The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-08-02
\ HoR1,1BhE EARraQUAKE.

on tho Island of lschta, Destroyed
by an Earthquake-Tho Former
City Entirely Destroys 600
People Known to Have Perished.
Napler, Special Cable, July 29.-The town
of Casamicciola, on the island Of Ischia,
near Naples, was almost entirely destroyed
by an earthquake last night. The neigh
boring towns of Forio and Lacciameno were
greatly damaged. The shocks began ct $50
o'clock last night. At that hour majority
ct Of the people % Of the uRpsF c!;ss:s we're At
town collapsed. It is estimated that 500 per-
sons were injured. It is impossible q yet,
to give the exact number of the dead
at Casamicciola. In the latest
accounts the number is estimated ut 5000;
The Hotel Piccola Sentinella sank in the
earth and many of it's inmates were buried.
Some of the inhabitants of the town e.
capped to the sea at the first shock. They
made their way to Naples with the news of
the calamity. The center Of the area of the
ago, but the radius was wider. The shock
was felt at sea, and according to some &C
counts even at Naples.
The ground opened in many places, while
in other places there was no movement;
water gushed out of springs, and several
boilers In the bathing houses burst. The
theater, which was wooden structure, was
literally torn open, allowing the audience
to escape. Steamers loaded with injured
people are constantly arriving here from
the scene of the calamity. Eight ships are
already filled with sufferers. The minister
of public works has gone to Casamiccola to
organize measures OF relief.
The stories told by the survivors are hor-
rible. Many Romans having villas at Is
CHA are known to have been lot. The
dead are fearfully mutilated. In some
through the ruins, bat they cannot be ex-
tricated. 1t i, surn,ised that some persons
are still alive in the cellars.
A correspondent telegraphs the 29th
that. Judging from reports already ut hand,
the calamity will infinitely exceed the
CHOSE earthquake in 1881.
The bishop of Casamicciola, Don Filipani
of Rome, and the prefect OF Csglalia, are
reported, to be among the dead. There
at the time of the disaster. None of the
special dispatches mention American names
among the killed or wounded.
The Naples correspondent of the Cersal.
iere telegraphs as follows: II have Just re-
turned from Ischia. Casanlicciola, Saocco
and Forio have been destroyed. They
were three of the NEST flourishing commu-
mites on the Island. which was half over
thrown. The road between the towns
of Ischia and Casamicciola is impossible.
The perfect of Naples telegraphs that the
Tho train from this city to Naples to-day
was crowded with passengers going to in
quire as to the fate of their friends. None
of the special dispatches mentioned Amer
can names among the killed or injured.
Ischla is q volcanic island situated ut the
north entrance of the Bay of Naples. The
circumference is about nineteen miles, and
the superficial area about twenty. six square
miles. Monte Eoomeo, or San Niclo, the
ancient Epomeus, or Epopeus, is the high
est point, rising $500 ieet above the sea
level. Tue principal summit is surround
ed bv twelve inferior volcanic cones, from
one OF which the last eruption took place
in 1902.
Casamicciola is located at the foot of
Mount Eponilo, near Naples, and had q
population of about 500. II was famed
throughout Italy for its thermal springs
and baths. Forio is seaport town on the
western coast of Ischia, with a population
of about 5000 and has mineral baths which
are much resorted to.
The earthquake at Casamiccola in 1881
was upon Friday, March L. of that year.
There were two sh ocks, the first occurring at
1:30 p. NJ. and the second an hour later.
The whole upper part Of the town was de.
stroyed, and two thermal establishments
destroyed. The second which was the ia
tai shock, and was accompanied by q noise
like subterranean thunder. Then came the
crash of falling houses accompanied by the
shrieks of the victims The soldiers from
Naples city rescued many from the ruins
The Population fled to the surrounding
country and along the sea coast. The loss
of lite was about 200.
Horrible Raiload Accident in New
York.
A terrible accident on the Rome, Water
town & Ogdensburg railroad occurred at
Carlyon station, N. Y, At $50 o'clock on
the 9th inst by which nineteen we're killed
and thirty wounded. The train, a double
header, was an excursion train No. So and
bound for Clayton with Thousand island"
tourists, mostly from Michigan. It was be-
hind time, and at the time of the collision
was running at the rate of forty miles an
hour. The wind was blowing a gale, and
had blown a freight car off q side track
partly on to the main track. When the ex-
cursion train came laundering along, a
collision came. throwing one of the en-
gines on its end and the other into the ditch.
The baggage car and two sleepers were
completely demolished. Cars were piled
upon one another until it was one vast
heap of ruins. At the time heavy thun-
der shower was passing over, and the night
was dark. The cries and shrieks of tie dy-
ing and wounded were terrible. The crash
was heard three miles away. The county
is but thinly settled, and it was some time
before assistance could be obtained. The
coroner, DR.. Cochrane of Albion, was sent
tor, and the work of recovering the bodies
commenced.
Following are the names of the persons
killed, who have been Identified:
Thomas Hayne, Chicago; Louis Trout
fireman; A. Taylor, Watertown N. Y; Jane
Carl, Lansing, Mich; Prof. G. W. Stone :,
Battle Creek, Mich; Lutte J. F RANGES, Oswe-
go, N. Y; Willie Lafevre Bay City Mich;
Ashley Tyler, N. Y; Thomas Stalls. Water
town, N. Y; O. B. Troop and granddaughter
Mary Troop, Schoharie, N. vic Schenk,
Cleveland, Ohio; Thomas Dixon; 249 Pearl
Street, Cleveland, Ohio. A lady with a ring
marked "Cornelia to Louis" and thought
to be Mrs: Booth, of Bay City, Mich; Mrs
Louis J. Boos, Philadelphia; IL. Worleh
Saline, Mich; Henry Mccormick, Benton,
Mich; An unknown body thought to be
MIR. Booth, of Bay City.
The fireman was in stantly killed, and
Engineer James Mccarthy, OF the second
engine was terribly scalded.
The following are injured: Minerva Mum
day, BAY City, terribly bruised, thought she
will never recover. Mrs. w. F. Hall and
daughter, Leslie, Mich. Mrs. HALL, injured
about the head, daughter, spinal injury.
Both will recover. Mrs. B. Salisbury, Bat
tie Creek, Mich, hip dislocated, double
fracture of the right side, neck and head
badly bruised Thought she will recover.
Rev. Els Gould, Carthage, Mo-, severe
cash in back of head; will recover. MIS-. J.
F. Ireland, Granite Falls, MIMI, bruised
about the head.
Mrs. Moses sweeter, Petersburg, Va,
spine bruised and head cut, will recove
Mrs. T.. g. Field, Parkersburg. Va, eye
confused, ankle sprained and injured about
the hip; will recover; Mrs. A. L. Briggs,
Saline, Mich, cut about the head; will re-
cover, She is at LyLdonville. Mrs. Nc
Masters, OF Ireland, wrist fractured and ear
cut off; Mrs. Alice jennison, PHILADELPHIA
broken ankle; Mrs Prof G. w. Stone, Bat
tie Creek. Mich, fracture of arm and 9TH
erwise bruised; Alex. Tower, Lansing,
Mich, injured in head; will recover. He
is brother of Ers. Elizabeth Jane Carl.
Total killed. twenty-five. The list of the