Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1883-08-04
APPALLING EARTHQUAKE.
Three Towns Destroyed. Mt vesuvius in
State Of Eruption.

"So'AoJS" W "h oe'A AoiiI""hC VA N'''
urday. The neighboring towns of
Forio and Laccea memo were greatly
damaged. Half the island was over
thrown, The shocks began at $50
P. NJ, and lasted fifteen minutes, the
center of the area being the same as
that of two years ago, but the area
was larger.
The Minister of Public Works and
the Prefect of Naples, with large
force of soldiers, hurried to the
scene to engage in the search for the
wounded, and all the steamers ply
ing between Ischia and the mainland
were chartered by the Government
to convey the wounded from the
island. The hospitals in Naples are
crowded with the wounded. The
latest estimate places the number of
deaths at between 1000 and 5000.
The damage to property amounts
to 100000 lire.
AT Casamicciola there are only
five houses standing. The ground
opened in many places, while in other
places there was no movement. The
Hotel Piccola Sentinella sank into
the earth and buried many inmates.
The scene at the theatre was an
awful one. The play was u burlesque,
which opened with a scene repre-
senting an earthquake. The curtain
had just risen when a tremendous
shock was felt. A fearful roar fol-
lowed, and the ground rocked like a
sea in Il storm. A great cry of ter
ror rose from the audience, many of
whom were buried beneath timbers
of the building which fell on them.
Two more shocks occurred, and all
who could rushed out of the building
Hundreds climbed into trees fol
safety, but the geater number es-
capped to the shore, whe bOnhres were
lighted as signals of distress.
Two thousand soldiers, digging il
the ruins, saved one thousand lives
up to midday Sunday, and exhumed
twenty-four persons alive Monday
Many more might have been saved
if larger force of rescuers had beer
available earlier. Many person;
who were heard groaning in the
ruins were dead before they could
be reached and carried to places OF
safety.
Genela, Minister of Public Works
deeming it would be impossible tc
recover an buryallthe bodies, ordered
that in view of the horrible exhala.
tions from the decomposing remains
uncovered corpses be left where they
lie and liquid lime be poured ovel
the ruins made by the earthquake
Casamicciola will thus be converted
into vast cemetery.
The stories told by survivors ar
, horrible. The inhabitants are flee
ing to places of safety.
The only American known to b.
injuredby the earthquake was a Mis-
Van Allen.
: One family was rescued after be
: ing thirty-six hours entombed. 0
Swiss family numbering eight, onl
one daughter survives.
The dead at Forio number 20C
at Lacceamena 500, and at Fontan
Serrara 200.
A slight shock was felt Monda,
night. The shocks of earthquak
: were felt at Oporto and Weisbaden.
Great excitement exists through
. Italy and subscriptions have bee
5 opened for the relief of the dis
: tressed.
!. . King Humbert, who has been SO
| journing at Monza, has gone t
l Casamicciola.
To add to the distress, Yesuyiu
is in state of eruption. Lava
: descending from the crater in tn
p direction Of the town, of Terre d.
s Greco, atIthe southwest foot Of th