The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-26
About Eight-thirty This Morn
ing Disturbance Is Felt, But
There Was Not Much DAM
age Done.
AMUSING INCIDENTS
GENERALLY REPORTED
Quake Was Also Felt in East
ern Iowa, Southern Wiscon-
sin and Western Michigan
Few Injured.

Chicago. May 26.-An earthquake.
the genuineness of which was testified
to by thousands of people all over
Chicago and northern Illinois struck
Chicago at eight-forty this morning.
there being three distinct tremors.
In some parts of Chicago chande.
liers were knocked down and furniture
jolted about in the houses. and street
lamps wrecked.
Chimneys fell in Joliet and Aurora
Frame houses slipped from their foun-
dations and large cracks were rent in
the asphalt pavements.
Other towns reporting shocks were
Kewanee, Pontiac. Rockford, Sterling.
Mendoza, Aurora and Streator.
First Ever Recorded.
This was the first seismic disturb
ance ever recorded in Chicago. Entire
northern Illinois, eastern Iowa and
southern Wisconsin were affected.
but, SO far as heard from. no Indiana
town felt the shocks. There was no
loss of life or serious injury reported
any where. The earth shock seemed
to originate near Mendoza, Illinois and
travelled in a northerly direction,
spreading out over wide area, as 1t
continued it's course. Thousands of
people in Chicago's skyscrapers were
terror stricken. Government officials
in the federal building on the four
teenth floor report that the shock
caused their electric drop light to
swing from NORTH to SOUTH windows
ratified and desks trembled with the
vibration.
Thought II . Joke.
Now you stop your fooling." angri-
ly exclaimed stenographer in the
weather forecaster's office when she
thought some jolly employe of the Of
flee had crept noiselessly up behind
her and suddenly shook her chair in a
spirit of fun. Looking around she
discovered the remainder of the office
force standing aghast, watching lights
swaying, but no one was near her
chair. Government officials are un-
able to offer an explanation of the
cause of the earth shocks.
In Aurora chimneys were knocked
down. as were several barns and tele-
phone poles. Several persons here
were rendered i'll on the streets by the
earth wavering beneath their feet
Two fires were caused but quickly
extinguished. At Dekalb the normal
school was SO severely shaken that
the girls fled in panic. A farmers
Int In L.
home of F. J. Madden in Edgewater.
the maid serving breakfast was
thrown to the floor with tray of
dishes. She was thrown into Mysteries
and physicians aid was necessary.
Michigan Feels u.
At Springfield windows were shak
en- and the rumbling noise was heard
Many towns report people rushing
from their homes in terror and consid
erable damage in outlying districts
but no really heavy damage. Many
wires are down, however and large
number of towns unheard from. La
ter reports from Muskegon, South
Haven and Benton Harbor and other
Michigan cities on the shores of Lake
Michigan say the shock was distinctly
| felt there.
| The weather bureau in Indianapolis
received several telephone inquiries
as to whether the explosion had occur
red near Indianapolis. These inquiries
| came from occupants of indianapolis
skyscrapers. who claim they felt
slight shocks. These shocks evidently
were due to disturbances over in iii.
nois.