Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-31
ISCHEA'S YAWNING ABYSS.
THE EARTHQUAKES VICTIMS
NOW ESTIMATED ATs3.OOO.

NOW ESTIMATED AT 5000.
CasamicciOla, LaccO and Forio Entirely
DestrOyed-A Reign of Terror and a
Rush 'tO the Sea''-Sappers at Work
Among the Ruins-Bodies of the Vic
Tins Horribly MangIed.
LONDON, July 30.-The excitement in
Italy may be imagined from the fact that
there were two thousand visitors on the
Island of Ischia, including wealthy Ro-
man and Neapolitan families, and several
Deputies, who were taking baths there.
1t is impossible as yet to give the num-
Der of dead at Casamicciola. In the
latest accounts the number is estimated
at 5000. The Hotel PiccOla Sentinella
sunk in the earth and buried many of its
inmates. Some of the inhabitants of the
town escaped to the sea at the first shock,
and made their way to Naples with the
news Of the calamity.
The centre of the arc of the shock was
the same as that of two years ago, but the
radius was wider. The shock was felt at
sea, and according to some accounts even
at Naples. A gentleman who was stay-
ing 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 darkness of the ruins before
the collapse of the building. A person
who lives near the now ruined bathing
| establishment says that he escaped from
the place amid falling walls and balconies,
the terrified people shouting: "TO the
sea-"
The ground opened in many places.
while in other places there was no move
ment. Water gushed out of springs and
! several boilers in bathing house burst
The theatre, which was a wooden struct-
ure, was literally torn open, allowing the
audience to escape.
At LaccO there are many dead and
wounded.
At Forio the churches were ruined, but
no one was killed.
AT Serrara Is were killed. Troops have
recovered the bodies of Signor Florentini,
the Prefect Of Lassiri. All steamers ply
ing between lschia and the main
| land were Immediately char
| tered by the government to
bring the wounded from the island.
| None of the deputies visiting Ischia are
known to have perished. 1t is hoped that
! all have escaped. An English chaplain
| lost one child. A Mr.. Green and wife are
among the killed at the Hotel Piccola.
Later kilograms state that all the hotels
at Casamicciola are wrecked. The Min
lister of Public Works and the Prefect of
soldiers, have hurried to the scene.
| The stories told by the survivors are
horrible. Many Romans having villas at
lschia are known to have been lost. The
| dead are feartully mutilated. In some
cases corpses are plainly discernible
! through the ruins, but they cannot be
eXtricated. 1t is surmised that some
| persons are still alive in cellars. A
| correspondent telegraphed Sunday after
noon that, Judging from the reports al
| ready at hand, the calamity will in
| tinitely exceed the Chios earthquake in
| 1881.
OF the foreigners staying at Casa
micci0la only those were saved who were
| at the theatre on Saturday night. Survi-
vOrs state that they were obliged to pass
Saturday night in absolute darkness
| without daring to move even to assist
! those calling for help beneath the ruins.
| There is now little hope that the latter are
| still alive. According to the latest esti-
mate three thousand persons Dershed on
the island. Three soldiers searching for
victims were fatally injured to-day. Sub
scriptiOns have been opened throughout
| Italy for the relief of the distressed.
| ROME, July 30.-The Syndic, of Casa
| micciola, telegraphs as follows: "The
| shock came with Irresistible violence, and
was accompanied by deafening noise.
| The confusion in the theatre was fearful.
The lights were Overthrown and set fire
! to the building. A dense cloud of dust
| filled the air. Cries of pain ana terror
| were heard on all sides. On hearing
| shouts of 'to the sea- a general rush was
made toward the shore, and every boat
! and floating thing was taken by assault.
Among the dead are Professor Palma,
| Baroness Direseis, Commander Zappute.
the wife and children Of Signori Cecere,
and the Sicilians Ali and Mariana. 1t is
| probable that the MarchiOness Pacca Lau-
| ratl is also among the dead.'
The Naples correspondent of LdBeTsdq-
! tiere telegraphs: II have just returned
! from Ischia. Casamicciola, Lacco and
| ForiO, have been destroyed. They were
| three OF the most fiourishing cOmmuni-
ties on the island, which was half over
| thrown. The road between the towns of
lschia and Casamicciola is impassable.0
! The Prefect 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 inquire after the fate of friends.
| The Bishop of Casamicciola, Don Filipa-
MIA, of Rome, and the Project of Cagliari
are reported among the dead. There were
| very few English visitors on the island at
the time OF the disaster. None of the spe-
| c1al dispatches mentioned American
names among the killed or injured.
| NAPLES, July 30.-PrOfessOr Palmieri,
| director of the Meteorological Observatory
on Mount Nesuvius, states that the disas-
ter on the Island of lschia Saturday night
| was not like unto to an earthquake, but to
subsistence of the ground. The scenes
| occasioned here by the accident are
heartrending. The hospitals are
crowded with wounded survivors
and the dead houses are filled
with the bodies of victims. The bodies of
several Neapolitan ladies have been re-
| covered from the ruins. Five houses re-
main standing at Casamicciola. Cries for
help could be heard coming from the
| ruins. Sappers are hard at work endeav-
| orIng to rescue persons who are still
alive. Boats from the island, filled with
dead bodies, are arriving here constantly.
Inc municipal authorities of Naples
are sending relief to the Island of Ischia,
and are dong all in their power to alleYi-
ate the distress of the people. Most of
the cOrpses which have been received are
so discolored that even after they have
Deen washed the features of the victims
are unrecogniZable. All the members of
the police force at CasamicciOla were
Killed. a boat has arrived at Naples
containing the bodies of "A infants. A
Few persons were taken from the ruins
| alive last evening. Eight hundred more
troops went to the scene of the disaster
last night
Survivors say that thirty-seven persons
We're entOmbed in one room in the Hotel
PiccOla Sentinelli The Count Bergardi.
after three hours eXhausting labor, res
cued eleven persons, but failed to accom-
plish the principal object of his efforts.
the saving of his sister. The play at the
theatre on Saturday night was bur-
leSque, which opened with a scence rep
reSenting an earthquake.