PITTSBURG PANIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 102, 27 May 1909, Page 4

PITTSBURG PANIC.

staktlim; ui-str/rs or a sewsl'APEll HOAX. Xew York, April 3. The Herald puMishi's an amusing account of liuw Pittsburg 'was hoaxed vest-onlay by a ivporl from thi- Pacific ('oast thai San KrancNco was ''blown oil' the map' J by a Japanese licet, that Oakland was levelled, that an American warship was mink the entrance to the Oolden (laic, and that gig.m-ic \Tup:uie*e airship* wfcro cropping the Uoekie* and hurling bomb* to earth, leaving devastation and ruin in their, wake. |

The pa<iii a in the city of steel started when a facetious afternoon newspaper appeared with flaring red headline.-?: ''Japanese destroy American fleet, caplure eitie-. and slay inhabitant;*/' ITalf-aa-liour after the ''new*"' a l ,)- poured tin l streets wen- black with teething masses of excited humanity. A second edition „uon appeared. ''Roosevelt is hurrying back." it read. -'lie has

j seized the liner Hamburg, deposed tho captain, taken command, and turned the ship's prow. The vessel is now headi ing for the United Elates and will bring ! help." So dense was tlr- i-rowd thai the po]ic c had their hand*' full ia preventing :i riol. Mr. (Jeurge (Jole. oiie of the city detectives. started the formation of a volunteer military force among the police. Finally the repetition of the dale. "April 1." on th.f bulletins struck the i-rowd. and the -'war eloitdis'' disappeared.