Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-08-01
An Italian town Destroyed.
FOUR THOUSAND LIVES LOST BY AN
EARTHQUAKES.

The neighboring towns OF Forlo ahe
Lacceameno were greatly damaged
One hundred persons, more or less
severely injured, have arrived at Ma
pies by steamers. The number o
people killed Is not known.
1t is not possible az yet 10 give The
number Of the dead at Casamicciola. In
the latest accounts the number is esti-
mated al 4,OC0. The Hotel Piccolu
Sentinella sank in the earth and buried
many Of its inmates, Some OF the TO-
habiiants Of the town escaped to the
sea at the first shock, and made their
way TO Naples with the news of The
calamity. The centre OF the area Of
the shock was the same as that OF two
years ago, but the radius was wider
The shock was felt at sea, and, accord
ing to some accounts, even at Naples
A gentleman who was staying at The
Hotel Piccola Sentinella, and who es'
caped with his life, relates that he only
had lime TO secure some candles fol
use IN the darkness Of the ruins before
the collapse of the building. A person
who lived near the now ruined bathing
establishment says be 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 nc
movement. Water gushed out o.
spripgs. Several boilers 10 the bath
ing house burst. The theatre, which
was a wooden structure, was literally
torn open, allowing the audience tC
escape.
at Lncco there are many dead anC
wounded. At Forio the churches were
ruined, but TO one was killed. A
Serrara Is were killed. The troops
have recovered the body OF Signo
Florertini, project of Lassiri.
All steamers plying between lseeii
and the mainland were Immediately
chartered by the government to bring
the wounded from the island.
The excitement IN Italy maS b'
imagined from the fact that there tw(
thousand visitors IN Ischia, including
wealthy Roman Neapolitan and severa
deputies, who were taking the bath
there.
LONDON, July 90.-None oil th'
deputies visiting Ischia are known L
have persisted aud ii is hoped all have
escaped. An English chaplain lis
one child. A Mr.. Green and wife are
among the killed at the Hotel Piccola
Later kilograms state that all TIT
hotels at Casamicciola are wrecked
The minister ofpublc works and the
project of Naples, with large force o
soldiers, hurried TO the scene. Ih'
soldiers will work 10 render the ruin
secure. and will search for the wounded
A number Of physicians lave gone Il
attend the injured.
The stories told by survivors arr
horrible. Many Romans having villas
at Ischia are known TO have been lost
The dead are fearfully mstilated. Ii
some cases colpses are plainly dis
cernible through the ruins, but they
cannot be extiicated.
1t IS sur missed that some persons ar
still alive in the cellars. A correspon
dent telegraphs this afternoon tina
Judging from reports already at han'
the calamity will infinitely exceed th'
Cbios earthquakes IN 1881:
ROME, July 29.-The minister o
public works has gone to Casamicciolf
10 organize measures Of relief. The
shocks began as hali-past nipe O'CLOCK
last night. At that hour majority o
the people of the upper classes were a.
The theatre. Nearly all If the houses
in the town collapsed. 1t Is estimated
that one thousand persons were killed
and eight hundred injured. A lumber
of steamers have been brought into
service 10 carry the injured to Naples
The impression produced by the dis
aster is icdescrlnable. Many OF ttt
victims belong 10 good families.
The Naples correspondent OF the Der
sagllere telegraphs as fOlloAs: Il have
lust returned from Ischia. Casamlc-
cola. Lacco and Forio have been des-
lroyed. They were three OF the mos'
flourishiug communes on the i'land
which was hall overthrow. The load
between the towns Of Ischla and Cas-
amicciola is impossible"
The project of Naples telegraphs thai
the town of Casa micCIOla has ceased 10
exist.
Among the dead are Prof. Palma,
the Baroness Direseis. Commander
Zapputi, the wives aud children OF Sig
lori Cecere. Siciliani, Ali AID Mariana
1t is probable that the Marc IoneRs
Pacca L:ura.i i: also among the dead.
A Miss More was saved.
The train from this city to Naples to-
day WIS crowded with passengers 60
ing o Inquire as to tie tate OF their
fneuds. The BisLOp Of Casamicclola,
Don Fllipanl. OF Rome, and the pre-
feet of Gaelial are reported 10 be
among the dead. There we're very ie W
Eos fish visitors on the bland at the
time of the disaster. None Of the spec
ial dispatches mentioned American
names among the kill, d or injured.
NAPLES. July 29.-Sleamers with
injured people are constantly arriving
here from the scene Of the calamity.
Tho tnsnrals are already filled with