Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-08-16
ISCHIA'S EARTHQUAKE
THREE TOWNS DESTROYED.
Five Thousand People Reported hliled
and Many More Wounded.

The town of Casamicciola, on the
island of Ischia, near Naples, was al
most entirely destroyed by an earth
quake Saturday night, July 28th, and
the neighboring towns OF Forlo and
Lacceameno were greatly damaged.
One hundred persons, more or less Sc
verely injured, have arrived at Naples
by steamer.
1t is impossible to give the number
of the dead. In the latest accounts
the number is estimated at 5000. The
Hotel Piccola Gentipella sank into the
earth and buried many inmates.
The Prefect of Naples telegraphs
that the town of Casamicciola has
ceased to exist. The train from Rome
to Naples to day was crowded with
passengers going g to inquire as to the
fate of their friends. The Bishop OF
Casamicciola, Don Felipani, of Rome,
and Prefect of Cagliari, is reported
among the dead. There were very few
ENGLISH visitors on the island at the
time of the disaster None of the spe-
cial dispatches mention American
: names among the killed or injured.
Among the dead are Professor Pal
ma. the baroness Diricis, Commander
e Zapputi and the wives and children OF
Signors Cecere, Siciliani, Ali and
n Martano. 1t is probable that March
}. ioness Pacca Laurati is also among
the dead. A Miss Moore was saved.
The destruction was most complete
- at Cassamicciola, the famous pleasure
,e resort, with it's hot springs and baths
Y, situated at the foot of Mont San NC
+ colo. a volcanic mountain, $500 tee
p in height, which for several centurle
"A has been regarded as quite extinct. y
- its population of 10000, and summe
visitors to an equal number, few es
y caped death or injury, and the losse
deeply affect every portion of Italy, a
the visitors were drawn from tn
re wealthy and aristocratic districts
'r- the entire kingdom.
Several members of the Nations
er. Assembly and of the Senate are mis-
= ing and unaccounted for, while tf
q earth opened and buried forever
n number of Roman families who visite
the island on a pleasure excurslo
II Cassamicciola being only SIX houl
"a ride by rail-, strong fears are ente
N tanned of second shock within t.
.I next twenty-four hours, and the repo
= is spreading that Mount Epomeo is
fire. and that an eruption is possib
the earthquake being only prelimlr
ry. Such disaster would wipe Q
. the islands whole population, sin
uN. the mountain occupies, with Its crat
the center of the island, which C
nd nd tains only twenty-siX square mil
' and slopes in every direction into
shore.
.o Prof. Palmieri, director OF the M
u geological Observatory at Mount
suyius, states that the disaster on
lars. island of Ischia on Saturday night
ker- not due to an earthquake, but +
nu- subsidence Of the ground. The see
else. aI1p occasioned by the accident were he'
will rending. The hospitals are crow
with wounded survivors, and the d
ESs'c houses are filled with the bodies
- victims. The bodies Of several \
~ politan ladies have been recove
-. from the ruins. Five houses rem
standing at Casamicciola. Cries
JR. help can be heard coming from
ruins. Sappers are hard at work
deaVOrlng 10 rescue PeIeoho DULL q,
Boats from the island filled with d
,r1y bodies are arriving here constar
AGES, Many women and children are am
and the victims Of the earthquake.
sol, Fifty wooden huts will be built
mediately for the accommodation
the survivors. The municipal aut
tiles of Naples are sending relle
the island and doing all in their p'
- to alleviate the distress of the Pc
'1E Most of the corpses recovered ]
= so discolored by dirt that even
ISL they are washed the features
. l be unrecognizable.
s.Isl All the members of the police
d5rlul at Casamicciola were killed. A
ug]sl has arrived at Naples containing
on. 81 les of twentyfour infants.
'saal| ass 81 Few persons were taken tror
ed. 81 ruins alive last evening. Eight
inelSl dred more troops went to the see
;asaesslSI the disaster last night.
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