The sun., 1894-04-28
ALL GREECE SHAKEN AGAIN.
zHB DESTRUCTION or TBEBEs CON-
PLRTEn


PSnier Trisoupi- Avert. q Ps.is .,
Athen--tasny KnIed nt L,uaia-Ds-true-
tior q. Many Other Towns-The Islands
OF zsuts nnd syrn Tstror-.triessN.
ATHENS. April PA heavy shock Of earth
quake was felt here at O.20 o clock this even
ing. 1t lasted fifteen seconds. The weekly
epjtaphion procession was In progress and the
cathedral was crowded.
The windows OF the cathedral ratified omi-
nously. and several objects fell to the floor.
Women screamed. and somebody shouted that
the building was falling.
A terrible panic was averted only by Premier
Tricoupiss presence OF mind. He addressed
the congregation calmly. saying that there
would be no danger II they would only leave
the cathedral slowly.
lie besouRht ali to be calm az they valued
the lives OF their families. and then ordered
that the doors be thrown open. The conRre-
cation dispersed without disorder.
Dispatches received up to IL 80 indicate
that the earthquake was felt throughout
Greece The town Of Atalsnti. 1900 inhabi-
tants. which had been but slightly injured By
previous shocks, was nearly levelled to the
ground. Two.thirds OF the buildings were re-
duced to heaps OF ruins. and the rest we're
badly damaged.
The destruction Of Thebes was completed.
Not house in the town was left standing.
Lamia suffered less. although scores OF houses
were damaged so badly as to be uninhabitable.
Part OF the prison collapsed. and about sixty
convicts were caught in the wreck. The num-
Der Of dead AMI injured is not known. Many
OF the prisoners. however. escaped unhurt.
Larissa, Nolo. Chalcis. and Patras were
shaken more severely than Athens. Stone
walls were split and roofs were rent In hun
dreds OF buildings In the four towns
Terror reIRns on tho islands Of syra and
Zants. Repeated shocks have been felt there
in the last two days Small villages have been
half ruined and hundreds OF families have
been driven to the fields. unsh heltered and
underfed
The towns OF Zante and Syra have not been
damaged greatly. althou 4 few buildings In
each were partly destroyed.
Although all the deaths caused by the pre-
vious earthquakes were supposed to be known
two days ago. the list Is still growing.
More than 800 persons had lost their lives
before the shocks Of this evening" which have
probably swelled the number. The destruc-
tion OF life and property has been far greater
than In Zante last year.
The sufferers are hoping for aid from abroad.
as the provision made here for them is en-
tire!y Inadequate.
At Atalauti the suffering will be especially
severe. The ground there is torn aud the
streets are scanned; hence tho people are
afraid to seek any shelter under the old walls.
and are living in the open air.
1t 10 raining this evening and. as on prevl-
Gus nlGhts OF the week. the air is raw. The
exceptional coolness OF the weather has done
much to increase the miseries OF the people.
The island of Zante. which was also the
one OF the largest OF the IoniAn group. II is
long and twelve broad. I. is the Third thiss
In productiyeness Of the Ionian Islands
with h Vineyards % where are % Tsi.ed ad The s s%sil
grapes known In commerce as Zante cur
rants" some good wine is also made on the
Thebes WAS one Of the three great cities that
contested the military supremacy OF nncient
s' wien Athens t. h' us sffEs' iSs great 81 Ass s
eo%d i Hrs Ss we'll s fortified SS snd easy Sa % Se.sS IL
war, Only few iraGments Of II. sneien.
o city %n have ns muS SSa
ern times. The modern Thebes is q miserable
sVSn H . Ss RsSP t%%h on tn. Island Of
Bpotia BY the narrow strait Of Eurlpus: The
situated. wit It's old fortress. A1 one oi
the most important in ancient Greece,
few fragments OF white marble in the modern
houses and mosques are the only remains OF
the ancient glory OF the city. 1t Is tho seat OF
q Greek Archbishop and is said to be the only
city in Greece In which Mohammedan families
live.
Larissa was city Of about 10000 Turks,
jews. Greeks; and other people In that portion
Of modern Turkey which was in history the
Grecian province OF Thessaly. AT one time 1t
was q powerful city In that part OF the coun-
try. At present IL is the seat OF O Greek arch
bishop and OF a Turkish pAsha.
=. syra is the capital city Of the large Island OF
southeast Of Athens 1t 10 the chief CONNER
cial port Of Greece. II produces. or did
OF his praise The city has a population OF
about 20OOO A Roman Catholic Bishop lives
there. as docs also the Greek Bishop OF the
Cyclodes. the name OF the group OF islands to
whchlSyra belongs.
Lamia 10 town OF considerable size in
northern Tbessaly. Its modern name is
Zituni. TWAS Of sufficient imp ortance to give
its name to a war which the confederate
Greeks carried on against the MAcedonianA
HAD CREW OF sTIRVIN0 MEN.