Naomi mine, near Pittsburg. Pa. A Explosion of black damp la mines Nos. 8 and 8 of tha Fairmount Coal Co. at Monongah. W. Va., resulted to tha death ot between 800 and 488 otfaera.