Show SECTION OF OE PENNSYLVANIA TOWN SLIPS SLIPS OLD OLD MINES ARE BLAMED WEST Pa Feb 6 AP At AP-At At least 20 families were thrown from their beds and half halt a dozen streets were damaged early carly Thursday by a surface settlement affecting a three-block three area in m this thI eastern Pennsylvania community The The settlement was preceded by bya a loud Joud rumbling noise nobe Cracks as deep as 20 Inches appeared In some streets Gas and water mains were broken and some residents residents resi resl dents were order ordered from their homes until the gas could be turned off olt Windows in one large store tore were shattered The community with a population lation JaHon of 0 Q about bout Is in the heart of Pennsylvania's anthracite field and the affected area Is underlined underlined under under- lined with mines A large area of another PennsYlvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania anthracite town own town Shenandoah Shen- Shen was was badly by a similar subsidence about a year ago Thursdays Thursday's settlement unlike settlement unlike some some ended ended quickly Among buU buildings damaged was a public school l with an enrollment of about It was ordered closed Police rolice said the linking sinking caused no panic Although many persons were badly frightened some resident residents resi rest dents dent slept on until awakened by police poUce and firemen |