Need to know to settle a bet. My guess is the Jamestown flood from 1880, my friend says the San Francisco earthquake. Does anyone have a site that has statistics available on floods, earthquakes, etc, or just know from your own research? Appreciate the help.
2006-12-12 10:54:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Johnstown, thank you, my typo!
2006-12-12 11:05:42 · update #1
The Galveston Hurricane in Galveston, Tx, over 6,ooo dead.
2006-12-12 10:57:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. At last revision, it is thought that over 3000 people died, either in the initial quake or in the days following due to injury and/or illness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_Earthquake
And I think you're referring to the Johnstown flood of 1889.
2006-12-12 11:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by shoujomaniac101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say civil war but that isn't in the bet. War is after all a disaster in a sense. I think it was hurricane but not sure. You also can't trust everything on wikiapedia since anyone can put whatever they want on there.
2006-12-12 11:06:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about a website, but I can tell you that in your bet, nobody wins. The greatest loss of US lives occurred in the hurricane that struck Galveston, Texas in September of 1900.
2006-12-12 11:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abortion! Has kill more people than wars put together.
Babies our people. This is the worst disaster of all times. God help us to see the light. [statistics.com]
Hope you and your family have a great Christmas.
2006-12-12 11:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was the Flu epidemic of the early 1900s.It killed people coast to coast.
2006-12-12 11:39:06 · answer #6 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_disasters_by_death_toll
2006-12-12 10:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by jane c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋