Mount Etna to widespread reports of up to 15,000 (or even 20,000) human fatalities caused by the lava, contemporaneous accounts written both in Italian and English mention no deaths related to the 1669 eruption (but give very precise figures of the number of buildings destroyed, the area of cultivated land lost, and the economic damage). Therefore, it is uncertain where the enormous number of fatalities can be attributed. One possibility is confusion between this eruption and an earthquake that devastated southeast Sicily (including Catania) 24 years later in 1693. A study on the damage and fatalities caused by eruptions of Etna in
Etna (sternwheeler) Etna (sternwheeler) Etna was a steamboat that operated on the Lewis and Lake rivers of southwestern Washington from 1906 to 1919. As built in 1906 "Etna" was originally powered by a gasoline engine, but in 1907 it was converted to steam-powered vessel. "Etna" was named after Etna, Washington, a settlement on the south side of the Lewis River, in Clark County. "Etna"'s principal activity was supporting the logging camps and lumber mills in the Lewis river area. "Etna" was a light draft vessel which was essential for operating in the shallow water of the upper Lewis River. Even then, operation