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Rockslide Of Elm
The rockslide of Elm (german: Der Bergsturz von Elm) was a mining disaster in Elm, Switzerland, Elm, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland which killed 115 people and destroyed 83 buildings on 11 September 1881. The catastrophe was partially caused by the mining of slate, beginning after 1870, by impoverished farmers who sought an additional source of income. Being inexperienced with proper mining techniques, they destabilized the rock face until the final catastrophe. The miners undercut the mountain face to a breadth of 180 m, and already in 1878 first rock movements occurred. A geological commission to examine the increasing number of rockfalls visited the scene shortly before the catastrophe, but did not find any indications of an impending disaster. The loud noise of the rockfalls, break-offs and fractures were already heard during the Sunday service on the morning of 11 September 1881. In spite of this, next to nobody left the dangerous area – in fact, many spectators went to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliks Brzozowski Paweł Boczkowski Jan Krajewski
Feliks is a variant spelling of the given name Felix (name), Felix, used in Poland and the Baltic states, as well as in the transliteration of the name Felix from Russian. Feliks may refer to: *Feliks Ankerstein (1897–1955), Polish Army major and intelligence officer *Feliks Gromov (born 1937), former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy *Feliks Kark (born 1933), Estonian actor and caricaturist *Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess master *Feliks Kon (1864–1941), Polish communist activist *Feliks Konarski (1907–1991), Polish poet, songwriter and cabaret performer *Feliks Koneczny (1862–1949), Polish historian and social philosopher *Feliks Kazimierz Potocki (1630–1702), Polish noble, magnate and military leader *Feliks Stamm (1901–1976), Polish boxing coach *Feliks Topolski (1907–1989), Polish-born British expressionist painter *Feliks Undusk (born 1948), Estonian journalist and politician. *Feliks Villard (1908–?), Estonian chess player *Feliks Zamoyski (died 1535 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |