The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-05-23
EARTHQUAKE.
Three Thousand Houses Damaged In
Florence Alone.
AZ 0rasslns the Earth Movement was sc
Great That = Loaded Omnibus Wss Over.
turned-None Killed, But Number
Injured BY Falling walls.

FLORENCE, May 2o-The population
Of this city was thrown into state of
panic Saturday night by series of
earthquakes that did much damage
here and in other places.
People who were in their houses
when the first shock came ran terror
stricken into the streets, and their
wild cries could be heard everywhere.
The shocks were so violent that houses
swa-ed like ships, and in number Of
cases roofs fell in, injuring many per-
sons who had not sought safety in
fight.
The widest scenes were at the thea
ters, where performances were going
on as usual. The first shock caused
those in the audiences to look wonder
swayed again and amid shouts Of
earthquakes the crowds made wild
ruGhes for the exits Mad with terror,
no respect was shown for women, weak
or aged, and in the crush many were
badly hurt. Upon reaching the streets
the crowds from the theaters met those
who had fed from their dwellings and
the excitement that ensued made con-
fusion worse confounded.
At Grsssina, Q suburb Of Florenoe,
the shocks were very violent The OK
tent Of the earth movement may be
gained from the last chat . loaded om-
nibus was overturned. Twelve resi-
dents Of Grassins were hurt
A number of persons refused to 70
| enter their housss daring xhs night
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ter daylight Sunday morning.. Many
Of them took shelter In vehicles
Severe shocks were felt ut Lucca,
Pontadera and generally throughout
| Tuscany. The center Of the movement
was at Florence, where, for many
| years, nothing similar has occurred.
| Around Florence q number Of houses
were destroyed and four persons were
killed. The prince of Naples, the crown
| prince, started for Grassina at o'clock
Sunday morning.
Later-As further reports of the
earthquake come to hand the extent Of
the disaster widenR At Lappaggi, q
| village near Grassina, no less than
forty houses were thrown from their
foundation and completely wrecked
/
place was the finding of the body of 9
young mother with her infant clasped
to her heart. She had evidently at
tempted to fee, but, together with hel
child, was crushed to death beneath
the falling walls of her home.
Great damage was done IN Florence
Sunday an investigation was made by
by the municipal authorities, who esti
mated that 5000 houses were damaged
The cathedral Tia Catterdale di SAINTS
Mamie Del Floree), an imposing exam
pie of Italian gothic architecture, AND
probably the most remarkable build
ing Of its kind in Europe, was some
what damaged.
The seismic manifestation Saturda,
night was the most violent tina
Florence has known since 1445, tn,
earthquake of 1880, which is historical
in the annals of the city, having beel
slighter. The population of the cit!
is awed by the disaster. Crowd
wander about the streets, their onl,
topic of conversation being tn
shocks Everybody is anxiousl.
awaiting the coming of night, tn
fear being general that the quakes will
then occur. Many persons have en-
tirely abandoned their homes and in
tend to pass the night in places wher
there will be no danger of building
falling upon them. A dispatch receiv
ed Sunday evening from Naples, tn
scene of SO many disastrous earth
quakes, says there has been no disturb
ances in that district
So far as known the disaster wa
worse at Grassiua.