Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-18
THE cHIos CALAMITY.
Number of Misunderstanding Among the
Survivors.

LONDON, April 16th.-The correspondent
of the Times at Scio telegraphs: have now
made from personal observation, and with
the help of others, pretty thorough canvass
of the state of affairs throughout the island.
The total number of dead is scarcely less
than 4, 600, although some allowance may be
due to the fact that Immediately after the
disaster many persons crossed to the main
land, and some of them now reported dead
may be there. The villages on the south side
of the island are all wrecked, hardly single
house being left standing. The center of the
volcanic action seems to have been near
Nenita, overlooking Megals Bay on the east
coast, where 800 persons persisted out of a
population of 1900; at Vanros, 26 persisted
out of population of 600; at Phalata, GO
out of $50; at Kalamente, 40 out of l, 800
at Annals, 80 out of 600; and at Kinney,
100 out of $50. On the western side
of the island, at. Mista many houses
fell, but nobody was killed. At
Vesha three-fourths of the buildings were
wrecked, but only one person killed At
Lathi rs persons were killed out of 600, and
at Argentina 40 out of 400; at Anabotas II
were killed. This is the most portherly town
on the west side, which suffered severely.
The other towns were severely shaken, but
are not in ruins. The district of Scio and
towns southeast of it suffered most of all.
Kallamasia is simply a mass of ruins, and it
is difficult to distinguish one house from an
other. | cannot conceive how any considera-
BILE number of the population escaped. Only
AS persisted out of 800. The neighboring
villages suffered similarly. Seven of the
principal ones, containing $50 people, are
believed to have lost 1927 dead. At least
niue-tenths of the houses in the southern and
southwestern portions of the island must be
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camping out, and there is great need of food
and shelter. The northern part requires
help, but to less extent. Those severely
wounded are being brought to Scio by men
from the ships. The work of clearing away
the ruins has begun here but in the villages
the people are still ic-stricken, and
little can be done as long as the
shocks continue. OF 200 persons who per-
ished in the Leopotamai. only Go bodies have
been recovered, and similar proportion in
other villages. About $4,000 people are
camped on the southern portion of the island
with nothing but what they have on their
backs. Progress has been made toward sys-
tematizing relief organizations. The people
are further demoralized by the preaching Of a
foolish Greek priest, who warns them all to
flee, as the island is about to be completely
swallowed up. The Archbishop and Gov
ernor are seeking to allay the excitement, but
many are still emigratiug to the mainland
and adjacent islands
At Kallamasia German doctor, who was
in one of the houses at the time of the disas-
ter, relates the first warning be had was see
ing the dishes on the table fall on the floor.
A few seconds later the walls fell outward.
From this and similar stories, | believe in
this district the first shock was nearly verti.
cal, followed Immediately by horizontal oscil-
lations