THE FRENCH EARTHQUAKE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 143, 15 June 1909, Page 5

THE FRENCH EARTHQUAKE.

WHOLE FAMILIES WIPED OUT. THE DISASTER PREDICTED. MORE SHOCKS TO COME. [press association.] 'Received June 14, 10.10 p.m.) PARIS, June 14. » The line of greatest destruction was north-east from the Aix River to "I "ill TBTIPP The shocks began with a sound like a roll of thunder amidst a tempest of wind. The more solidly-constructed buildings of the towns resisted, but great destruction was caiised in the little hamlets and farms. In some cases whole families were killed. Quantities of tents and food have been sent to the devastated districts. The shock was intense all along the French Mediterranean shore. Slighter shocks were felt from Montpellier to Grenoble, and from Perpignan to Avignon. Some shocks were felt in the Italian Riviera, also on both sides of Mont Blanc and in Spain and Portugal. A further shock occurred at six o'clock yesterday morning. | Water in wells in several places remained tepid for hours. M. Henri de Parville, the wellknown savant, in an interview published on the 6th inst., mentioned the 12th and 13th as critical dates. He predicts more shocks on the 19th and 20th.