The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-10-11
Tho Earthquake in Isaiy.

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! from the Naples correspondence of the Daiiy
Noss, dated Angus, ~ ;-'ln my last comnuni
cation gave YOU a bris 4 notice of the terrible
earthquake which took place at Meli and tho
surrounding country IN the l4ih. Since that
date the Official Journal has published n repor, Of
the loss life and property in various villages
surrounding the destroyed town Of Aelh bn:
ind The official narrative SO incomplete and fall
ing So short of the actual extent Of the calamitr,
that prefer sending you Information from per
sons who have arrived in Naples fruna the scene
Of the disaster and moIc particularly the account
have received from a medical gentlemen which
| he:e translate. Near Meh, August 90 Ny
dear FrIond-I viii endeavor 20 give yna q mar.
rativc uf what have seen in my journey from,
Naples To the scene of the aw ful eyehts Of the
li,h. Whtn reached the table.land Of the Ter
rad Llvoro, ! learnt the earthquake had been
felt there much more distinctly than in the city
Of Naples indeed the vibration lasted thirty ace
onds; several pcr2ons were thrown on the grclnG.
and few house; are spl that is, the walls are
cracked. but, fortunately, no lfs was lost as fpr
As can learn. Continuing my journey found
Avnlllno had suffered slightly without loss of life
| Al MounteyeTde SIX persons were buried in tho
| runs OF hOlsc and many others wounded Ihn
inhabitants Of this district nre In u most excited
state. as other slight shocks have been fell, Many
have led from the villages, and saw groups Of
people living in huis outside the towns. Still,
more pronounced Mas the effect Of the earth
quake at Bo'ino and Asceli, where many houses
are in a dangerous state, and must be pulled down
Here ,lsn T f,p,I ,bo nso,i, ,,,or,I, .,,;,.J
| yy,s continual osLsd "tI;i .a,Innnolao CIio,,
one anotLcr9 Was il snfe 10 ,,maio IN ,b,
horse. I" The gLola Of IN. district NJ R,ri haa
suffered for miles round. SCARCELY n bou.e in sny
Of the villages IN tina. direction may be said no.
L. De injured. The terror and misery Is beyond
nv mowers of dsscrip,ion. B,sciicS,n hos am,
fetcj throughout TIE Who'll. district. The ,or,u
of Neuosa Is nearly DESTROYED: the rna,g.t.rlnc,
is one heap Of runs and ycu see house, here md
there threatening to fl!. In more than one place
| observed the en,tl, torn up and showing rsp.
gcd Gssures In this district the earthquake MS.
surned its mcst terrible phenomena. viz . first. n
perpendicular action. and then an oscatcry.
Rapola is in ruins tho cathedral no longer cx.
i,ts. An inhabItant Of this town told me the i,i-
ling Of the buildings rruduced such n consterna
ton, that for more than half an hour after the
event he could find no one who could give n CO
hcrcnt answer to question. Day and night. wo-
men, men, and children were tearing away the
ruins to find their friends and relatives Al Ri
oreno the inhabitants were employed when ar
rived in digging Mt the ruins Halt this town il
DESTROYED saw several of the wounded not
les. than 100: they were wanting surtir,u ada
ion ms could not remain. t,iu,. ~ YOU know.
sent to Mpf Think never could witness 4,
more rainfu picture, and need no, remind YOU
have attended the wounded after more ,Lat.
+ one battle, ard that i. bad enough; tut here.
with The horrors the -erv worst of Wounds
tie cru>h-you see A mother hn,pn,ipy A child
undrr a mass Of fallen rJli.h. .,,hrr wildly
7.kng where is nv family nv viteT-chil.
, drcn without parents; some lamen.rr over the.
diving, some weeping over the dead. Gran D;,
Gron Uioi The vlUaye Of Br,yile has ac,u,lly,
disappeared fund all about his district lsrye
fssures partly filed II, with bo,eps 4 r,on
who e,cared told ne /, rnp-n,el N him tim. f,-
II minute, he was being tossed about in the air
the earth appeared as it wc.c, with breathing
, power; and then came A rocking movement, n
shaking oand fro Here some militarv had A.
rived To rscaynte There was strong stencil of
decornro.inr bodies Thi, place was really DO
serted by the nhabitant. ; a, leas, I saw very
few, How shall rive v n m iIeo Of rba. vas
. once the town Of MoIf, The cathedral !. down
a. are the college the churches. the military de
DOT. and 1873 houses. % arc IN a filling STATE
! and $50 are pronou.red as dangerou.. The mil
i,arv hav. arrived. and arc working nvav Oar
, medical staff, by mn means strour enoroh Nov,
than thousand bodies la.. already been dug ur
need not add, MI dead. TIE wounded are over
six hundred ard present every variety tf flesh
wounds and fracture The town Offer. stranp,
, and awful appeafancc MANY hny. Ged others
= linrer about the ruins az fond .riends nbnut sll
> they love best in the world. I have no time I,
. give eny notice of the 7nrion. uh.nnutna. u.
= deed. | have learnt little a, vet I, srnenrs
however. certniu. that the couyul.iny current wa,
= strongest in Milf aud tool, n diroc,ion in .b,
: centre of the penjnsula toward. Sic,ly Tho .r,t.
\ ar il still warm and r,oe.ted .li.,b, ,hoc.s h,v.
= been felt in several places Som. supp,ss y vol,
cano will brrak ,ut as thgre /, eci3,5,Iy soms
subt.uaneua notion yn;n, on Tho yho,a do.
trict. observe preses,s ma.y ,g,rrs cf rolccn,,
action in mast tiu,, FIN, and voop,i.s lrr
, be,n ouiet f,rr,uie time NAT a fac, wo,,h -s.
, m,b,rirr wLr, sne,ul,t.r, ~, c,psr, NJ,
. eartlor,ke wa cUov.l Ey l,rrirnres yvhi,L
y have slo done much iyiurt To tell von tIo
r,,L Irr n, M mo ,n. ,',,i,t in ~, Mind ,yIiis,
. ,ip,, Lcr, th, element. ,rl.,,,,rt;rnur. .l-,y
-. Z will ,.t vo, tr,,,, ,'o,,..,. .,o, n, 80.
> bls'
"P. S. sbo,,l3 hgy, ,,lJ Won ,ho ,;l'o,e of
: Asc,ti hus also snT;,,.d ,,n-I.usclv- 20 brYess
T. have s,llrn in Jo nor knnr, h, y mo,v liys,
1t are lo.l should iroyins aliorr,br, ,hn loss 3
lfa cannot he loss ,ban ,brsa ,hors,ns ;pc,rIin,
all the sufferers in ,li tho towns Surb i. Tia
' account giver hy tho rri,., Of ,hia lsv,r os a..
J. CALAMITY which has rroL,ced a nr,f,upI sop.o.
:, lion tliouohop, tbc 'kiryInn | have saon lot.
! ,ers which are ,tiIl mora u,Drmin, nnd contain
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