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Disasters Reported in Early Newspapers Geological Disasters Geological Disasters Around The World Chester, Kent County, Maryland 1746 - The Maryland Gazette Richard Waters murdered by Hector Grant, James Horney and Esther Anderson. Baltimore City, Maryland 1842 - Steamboat Medora Explosion Staffordshire, England The Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday, February 12, 1876 Ferocious Dogs Attack Jervis Goldstraw of Wetley Rocks The Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday, March 11, 1876 Fire at Cheddleton Paper Mill of Samuel Goldstraw The Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday, April 15, 1876 Death of William Goldstraw (stonemason) of King street, Tunstall, Staffordshire The Staffordshire Sentinel Saturday, July 22, 1876 Suicide of James Goldstraw ( son of Samuel Goldstraw ) of Cheddleton The Staffordshire Sentinel Wednesday, September 27, 1882 & Wednesday, October 4, 1882 James Goldstraw of Hanley, died in a Mining Accident - Manslaughter Inquiry (* my 3rd great grandfather) © 2002.   Updated December 23, 2005     D e e   H o r n e y   G a b l e r