1. The Costs of Natural Disasters and Wars

2. Charleston Earthquake of 1886
August, 31 9:50 P.M.
One of the worst in US History
60 deaths
Damaged 2,000 buildings
Knock trains off tracks
5-6 million dollars damage
People from Boston, New Orleans, Cuba, and Bermuda reported feeling the quake

9. Hurricanes of 1893 Two storms killed more than 1,000 people
Flooded rice fields
Aug 27-Storm surge covered Port Royal islands
Killed between 1,000-2,000 people
Left 30,000 homeless
Oct 13-category 3 hurricane hit Charleston
Rice plantations were never able to recover

11. Spanish-American War Cuba wanted independence from Spain
Americans felt sympathy for Cuba
Feb 15, American battleship USS Maine sank in Havana harbor
Killed 260 men
No one ever figured what caused the explosion that sank the ship
Several American newspaper blamed Spain
“Remember the Maine!”

15. Spanish-American War Spain declared war on US on April 24th
War lasted 4 months
Spain gave up Cuba
Many South Carolinians were against the war
Did not think US was ready to fight another war
Only one regiment from SC went to Cuba but the war was over by the time they arrived