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BLOOD STAINED
SHIRT OF GIRL'S
SLAYER FOUND
GARMENT LIES MILE FROM
SCENE OF CRIME
SUSPICION STILL POINTS TO j
BEN ELLIOTT
Young Man Again Is Questioned
Closely by Officers and Looks
Worried After the
Ordeal
A BLOOD bespattered outside shirt
found in a gully in the river bod
at Ivanhoe, three-quarters of a
mile from tV.e place where the brutally
mistreated and murdered body of 9
year-old Anna Poltera was found. May
17, was the result of the most active
'day's work that has been done since the
murder was unearthed.
It Is only a cheap cotton shirt, -white,
with black stripes running in. small
checks through It, with the front a solid
crimson blotch, with the sleeves
smeared by blood marks, and what may
prove to be finger marks, but If the
owner of the discarded telltale piece of
Nothing can be located Sheriff Hammel
believes the mystery of the crime will
have been solved.
The shirt is closely guarded In the
sheriff's office, No one is allowed to
touch or handle it. This morning it will
be put under a microscopic test to see
if the size and nature of the apparent
3nger prints can be determined.
Found Accidentally
The shirt was found yesterday after
noon by B. W. Dwyer, on his farm In
tvanhoe. Dwyer had gone to look after
his horse, which was pastured Jn a
field near the riverbed. He founfl the
best piece of evidence that has so far
Seen brought to light In the case.
Dwyer did not disturb the shirt, but
It once sent word to the sheriff's office,
and Sheriff Hammel hastened to the
place and returned with the shirt. The
location of the unmistakable blood spot
Is indicative of that which would result
from the treatment of Anna Poltera.
The shirt was of the cheapest material
and had been patched in several places.
tt was a shirt, which a Cholo would
wear, judging from the texture of the
goods. In size it is 15%.
The spot where the shirt was found
had not been searched previously, but
the fact that it is not a mile from the
scene of the murder makes the discov
ery one of Inestimable value.
Elliott Still Suspected
To find the owner of the shirt is to
locate the murderer, believes Sheriff
Hammel. The discovery adds further
to the theory of the Mexican seen on
the road near -, Griffith, park on the
afternoon of the murder as being the
one responsible for the outrage.
Despite the new development those
following the case were given a sur
prise when Ben T. Elliott, the self-con
fessed 18-year-old burglar, who was
taken to Burbank yesterday morning
to be ararigned on the charge of bur
glary, was hurried back to the county
Jail yesterday afternoon. ! Elliott was
arraigned yesterday morning and his
case was continued until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Would the shirt that wag found fit
young Elliott? was the first question
asked. Eliott was subjected to anoth
er session, on his return from Burbank,
with Sheriff Hammel and Marshal Lee
Btanchfleld of Itedondo, who arrested
the youth.
In searching yesterday morning the
camp which was occupied by Elliott
during his stay in Redondo, a copy of
a, paper dated May 23 wa.vf"und which
stave an account of the murder. The
paper was buried In a small hole in
the rear of the camp. This fact is of
[significance, only to the extent that it
proves some discrepancies in the story
told by Elliott after his arrest.
Elliott Looks Worried
On being questioned when brought to
Los Angeles he stated that he had read
no paper containing mention of the
murder, but later retracted this state
ment and acknowledged he had read of
It in a Sunday paper. The paper was
shown to Elliott yesterday afternoon,
and he said he had forgotten hiding It.
Whatever else transpired at the pri
vate session was not made public, but
young Elliott wore a far more troubled
expression as he came from the sher
iff's office than at any time since his
arrest.
The blood-stained shirt was not
Shown to Elliott, and this fact caused
surprise. Sheriff Hammel said he knew
the shirt did not belong to the youth.
Nevertheless the admission by Elliott
that he was in the vicinity of Glendalo
and left his camp there at 4 o'clock
the Tuesday morning following the
murder leads to all sorts of conjectures.
A fact which cannot be of material
evidence, but which serves simply to
show that Elliott was. acquainted with
the vicinity of the crime, was the find
ing of a black leather pocketbook
March 6. The pocketbook was picked
up within sixty yards of where the
body of the girl was found, and con
tained half a dozen of Elliott's cards. I
Elliott Breaks Down
Elliott admitted ho visited Griffith
park two months ago, so what looked
like a chain In the circumstances sur
rounding Elliott's connection with the
crime must be entirely eliminated.
Although Sheriff Hammel still main
tains his belief in the innocence of El
liott, every possible circumstance will
be Investigated In connection with his
travels, and many working on the case
have not been at all satisfied that the
youth does not possess knowledge of
the crime.
When Elliott was visited by his fa
ther, B. F. Elliott, at the county jail,
the young man broke clown, and throw
ing his arms about the father's neck
?xclaimed, "I did not do It, dad. I did
ommlt the robberies,, but I know noth
in*"bf the murder."
"I believe you, son. and will stay by
you," replied the father, "I think you
have been awfully wronged in this re
gard, but everything will come out
right In the end."
Elliott Inquired about his mother and
young sister,* and soon regained his
composure, saying he would plead
guilty to all charges of burglary
against him, throw himself on the mer
cy of the court and seek probation.
Sheriff's Work Fruitless
Sheriff Hammel, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Harry Wright, was on
the scene of the murder early yester
day morning and returned at 1 o'clock
without their inquiries resulting in any
/('•iiillriiiiMl nn Pairs live I 1
LOS ANGELES HERALD
COMMISSIONER TO
RESUME OLD POST
•kiKP mEm/m '*»I •• • N
lITILLIAM WILLIAMS, the New
y'Y York lawyer who will sue. d
' ' Robert Watchorn as immigra
tion commissioner at Ellis island on
May 27, lias been tried in that office,
and nothing but his good record se
cured his reappolntment. When he
was commissioner before he Inaugu
rated radical reforms at Ellis Island
and is credited with having vastly im
proved the Immigration service.
SAYS HE CONFESSED TO
CRIME TO ESCAPE BOAT
American Arraigned at Christiania
Says He Told Lie About
Murder in La Porte
CHRISTIANIA, May 2fi. — James
Small of Maine, a fireman of the Rus
sian bark Loche, who was arrested at
Frederlekstad on the arrival there re
cently of the Loche because of an al
leged confession to Capt. Stlllstun that
he participated with Mrs. Belle Gunnesq
In the murder of Gunness farm near
La Porte, Ind., last year, was given an
examination today before a judge in a
court here.
Small asserts he invented the story
which he "confessed" to the captain
with the purpose of being discharged
from duty on the bark. Small will not
be prosecuted, but will be sent to the
United States. .
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Cloudy Thursday; light south winds.
Maximum temperature yesterday, 70
degrees; minimum, 52 degrees.
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Blood stained shirt worn by man who mur
dered Anna Poltora Is found near scene of the
• i nil' .
Police allege man arrested In San Francisco
on forgery charge la member of gang of clever
swindlers.
Will of Col. K. 11. Fox divides estate Into
four equal portions.
Stepdaughters assist mother In effort to se
cure divorce.
rlana completed for observance of Memorial
day.
City engineer to issue Instructions changing
methods of Improving streets.
Council committee recommends establishment
of municipal storehouse.
Parents fear missing 10-year-old girl has met
accident.
Swimming instructor to demonstrate to chil
dren methods of saving lives In water.
Disappearance of man explained during trial
of divorce suit.
Officer arouses tenants in burning house at
early morning fire.
Validity of contract with city attacked in
trial of suit against Humane Animal league.
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' COAST
Woman ends life by leaping into ocean
at foot of Cliff house, San Francisco.
Body of .well-dressed woman found in
bay off Oakland, and murder Is suspected.
Western shippers to back war waged by
San Francisco's merchant exchange against
Spokane freight rate*.
School superintendent at Santa Barbara
sues newspaper there for alleged libel.
Lawyers in trial of Pat Calhoun at San
Francisco charge double dealing.
Girl near Grass Valley ~vlcipusly attacked
by insane Chinese who Is overpowered by
relatives. . ■
San Dlegan goes to jail rather than pay
$100 line.
Neva.an slays ranch hand who, he al
leges, stole his wife's affection.
Man found in Dunsmutr, Cal., two years
legally dead, will get 151)00 on return to
Illinois. ~
Bamboo from Japan to be grown in Ari
zona a3 experiment, i
EASTERN
Bight western states feel severe
earthquake shock; considerable damage
done in .several cities; Aurora, 111., suffers
most. ■ .......
Four persons are drowned when boat cap
sizes at Grand Rapid?. Mich.
Census Director S. N. D. North resigns
as result of controversy with Secretary
Nagel, and Callfornlan Is appointed to fill
vacancy.
Child In New York tells remarkable tale
of wandering without food or shelter for
several weeks.
City council in East Orange, N. J., re
fuses Emma Goldman right to speak there
and refunds her money paid for hall.
Woman in Chicago shaves her husband
to aid missionary work. . ■
While girl leaps into water to end life,
man near by adopts similar method and
one succeeds.
Detective in New York captures som
nambulist with penchant for ringing fire
alarms. <
Senate discusses sugar tariff, and Dem
ocratic so lon from Louisiana appeals for
protection.
Illinois joint assembly elects Congress
man William rimer United State* senator
to succeed Hopkins.
Price of mutton advances in Chicago be
cause of advance In grain. ■
FOREIGN
Protectorate .governor in Africa enter
tains Roosevelt and party.
One killed In Japanese labor riot In
Hawaii. '
Former Vice President Fairbanks attends
court session in Toklo.
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1909.
POLICE DECLARE
TAYLOR IS ONE
OF CLEVER GANG
MAN ARRESTED IN BAY CITY
IMPORTANT CAPTURE
CONNECT PRISONER WITH MANY
FORGED CHECKS
Believed That Accused Is Wanted, in
Several States for Swindling
Hotels with Counter
feit Drafts
IN THE capture in San Francisco
of George W. Taylor on the
charge, of passing a forged bank
draft on the Hotel Haywards of this
| city, the Los Angeles police tie
I brought to book, It is believed, one of
the most expert cluck swindlers in
this country and a man believed to
be a member of a gang of six of the
cleverest forgers and hotel crooks
known to America.
When Taylor arrived in Los Angeles
and registered at the Hotel Haywards
he was accompanied by a companion
who registered under the name of H.
M. Stanley. They said they were trav
eling representatives of a big coffee
importing house In New Orleans, the
president of which was a relative of
Taylor's. Taylor asserted Stanley and
himself were on their way to San
Francisco on business for their com
pany and had merely stopped off in
Los Angeles to see the sights.
The only sights they saw were the
Interiors of the all-night cafes and
wine rooms, and Stanley, who was with
Taylor on all of his visits, is alleged
to have paid their bills with bank
drafts which are as worthless as the
one passed on the hotel by Taylor.
The police are anxious to secure the
arrest of Stanley also and It is be
lieved that they will have, him in some
jail before the end of another week.
Uses Name of Booth
Chief of Police Dishman yesterday
received Information that four days
previous to the arrival of Taylor and
Stanley In Los Angeles, a man giving
the name of D. H. Booth and who was
of the same general description as
Taylor, passed a forged check on an
El Paso hotel for a considerable
amount. When Taylor was first ar
rested in San Francisco at tho request
of Chief Dishman, he gave the police
there the name of Booth. Afterward
he admitted that his name was Tay
lor and stated that he had been in
Los Angeles, drinking heavily, and did
not know what he was doing.
Taylor of Los Angeles and Booth of
El Paso are believed to be one and
the same person.
From reports received it has been
learned that for the past year a gang
of men. believed to be six in number,
have been swindling the big hotels of
the country by means of counterfeited
and forged cashier's draft*, and April
2 a man giving the name of Lieut. H.
McFarland, United States army, swin
dled the Hotel Schenley of Pittsburg
of $200 on a forged draft, and he. also
obtained nearly $1000 worth of jewelry
from a leading Pittsburg jeweler by
means of forged checks.
Answer Descriptions of Crooks
The Lieut. McFarland of Pittsburg
and H. M. Stanley, the companion of
Taylor in Los Angeles, are identical
in description, and men going under
other names, but of the same descrip
tion of Taylor and Stanley, are wanted
for passing forged and counterfeited
drafts on hotels in Salt Lake, Denver,
Bt Louis, Chicago, Memphis, Cincin
nati, Indianapolis and Cleveland.
Other men using the same method >#
swindling are wanted in various other
cities and as the method used is the
same and tho forged drafts are all
counterfeits of some small country
banks from which a genuine draft was
purchased previous to the appearance
of the forged article, the men are be
lieved to be banded together.
It was these facts forced on them
In a most expensive manner which led
to the Hotel Men's association to pro
vide the $10,000 fund for the running
down and conviction of this gang of
swindlers and the capture by the Los
Angeles police of Taylor is the first
success met with in the pursuit of
these men.
Detective Thomas H. Zeigler left on
the Owl train for San Francisco last
night to bring Taylor back to this city
for trial, and in the meantime Chief
Dishman has redoubled his efforts to
capture Stanley.
CHILD TELLS REMARKABLE
TALE OF HER WANDERINGS
Sleeps in Doorways for Weeks and
Finds Her Food in Refuse
Cans
NEW YORK, May 26.—A 13-yenr-old
girl who said she was Florence Dodd,
sometimes known as "Hope," was
picked up in the streets by the police
late last night and told a remarkable
story of having been a wanderer with
out a home for more than a month.
She ran away from the house of hey
aunt In April, she said, and ever sine
then she had been living out of doors,
sleeping in doorways of tenement
houses and stores in the downtown
district and searching the refuse cans
on the streets for food. She had not
had her clothes off for a month. She
was sent to the Children's society.
FIND WOMAN'S DEAD BODY
IN SEA AT SAN FRANCISCO
Seamsstress Leaps to Death in Ocean
at Foot of Cliff
House
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26.—The
dead body of Mrs. Delia Hinz, a seam
stress who resided in Oakland, was
found today in the ocean at the foot of
the Cliff house. It wag identified by
her sister, Mrs. Rose Little, with whom
she lived.
The two cam* over to the city last
nijjht to visit a friend, and Mrs. Hinz
remained for the night.
some time before daylight she went
to the Cliff house and jumped into the
sea. No cause is assigned for the sui
cide.
Julia Ward Howe, Nonogenarian Whom
Suffragettes Will Honor, and Grandchild
WOMAN suffra"'sts In all parts of
the country are preparing a big
celebration t o mark the nine
tieth birthday of Mrs. Juliii Ward Howe
on May 21.— Mrs. Howe was born >n
New York city in 1819. Her father's
house in Bowling Green was the meet
ing place of the literary folk of that
time—Washington Irving, William Cul
len Bryant and all of that eoteTtt.
up In this intensely literary
atmosphere, it was natural that she
should write for the paners and mae;;i
zines of her girlhood day. Her first
poem appeared when she was not yet
17 years old. In 1843 she went to Bos
ton and married Samuel Gridley Howe,
a. literary man. Mrs. Howe first be
raiii Interested in the anti-slavery
movement, which was starting before
she married. Then she took up prison
BODY IN ESTUARY
MYSTIFIES POLICE
WELL DRESSED WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN OAKLAND
Officers Work on Theory That Murder
Was Committed by Robbers
After They Took Vie.
tim's Jewelry
OAKLAND, May 26.—Oakland's po
lice authorities are deep in the mystery
surrounding the finding of an unidenti
fied woman's body in the estuary near
Adams' wharf last night.
There is even an idea that murder
following a robbery may be an element
in the case. The body was discovered
by the stevedores.
The woman's clothes air of the hrst
make, tailored and expensive, and her
lingerie is of silk. She was rather
undersized and weighed about 110
pounds. She had black hair and eyea
and the coroner's physician says she
had nt ver been married.
The woman's fingers and ears showed
she had been in the habit of weaving
jewelry, but nothing of value could be
found on her person. The only possible
clew is that a small belt buckle had
on it the picture of an eagle.
Both the police and the coroner's
officials are working on the theory that
the woman was a poison of means and
social standing and preclude a sui
cidal intent, with the possibility of
murder.
CAPTURES SOMNAMBULIST
WHO RINGS FIRE ALARMS
Detectives Finally Trace Mysterious
Calls to Maid, Who Gets
Vacation
NEW YORK. May 26.— For several
weeks the night clerks at the St. Regis
hotel have been bothered by mysterious
fire alarms and push-botton calls com
ing- from the twelfth door.
A detective was placed on the case,
and late last night after a fire alarm
and a call for Ice water had been sent
in from a vacant room on the twelfth
door he apprehended Maggie Mclntyre,
one of the maids, who was walking In
her sleep.
It developed that she was a somnam
bulist, and had sent In the various
alarms while asleep. The maid was
Rl\fii a vacation to cure, herself of the
habit.
May Move His Residence
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 26.—The
military' authorities are considering
the removal of the place of residence
of the former sultan from Salonika to
one of the islands in the Mediterranean,
probably the island of Rhodes, which
lies off the southeast coast of Asia
Minor.
Multi.Millionaire Dies
LONDON, May 28. — CharlM Morrl-
Bon, whose estate I* estimated at be
tween $r,n.ooO,Oo'i and f75.000,000, died
today near Reading. The government
will receive from the estate more than
$10,000,000 in tal
reform, woman's suffrage, world peac<\
and she has lent her brain to nearly
every worthy movement for the good
of the American people. She has not
only written many books, but she has
lectured over the entire country. Her
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" Is
MANY lOWANS RECEIVE
HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILLS
FROM UNKNOWN FRIEND
DKS HOimSt, May 26.—I'oxlolTIre in
spectors today ware iwked to unravel
the mystery MirrminilinK the receipt by
a number of residents of Vannrn, lowa,
of letters containing hundred dollar
bills. No sljjnature Is utlaclieil to the
letters, one of uliirti hears thr po*t
mark of Portland, Ore. rive persons
admit having received money totalling
|11U, Mrs. Viola Laprgiett, n widow,
received S-'-Vi all In ten dollar bills with
H note signed "Your l'ricnd."
MAN FATALLY HIT
BY HEAVY TIMBER
CONTRACTOR IS STRUCK BY A|
HEAVY BEAM
J. W. Davidson Lies Unconscious in
San Diego and Is Expected to
Die of his In.
jury
SAN DIEGO, May 2fl.—Lying uncon
scious with a fracture at the base of
the brain, J. W. Davidson, a Los An
geles contractor, is expected to die as
the result of an accident at noon in
which he was struck on the head by a
heavy steel beam.
Davidson is a member of the Angel
city firm which is erecting the Wilde
apartment house here. As he was su
perintending the hoisting of a heavy
stii'l beam at the building the hoist
broke, precipitating the beam to the
ground. Before Davidson, who was
standing directly beneath the descend
ing beam, could get out of the way, he
had been struck clown.
No hope is entertained for his re
covery. _
FIND MAN IN DUNSMUIR
BELIEVED DEAD TEN YEARS
DECATUK, 111., May 26.—With $5000
in the hands of the county treasurer
here awaiting him, Henry McEvey of
Dee.atur, declared legally dead two
years ago, has turned up in Dunsmuir,
Cal.. after ten years' disappearance.
The money Is his share of his father's
estate, recently portioned. When Mc-
Evey went west he dropped from sight.
His people learned that he had gone
to Alaska and thought him dead. Ho
will have no trouble In proving his
Identity.
Second Regiment Will Encamp
VALLEJO, May 26.—A letter received
here tliis morning from Col. H. I. Sey
mour, commander of the Second regi
ment i>i tin' National Guard of Cali
fornia, states that 600 men of his regi
ment will so into camp here July 17 and
remain until the. end of the month. Thfl
camping Kiminds for the regiment have
been engaged by the Merchants' asao
elation and are in Brunen's Dark.
SFNfILE COPIES:
known all through the land. She Ik still
wonderfully active mentally for It
woman of 90 years, and her memory
of the past is astonishing. The baby
In Jhe Illustration Is Julia Ward How*
Haft; Mrs. Howe's great-Kranddauffh
ter.
OFFICERS OF LAW
ELUDED BY CUPID
EFFORTS TO STOP BRIDE
GROOM ARE FUTILE
District Attorney of Ventura County
Makes Uneventful Honeymoon
Trip, Despite Activity of
Jocular Friends
Sheriffs, chiefs of police, city mar
shals, constables and law officers from
Los Angeles northward to points in the
Yosemitfl valley have been made mere
playthings by modest and timid Don
Bowker, district attorney of Ventura
county, aided by that enterprising
genius, Dan Cupid.
Wednesday, May 10, Mr. B*owker
married Miss lilanchard of Santa Paula,
Ventura county. The marriage was
unexpected by Bowker's friends. Be
fore they had time to recover from their
surprise Mr, Bowker and his bride were
on their way to Los Angeles.
To even up matters with the modest
prosecutor the enterprising friends tele
graphed the chief of police and the
sheriff in Los Angeles to detain him.
Mr. Bowker evaded the Los Am
Officers and proceeded toward the Yo
semlte valley. ' Hearing this the dis
gruntled friends wired the city mar
shals and sheriffs along the route ill an
endeavor to have the fugitives (the
term used in the messages) halted and
detained until further advices.
Mr. Bowker, by-a neat stroke of
strategy, in which no doubt Dan Cupid
acted as chief of the strateglc'board,
evaded the officers at every point. His
pursuers only yesterday heard that he
was stopping at a famous resort in the
Yosemite valley.
So poisrnant is their chagrin that they
have planned to send a message of
condolence to the creator of "Raffles"
and will probably duplicate it to Conan
Doyle, so that he may understand that
Sherlock Holmes is not altogether a
mythical character.
AUSTRALIA WILL LEVY TAX
*0H UNIMPROVED ESTATES
Earl of Dudley Announces New Plan
to Afford Greater Inducements
to Settlers
MELBOURNE, May 26.—The federal
parliament was opened today. The
earl of Dudley, governor general of
Australia, announced tho Introduction
of legislation providing for the taxa
tion of unimproved land, with the ob
ject of breaking up large estates and
offering to the immigrants Inducements
necessary to attract them in large
numbers.
Proposals are to be submitted also
amending' the constitution to enable
parliament to protect the interests of
MM consumer while insuring a fair
wage to every worker; to extend the
Jurisdiction of the legislature with re
gard to trusts, and to provide for the
nationalization of monopolies.
CENTS
QUAKE CAUSES
BIG SCARE IN
EIGHT STATES
CHIMNEYS UPSET AND MANY
WALLS CRACKED
AURORA, ILL., SUFFERS WORST IN
SERIES OF SHOCKS
Several Threatening Fires Result from
Upset Stoves —Factory Flues
Collapse—Colleges at
Beloit Reck
CHICAGO, May 28.—1n spite of be
littling reports received this afternoon
regarding the earthquake which wan
felt in at least eight northwestern Mate*,
it ' developcs tonight that considerable
damage, was clone, and the absence of
fatalities was due in many places to the
fact that the first tremor caused scores
of people to hasten from their homes
and other threatened buildings.
Numerous reports reached Chicago to
night of collapsed chimneys, upset stoves
and threatening fires In consequence of
the heavier temblor, which occurred
generally about 8:43 o'clock 8. m.
Aurora suffered considerable damage.
Many chimneys were razed and several
tires started which threatened at one
time to do much damage. Furniture
was thrown across rooms and many
dishes broken. One roof almost col
lapsed.
It is believed the amount of damage
done by the earthquake in this state
will not be known for some time. There
has been considerable hesitancy in send-
Ing out the farts.
[Special to The Herald.]
AURORA, 111., May 26.—At 8:41:30
o'clock this morning Aurora and
vicinity were visited b" one of tho
worst earthquake shocks recorded here
in many years.
A number of brick factory chimneys
collapsed, and many old buildings suf-;
fered considerable minor damage, such
as cracked walls.
A number of foundations are reported
to be slightly settled. ' , VS-
The earthquake was characterized by
one slight temblor and several undu
lating shocks in close succession. It
traveled apparently from northwest to
southeast, and lasted several seconds.
The second shock was by. far the
heavier. It was the second temblor
which did. the most damage.
Reports ■ from the outlying districts
say several farm houses experienced
the temblor to a harder degree than ev
idently was felt here. '
Pictures were knocked from the walls,
furniture moved several feet about the
rooms, and much minor damage done.
Stoves which were upset and had fires
in them caused several small blazes,
which, however, speedly were checked.
In a number of homes, however,
dishes were broken and other damago
done. -
The shocks caused general alarm fla
Aurora, though public fears soon we,
dispelled when the second shock was
over.
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
DONE IN CHICAGO AND
MANY_OT_HER TOWN:'
[By Associated Press.l
CHICAGO. May L'6.—An earthqual
shock lasting several seconds wm i.
in the states <•( Indiana, Illinois, \\ i
con din Michigan, lowa and contiguous
territory beginning at 8:41:30 o'clock
this morning.
Early reports covered a territory frwi
Bprtngneld, 111., through Davenpor
lowa, and Janesvillo, Wis., north
Muakegon, Mich. Ports of the vlbn
tlons, but recording no material dai
age were received from the following
cities: Beloit, Wis.; Peoria, Kewan<
Roekford, Joliet, Dlxon, Streator. Q
lena, Freeport. Bloomlngton, Molin
Elgin, Aurora, Springfield, 111., and fro
Janesvllle, Wis., Davenport and I>
bu<nn-, lowa, and Muskegon and Kalu
mazoo Mich. Throughout the terrtt'-u
affected the only damage reports wen
of a minor nature.
Fires Are Started
Several small fires were started 1
the overturning of stoves, and man
chimneys were razed. Aurora, 111.,
said to have suffered particularly U
this respect.
In this city the shock was general!
felt, but in the great majority of cast
was attributed to the ordinary cause
such as the passage of street cars, all
I trains, blasting in distant qua'
riei or the passage of structural lro
on big trucks through the streets.
It was not until the newspapers made
••ranee with the story that
„uoli'c learned it had passed through
a natural phenomenon.
Damage in Chicago, as elsewhere,
was confined to the breaking of dishes,
ornaments shaken from mantle pieces
or tables.
Wire Service Crippled
In the outskirts of the city several
small tires were started, but were
easily extinguished.
During the period of the vibration it
was almost impossible to get correct
ti l'i>hone connections owing to the
swaying of the wires against each
At Beloit, Wis., all the college build
ings rocked violently and many per
sons experienced difficulty in remain
ing on their feet.
At Joliet chairs and other light ob
jects were overturned and at Dixon
gas fires were shaken out.
At South Haven and Benton Harbor,
Mich., windows rattled violently and
much china was broken.
At Dubuque, lowa, the vibration
seemed to have the effect of two
shocks.
Davenport, lowa, also felt two
shocks, the first shock being the more
violent.
TEMBLOR AT WASHINGTON 18
OF ONE MINUTE'S DURATION
WASHINGTON, May 28.—A slight
disturbance lasting about a minute
was recorded on the seismograph at
the United States* weather bureau to
day, beginning at 9 o'clock 40 mlnuUl
and 40 seconds (eastern time). There
was not enough detail In the record to
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