Huntsville gazette., 1883-08-04
FOUR THOUSAND KILLED.
quake. Many Women and Children
Victims. A Night Of Terror.

NAPLES, July 30.-King Humbert has
gone to Casamicciola. The search OF the
ruins for the bodies of victims of the earth
quake on the Island Of Ischia was continu-
ed last night. All the bodies recovered are
buried Immediately to prevent miasma. An
eye witness describes the scene at the thea
tire at Casamicciola when the earthquake
occurred as an awful one. The curtain had
lust risen when a tremendous shock was
felt aud fearful roar followed and the
ground rocked like the sea in storm. A
great cry of terror arose from the audience,
who were thrown into heaps and large
number of them were buried beneath the
timbers Of the building which fell upon
them. Two more shocks occurred. All
who could, rushed outside of the theatre,
and hundreds of persons clambered into
trees in the vicinity for safety. Most OF
the people, however, escaped to the shore
where bonfres were lighted as signals OF
distress. Hundreds of half naked men and
women, wild with terror and grief, ran to
fro among the ruins with torches during
the night searching for missing friends.
NUMBER OF KILLED Fixed AT OOO
LONDON, July 31.-The only American
known to have been injured by the earth
quake, on the island of Ischia on Saturday
night last, was Miss Vannallen, and she
was only slightly hurt. 1t is now stated as
certain that 1000 persons perished. The
stencil from the dead bodies of human be-
ings and animals is almost unbearable.-
Many more lives might have been saved if
larger force of rescuers had been availa-
Bile earlier. Many persons who were heard
groaning during the night were dead be-
fore they could be reached and carried to
places of safety.
SAVING THE LIvING-THE DEAD.
NAPLES, July 80. Midnight thous-
and soldiers digging in the ruins saved
1000 lives up to midday on Sunday, and
exhumed "a persons alive on Monday. The
dead at Fario number 800, at at Lacedame'
no 500 and at Tonbana Serrara 200. Twen-
ty-four children perished in the Miserico-
dia asylum.
THE ISLAND.
Ischia is beautiful little island lying at
the north entrance to the Bay of Naples =
1t contains some 26 square miles, and its
circumference is about 10 miles. 1t is of
volcanic origin, like most others along that
part of the Mediterranean shore, 1t is
mountainous, Mount Epomeo rising to a
| heighth of 2, GOO feet. This mountain is
| the highest point on the island and on its
summit there are twelve inferior cones,
from each of which the last volcanic erup-
! ton took place in 1902. The soil is fertile,
and the scenery beautiful with its variation
of=stof rocks and sloping hills, villages
ming through the valleys rich with verdure.
The climate is semi-tropical. Most of the
cultivated land is used as vineyards. All
the southern fruits, corn and oils are pro.
duced in profusion. Iron and sulphur are
the most important minerals found there
and bricks, tiles and pottery are manufact
ured at Casamicciola. The chief attraction
Of the island is, however, its thermal
springs of mineral waters, which are reck
oned among the most efficacious in Europe.
Tourists arrive all the year round to DIR ink
| and bathe in its healing waters.