The Irish standard., 1909-05-29
QUAKE IN a STATES
MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, ILLINOIS
AND IOWA SHAKEN BY
TREMOR.
MANY PEOPLE PANICsTRICKEN
Aurora, Ill.,, Seems to Be Center Of
Shock-None kiIIed-Chicago Is
Thrown Into Uproar by Seismic
Disturbance.

Chicago, May 27.-Chicago and vi
cinity, almost the entire state of ILL
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin and the west
ern half of Michigan were rocked by
an earthquake between $3.50 and $40
| q. m.
On the outskirts of Chicago the
shocks were felt most, and Aurora
and Elgin seemed to be the vortex of
the tremor, where pictures were
| shaken from the walls. mirrors broken
and furniture overturned.
In the western section of Chicago
| residents rushed to their doors panic
stricken, but reassuring reports from
the police department that the shock
was only slight quieted their fears.
Two frame buildings toppled over
at Belvidere and women and children
rushed panic-stricken from their
homes.
The shock seemed to have been
! heaviest in Kane and Will counties
and the west and northwest parts of
| Cook.
The shock was distinctly felt in
Edgewater, a number of persons at.
tributing it to an explosion. The
house of DR.. j. M. Nicholson, 2511
Lakewood avenue, a substantial brick
structure, was shaken to it's founda,
tions, pictures on the wall swayed
back and forth and dishes on the shelf
ratified about -,
Quake Felt In Joliet.
Joliet reported an earthquake at
$40. Steady tremors continued for
three minutes. Some felt two distinct
shocks. Reports of the quake were
received in Joliet for miles in, all d.
rections, from Lemont on the north to
Braidwood on the south. 1t seemed
to follow. the line of Desplaines river
valley. No serious damage was re.
| ported except to mirrors, chimneys
and fraif objects. Chairs and port.
able objects were overturned.
Whole Valley Is Shaken.
From Beloit. Wis, came word that
the entire Rock River valley expert.
enced an earthquake shock at $40.
Reports of like happening came to
Beloit from Rockford, Ill., All the
college buildings rocked violently and
houses throughout that city were
shaken. Dishes ratified and people on
de street at the time of the shock
experienced difficulty in remaining or
@heir feet, q $
r., "A distinct quake shock was felt al
Freeport, ILL.,, at 8:39. It's duration
was about two seconds. =
A slight shock was felt at Blooming
ton, ILL.,. at 8:35 a. NJ.
Aurora reported violent earthouake
tremors lasting ten seconds. Build
ings were shaken and fires followed.
|. Think It an Explosion.
At Rockford, ILL.,, earthquake
tremors We're felt quite perceptibly a,
1888. Dishes and fixtures ratified
Some supposed there had been an ex
plosion and people came down from
upper stories to learn what was the
matter. No damage is reported.
From Milwaukee came. word that an
earthquake shock lasting about Is sec
onds was felt in the office of the
weather bureau in the federal build
ing of that city. Pictures hanging
on the walls of the weather bureau
were caused to swerve considerably
The shock was also felt in other parts
! of the city. No damage was reported
there.
! Peoria, Ill., experienced its first
earthquake, in years. The shock
lasted four seconds there and was re-
corded on the new weather bureau
seismograph. Many Of the larger
business buildings were shaken and
on the bluffs in the residence section
it was felt more perceptibly than
downtown.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, reported that the
earthquake shock which was felt in
Beloit at about $40 o'clock was also
felt in Evansville. The shock lasted
about four seconds.
Michigan Feels Tremor.
Michigan also felt the quake. A
slight shock was felt at Muskogee. II
occurred few minutes before nine
| o'clock. The disturbance lasted onlv
few seconds.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, reported that the
earthquake that shook Wisconsin and
Illinois points was felt at South
Haven, Mich, and Benton Harbor,
Mich, shaking windows and breaking
china. No loss of life or damage
reported.
Iowa Feels the Shock.
At Cedar Rapids, Ia, the shock last
ed Is seconds, and was most severe at
Coe college, causing students to rush
from the fourth floor of the building.
The first earthquake shock at
Dubuque, Ia, occurred at $3.50 and
continued ten seconds. The second
followed almost Immediately and was
of shorter duration. The shocks were
felt throughout the city, but were
/! worse in the downtown district. Big
buildings trembled, and the occupants
rushed into the streets in terror. The
Bank and Insurance office building, a
substantial seven-story structure, was
shaken violently, and several hundred
occupants made hurried exit, chok.
ing the stairways in their haste to