The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-03
GREAT DISASTER AT ISCHIA.
An Earthquake or Subsistence of Frightfal
Fatality.
Four Thousand People Reported Killed.

ROME, July S0.-The town of Cairo Mic.
cialay, on the small island of Ischia, near
Naples, was almost entirely destroyed by
earthquake Saturday night. The neighbor.
ing towns of FORTS and Lucceamen were
greatly damaged. One hundred persons
more or less severely injured have arrived
at Naples by steamer. The number of PEG,
pie killed is not known.
II is impossible to give the number OF
dead at Cairo Miccialay. In the latest &C.
counts the number is estimated at 5000. The
Hotel Piccola Sentinelta sank into the earth
and buried many of its inmates. Some OF
the inhabitants escaped to the sea at the frs,
shock, and made their way to Naples with
news Of the calamity. The center of the
shock was the same as that of two years ago
but the radius was wider. The shock was
even at Naples. A gentleman who was
stopping at the Hotel Piccola Sentineta, and
who escaped with his life, relates that he
only had time to secure some candles for use
lapse Of the building. A person who lived
near the ruined bathing establishment says
he escaped from the place amid the falling
walls and terrified people, shouting, "To
tue seal"
The ground opened in many places, while
in other places there was no movement
Springs gushed out. Several boilers in the
bathing houses burst. The theater, wooden
structure, was literally torn open, allowing
the audience to escape.
Stories told by the survivors are horrible
Many Romans having villas at Ischia are
known to have been lost. The dead are
fearfully mutilated. In some cases corpses
are plainly discernible through the ruins, but
they cannot be extricated. 1t is surmised
that some persons are still alive in cellars.
The Synjic of Cairo. Miccialay telegraphs
as follows: The sh ok came with irrepressi
BILE violence, and was accompanied by deaf
ening noise and confusion. In the theater
1t was fearful; lights overthrown set fire to
the building. A dense cloud of dust filled
the air. Cries of pain and terror were heard
on all sides. On hearing the shout " To the
seal" a general rush was made toward the
shore. Every boat and floating thing was
taken by assault.
Roman newspapers appeared to-day with
mourning borders. Many people injured in
Iscbia will be cripples for life. The dead at
Forrio number 800; at Laccoameno, 500 at
Fontana Serrara, 200. Twenty four children
persisted in the Misericordia asylum. The
King and Queen of Italy have subscribed
100000 Tires and the Pope q, 900 Tires for the
relief of the sufferers.
Prof. Palmer, Director Of the Observatory
at MI. Vesuvius, states that the disaster on
the island Of IshIa Saturday night was not
due to the earthquake, but to the subsistence
of the grounds. The scenes here occssioned
by the accident are heartrending. Hospitals
are crowded with wounded survivors, and
deadhouses are filled with the bodies of the
victims. The bodies of eral Neapolitan
ladies have been recovered from the ruins.
Five houses remain standing. Cries for help
can be heard coming from the rains. Sap
pers are hard at work endeay orng to rescue
persons still alive. Boats from the island
filled with dead bodies are arriving here coE.-
stantly. Many women and children were
among tie victims of the earthquake. Fifty
wooden huis will be built Immediately for
the accommodation of the survivors. TIE
municipal authorities of Naples are sending
relief to the island, and doing all in their
power to alleviate the distress Of t he people.
Most of the corpses recovered are so dscol-
ored by dirt that even after they are washed
the features are unacceptable. All the
members of the police force have been killed.
A boat has arrived at Naples containing the
bodies of twenty four infants. Few persons
were taken from the ruins alive. Last even
ing 800 more troops went TO the scene of the
disaster.