Morris tribune., 1883-08-04
A HORRIBLE EARTHQUAKES.

| Casamicciola, Ischia, Lacco, ForiO,
on the Island OF Ischia, Destroyed
by an Earthguake-The Former
City Entirely Destr Oyed-3 900
People known to Have Perished.
Naples, Special Cable, July 29.-The town
of Casamicciola, on the island of Ischia,
near Naples, was almost entirely destroyed
by an earthquake last night. The neigh
boring towns of Forio and I.acciameno were
greatly damaged. The shocks began at $50
o'clock last night. AT that hour majority
of the people OF the upper classes were at
the theater. Nearly all of the houses In the
town collapsed. 1t is estimated that 800 per,
sons were injured. 1t is impossible as YET,
/ to give the exact number OF the dead
at CasamicciOla. in the latest
accounts the number is estimated at 3 000
The Hotel Piecola Sentinella sank in the
earth and many of its inmates were buried.
Some Of the inhabitants of the town es-
capped to the sea at the first shock. They
made their way to Naples with the news of
| the calamity. The center of the area OF the
shock was the same as that of two years
ago, but the radius was wider. The shock
was felt at sea, and according to some &C
counts even at Naples.
The ground opened in many places, while
| in other places there was no movement;
water gushed out OF springs, and several
boilers in the bathing houses burst The
theater. which was a wooden structure, was
| literally torn open, allowing the audience
| to escape. Steamers loaded with injured
people are constantly arriving here from
the scene OF the calamity. Eight ships are
already filled with sufferers. The minister
of public works has gone to Casamiccola to
| organize measures OF relief,
The stories told by the survivors are hor-
rible. Many Romans having villas at Is
| CHA are known to have been lost. The
| dead are fearfully mutilated. In some
cases the Corpses are plainly discernible
| through the ruins, bat they cannot be ex-
| tricated. 1t is suruiised that some persons
are still alive in the cellars.
| A correspondent telegraphs the 29th
that, judging from reports already at hand,
the calamity will infinitely exceed the
| CHOSE earthquake in 1881.
The bishop of Casamicciola, Don Filipani
| of Rome, and the project OF Caglalia, are
| reported, to be among the dead. There
were very few English visitors on the island
at the time of the disaster. None of the
special dispatches mention American names
among the killed or wounded.
The Naples correspondent of the Cersal-
iere telegraphs as follows: II have Just re-
turned from Ischia. Casamicciola, Saocco
and FOrio have been destroyed. They
were three of the NEST fiourishing commI-
mites on the Island, which was half over
thrown. The road between the towns
of Ischia and Casamicciola is impossible.
The perfect of Naples telegraphs that the
town OF CasamicciOla has ceased TO exist.
The train from this city to Naples to-day
was crowded with passengers going to in
quire as to the fate of their friends. None
~ no al A
can names among the killed or injured.
Ischla is volcanic island situated at the
north entrance of the Bay of Naples. The
circumference is about niEeteen miles, and
the superficial area about twenty six square
miles. Monte EpUmeo, or San Niclo, the
ancient Epomeus, or Epopeus, is the high
est point, rising 1900 feet above the sea
level. Tue principal summit is surround
ed by twelve inferior volc cones, from
one of which the last eruption took place
in 1902.
Casamicci0la is located at the foot of
Mount Eponilo, near Naples, and had
regulation of about 500. II was famed
throughout Italy for lis thermal springs
and baths. Forio is a seaport town on the
western coat of lschia, with population
of about 1000 and has mineral baths which
are much resorted 10.
The earthquake at Ca<amiccola in 1881
was upon Friday, March 4, of that year.
There were two shocks, the first occurring at
1:3O p. H. and the second an hour later
The whole upper part Of the town was de-
stroyed, and two thermal establishments
destroyed. The secon /, which was the la
tai shock, and was accompanied by noise
like subterranean thunder. Then came the
crash of fallin houses, accompanied by tie
shrieks OF the victims. The soldiers from
Naples city rescued many from the rnins.
The sEopulation fed to the surrounding
country and along the sea coast. The loss
of life was about 200.