The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-24

King Hnrnhcrt arrived here flis MORN
ling. and At once embarked for iscI.ia. ac-
|companied by mo-f of the members or
/ the Government and number of other.
|Ligh officials. His Majesty was pro-
|f0nndly moved BY the terrible sights
visible 81 every turn. and more than
'once his emotion orercame him and
found vent III tears. He ana hi- suite
were followed br . weeping crowd 81
survivors and relatives of uncovered
victims. to whom from time "a time he
addressed words OF comfort ana sympa-
|ihy. Many of the Door people knelf n
tie road and implorcd blessings ~ his
Majesty. and expressions OF thanks ana
gratitude for his gracious visit greeted
him wherever he went.
News has lust arrived from Casamic
cioia that another earthquake. or some
tAing very like IL. visited The island this
Afternoon. and caused almost ranic
amongst The three thousand Or more
persons engaged in the work or rescue.
ne,v cen half-past two sni three o'clock
'fhis afternoon. whilstc;h~ workers we,e
busy amongst The ruins. the earth sud-
derl, subsided In several places. accom-
r.Died by 4 loud roar:nr-sonnd shout.
: cra at once raised thar another earth
quake was upon them. and for : while
there was great confusion. many of -
men rushing about IN Z terror-strickcn1
manner. hut ~ II Va onicklv seen|
that nothing serious had hanpened Cain,
wa quickly restored. and work resumed
II was found that no one had been M.
jored by the land slips. but n several
places thev had had the effect ~ siiefnrh-
ing the ruins and exposing come or the
bodies beneath.
The beat 1t Casamicciola Il excessive
and Is playing terrible havoc with the
corpses beneath the ruins. Decomposi-
fion i consequently proceeding verx
rapidly. and the pcstilent odors there
Z. ON poison the air. and cause even
strong men 10 vomit ana fainf Tb.I
work or disenfection u proceefl;nr IN 4
huge scale. Enormous Quantities vi
line have been spread over he rn;ns
and many cauldrons OF burning tar are
seething through the streets and filing
the air with pnngenf smoke. which,
however. actually seems povcrlossl
against the charncI smell. Great ounn-I
titles or discnfccting acids are also being
poured over the heaps or stone and brick |
and wood, beneath which still lay hnn-
drcds OF purifying corpses but. ii spiteI
or every effort. complete disinfcc;ion -
impossible.
Before leaving the island his NaIcsfvI
gave audience III the opcn square 81 thei
town in the midst or the ruins 10 tbc|
Bishop 81 Ischia, whom lie desired toI
convey 70 the clergy tie expression of|
biz warmesf thanks for their noble cf-I
forts TO relieve the suffering caused bvI
this awful calamity.
The aspect of Naples. this usually bril- |
liant and joyous city. in still inncrai. AllI
thoughts are engrosscd BY the catastro- /
phe, and no interest il 4 zen III any other|
subject. The most frugmentary details
are eagerly sought after. and fresh par-I
ticulars constantly arriving from the
island keep the narrowing scenes ofI
Ischia constantly before us. Intelligence
received late this evening states. sthatI
during the researches to-day six persons
still living were taken from The ruins. |,
but in consequence or the terror created II
by the fresh shock or the afternoon theI
difficulties Of the work are immensclyI
increased. - no one can be induced tol
labor in the middle OF the ruins. TheI
or immense quantities or l;meI'
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