The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-08-08
5000 KILLED.
The Town OF Casamicciola De-
strOyed by an Earthquake.
Three Thousand Persons Killed
and One Thousand Injured,

LONDON, July 3o.-The town of Cas-
amiccIola, ON the Island of Ischia, neal
Naples, was almost entirely destroyed
By an earthquake Saturday night. The
neighboring towns of Ferris and Lac.
eeameEo were greatly damaged. One
hundred persons, who were more OF
less injured, have arrived at Naples by
steamers. The number of people kill
ed is not known.
EUhBER OF DRAD ESTIMATES AT THREE
| THOUSAND.
It is impossible TO give the number
Of dead at Casamieciola. In the latest {
account the number is estimate! at
5000. The Hotel Peccola Sentilenella
sank into the earth and buried many
inmates. Some of the inhabitants of
the town escaped to sea at the first
shock and made their way to Naples
with the. news of the calamity. The
center of the area OF the shock was the
same as that two years age, but the ra-
dlus was wider. The shock was felt
at sea, and according to some accounts,
even at Naples. A gentleman who was
staying at the Hotel Peccola Semitic
nella, and who escaped with his life
relates that he only had time to secure
some candles for use In the darkness of
the ruins before the collapse OF the
buildings. A person who lived near
the now ruined bathing establishment
says he escaped from the place amid
falling walls and balconies, the terri
fed people shouting,
''TO THE SEA"
The ground opened in many places,
while in other places there was no
The water gushed out of
the springs. several boilers in the /
house burst. The theater, a
wooden structure, was literally torn
open, allowing the audience to escape.
AT Laceo there are many dead and
wounded. At FSri0 the churches were
ruined, but no one killed. At Zerrara
fifteen were killed. The troops recov-
cred the body of Florentipi, project of
Assari. All steamers plying between
Lsehia and the mainland were immedi-
.tely chartered by the government to
bring the wounded from The island.
THE EXCITEMENT IN ITALY
nay be imagined from the fact tat
700 visitors were I'm Ischia, including
Roman and EeaDolitan fami-
les and several deputies taking baths
here. None of the deputies are known
o have perished, and ii is hoped all es-
'aped. The English chaplain lost one
'hild. A Mr.. Green and wife are
Imong the killed at the Hotel Peccola.
LATER TELEGRAMs
tate that all hotels at Cas- smieciola are
wrecked. The Minister of Public
Works and prefect of Naples with a
Srge force of soldiers, hurried to the
Gene. The soldiers will work to make
he ruins secure and will engage in the
earch for the wounded. A number
4 physicians have gone to attend the
Injured, their aid being urgently need
d. The stories told by the survivors
re horrible. Many Romans having
illas &C Ischia are known to have been
DIST. The dead are fearfully mutilated.
n some cases corpses are plainly dis
ernible through the ruins, but they
annot be extricated. 1t is surmised
hat some persons are still alive In the
ellars. A correspondent teIegraphs 1
mis- afternoon that judging from re-
orts already at hand the calamity will
ifnitely exceed
THE CHEAs EARTHQUAKE IN 1881. 8
The syndic of Casamicciola tele- j
raphs as follows: "The shock came 1
ith irresistible violence, and was &C :
'mpanied by deafening noise. The '
infusion in the theater was fearful. n
he lights were oVerthrown and set e
re- to the building. A dense cloud OF |.
lst filled the air, and cries of pain 1
Id terror were heard on all sides. On o
caring shouts OF TO the sea- a gem {
al rush was made toward the shore. b
very boat and floating thing was v
ken by assault. Among the dead are IL
rof. Palma, Baroness Diriseis, c 1m- o
ander Zapputi, the wives and chill g
'en Of Signori Cecere Siciliani Ali
ID MSrtans. Its probable that Mar q
iioness Pacca Laurati Is also among c
e deal. A miss Moore was saved.' p
THE LATEST.
Three O'Clock, p. MA dispatch il
ON Naples, just received, says: s'It Il
now stated that the number of per- IL
ms killed by the earthquake was 3OOC. q
le number wounded A. ION st