The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-24
EARTHQUAKE DISASTERS.
Nearly a Hundred People Killed on
the Island of Sicily.

ROME. Nov. ls.-Details of the earthquake
disaster in Sicily and Southern Italy on Fri
day have been slow in coming to hand owing
to the damage to railroad and telegraph lines,
but the damage to life and property was much
greater than at first supposed, and 1t is now
known that nearly hundred persons were
killed in the disaster. The province of Reggie
Del Calibria suffered the severest damage by
the seismic disturbances. Little damage was
done in Reggie, the capital of the province,
but there was great loss of life and much
damage to property elsewhere in the province.
Seventeen communes were involved in the
disturbance, the centres of which were in the
vicinity of Palmi, twenty-one miles northwest
of Reggie, and Bagnara on the Gulf OF Gioja,
almost directly opposite Punta del Faro. Sicily.
The village of San Procopio, near Palmi,
was almost entirely destroyed. Here about
80 persons were killed. Sixty of these met
their death in church TO which they had fled
for refuge. Their bodies are still in the ruins.
At Bagnara ten persons were killed. Eight
lost their lives at Mamertino and San Eufemia,
being crushed to death, while many others
were injured. The inhabitants of these places
are obliged to camp in the open air. Prime
Minister Crispi has sent large sum of money
for the relief of the sufferers and has placed
two vessels at the disposal of the project of
Bagnara. In the Callahan towns of Triparni
and Mileto many houses were destroyed and
n number of persons injured.
Renewed shocks were felt yesterday aud
today at Milazzo, eighteen miles west Of
Messna. So severe were the movements Of
the earth that great seams appeared in the
walls of many houses.
AT Messina the shock of the earthquake
lasted twelve seconds. 1t was accompanied
l. itn
of the people was universal. The authorities
soon perfected an organization and, assisted
by the militia, succeeded in restoring quiet
for the time being The people remained on
the streets during the entire night The pop
ulace fled, panic-stricken, rushing wildly in
all directions. In the morning another shock
occurred and the people fed to the ships in
the harbor.
Signor Tacchini, chief of the observatory
at Rome, says the earthquake was confined
to the area of the Lipari Islands and the prov
inces of Messina and Raggio del Calabria.
He is of the opinion that the entire phenomena
is closely connected with the volcanic system
of Rtna.
ROME NOVEMBER 2O-The earthquake
shocks continue at Milazzo, on the North
coast of the Island of Sicily, and the fact that
the volcano of Stromboli is nearly in state
of eruption is accepted as proof that the dis
turbances are of volcanic origin.
The inhabitants of Milazzo continue in a
state of the greatest terror. They are living
in huts hastily erected in the fields. Else
where, the feeling of alarm is subsiding and
business is resuming its normal course.
Dispatches received from the province of
Reggie del Calabria aggregate the number of
deaths and the amount of damage done. Two
hundred corpses have been eXtricated from
the ruins of houses at San Procopio, of which
number forty-eight bodies were found beneath
the ruins of the church. The number of per-
sons injured is said to be enormous.
1t is estimated that the damage done to
buildings at Palmi, not counting the loss in
cured in furniture destroyed, will amount to
100000 lire. Fifteen buildings collapsed
entirely and six hundred others are irreparably
damaged. Every house in the town has suf-
fered more or less, and not one remains
habitable. AT Palmi six persons were killed
and over three hundred injured.
The commune of Delianovi and Polistena
suffered equally, but no deaths are reported.
Eight persons persisted at Seminara and
two hundred people were injured. The tomb
stones and mortuary chapels in the cemetery
of Seminara were unheaved and completely
shattered. The villages of Barapieri and
Santa were destroyed.
CONSUL cAuGHY's HOUSE WRECKED.
The United States consulate and Consul
Chas. NJ. Caughy's private residence were
wrecked The consul and family were forced
to take refuge in steamer, and had not re-
turned when last heard from Mr.. Caughy
is from Baltimore. He and his wife and two
children sailed about year ago for Messina,
and have been living there since that time