The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
SIX STATES SHAKEN
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, WISCONSIN, IOWA,
MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI.
NO DEATHS ARE REPORTED
Several Are Slightly Injured as Chin
neys and PIastering FaII-Three
Distinct Tremors Noticed in Many
Places In Middle West.


Chicago, May 27.-EarthQuake
shocks varying from two seconds to
three minutes were felt all through
Chicago yesterday morning. and re-
ports that the quake was felt in cities
in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa. Mis-
souri, and Indiana continued coming In
to the local weather bureau today.
SO far no loss of life has been re-
ported. although there has been slight
property damage and a great deal Of
fright. The most severe shocks were
felt in Chicago and Dubuque, Ia
Where the Quake Was Felt
Following is list of towns where
the earthquake was felt: GAINESVILLE,
Wis; Cedar Rapids, Ia; Sterling. ILL.,;
Rockford, ILL.,; Moline, ILL.,; Joliet, ILL.,;
Streator. ILL.,. Dixon. ILL.,; Dubuque.
Ia; Burlington, Ia; Galena, ILL.,;
Bloomington, H.; Freeport, ILL.,; FL
Paso, ILL.,; Fairbury, ILL.,; Springfield.
H.; Mount Carroll, ILL.,; Muskegon,
Mich; Peoria, H.; Milwaukee, Wis.,;
Madison. Wis; Kalamazoo, Mich;
South Haven, Mich. Benton Harbor,
Mich; Aurora, ILL.,; Kewanee. ILL.,;
Hannibal. Mo; Beloit, Wis; Michigan
City, Ind, and Grand Rapids, Mich.
The last previous earthquake shock
recorded in the Chicago weather bu'
reau was on October 81, 1895.
One of the reports at the weather
bureau came from Dubuque Ia, where
| II was said that the Bank and lnsur
ance building. seven-story structure
was nearly thrown to the ground by
the violence of the shock. Clerks
stenographers and hundreds who were
employed in the various offices ran In
panic from the building. Two seismic
disturbances were reported there.
Some Damage In Chicago.
In Chicago chimneys we're thrown
down on the West and North sides
and several women were thrown from
their feet as a result of the shock
Large fiat buildings were shaken anc
families ran out, fearing the walls
would collapse. Many were reminded
of the disasters recently in Messini
and San Francisco, and were in feal
for hours after the shock had passed.
Two hundred Italians working OF
the track elevation in Evanston wer'
terror-stricken by the shock and fel
on their knees in prayer. 1t was al
hour before their fears were quietet
and they could be persuaded to return
to their work.
! Mrs. James A. Patten, wife of th
famous wheat king, was sitting In he
room in Evanston when she felt tn
jar and noticed pictures swaying ol
the wall. She sent a servant to Sc
whether there had been an explosion
in the neighborhood of her home. II
came back with a report OF the earth
quake.
Chicago Safe from Earthquakes.
At the weather bureau Prof. Co
said there we're no instruments for RI
cording quake shocks, but that he ha
noticed the swaying of chandeliers an
lamp cords.
mo, the lake had nothing to
with it," said Prof. Cox, "it was mere
ly one of the processes In the coolin
> of the earths crust. The crust thicl
} ems as we approach the middle of tn
continent, and should say that Ch
cago was about the safest city il tn
: country from any real earthquak
danger"
4 In Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetk
I and Glencoe residents reported dishe
I broken by falling from plate rails. Th
1 shock loosened plaster in several ne
houses recently finished in haywood
!. Prof G. r. Mansfield, professor
a geology at the Northwestern univers
!. ty, declared that students In h
4 classes had all made observations (
4 the earthquake.
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