Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-08-10

by anEarthouak Tho, Formset
r City EntireIy Dtstruyesf=sO 600
People Known to Have Perished.
Naples, Special Cable, July 2s.--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 Laeciameno were
greatly damaged. The shocks began at $50
o'clock last night. Atthat hour a majority
Of the people OF the upper classes were at
the thsater. Nearly all Of the houses in the
town collapsed. It is estimated that 800 per.
sons were injured. It is impossible, as vet,
to give the exact number of the dead
at Casanaicciola. In the latest
accounts the number is estimated at 5000;
The Hotel Piccola 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 wears
ago, but the radius was wider. The shock
was felt at sea- and according to some ac-
counts even at Naples jt{
The ground opened in many places, lille
in other places there was no movement:
water gushed out of springs, and several
boilers IN the bathing houses burst. The
theater, which was 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.ili
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. but they. cannot be ex.
tricated. 1t Is surnised that TsoEle persons
are still alive in the cellars. ie "a f4
q correspondent telegraphs the och
that, Judging from reports already at hand.
the calamity will Infinitely exceed Che
CHOSE earthquake in 1881.
The bishop of Casamicciola, Don Filipani
Of Rome, and the prefect OF, CagIalia, 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. af,
iere telegraphs as follows: 81 have Just re-
turned from Ischia Casanlicciola, ,saocco
and Forio have been destroyed. They
were three of the mcst Hourishing comm,l-
mites on the Island, which was half over
thrown, The road between the towns
OF 1schia and Casamicciola is impassable.
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
qulre as to the fate Of their friends. None
of the special dispatches mentioned Amer
can names among the Killed or injured.
t3lschla is a volcanic island situated attth
north entrance OF the Bay of Naples. The
circumference is about nineteell miles, and
the superficial area about TWEEN " six square
miles. Monte Epomeo, or San Niclo, the
ancient Epomeus, or Epopeus, is the higL-
est point, rising $500 feet above the sea
level. The principal summit is surround
ed by twelve inferior volcanic cones, from
zone OF which the last eruption took place
in 1852. y 81 u ~ sft sEt Il ie-t h
Casamicciola is located at the foot of
Mount Eponilo, near Naples and had a
[Iopulation of about 5000 II was famed
throughout Italy for its thermal springs
and baths. Forio is seaport town on the
western coast Of Ischia, with population
OF about 6, coo and has mineral baths which
are much resorted to. a ,3 s4&isi4
The earthquake at Casaniccola in 1881
was upon Friday, March 4, of that year.
There were two shocks, the first occurring at
1:3Q p. N. and Che SECOND an hour later.
stroyed, and two thermal establishments
destroyed. The second, which was the ia
tai shock, and was accompanied by noise
| like snbterranean thunder. Then came the
crash of falling houses, accompanied by the
shriehs of the victims. The, soldiers from
Naples city rescued many from the ruins.
The population fled to the surrounding
country and along the sea coast. The loss
| of lie was about 200. Il