Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1909 — PREDICTS HEAVIER SHOCKS [ARTICLE]

PREDICTS HEAVIER SHOCKS

Scientist Says That Quake Has Left Flaw In Earth's Crust. Messina, Jan. s.—Frank Perret of Brooklyn, assistant to Professor Matvteuccl, director of the Royal observatory on Mount Vesuvius, discussed the disaster here and in Calabria and said other shocks were inevitable, as there was now a flaw in the earth's crust where the slip occurred. He declares that something, possibly very serious, may happen Jan. 7 and 8, when the relative positions of the sun and moon will produce the greatest strain.