The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-18
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STRICKEN CHIOs.
Fall PariIeaIaFs Of Ihs Recent DestFue
tive Earthquake.

Fall Particulars OF the Recent DestFue
tive EAFthquAke.
LONDON, April l6.-A correspondent oI
the TTma at Chic says: N have now
made, from personal observation, and
with the help Of others, pretty thorough
canvass Of the state ol affairs throughout
the island, The total number Of dead Is
scarcely less than 200, although some al.
lowance may be due 10 the fact that i'm.
msdiately after the disaster many persons
creased To the mainland, and some Of
those now reported "a dead may be there
The villages on the southern eide Of the
island are completely wrecked, hardly a
single house being standing, The
center Il the volcanic action SCENE
to have been near NenitA, overlook.
ing Msgalo Bay, on the coast east, where
sou persona perished out OF Q population
OF 200. At Vounos twenty ysix perished
out ota population Of 900; q. PhllAtiS,
sixty out ol $50; At Kalamouth, 10 out OF
800; at Armilla, thirty out Of 600; and at
Kinney l3O out OF 4S0. On the western aide
Of the island, OF Mesta, many houses fell,
but nobody was killed, Al Veshat three.
iourths Of the buildings were wrecked,
but only one person was killed, At Lsthi
tWenty.three persons were killed out OF
600, and at Agonima forty ont Of 400. At
Anabatos twelve were killed. This is the
most hortherly town on the west side
which suffered severely. The other towns
were severely shaken, but were not In
ruins. The District u Chic and towns
southeast Of It suffered most OF all.
"kRllimAssia 10 simply mass Of ruins,
and It 10 difficult to tell one house from
another. cannot conceive how any con.
siderable number OF the population es.
capped. Only 44S pefished out OF 1900.
NeiRhboring villages suffered similarly,
Seven OF the principal ones, containing
$50 people, are believed 10 have lost
1897 dead. At least nine.tenths Of the
houses In the southern and thWestern
portions Of the islAnd must be rebuilt or
repaired. The population 10 now camp.
Ing out, and there is great need Of food
and shelter. The northern parI requires
help, but 10 less extent. Those severely
wounded are being brought 10 Chic by
men from the Bhips. The work Of clearing
away the ruins has begun here, but In the
villages people are panic stricken. Little
can be done As long as the shocks con.
tinue. OF 200 persons who persisted
In TheopotemAi, only slxty:fve Of
the bodies have been recovered, and q
similar proportion In other villages.
About $1,000 people are cGmped In the
southern half Of the Island, with nothing
but what they have on their backs. Prog.
reas has been made towards systemstiztDg
rellef organizations. The people are
further demoralized by the preaching OF q
foolish Greek priest, who warns them to
fee, as the island is about 10 be completely
swallowed up. The Archbishop and Gov.
ernor are seeking 10 allay the excitement,
but many are still emigrating to the main
land and adjacent islands. At KallimAs-
sia German doctor, who was 10 one OF the
houses at the time Of the disaster, relates
the first warning he had was seeing dishes
on the table fall on the floor. A lew sec.
onCs later the walls fell outward. From
this and similar testimony l believe 10
this district the 6rst shock was nearly YER.
icle, followed Immediately by horizontal
oscillations.