SHOCK FOLLOWED BY DARKNESS.
THE END OF THE WORLD. London*. August 20. Great darkness was experienced after the shock on Thursday night, and many thought that the end of the world had come. Several suffering from weak hearts died instantly of fright. The darkness was caused by the Midden failure of the gas mains and the electric lighting.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13262, 22 August 1906, Page 7
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58SHOCK FOLLOWED BY DARKNESS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13262, 22 August 1906, Page 7
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