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INDEX TO DATES OF CURRENT EVENTS, 1912
FIRES-FIRES


Portland, Ore.

Part of Crown flour mill burns; loss $100,000. Je 7

Providence, R. I.

Revere Rubber Co. warehouse; loss, $575,000. My 7

Putnam, Ct.

2 incendiary fires cause $200,000 loss. N 21

Raleigh Springs, Tenn.

James Sanitarium destroyed; loss est. $125,000. My 14

Ramsey, N. J.

$200,000 fire. Ja 29

Ray, Ariz.

Business portion of town; loss, $500,000. Je 18

Ronan, Mont.

Town destroyed; $500,000 loss. Ag 24

Roosevelt, N. J.

James Driscoll's home burns; 4 children die. N 6

Mrs. Driscoll dies from burns. N 7

St. Louis, Mo.

Berlin Hotel burns, several hurt. N 2

St. Louis Park, Minn.

Oil plant debris in dry bottom of Bass Lake spreads flames. Ap 13

St. Paul, Minn.

Grand Opera House damaged; loss $75,000. F 19

Department store; $250,000 loss. D 11

San Antonio, Tex.

6 nuns die saving orphanage children. O 30

Oil mill burns, loss est. $250,000. N 15

San Diego, Cal.

13 missing after macaroni factory fire. S 1

San Francisco, Cal.

Tenements on Telegraph Hill burn; loss $3000. Ap 12

Wholesale houses burn; loss estimated, $150,000. S 11

Santa Cruz, Cal.

Sea Beach Hotel burns; loss $90,000. Je 12

Savannah, Ga.

Atlantic Coast Line warehouse burns; loss, $400,000. My 12

Schenley, Pa.

Schenley Distilling Co. warehouse, loss, $800,000. My 23

Shady Side, O.

Ohio Valley Enamel Co.; loss est. $100,000. D 15

Shreveport, La.

26 buildings burn; loss more than $75,000. F 4

Sioux City, Ia.

Modanun Hotel block; loss, $400,000. Ja 30

Sodus, N. Y.

3 fires in 8 days do $250,000 damage. D 21-28

Somerset, Wis.

3 die in farmhouse near. O 14

S. Omaha, Neb.

$100,000 fire in packing house, 5 hurt under falling wall. N24

Sparta, Tenn.

Fire in business section; loss, $100,000. Ag 5

Springfield, Md.

Historic mansion destroyed. F5

Springfield, Mass.

Wason Car Co. burns; $300,000 loss. D 19

Sterling, Ill.

Ringling circus main tent burns; $200,000 loss. Ag 22

Summerville, N. Y.

Explosion in N. Y. Central roundhouse starts fire; $150,000 damage. D 18

Syracuse, N. Y.

Episcopal Church of Savior burned; loss $40,000. Ja 7

Plant of Phoenix Hardware Mfg. Co. destroyed; loss $100,000. My 10

Taft, Cal.

See Oil wells.

Tarrytown, N. Y.

$100,000 estimated loss. S 17

Telluride, Col.

Stamp mill; loss, $500,000. My 23

Thousand Islands Park.

Business section, hotel, 87 cottages, burn; loss, $500,000. Jl 9

Three Rivers, Mass.

Saved by volunteers. Ja 7

Tonopah, Nev.

Nevada Gas Co. damaged; loss $25,000. Mr 8

Two blocks burn; loss, $250,000. J 18

Universal, Pa.

3 children burn to death in barn while mothers tear at wall. D 5

Valley City, N. D.

Several buildings destroyed; loss $50,000. F 3

Valparaiso, Ind.

Sparrow carries lighted cigarette to belfry; university building burns. O 11

Waco, Tex.

Bell & Seat Bldg. destroyed; loss $18,000. Ja 30

Walla Walla, Wash.

Jones Bldg. destroyed; loss 1 life & $125,000. Ja 26

Washington, D. C.

Railroad and Electric Light Plant; loss,$300,000. F 11