Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1909 — MORE QUAKES IN MESSINA [ARTICLE]

MORE QUAKES IN MESSINA

Mother and Child Crushed to Death In Ruins of Wrecked Building. Messina, July 2. —Today there were several slight earth shocks, but none as severe as those which yesterday tumbled down the ruins of several structures and caused the Sicillanii now dwelling in temporary .buildings to flee in panic. The only persons killed so far as Is known were a young woman and her infant. The woman had settled In rooms which the great earthquake had left relatively undamaged. She was standing at the door when the shock occurred, and rushed Inside to save her child. Before she could escape from the room the second shock threw down the walls, burying both mother and child. Earth Trembles In California. San Bernardino, Cal., July 2. —A slight earthquake shock was felt here. The atmosphere was unusually heavy with the thermometer registering 105. Seismic Disturbance In Tunis. Tunis, July 2. —An earth shock lasting several seconds occurred here. It was followed by a small tidal wave in the gulf, but no serious damage was done. Quake Felt In Portugal. Lisbon, July 2.— There was a recurrence of the seismic disturbances In the Ribatejo region. Temperature El Centro, Cal., July 2. —The thermometer at 3 o’clock registering 116%, breaking all records.