People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1894 — SHOOK UP THE TURKS. [ARTICLE]

SHOOK UP THE TURKS.

Constantinople Visited by an Earthquake —Loss of Life Reported. Constantinople, July 11.—Two violent earthquake shocks were felt here Tuesday. Each shock lasted about twenty seconds. Although some damage was done, the extent of it is not known. The inhabitants have become greatly alarmed, and are fleeing from their houses in anticipation of further and more serious disturbances. The earthquake shocks did much damage to the city, and several people are reported to have been killed. All the public offices, the banks and the Bourse have been closed. The population of Constantinople is so terrified that many thousands of people are camping out in the open air. Two disastrous fires have already occurred and telegraphic communication is interrupted. It is believed that fifty persons have lost their lives and that the number of injured far exceeds that figure. The loss to property will be very large. There have also been severe shocks of earthquake in Smyrna, the island of Scio and in the Dardanelles. No damage was done, as far as known, but telegraphic communication between the places named and Constantinople has been cut off and details have not been received.