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Show hSlf Fearing Comet Would Cause the End of the World San Bernardino. Cal , May 9. While brooding over iwiselble ill-effects of the comet's visit, Paul Hammonton. a sheepman and prospector, became Insane In-sane and cnirifled himself, according to mining men who arrived hero with, him yesterday. Hammonton w found where he had nailed his feet and one hand to a rude cross he hod erected near a gold claim last Friday. Fri-day. Although ho was suffering inteno agony, Hammonton pleaded with his rescuers to let hlra remain In hi spiked Imprisonment. Since the visit of the comet of 1910 Hammonton has been much alarmed al-armed and when lie learned that the earth was scheduled to pass through the tall of Halley e comet, his mind gave way and lie believed that tho end of the world was at hand. |