The morning call., 1894-04-23
MANY FATALITIES REPORTED.
Worshipers Buried Beneath a
ChurCh'S Walls.
THE ssnoCK CAME AT vEsPERs.
Houses Went Down as if They Were
Made of Cards, and but Few
People Escaped.

ATHENS, April ZZ.-l06 earthquake
shock THAT began at about half-past Z
O'Clock Friday night continued with more
or less frequency until noon to-day. All
last night the oscillation of the earth was
noticeable, and The people of this city were
In state Of semi-panic. Telegraphic COM
muncation with many parts of he country
Is badly interrupted, and it is barely pos
sible to get new from the towns that must
have been effected by the shocks.
In three villages, Maesina, Proskina and
MARITIME, all in the province of Locris, 1919
persons were killed. The Mayor of
Larymni telegraphs that heavy shock oc-
Cured at Proskina while vesper services
were being held in the parish church.
The walls of the church fell. burying all
the worshipers in the ruins. Hardly a
person In the church escaped without in
jury. Thirty were taken out dead.
Houses were thrown down in other parts
OF the village. and the money loss is great.
some Of the villagers being practically
ruined.
AT Malesina houses tottered and fell as
though built of cardboard. In this little
village sixty persons were killed. In some
cases entire families-fathers mothers
and children-were taken out of the ruins
dead. At Martina thirty-nine persons
were killed. Here, as at ProskiDa, the
parish church was the scene of great
number of fatalities.
In the vicinity of Athens the fatalities
were less numerous, but the property
damage is immense. The Offices of the
Austrian Lloyd and other steamship COM
panies were partially destroyed The
Church Of ST. Elias, between the Plr@us
ard Phaerum. has been racked beyond
repair and is lettering. The domes, walls
aud mosalcs of the famous Byzantine
Church OF Daphnex are very seriously in
jured.
King George. in the royal yacht, will
start tonight for the maritime districts
that have been devastated by the shocks.
He will be accompanied by the Minister
of the Interior and other officials and to-
gether will decide upon the measures tina:
must be taken to alleviate the distress
among the people.
The Government will be compelled to
adopt extraordinary measures to help the
poor in the districts affected. Steps TO tn s
END have already been taken and the Safe
authorities are giving quick responses to
the calls that are being made upon
them.
The total number of deaths thus far re-
ported is 100, but there is scarcely any
question that this number will be aug
mented when the more remote villages are
heard from.
AS this despatch was being sent from
Athens sharp shock was felt that for
tar he al VII
Office.
LONDON, April 90. "A dispatch to the
Times from Athens says: The earthquake
destroyed eight villages in the district of
Atalanti. In this district alone forty eight
persons were killed and several hundred
injured.
The monasteries OF st. Marines and
Proskina were destroyed. The Peirat
Pelli was rent asunder and sunk below the
waters of the harbor. Large powders
were detached from the mountain of
Braganda and some of them fell upon
shepherds houses that were clustered at
the foot of the mountain. All the in
mates of the houses were crushed to death.
Huge chasms opened in the earth about
Atalanti. Heavy shocks were felt through
out the Eubosa Islands. The walls of
number of houses in Athens were cracked
and partitions we're thrown down. Heavy
pieces of furniture were thrown in many
instances almost across the room. and pic
lures were ruined by being thrown from
their hangings. None of the ancient MOD
uments, except the Arch of Hadrian, were
injured. Ali the schools in Athens have
been closed.
Another violent shock occurred at
Chalos at noon to-day. causing an i'm
mense amount of damage. A portion of
the ceiling of the room in the palace occu
pied by the Kings grandchildren was
shaken down. hut nnhndY " as mn RI