The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-23
GREEK EARTHQUAKES.
The Seismic Disturbances Cause
Terrible Loss of Life,
MANY KILLED WHILE AT WORSHIP.
reports so Far Received Show That Two
Hundred and Fifty-eight Dead Bodies
Have Been Taken from tho Ruins,
which WIN he Greatly Increased.

which wu he Greatly Increased.
ATHENS, April %. - The earthquake
shocks that began in northern Greece at
lbout 1880 o'clock Friday might continued
with more or less frequency until noon
yesterday. All Saturday night the oscilla-
tion of the earth was noticeable, and the
people Of this city were in a state Of semi
panic. Thousands of persons spent the
whole night in the streets, dreading that
lhould they enter their houses more Sc
we're shock might bring the buildings
down upon them Telegraphic communi-
| cation with many parts of the country il
badly interrupted, and it is impossible to
get news from some of the GOWNS that
must have been affected by the shocks.
All the dispatches from the provinces add
10 the number of killed and injured, and
the accounts of the damage 90 property
'sre enlarged. In the villages of Malesina,
! Proskua and Nprtiuo, all in the province
of Locris, 129 persons were killed.
The mayor of Lurymni telcgraphed that
/ n heavy shock occurred at Proskiua while
ivesper service was being held in the parish
| church. which was quite an old, but very
Substantial edi6ce. The walls Of the
church fell, burying all the worshipers in
the ruins. The residents of the village
were terror stricken at the violence of the
seismic disturbance, and some little time
Ielapsed before they recovered enough
presence of mind to attempt TO remove
those covered with the debris Of the
church. Finally, however, n force was
organized and the work Of rescue begun.
Hardly person in the church escaped
without injury. Thirty were taken out
dead, amid the wailiug and sobbing of
their friends and relatives. Houses were
thrown down in other parts Of the village,
and the money lost is great.
| At Malasina houses tottered and fell as
though built of card board. Hundreds of
their occupants were caught before they
had time to do more than attempt to es-
cape. In this little village sixty persons
were killed, some of the bodies being
crushed out Of all semblance of humanity.
In some cases entire families were taken
out Of the ruins dead.
At Martino thirty-nine persons were
killed. Here, as at Proskina, the parish
church was the scene Of the greatest mum
Der of fatalities, the walls of the struc
ture being thrown from their foundations
and toppled upon the worshipers. The
$ others who lost their lives were killed 10y
falling walls Of houses.
1t would be almost impossible to de
scribe the scene in these villages Tn,
people appear to be stunned by the sever
ity of the blow that has fallen upon them
' and many ~ them are completely apa
thetic Others who have lost loved one
are nearly crazed with grief, and man.
heartrending scenes have been witnessed
as the dead were removed from the masse
"a of wreokage.
a In the vicinity of Athens the fatalitie
a were less numerous, but the damage T.
+ property is immense.
=, The Church of st. Elias on Custell
+. Hill, between the Piraeus and Phalcrun
has been racked beyond repair, and is tot
- tering to its fall The domes, walls an
mosaics Of the famous Byzantine churc
of Daphne are very seriously injured.
The reports that have thus far been re
ceved show that very many of the death
occurred in the churches. Last week wa
Passion week in the Greek church, and r,
ligious services were held every day an
evening. The services were very largel
attended, and several churches falling i
Il measure accounts for the large loss {
life. A majority of the victims wei
women and children.
The government will be compelled
adopt extreme measures to help the poo
in the districts affected. King George lei
last night for the scene of the fatalities.
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