Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-05
THEGRAPHIC NEWS

O'Clock this morning created = panic
among the people OF these Two cities
Walls OF houses not completely de-
molished In the visitation of Decem-
ber were shaken down and the in
habitants OF the towns rushed from
the streets toward open country.
woman and child were caught under
the wreckage and sustained serious IN
iuries, the woman subsequently dying
The earth shocks have been growing
more Intense lately. The shocks OF
this morning were undulating and yer
tical and accompanied by deep roaring
sounds. The first one was followed
by an explosion like the roar OF a
cannon and lasted between eight and
ten seconds 1t is said that this quake
was OF greater severity than the fatal
one on the night OF December 2S. The
wooden houses and huts erected for
the accommodation of people seemed
10 be thrown from one side to the
other. Cries filed the air as people
fled to one side of the road. Derach'
ments with carbines dispatched for the
pr rejection of the wooden huts built
with American money. but when had
not yet been disturbed. The popuia'
ton. fleeing in the district where walls
threatened to fall upon them, rushed
toward the American huts with the In
tention OF taking foroible possession oil
them Between s o'clock last night
and 1920 the morning a total of eight
shocks were experienced. Instruments
at the university have registered to
tai of ten shocks of varying severity
since 7.20 o'clock this morning.
News has come in here from the
provinces and show the damage
wrought there. but as yet It is impossi
BILE TO estimate the extent of the dis
aster. Sailors, soldiers and policemen
have been sent out through the dis
trIct TO prevent looting and give cour
age TO the people.
REGGIO, Italy. July IA stronl
earth shock was experienced here al
7:30 this morning. Many walls were
thrown down, but up to the presen
time no casualties are reported. Peo
pie are in panic.
DENVER, Colo, July 1.-The victim
OF cruel hoax, perpetrated upon hel
by man who represented himself al
the agent Of IN old ladies' home II
this city, and by which she WAS in
duced to part with $500, her entire
capital, Mrs Marline Bran, aged 81
years. is stranded In Denver. Sh'
spent last night in the matrons quar-
ters in the city jail.
Mrs. Bran came here from smal
town in Texas. She is entirely with
out relatives. Two weeks ago she wa
approached by man who represente
himself as agent Of the Old Ladies
Home OF this city, and he induce
her to turn over to him $500, all tn
money she had, on the promise h
would arrange TO have her receives
into the home here and comfortably
maintained during the remainder O
her life. Arriving here last night sh
went to the home where she foun'
she had been duped. She is absolutel
destitute now.
DENVER. July but for tn
timely interference of his mothe'
James Williams. aged II. might no,
be the slayer of his father. Th
youth and his brother Carl, 15 year
old, reside with their parents, n,
and Mrs. James Williams. In Wes
Twenty.eighth avenue. The fathe- Il
machinist for the Union Pacific rail
road.
Soon after 8 o'clock this mornini
Carl and the father had dispute ant
the latter proceeded 10 chastise tn,
boy. James, the other son, begget
his parent to cease, but the latter re
fused to do SO. Then James secured
revolver and fired one shot at hi
father. At this point Mrs. william
threw her arms around the boy. an,
managed to take the weapon from
him. The police were notified and the
three taken to police headquarters
DENVER, July Charles Nj. Hick
man. one of the most prominent rail
road men in the country. and for ths
past eighteen years general western
agent of the Mallory steamline lin,
In this city, died last night at St. Jo
seph's hospital of hemorrhage of tn.
stomach. Mr.. Hickman became sud
denly Ill a week ago, and was forced
10 give up his position and go to the
hospital. He succumbed very sudden
ly to his malady and died in the arms
of his broken-hearted wife.
NEW YORK. July 1.--Alice Holzer
the 13-yearold daughter of Mrs. Agnes
Holzer of st. Louis, who is visiting
relatives here. was the cause of such
excitement in the Bronx yesterda,
that It was not until today 1t subsidized
Alice's fondness for babies is sc
strong that she could not restrain her
self when she saw pretty little in
FAINT sleeping in a go cart in front OF
store in the Bronx, and she walked
off with the vehicle and baby When
the mother came out of the store she