The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
DEATHS CARNIVAL.
Number of Towns in Sunny Italy De.
molished by an Earthquake--Three Thou
sand Persons Reported Killed-The In
jured Almost Beyond Calculation.

molished by an Earthquake-Three Thou
sand Persons Reported Killed-The In.
jured Almost Beyond Calculation.
NAPLES, Italy, July 80:
Three thousand inhabitants of the island
1T Ischea were killed by an earthquake Sat
urday night The productive part of the
island was ruined, and vineyards, farms.
mines, baths and summer residences by
the hundred were destroyed. About $50
o'clock Saturday night, soon after the ma-
jority of the inhabitants of the town of Cas-
amicciolo, Italy, watering place of about
three thousand five hundred inhabitants, had
retired to rest, shocks of earthquake began to
be fell. Many of the citizens of the uppef
classes were at the theater at the time. The
first trembling of the buildings awoke those
goers to be filled with alarm. In an instant
a more violent shock came. The people in
the theater rushed wildly out of doors:
The fourth shock leveled most of the
houses of the town. Many of the citizens
were resting in their beds. These were
buried under the toppling walls:
The Hotel Piccola Sentinella sank into
the earth and burned with many Of its in
mates. Some of the inhabitants escaped to
the sea at the first shock and made their
way to Naples with the news Of the calam-
lily. luG SlOullu OpCuCu pldCCo,
while in other places there was no movement.
Water gnshed out of the springs. Sew
eral boilers in the bathing-houses burst.
The theater, a wooden structure, was liter
ally torn open, allowing the audience to es-
cape.
A gentleman who was staying at the
Hotel Piccola Sentinella, and who escaped
with his life, relates that he only had time
to secure some candles for use in the dark
ness and ruins before the collapse of the
building occurred. A person who lived
near the now ruined bathing establishment
says he escaped from the place amid falling
walls and balconies, terrified people shout
ing: ''to the sear'
The shock came with irresistible violence,
and was accompanied by deafening noise.
| The confusion in the theater was fearful.
| Lights were overthrown and set fire to the
| building, and a dense cloud of dust filled
the air. Cries of pain and terror were
heard on all sides, On hearing shouts of
''to the sea-" general rush was made
toward the shore. Every boat and floating
thing was taken by assault.
| Among the dead are: Prof. Palma; Bar.
oness Diriseis; Commander Zapputi; Sig.
nora Cecere and children. 1t is probable
that the Marchioness Pacca Laurati is also
among the dead.
The whole island is in condition of in.
tense terror, suffering and helplessness. AL
| though all the steam vessels within reach
have been endeavoring to aid the people
and have removed many thousands of thu
| injured to the main land, the thousands o.
injured can not be estimated.
The destruction was most complete a
Casamicciola, the famous pleasure resort
with its hot springs and baths, the Saratog;
of Italy. Of its pOpulace of 1900, and it;
summer visitors to an equal number, few
escaped death or injury, and the loss deepl.
affects every portion of Italy, as the guest
| were drawn from the wealthy and ariStO
cratic districts of the entire kingdom.
Several members of the National Assem-
bly, and the Senate are missing and unaC
counted for, while the earth opened an
buried forever a number of Roman faInilie
who had visited the island on a pleasure ex
cursion.
Maay hundreds were killed at Ischia, til
capital of the island and the seaport neal
est to the mainland, among them bein
the Prefect, Florentineli AS soon a
the news reached Rome and Naples, a:
sistance of every available sort was fol
warded. Among the first to leave fc
the scene were Admiral Acton, the Ministt
of Marine, and Signor Berti, the Minister {
Trade, who were not content to issue the
commands from Rome. Details of sever;
hundred soldiers and marines, whose serv
ces could be utilized as sappers, OF in IL
temporary hospital, OF kindred work, we
also taken to the island. They improvise
stretchers and carried hundreds of Il
wounded to the steamers which took the
as we'll as numbers of the homeless to n
piles.
Strong fears are entertained of secon
shock, and the report is spreading th'
Mount Epomeo is on fire, and that an erru
ton is possible, the earthquake being on
preliminary. Such disaster would VIII
out the islands whole population, since ii
mountain occupies the center of the islam
which contains only twenty-six square mile
! and slopes in every direction to the shore: