Not sure if this list group is still available, since no postings have been received in many months. I would like to know what is available with reference to the diasters that occurred on the Island of Madeira. Apparently in 1842 an exceptional storm flooded the city of Funchal, swepting away lives and property into the sea. Is there an accounting of the lives lost in this diaster? In 1856, the island is said to have suffered from Asiatic Cholera, claiming over 8000 lives. This information was obtained in 1995, from an online friend, she quoted her reference as the publication of "Madeira Old and New. Is Paulo still a member of this group? I recall he was very helpful, being a fountain of information, with the added plus of residing on the island. Thank You, Pat Silva Corbera

Pat: One useful source is the Insight Guide to Madeira, one of the series of APA travel publications. Insight Guide books always provide historical summaries -- I write some of them myself. www.nesos.net has excellent historical material, including the encyclopedic Elucidario Madeirense, and has English-language material as well. Madeira has had its share of floods, quakes, famine, crop failures and health crises like the cholera outbreak of the 1850s. I know of nothing like a casualty list whereby victims of such disasters are enumerated. I mentioned here earlier this year my interest in film for Calheta and Estreito da Calheta as well as the Funchal cathedral for the very early years. I never did report that they turned out to be largely unreadable, much of it totally so in an archaic script often resembling hieroglyphics. Ed Jardim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Corbera" <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> To: <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 5:25 PM Subject: [PRT-MADEIRA] Diasters Madeira Not sure if this list group is still available, since no postings have been received in many months. I would like to know what is available with reference to the diasters that occurred on the Island of Madeira. Apparently in 1842 an exceptional storm flooded the city of Funchal, swepting away lives and property into the sea. Is there an accounting of the lives lost in this diaster? In 1856, the island is said to have suffered from Asiatic Cholera, claiming over 8000 lives. This information was obtained in 1995, from an online friend, she quoted her reference as the publication of "Madeira Old and New. Is Paulo still a member of this group? I recall he was very helpful, being a fountain of information, with the added plus of residing on the island. Thank You, Pat Silva Corbera ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx