The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-02-11

ties for building. and Of food. 1t is to b.
hoped, therefore, that more di,patcl
might have been used in the first instanc,
and more energy inspired by the presence
OF member of the royal family, tb'
wants Of the sufferers will be temporarily
provided for. ......., ..... u
H r. Ht NAPLES, Jan. 9.
Iprocced to give further details from
the Provinces regarding the all absorbing
subjec, Of the earthquake. The ofiicia
Journal OF Wednesday night, enumer'
ates & places which had suffered in their
buildings, and many in their population
Under the name Of each place is given
a description Of the disaster, and this
last report alone gives the number ol
several say 1000 or 5000 additional.
known to have suffered. Then are des-
cribed the other casualties, people mai
med, crushed, others drawn out alive af-
ter fearful sepulturs Of eight days, re.
minding us Of how many more night
have been saved had proper exertions
been made. The latest, accounts, too,
awaken con,id, rable appre cnsions Of
further disaster. The whole district OF
SaIa is agitated by continual movements
Of the earth s'roger by nigh, than by day
and these are preceded by fearful deto'
nations. Moreover about 8 2. M. Of the
28th ult.. and 6 and halt past seven P. NJ
OF the 29th ult., three strong shocks, las
ting ten or twelve seconds, were felt 'oi'
lowed by others less intense.
IL l'onteEa, TOO, or the evening Of the
10Th, about quarter TO O'Clock, a
strong unduIaIory shock Was lelt, and 9th
er light ones during The night. No inJu-
ry was done. but the population all rush
ed out into some open space. Here in
Naples it is said that since the 18th ult.'
We have had up to Christmas eve, 40
shocks. and 1t m y readily be. believed
Almos. every Que inds some trace OF
them in his house; the shocks, too, which
which were felt in Potenza on the even
Jug OF the 29th were felt in Naples. and.
iu some cases, created great alarm
However, every one looks to Vesuvius
for safety, and on that night it was in vi
'olent movement. People who reside at
Resiua tell me that during the whoe
night the shocks from the mountain were
of violent and continuous character
Every three minutes it appeared as If
desperate man were trying to wrench
open the doors and windows. Nothing,
however, took place. .
l have also reports 10 give you from
private persons who have visited the
scene Of ruin. They describe lhe coun.
try in many places as crossed with iiss
ures which at frs' had been very wide,
but now mad been much closed. During
the whole time Of their visit the ground
was heaving beneath them. There was
panic and grief, and no light
part of il arose from the fact that there |
was no one to search beneath the ruas or I
10 bury their dead. speak Of the 2lst
and 22d ult.. that is to say six days after
The date of the disaster Letters from
Brienzs ofthe 3lst ult.. say that no relief
had been as yetreceiyed. Ny iuformants
ii wandering through Polla. could get no
food, and even bread was wanting in maa |
ny places. Those who were dug out
alive some after six or eight days of liv.
ing burial-awoke to famine aud DEATH
The details which | receive are more hor-
rible than can be conceived. as.-g ]
Any one who have read my narrative
sstentively must admit either the indiff.r
ence, or the Incidence. or the NAL lad
Of the Government, and, in
act, TIE public voice is strong on the sub
ect No member OF the royal family has
gone down to the afflicted neighborhoo J.;
yet such is tie stete Of pupilagc in which
move withou, the will or even the com
nand OF the King, and the King shuts
himself up in Gaeta. The lptendant o.
Salerna. and Poienza, who have acted
with great energy IN the occasion, have
emonstrsted, aud the former has been
Up 10 Naples several ines. Yet am
redibably informed that bread has been
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