Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-01
As Az EARTHQUAKE.
Tho Italian Capital Shaken Up By
Powder Explosion.
4 GOVERNMENT MAGAZINE BLOWy Up.
I've Hundred and unY Tsns wrs<k Hvsry
Thing Ia the Nieinity-The Lass ~ tie
Comparatively smaii-rhe Dam
age Heavy.

spreading terror and dismav on Al
sides The people rushed from thei
homes into tn streets. houses rocked
pictures fell from the walls, thousand
Of panes of glass were broken every
where, crockery was shattered. furni
ture was overturned. chimneys crashe,
down upon the roofs and In some In
stances toppled over into the street
below. The cupula Of the house of mar
Lament, Immediately after the explo
sion, shook violently and then collapse,
with a crash, which added still further
10 the feeling Of horror which hae
spread through Rome.
The scenes In the streets aud Ia th,
houses after this fearful explosion hav,
possibly never before been eaualled II
dramatic effect during the history of
modern Rome. All the thoroughfares
were strewn with bricks, stones. splint.
ers and other debris, hurled there by the
force of the terrible conclusion which
had caused Rome 81 totter on its found
atoms. People Of all ages and condi-
tions were rushing pale with fear about
the streets trying TO find consolation
from others who were as terrified as
themselves. In the houses, doors. win
dows and cupboards were burst open.
rents and cracks appeared in the
walls, the plaster fell from the
ceiling and general disorder pre-
vailed. In many instances people
were thrown from their beds bv the
shock which caused SO much alarm, and
cries of terror filled the air as thou
sands of families rushed out into the
streets. Parents with their children in
their arms, children leading aged par-
ents, the younger helping the elders.
made for the streets rs II their only
chance of safety depended upon their
being able to reach the open air.
The general opinion that prevailed
was that Rome had been visited by an
earthquake shock and that a second
shock might reduce the city 10 ruins.
Many fell upon their knees and prayed
aloud. Finally, when something like
order had been restored, the real cause
of the explosion became known. II
was discovered that the immense pow
der magazine at Pozza Pantaleo. four
kilometers from here, had exploded
and that it had caused enormous dam
age to the neighboring fort, which was
filled with soldiers.
The reports of the affair which have
reached here say that happily the Off
Ger in command of the fort heard n
sound previous to the final
explosion, and hastily ordering the sol
diers to leave the fort. he succeeded in
hverting u terrible disaster. As IL was.
peasants, who were in the vi.
Of the scene of the explosion.
were killed outright and a number OF
were more or less injured. King
Ilumbert and his military staff. accom-
by the Italian premier, the Mar
luis di Rudini, and by all the members
the Italian cabinet, have left this
'itY for the scene of the disaster.
Around the ruins of the powder
magazine and Of the fort n Gordon Of
roops had been drawn in order to keep
pack the crowds of people who, now
the cause of the explosion is known.
Hooked TO Pozze Pautalco eager 20
&C the powder blackcned ruins. The
roops, however, have instructions not
o allow any civilians to pass through
he gordon until the official investipa-
ion, now being made into the origin of
he explosion, has been completed.
All the houses within n radius of n
of the scene of the explosion
re seriously damaged. Two officers
dangerously wounded and fully
20 civilians have been taken TO the diff
arent hospitals, suffering from wounds
r bruises caused by the explosion.
King Humbert, who was heartily
heered when his presence became
nown to the populace and soldierv.
sed his w carriage to convey
'ounded people to the hospital. The
aces, which included the Italian derby.
'hich were to have been run this after
Don, have been postponed on account
t the explosion.
The shock which caused Rome TO
did not spare the Vatican.
vcnerated pile shook with the I
st of the Roman buildings when the :
rec of the explosion was felt and sew
al of the famous historical stained :
lass windows of the old buildings :
ere shattered. The windows in the
lcient Raphael chambers and the u
aimed glass in the royal staircase, y
resented to Pope Plus TX. by the king :
Bavaria, were also seriously injured. :
Naturally the full amount of the dam
re done may never be known, but all n
counts agree that the loss is very Sc :,
re, the interiors of many of the old !.
llaces and churches having suffered to
or lesser extent. The exact
lmber of killed and wounded is also !
lknown at present. L
Another report says that five people
we been killed in addition to the large
Imber of wounded already mentioned
ID that forty small houses have been =