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The Town OF Casamicciola, italy. Swnl-
lowed up by an EnrthquRl<e-Thrce Thou
sand Lives Estimated to Have boen Lost

The Town Of Casamicciola, italy, swnl-
lowed up by an gnrthqualIe-Thrce Thou
sand Lives Estimated to Have been Lost.
LONDON, Eng. July 20
The town of Casamiccioia, near Naples,
was almost entirely destroyed by an earth
quake last night. The neighbo.ing towns,
Foris and Lacceameno, We're greatly dam
aged. One hundred persons, more OF less
severely injured, have arrived at Naples
by steamers.
1t is impossible TO give the number of
dead at Cssamicciola. In the latest ac-
counts the numbev Il estimated at thrc,,
thousand. The Ho.el Picciola S,ntinella
sank into the earth and lurie4 many in.
mates. Some OF the inhabitant, Of the
town escaped to sea at the first shock and
made their way to Naples with news of the
calamity. The center OF the area of the
shock was the same as that two years ago,
but the radius was wider. The shock was
felt at sea, aud according TO some accounts
even at Naples.
The ground opened in many places, while
in other places there was no movement
Water gushed out of springs. Several
boilers IN bathing-housc burst. THE thea.
ter, q wooden structure, was literally torn
open, allowing the audience to escape
At Lacco there are many dead and
wounded. At Forio churches were ruined
but no one killed. At Serrara fifteen were
killed. All steamers plying between
1schia and the mainland were i'm
mediately chartered By the Government to.
bring the wounded from the island.
Rome, July .9.-The Minister of Public
works has gone to CaSamicCiOla Co organize
measures of relief. Tho shocks began at
h%lf-past nine O'Clock last night. At that
hour majority of the people of the upper
classes were at the theatre Nearly all of
the houses in town collapsed. IL is esti-
mated one thousand persons were killed
and 500 injured. The impression produced
by the disaster is indescribable.
A Naples correspondent of the BerSdg.
liere telegraphs as follows: al have Just.
returned from Ischia. Casamicciola, Lac
co and Forio have been destroyed. These
were three Of the IN ost flourishing commu-
mites on the island, which was half over
thrown. The road between the town of
lschia and Cosamicciola is impossible"
Stories told by survivors are horrible.
Many Romans having villas at Ischia are
known to have been lost. The dead are
fearfully mutilated In some cases corpses
are plainly discernible through the ruins,
but they can not be cxtricated 1t is sur
missed that some persons are still alive in
cellars. A correspondent telegraphs this
afternoon that judging from reports al
ready at hand the calamity will infinitely
exceed the Chico earthquake in 1881.
The syndic Of Casamicciola telegraphs as.
follows: The shock csms with irresistible
violence and was accompanied by deafen
ing noise. The confusion in the theater
was fearful; lights we're overthrown and
set fire 80 the building. A dense cloud of
dust filed the air, and cries of pain and
terror were heard on all sides. On hearing
the shouts of ITO the sea :" a general rush
was made toward the shore; ana every
boat AID floating thing was taken by
assault.
NAPLES, July 29.-Steamers loaded with
injured people. are constantly arriving
here from the scene OF the calamity. The
hospitals are already filled with sufferers.