The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-23
loud and Continuous Cries OF Victims
Shut In Inaccessible Places, and
Within the Earth.
NAPLES Letter 10 New York Herald


to be buried in the debris Only five houses
arc left standing, and ut Lacco Ameno, out
oil population Of l.G0, Ave people alone
escaped All the adjacent villages are In q
like plight Forio the most populous place
In the island west of lschia, is completely
destroyed
The FIRST shock of the earthquake was fell
ut some time between half past Q and II
O'Clock Saturday night
THE EARTH BOILING.
The first indication of the coming disturb
ancc. according to the evidence Of several
survivors, was by low, threatening, rum.
bling noise, which presently burst forth into
one fearful roar, as though heavy artillery
was being continuously tired in the immedi-
ate vicinity In the next second the houses
were rocked about like boats on bolster
Gus sea, and then were shaken into frag-
ments A few. but on,y a few, inmate &
reached the open air before the crash came.
The vast majority lay buried in the
ruins. For fifteen seconds the earth
was tossed about with wild up
heayals in all directions, many
OF the terror stricken inhabitants flying
shrlcking to the shore. where they were
overwhelmed In their flight and buried by
the falling tencments or the tremendous
quantities of debris flying about The yio-
lence Of the shock once subsidized nothing
could be heard but the khrieks OF the
wounded and terrified people. Every light
dust. binding and sutfocating TO the sur
vivors, hung over the scene. To add to the
horrors of the situation, houses half -shaken
continued to fall upon the miserable people
seeking for shelter IRON the general ruin
AT THE THEATER--IS THE MORNING.
survivor who was present at the theatcr
says: Although we heard the rumbling rs
though OF thunder. it was not until the
earliest shake OF the building that the audi
cnce exhibited any alarm. In the first mo-
ment there WIS no shIieking, although con-
sternation was depicted on every face, but
as the opening shock was succeeded by 9TH
ers still more violent a wild cry OF despair
broke from most OF those present The
lights were extinguished. debris and rafters
tel upon and all around us, and the cries of
horror in many places gave place to
groans OF agony as one after another
OF the wounded fell. 1t was a ter
rible time. When the shocks ceased,
! crept with hers out from the
wrecked building and made my way to the
shore. The dust was binding. Several
times fell over masses OF masonry and
Wreckagc, and again heard cries for help
from under the ruins At the seashore /
found others as Tel riied as myself seeking
to escape, and awaiting with terror any
further development OF the earthquake
Seeing that matters remained quiet we went
lack t, hep eAtricate and relieve the in
lured. hut IL was MT until morning, when
the officials arrived from neiohhoring towns
and the troops came from Naples, that
any adequate measures were taken to cope
VITA the difficulties surrounding us
Then the sappers, aided by willing hands
from among the people, worked energetic
ally among the ruins, carefully Ia ing out
and carrying away the dead, and placing
those still living under tho doctors care Ii
was, however SO necessary to proceed eau
tiously for fear of injuring those beneath
the wreckage that only small progress could
be made, and at the same time our heart
were almost sickened by the pi,eous ap-
peais for help Some We're SO damned in
that IL took hours to rescue them and when
at length the obstacles were removed it was
in many cases found they had succumbed
to their injuries. while in a few instances
reason had given way under the fearful
strain. The clouds of thick dust su foca cd
many who we. Q not killed outright Mt the
first shock.
SCENES At NAPLEs-THE DEAD.
The scene here to-day has been OF most
distressing character, Hundreds of persons
have arrived in the city In search of missing
relatives and frienfH. and make the mornful
round of the dead houses in frenzied state.
Numbers disappointed here have gone on to
Casamicciola, but all the dead bod es of Wis
itors recovered are brought to this lace for
identification Boats have been arriving
hourly throughout the morning hacked
with the dead and diving. In one instance
the cargo consisted OF twenty four little
children, some Of the infants all laid out i'm
th.ir white shrouds. These were taken to a
hospital and placed in rows
Tuesday afternoon, July 81, two steamers
arrived with fresh troops to relieve those
exhausted by prolonged fatigue and by the
terrible nature of their work here Eieht
hundred bodies dug out OF the ruins have
been buried in the old cemetery, and a new
one has been consecrated for the occ aston
by the Monte CalvaIio. 1t was soon found
impossible to bury the bodies separately. and
towards the last large pit was dug, forty
feet wide, and the bodies cast into 1t as they
were recovered
TaE KINGS PRESENCE
The King arrived yesterday and made an
inspection OF the ruins, attended by Scnors
Depretis Mancini, Genala, and several other
officials and Deputies The crowd which
followed them was comparatively quiet aud
self contained, and, in general the only
sound heard was the half-suppresseds obbny
of wemen, who, at the time, pressed for
ward, with outstretched arms. crying:
"Maesta Maesti," as ii they expected the
mere presence of the King to bring immedi-
ate relief
The cxhalations We're less offensive than
yesterday thanks To lime and water that
have been abundantly poured over the
ruins where putrcfy ,ng colpses are too
deeply buried TO be dug out This measure,
however, ha created great indignation
among the bcreaved, who still hone to find
their loved ones alive. The Duke OF San
Donate made urgent representations on the
subject TO the hing Signor Gena,a assured
the Duke that wi ere there seemed any
chance OF rescuing live victims the excaya-
tions would he continued
As he proceeded mp hill, each turn of the
road disclosing fresh speetaeies of woe, the
King broke forth into exclamatians of aston
lshment and grief Si.nor Genala urged
ia
Guilty Of the ascent, but his feeling reply
was: II others 20 SO can L Disaster
makes all men ~ ual
Most narrowing lncid nts occurred en-
route The few survivors encamped among
the vineyards met the King with piercing
cries for aid, accompanied by the most
frantic gestures The King askei Signor
Genala whether the rescued property OF the
wietched islanders was respected The
Minister replied that unhappiiy in many in
stances this had not been the case Yester-
day eight lascals caught plundeIing among
the ruins had been arrested and sent to
Naples stlict measures had been taken to
prevent am one coming from that city
witt out "A permit from tie authorities
Prom Fore tie ling pre- sisd 70 I.acco
AMEND, til. upper par ~ Viii Ii tow ns hip is
Almost entirely dsst Dyed Here a thrilling
1nc.d. nt o Cured 4 fir hair d strapping
Engli hman, Mr.. Io4ls Nc bit, was enthusi-
All ally pointed out IN the King by the
population a ther savior. he having by his
eAertions rescued NUM- 81 OF lives The
King shook Mr. Aesbit's Land and expressed
In glowing terms his ap, recitation of british
pluck and kialhear sdaess All the NJ MS
tiers then shook hands with Mr. Ne bit,
whilst the yane abb Hfemie signor Depre-
liz, actually klsse bis fo.eLe Il The people
around meanwhile eheeIel Justify for Scr
Luigi"
ESstIIsAALS
tar fha .sHx II
quirles am able 10 stat. on the CHEST Of
nc al authority, that there were only twelve
Ingiish In asamieciola ut the tine Of the
disaster y Of these are among the Killed
Mrs Durde ani her stn Mr. and Miss
Robertson, Mr. Green, IA retired Indian
Judgel, and Charles Barif, aged IL, son If
the English Clergyman at Naples Mr.
Greens body was only recovered yesterday
lie had evidently been overwhelmed and
huifocated by the debris a, the body showed
very few marks OF bruises, aud had
sustained no serious injury The others
who were In the town aud who escaped