The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-04-13

a without shelter.
PICTURE OF DEsoaATIos.
LONDON, April "A correspondent at Chic tel
egraphs under date OF the 7th as follows: II have
lust arrived here from Constantinople, and find
picture OF desolation such as Is rarely witnessed
The town looks as II IL had been terribly BON.
barded. HUNDREDS OF hcHses are uansiormea ,,lna
which lie buried an unknown number OF
victims A majority of the remaining houses are
moment. Nearly every building In the town sui.
fered more or ess. The inhabitants wander about
anxious 10 search ior missing relatives or lost
property but afraid 10 risk their lives In the seri
ous work OF clearing away the rubbish. Many
who are willing TO expose themselves
TO danger. are prevented by friends or ,s Dy ths
every face. All have some sad OF tragic tale 70
tell. The first shock was felt sunday afternoon
gbout 20 O'Clock. Immediately houses beganlto
fall. Wild shrieks were heard on every side
Then followed an awful silence Of some minutes.
The terrified survivors gradually ventured into
shortly aiterward, another terrible shock COM
pleted the devastation. All night shocks sue
ceeded each other at short intervals, and each Que
was preceded by dull sounds ana by subierranean
explosions and since that frequent shocks have
been felt, few minutes ago while ME
writing che, che present dispatch and tnIt als
the earth trembie. but Us am under
canvass have nothing to fear. The
100 houses Inhabited by Musselmans aud
Jews suffered more than the rest OF the town.
The ground there sank about half meter, and
nearly all the houses were Immediately destroyed
aud several hundred persons mnst have perished.
IL is known that about thirty Mussulmans
women were assembled In one house not one OF
whom escaped. The southern part OF the island
Il said 20 have suffered more than this town. Her
Majesty's gun vessel Butterin arrived this morn
| ing. Tho Captain at once came ashore and after
consulting with the Governor OF the
Island organized relief parties for
tending the wounded. aud extrioat-
Ing the dead from the RUNS. He then went
over 10 Chesme and made careful inquiries re-
gardlng the state OF the town and inhabitants.
Tomorrow he intends visiting the southern part
of the island, where less has been done fer the
relief OF the sufferers. / visited Chesme this
afternoon. only about ten inhabitants were
killed. but many houses are I'm ruins and very
many more dilapidated. The Mayor assured me
three fourths of the houses are In n dangerous
condition. The Inhabitants are afraid "a live
even In those which are uninjured; Tor every
night since sunday frequent shocks have been
felt. Nearly all prefer 10 camp out: As the
weather Is fine the hardship In this respect
Is not great. 10 Is said that throughout the dis
trict not less than $1,000 people are without
shelter In Kasuo the work OF extricating
bodies andiattending the wounded II progressing
satisfactory, but the stihing odor
In the vicinity OF many ruins forces
the former operations Is far from
complete. On the other hand some wonderful
escapes have occurred. one woman was buried
under the ruins ifty-two hours, and nj last was
rescued having given birth in the meantime to a
child. The child is dead, but the mother Is doing
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