Eureka Reporter | 1907-04-12 | Page 2 | Hundreds of Homes Lost

HUNDREDS OF HOMES LOST earthquake at B tl a causes eight deaths and destroys many houses constantinople the following dis patch was received here thursday from the hev rev royal al cole head ot of the american mission at bialis at 10 0 clock in the forenoon ot of march 29 there burst upon us unan bounced the worst earthquake wit jessed in forty years in these or the Erez erum volcanic regions such was its force that our city seemed to be in the jaws jas of some monster who would shake us into shreds as a mas tife does bis game down came the plastering the furniture was ahrer turned crabl s were opened in strong walls roofs were shattered and rain poured in during the first day there were fourteen shocks and they still cont nue there have been alt ogeth er twenty eight shocks of the 4 houses here over have fallen and halt half the remainder have been seri serf bously damaged about 50 to be lag ing needed to repair each house the officials report that eight persons were killed by falling walls but they are all unknown it bialis