The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-30
live IN TERROR.
Terrible Results Of the Recent
4 Earthquakes in Greece.
Survivors Flock 10 the Hills Fearing
Further Shocks Would Bury Them.



ATHENS, April s0.-Ths official reports
from the earthquake stricken districts
are coming IN, and they In nowiss mini.
mice the first accounts Of the disaster.
The whole coast line suffered terribly
from the shocks
The loss Of life on Friday must have
been very great. Reports from all the
districts have not been received, but the
minister OF the interior has received ad-
vices showing that In the Lokris district
alone 300 persons were killed.
Two hundred and thirty-three bodies
have already been recovered, and tho
work Of searching for the others is being
actively pursued About 300 persons were
injured.
Everything possible u being done to al
leviate the distress, and the government
" spending money with unsparing hand.
Many rich Greeks have contributed
largely for the relief of their oountrymen.
but. Notwithstanding this public and
private assistance, there " bound to be
much suffering.
The people of Ataianta have nsd TO the
bills for safety. dreading that other severe
shocks might come that would bury them
In the large crevices that opened In every
direction on the plains In this district
there was continuous cries Of shocks.
In seven hours aud q half 365 were
counted. The terror. of the people almost
passes description. When the earth
movements began and houses began TO
sotter and fall. many Of the inha abitants
who were uninjured forgot everything ex-
eept their personal safety.
A Horrible Experisncs.
With no thought Of the injured, they
ran wildly from the doomed city and
sought firm standing place on the hills
that rise behind the town. Some while
running were thrown to the ground by
the violence Of the shocks that followed
the first severe one and were quite badly
hurt The earth swung to and fro like Q
pendulum. Great fssurss opened In the
earth over an area Of 10 square kilomsters.
Only those who have witnessed tho
helpless serror occasioned by . severe
earthquake shock can form any idea of
the panic-stricken condition OF the people.
from which they have not yet entirely re-
covered.
Much damage was done along the
shore by a seismic wave which encroached
along the coast for a distkncs of 20
meters. A number Of houses were de-
stroyed by this means and there can be
no doubt that lives we're also lost.
Huge masses Of rock were detached
from the mountains and hurled with
laundering crash into the valleys below.
Eye witnesses OF the scene describe IL as
having been an awe-inspiring exhibition
OF the mighty forces of nature, before
which man WAS utterly helpless.
Deep subterranean rum blings and re-
ports, resem bling the sound of cannon
fred at distance, continue to be heard.
and the people are Ia mortal fear that
other and more severe shocks may follow.
: The contour OF part OF the coast line
has been materially changed. The shore
on the European side has sunk six feet.
Other phenomena accompanied the dis
turbance The sulphur springs at Aidipso
were temporarily changed in character
and spouted forth torrents OF almost boil
ing water. Springs Of pure, fresh water
appeared in the crater OF an extinct vol
cano.
The center of the disturbance lies be-
tween Larymna and the Malian gulf, but
throughout the extent of Greece the
shocks were felt