The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-01

shooting practice while the English who shot at
Wimbledon had been practicing there for many
years.
The report OF Mr.. Tuke's committee states
that In three months B. 327 emigrants were as
sisted. at cost Of e35, 600 OF which EGG, 900
was received from government. The commit
tee says 1t hopes that state-aided emigration
Will be continued some years. 40 as to
thoroughly relieve the congested districts. It
says the majority of the buildings vacated by
emigrants have been consolidated with those of
the neighboring tenants.
THE English channel tunnel bill has been
abandoned by the government, for this session
OF parliament. Jealousylof the Suez canal COM
pany still prompts commercial companies and
members OF parliament to declare that no ar
rangement for the constitution of second
canal which shall recognize the monopoly of
DeLesseps will be satisfactory. Mr. Glad
stone has written to M. DsLesseps thanking
MN Tor 80 freely and amicably stating that the
British government was not bound to press the
provisional canal agreement upon parliament.
ana Tor similarly announcing the independent
action which he proposed to take In regard TO
the construction OF another canal. An address
to the Queen on the subject OF the canal has
been moved by Sir STAFFORD Northcote.
The town of Casamicciola on the island Of
lschia, near Naples, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by an earthquake on the night Of july
2S. The neighboring towns of Forio and Lac
ceameo were greatly damaged One hundred
persons more or less severely injured have ar
rived at Naples by steamers. The shocks
began at half-past nine o'clock. At that
hour hour a majority Of the people Of the upper
classes were at the theatre. Nearly all of the
houses in the town collapsed. 1t is estimated
that three thousand persons were killed and
many hundred injured. Many Of the victims
belong to good families. The hotel Piccoa
Sentinella sunk In the earth and buried many
NJ itc Inn not 30 III. Lii
town escaped to the sea at the first shock, and
made their way to Naples with the news Of the
calamity. The shock was felt at sea, and ac-
cording to some accounts, even at Naples. A
gentleman who was staying at the hotel Pic
cola Sentinella, and who escaped with his life
relates that he only had time to secure some
candles for nse in the darkness of the ruins
before the collapse Of the building A person
who lived near the now ruined bathing estab-
lishment SAYS he escaped from the place amid
falling walls and balconies, the terrified people
shouting, ITO the sea-" The ground opened
In many places, while in other places there was
no movement. Water gushed out of springs
Several boilers in the bathing house burst.
The theatre, which was wooden structure
was literally opened, allowing the audience to
escape. At Lacco there are many dead and
wounded. At Forio the churches we're rnjned
but no one was killed. At Serrara fifteen were
killed. All steamers plying between Ischia and
the main land were Immediately chartered by
the government to bring the wounded from the
island The excitement in Italy may be i'm
agined from the fact that there were two thou
sand visitors in Ischa, including wealthy
Roman and Neapoltan families, and several
deputies who were taking the baths there
The dead are frightfully mutilated In some
cases corpses are plainly discernibe through
the ruins, but they cannot be extrcated It il
surmised that some persons are still alive in
the cellars. Judging from reports the calamity
will infinitely exceed the the Chios earthquake
in 1881. The syndc of Casamicciola telegraphs:
The shock came with irresistible violence and
was accompanied by deafening noise The
confusion in the theatre was fearful Lights
were overthrown and set fire to the building
dense cloud of dust filled the air. Cries of
pain and terror were heard on all sides On
hearing the shouts of "To the sea" general
rush was made toward the shore Every boat
and floating thing was taken by assault The
latest intelligence from the island indicates
that four thousand persons we're killed and one
thousand wounded by the disaster Professor
Palmier thinks the calamity was not due to an
earthquake. but to the subsistence of the
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