Morgan Post | 1910-05-13 | Page 7 | Jokers Cause Panic

JOK JOKERS RS CAUSE PANIC people of panama flee from homei when earthquake Is I 1 s predicted credic t ed panama As the result or of an III conceived joke there was little slee alee in panama sunday night the jokers were jailed on monday the people had been nervous by re ports of the earthquake devastations in costa rica and when word was passed along that seismologists had bad predicted that panama would would he be shak en by an earthquake during the night and the city of 0 colon disappear be neath a tidal wave panic prevailed the alarm spread from this city tc ancon and colon many persons tied fled into the country and those who be stayed in the towns camped in the streets and parks many spent the hours hour 1 in prayer when morning broke with no harm having been done the people realized realize that they had been hoaxed aud and the police got after the jokers