, 1874-07-11

moro accurately. correct than my Hhioh haFs
been published by tho paporb bore
.Thero arc two faurics In Milan to "hton
one'a thoughts turn ut onco on tho oooasion OF
Duomo and tho onoria Di Victor Emanuole. Tho
iineat thing nf its kind In al Europe. IS all tho
world hnowB. Both Of thnRo Btruoturos 2fe
specially liablo. to .aorloua injury from such .
catastrophe, tho 1attor, OF oourse, OF kind
pair tho former Of kind which might vol
hayo boon itreparablo. will thoroforo
at once put tho Lovers OF art out OF
their anxiety BY telling them that. fortunately,
snch was not to e,.y great estent tho case.
Ths driving of tho storm was mainly from tho
north, and the windows OF tho nave on that Hlio
havo suffered ooualdctably. but tlIey arc not
among the most precious possessions Of tho
Blxtoc1ltli century, when tho nrt WAS already on
the docllne, md were not by my means in q
good state or preservation. They woro 80 far
from being 30 that, BY simply replacing tho dc.
stroycd fragmonts with bits Of colorcd glass Of
almost any kind, these windows will norvc ~
we'll as ever their purpoBo Of contributing to
tho brauty and complexion Of tho general
coup d'nil Of the church. Worry different would
it havc bocn II similar amount Of injury hud
boon done to tho fourteenth cont''ry Windows On
the southern side Of tho iavo. But these by
reason OF their position, MID tho direction OF Tho
stotn, aro, think n,ay Hav, absolutely intact.
Thov orc among tho finest oxtant spoclmosa Of
tho hatoyon days Of the art, and their injury
would have boon fatal Ions to the history OF the
beautiful art in question.
"1t is piteous thing to pass through tho
groat gailory, which las been su1ciontlv cleared
Of tho nasBes Of glasa Fragments which fell into
It to nlmt Of itH bcfng to~day opened to tho pub
ogs s Il SO ia" s e oassna aHm 0 arss s 0a mot
glagB we're smashed III tho roof and tusn-
blad In beapB Of fragments on tho paye-
ment. Fortunately the iron framework OF
tho roof Of the gallery resisted, and was a1tn-
600 lro, and tho limo required for completing II
. month. Tho da,nage douo to otbor public
buildings in tie city will bring tue bill which tho
municipality has to meet up to 200 600 lire. Tlleso
losses, however, are triilng In amount to thoHo
WHICH fall upon tho country distriota within .
radius Of from throo to two Kilometres around
rho city. Tho Whent, oats, rice, rnaizo, and r1co
havo sufrorod great damage. Tho last, 1t Ia
hoped, may yet recover itself iu BoMe doEree.
But tho devastation Inns been yet moro complete
In the markee- -gardenB mud orchards. which o.
cupy large portion Of the aoil arouod the city.
In mort Of these the destruction has beon
complete, aud tho city authorities calculate tho
loss which Inns fall0n on tho district around tho
city, al far as 1t admits of boing yet calculated,
ut 40UO, 200 Of fraucs ut the loast. And all this
destruction was the work Of ton minutcH. foi
tho stotm, which burnt yory suddenly. lasted nc
longer tban thiB. Tho beautiful public garden
Of Milan, In Which tho 1luaneAe, nOt without
reason, take great pride, ia perfect wreck.
mo po'noli, 10 far as 10 yet known, VA
killed. But thcre wore many very narrow
! escapes, aud about thirty persons wero moro OF
less grayc!y injured: Two Engllshmen arc statee
| to have received aovere Wounds In tht
| head from pieces Of CLANS falling in tho Rroa
| gallory. Ono gentleman, clerk In tn
public office, while in tho not of shutting th'
shutters Of his dwelling, received suoh bios
| from a hai1Btono that hls oye was destroyed b.
1t, as, ,ndood, might we'll be tho caae tor hav
been assured by an eyewitness worthy OF al
credit that l,e collootcd OF Ills own diniug-tabe
which tho family left in all hnato on tho burhtln
/ Of the atorm, pln:oful Of hailstonos each q
large AZ a muderato-sized orange. Ono inteross
lug anecdote iB told, which IL perhaps worth 70
poating. Al the bottom Of the Corso Venez!a
ltl1o girl. about 10 yours old, wah crossing to
somewhat vida open space there, leadng bJ th
! hand another CHILD Of somo or yenrs, wheJ
they were SURPRISED by tho. to.npent. The poo
child WAS unable to proceed, cilher from tho loe
| Of al prosen:e OF mud, or from not being abl
to stand agatnst the fury OF tho blast. Bu
STOPPING over the get moro helpless infanE sh
was lending, ahe made shelter for it Of her on
liny persoss. While In thls position ahe rocotvo
many aeyero Commissions from the hail, one ason
OF which absolutely cut olf hor ,ear., Both child
rem would hayo infallibly perished but for til
ti,noly aid Of laborlng nlnn, who ruahod on
from noighboring sholtor and dragged tho tn
! babeH into it,"