The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-09
HORRORS TRIUMPH.
me italian Town of Casamicciola
Swallowed Up by an Earthquake.
Thousands Of Villagers and Prominent
Romans Among tho Victims.
A Catastrophe Rivallng the Destruction
q nerculaneum and pOmpeli.

Gable Dispatch July 3ol from Naples, Italy.
Three thousand inhabitants or the island
of Ischla were killed by nm earthquake
Thu productive part Of the island was ru-
incd, and vineyards, FARMS, inlnea, baths
aud summer residences by the hundred
were destroyed
About o.sO O'clock Saturday night, soon
after tho majority of tho tnhsbitants OF the
town Of Casamicciola, q watering plaue Of
about $500 inhabitants had retired to rest,
shocks OF earthquake began TO DO felt
Many Of the. citizens Of tho upper classes
Mctc AZ tho theater. at tho time Tho tirst
trembling Of the buildings nwoke those who
wcrc sleeping. and caused the thc1ter- -goers
to he fillcd with alarm. In an instant more
violent shock came The people In the
theatct rushed wildly out OF doors
Tho fourth shock levcled most Of tho
houses OF tho town Many Of the citizens
were resting In their beds. These were
buried under the toppling wallis
The Hotel Piccola SentinellA sank into tho
earth and burned with many of It's inmates
Some Of the inhabitants escaped TO the SOL
Mt tho first shock, and male their way to
Naples with the news OF the calamity. Tho
ground opened in many places, while in
other places there was no movement
Water guahed out OF the springs Several
boilers In tho bathing houses burst The
theatcr, . wooden structure, was literally
torn open, allowing the audience to escape.
A gentleman who was staying at tho Hotel
riocola Scntinella, and who escaped with his
lie. relates that hc only had time to secure
some candles for use in the darkness and
ruins before tho collapse Of tho building 90
Cured A person who lived near the now
ruined bathing establishment says he escaped
from the place amid falling walls and ball
cnuiaa tssrrifiNJ sasyf,ie aneuGinn stO fh0
sea"
The shock came with irresistible violence,
and MnS accompanied by u deafening noise.
The confusion in the theater Was fearful.
Lights were oscrthrown and sct lire TO tho
building, ana ! dense cloud OF dust hllcd tho
air, Cries ol pain and terror we're heard on
al sides On hearing shouts OF Ito tho sea
a general rush was made toward the shore,
Every boat and floating tcing was taken by
assault.
The whole island IL IN = condition OF In
tense terror, suffering and helplessness Al.
though all tho steam vessels within reach
have been cndeavorirg to aid tho people
and have removed many thousands Of tht
injured to the main land, tho thousands ol
injured cannot be estimated
The destruction was most complete n
Casamiccio'a, tho famous pleasure re ort
with It's hot springs AMI baths the Saraiog;
of Italy. of its popnlacc OF 1000, and II
summer visitors 10 an equal number, lev
cscaned death or injury, and tho Losses
deeply affect every PORTION OF Italy, ~ tn
guests were drawn from the wealthy ant
aristosratic districts of the entire Kingdom
several members Of tho National Assembly
and the Senate miss ny and unaccountes
for, While tho earth opened and buried tor
ever number of Roman families who hat
visited the island on q pleasure excursion.
Many hundreds were killed at Ischia, th,
capital OF the island aud the seaport ncares
10 the mainland, among them being the pre-
fost, Fgorcntino As soon IN tho new
reached Rome and Naples, assistance o
every available sort wa0 Forwarded Anon,
the first 10 leave for the scene was Admlra
Acton, the Minister Of Marine, and Siyno
Berti, the Minister al Trade, who were no
content to issue their commands from Rome
Details Of several hundred soldiers and ma
rines whose services could be utilized a
sarpers, or IN the temporary hospital, Q
! kindred work, wcrc also taken to the island
| They improvsed stretchc, and carried hun
/ drcds OF the wounded to the steamers, whtc
/ took them as well as numbers VI tho homo
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