Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-16
THE -ARrHouaKs y.pLEs
HORRIBLE SCENES AND IyeTD E,y7-S
FIFTEEN rHot SAND VICTIMS.
Thee Thousand Ecdses Already escove-sS.
Fom ne corresp onsIenee Of .sle Londoa fumes.

ne deFiits which continue Io arrive from the
provinces of biisi icata and PriBcIpato Caeriose
are OF The most Interesting character and much
mere explicit Full as thev are however fb.,-
do Roi give Us oue-tenth part OF the ari..s thar
have been inflicted. partly because the anthori-
Jles wII not make them known and narfly be
cause obey are not a. get informed at The greater
portion OF them The ofIiciaI journal of ~aftzr-
day night contains the names of 10 other ravu-
ships. hI, herto unnamed shieh have suffered
severely, and vet all are not entioued OF
these, Ii - said SOME are mass of ruins of h.
ers leveIled with the ground Others almost en-
ftreiE destroy t. churches. dwelling houses
and al IN SOME workmen are pulling Gown
the hauses. ard in others large assures are tn.r
ed IN the ground
Out of these rs places. 10 are reported 70 have
lost some portion OF their papuafion OF one il
= saId 100 eorpses have been taken Gus OF an
other 10 and it - expected 800 VIII be found 2
but of the amount of disaster az alarming Isyna-
rance = protessed By such terms IL these Ma
NJ victims not ali auburIefi - - ast numbers
perIshed. The number NOT vet known - Great
bat unknown, the number of victims Il j.
my opinion, therefore, that what have been
sailed the exaggerafIons Of the pubic much
more nearly approximate TO the truth than The
>caH = and uncertain Infsrrlsaf ION published IN
The official Journal According To T. $3.50 bod
les have already been dug OUT a fearful num-
Der to f.rln& of, 70 which L We add the number
vet un known, we shall lot be very uueh started
az the WedIum 3'emen5 given of about I3 D0J
or 1000 victims. The FIRST efforts made are TO
erect Tempo ary wooden huiItIin. for he -urvf-
McH are empIoyed tso. Ia knocking dovv7
the falling houses and buryiug the numerous
dead Care = also being taken TO dlsiuf..r
hose places where The dead lav In the greatest
nuW ers. But al the exerrGCn= that can be
matte Viii only tend 10 slightly alleviate sn.
misery which has been gcca-IoueI bv he tear
ill blow lhae has fallen upon this uufurrtIn;lfs
people I he charac- .r # rIe sva a.yrll shocEz
whIcR were the occasion Of the disaster = tagz
Described rom PoIns II, the capital of BasiIica-
IA They wega Of equal durll Iuu and the 1r--+
WIS preceded and ~ecompauIed by 4 fearful
sut' 'er~aneaus sduuGe~, the same We abs.rr7A5
III Naples The sky vas serene and the ar
tranquil I he hr~r wa undUlaforv and zy7I-
suHarIa >; that which flIlowetI iFl ahout sbr.a
minutes. with vet more violent unduIations ard
g s-sulssulta- was marked by vertical and con-
yulsIre movements
The walls were thrown one over rh.4 .,+bs.- e.
heavy furniture WIS moved oUb Of is place or
Il 1t We're, wllred around, while rke E jrilIer ar
reies aad glass We're thrown To great distance
Tie effect OF the second shock upon the hofgs..S
may De imagined, during which the falling
houses struck one against another. The VIC
rlma IL PuJenza seem ro have been among fb.
poorer classes who having retired 10 resi- b;,.I
no time 70 escape. The mteBdeur SIrpor Ros-
c. whu escaped II his sAIrs. seems go have
been must me I5orIou-Iv active Th,-.. n H., -
maiued alive after the underground rhulde--
and the shocks. SAYS the Journal considered
,aeElseEe rather T. have been born arrsirf rhl7,
preserved Il would be tedious 10 give Won he
fresh details which have u=r been brought 5n
>IHcU ihe commencement uf this letter
they are represented go be. OF ever I8creasIno-
gravity, and he names of many other places
damaged are gwen On the 25gh the nam nj
pItacl had been sent ta rbe site of destruction
dad on The 1cih three other persons t. disluref
and tiIsil feet From ts..-ta Laa b,.-i ,tI-fl 3i
zs4It 4I- fss4 ;.
but the movement Vas lale. From the uoSy,ifaf
1000 military tents have been de~uai ca-d and
great quantities. OF materials for building and 3f
lOoG- L = tO be hoped. therefore that tuorrb
more despatch might have been Uses, in the first
instance AMI more energy inspired BY The pres
ence OF 4 number II the ~ovaI family lbe WANTS
ui The sufferers vii be -emI 0rarIlv provided for
MALES Jan =
I proceed 20 give llr. her details from the
provinces re-sa- ~ tbs aIl-HhsUrfsnr subject
af the earthquake The official fIgrnaL of
" Wednesday, night enumerafe~ >Iz.v-sue places
winch aad suffered an their buildings, and niaHyr
n their population [ nder he name Of each
place = given a description of be disaster anG
this list leptdi alone gives the uumuer of sew
. G. a-sav 4.UG0 or 5000 alI,lIfIonal known q,
have suffered Then are described fhe other
casualties people MANNED. crushed others
drawn oGt alive after fearful sepullure Of eight
days, reminding Is Uf how maHv more might
EaFe been saved had pruper exertIs-ns been
ll--tlt A Ut AiLt c>A accounts. 100 awaken
sider1Dle apprehension IT IGrtler disaster The
ul0le district of >aa a-ii af.d bv csTgt ..rlaI
movement OF Lle earth, -uuEer by night than
oy Gay. and lnsse are preceded bv fer al
def0uGll0us. Murcuvef- about p NJ of the
---,h alJ, gad and ualf-Bast : p II of she
itn uil- hree loug shocks. lasting sen or twelve
seconds were eli followed bv others Ies, Intense
IN Pe5enza- too. on he evening of he - ia
U.t-- about quIr. er 10 o. Lscl 4 :. rz5u.- gudu-
-a-ury ~i.,ca as felt. zad otter lIgbE ones du-
7uig he night 80 INJURY w. duue but the
pupUlI InU al ru-iIeti 8Il lutu some open = g. e.
Here "a Naples il = sat -ha5 since the 10Th
-lf-- We have had .D TO ChrI-tFnzs eve 70 She x
aad &c may readily be believed. Amos, eve-v
one Hnds soFnC r-ace of them iu his House me
>hucSS, rco- which were fit ~ Naples. aid. J..
some eases, c-gated s-e:sF alal'm- H5wsrs-
eFe-v enc i@oks o e~urIuS for ~,I.c aud at
-.gs.s -I-ht t va n violent uiovera,- P.-lrIe
u hes reside TT Be~3n;-. rg.lI me turIn-- he wlola
Hl-Hr the -5"c - rom Ire WoUn all were of e. e
9fs~I vi"tCuF and continuous chaacfe- Ergrv
tBfee minutes r appeared A. i q desperate usau
VS. irving so Tvueucn oTeu tBe doors and wIu-
GoyS. Nothing, however tssak lace.
have also reports 70 give vuu from 1rfgzg q
Ese-~sae~ who lafi visited ths scene ef rain
reT 'e~crlbe she country $50 many places a-
e-rs-e'T win r>9H~es~ vi5,l at Il u Uad been
se-v VICE. HuC rew laa been clsss 4. Dur :
ta,s wInic -lr.-e .f their visit -hs. e-rtrud was
heas ~ beHeasrh them. There WIS ruI- e--al
panic sz,i szrIpE and 10 sil-nr 1ar- OF II arose
tUm ae iact that there va~ no one 80 sci eH
He-ea- 3 tHe RUNS ar 70 bury heir sie-d-
speak nt me -E-t aHd - u.-.. that is 20 say. o
Slx days atter The i.lre nf the dI-az5e-= Lire :
5-ofn brieBza ef 5e 3I~= air. l.ld been yer re-
r~tred- II Euio-HsaHf-- II waucerioz th-ge -
Fasla- on 4 -er no food and even b-e5d VA
wlH5lEZ - HIaHE places. Those who are aug
gls q H.ve- suu- af.e~ SIX or eighs d.v, bu-rz-
HVa-e o 5ausue aHd lea p. The de7a Is Wins
-c-ulre are 4fre a5rEJte than can b eas.iz
cuEceiged-
Any one Who has -ezd my nara. -e a. en-
lively must Admit either fhe Indifference or TIE
l1doieage. or he nal-adusa -zr5on of be
Government. and IN fser. rae pubie ~oIee Is
very ss-u"g ga fne -unIecr- ". member rhs
luyal Family has gone DOWN ~ rIe s-Iizctel
nel-hno haod Vet such - 5le stare Of 7upIlags
IN waI,. I4e as-Iou aeld. tiFar not = leat ear
move without -ae VII or command of Fhe hgug
and the h5ug shuts himself Up In taEefa z hs
Iuteucenu Of >alerBo ard PaTeuza. Who havt
&c e1 Win -rear s8eryv on the occasion, nari
= "a and lzz