Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-19
SO me sad or tragic tale 10 tell.

| so me sad or tragic tale TO tell.
The first shock was felt on Sunday af-
ternoon at about $3.50 o'clock. Imme-
diately houses began to fall Wild
| shrieks were heard on every side. Then
| followed an awful silence of some min
utes. The terrified survivors grad dually
ventured into the narrow lanes and
spaces. Shortly afterward another terri
bic shock completed the devastation
Then it remained quiet until sunset,
when it again began to shake the island
throughout as severely as before. All
nighp the shocks succeeded each other ut
short intervals, and each one was pre-
ceded by dull sounds like subterraneM
explosions. Since that frequent shocks
have been felt. A few minutes ago
while writing the present dispatch, |
distinctly heard an eXplosion-like sound
and felt the earth trembe, but as | am
under canvass have nothing to fear.
The old GenOese fortress, containing
about 400 houses, inhabited by Mussul-
mans and Jews, suffers more than thc
rest of the town. The ground there
sank about Il metre and nearly all the
houses were Immediately destroyed and
several hundred persons must have per-
ished. 1t Is known that about 30 Mus
sulman women were assembled in one of
the houses, not one OF whom cscaped.-
The southern part Of the island is said
to have suffered more than this town.
Her maicsty's gun vessel Brillem arriy-
ed here this morning. The captain ut
once come ashore and after consulting
with the governor OF the island, organ
lied relief parties for attending the
wounded and eXtlicating the dead from
the ruins. He went over the Chesme
and made careful inquiries regarding
the state of the town and inhabitanls.-
Tomorrow he intends visiting the
southern part Of the island, where less
had beer done for the relief of the suf-
ferers. | visited Chesme this afternoon.
Only about ten inhabitants were killed,
but many houses are In ruins and many
more are diapiduted. The mayor assur-
ed me that threc-lOurths Of the houses
are In dangerous condition. The in
habitants are afraid TO live even in those |
which are uniniured, for every night |
since Sunday frequent shocks have been
felt.
Nearly all prefer to camp ont. As the
weather Is fine the hardship in this re-
spcCt, is not great. 1t Il sMd that |
throughout the district not less than 3d.
coo people are without shelter In Cas-
tro the work of cXtricating bodies and |
attending the wounded is progressing |
satisfactorily, but the sitting odor in the
vicinity of many Of the ruins proves
that the former operation is far from
complete. On the other hand, some
wonderful escapes have occurred. One
woman was buried Under the ruins for
G2 hours, and at last was rescued, haY-
ing given birth in the meantime to
child. The child Is dead, but the moth
cr Is doing we'll.
A dispatch from Chic to the Times
says:
A medical commission is now sitting
to consider the cXpcdicncy OF covering
the rubbish IN the fortress with earth,
as there is no hope of saving any lives
and the di,nlcrmCnt of the dead might
produce am epidemic. It is now beiev-
ed that throughout the whole island,
which contained 10000 inhabitants, g.
900, or 7 900 were killed and 25 per cent
Of the survivors were wounded. The
French, British, United States and Aus
trian gun vessels In the harborare doing
all IN their power to assist the alihoH-
ties IN the work of relief, Only I'D OF
the inhabitants Of Chrsmc were Killed,
but many houses are In ruins and 3O,-
900 people are without shelter
A dispatch from CouslanIinoplc to the
Nc,rs reports that the shocks OF the
In Chic have ceased.
The Times correspondent at Chic tel
cgraphs that he has visited the SOUTH
cnstcrn part of the island, and found
McniA, n town of $4,000 inhabitants,
aud the villages, Of Monastlr, Nirlno7
and Phllatm masses of ruins. Not u
single house has escaped. English and
American physicians are assisting the
survivors.
Az APPEAL TO AMERICA.
Thr following dispatch was received
yesterday by the New York Herald
PGRA, April o, 1881.
To he Editor Of the Hcrold
The castrophe at.Chio has surpassed
all conception. The number Of killed
and wounded Is more than 10000. There
are 10000 lamlshed sufferers who re-
qulre immediate assistance. The Ccn-
trail Committee here implorcs you 70
open subscriptions in your office for their
relief and hcgs You TO send the amount
collected through Barring Brothers to the
Ottoman Bank London,
SrLFANONUCu, President