The sun., 1895-05-20
Three Thousand Houses Damaged
in the Famous CITY.
Some People Killed and Many Injured
In The Wrecked Buildings.

ntre Audiences kush Tor the Exits and
Many Persons Are Iiurt--Thousnnds
Abandon Their Homes and Pass the
Night In Open Pinces-The shocks Most
Severe In the suburb OF Grassina -siena,
Pisa. .Plncentin, and bologna Also Shaiten
Disturbances Throughout Tuscany.
FLORENCE, May l9.-The population of this
city was thrown into n state OF panic last night
by series of earthquakes that did much dam
ago hore and in othor places. People who were
in their houses when the first shock came ran
terror-stricken into the streets. and their wild
cries could he heard everywhere The shocks
were so violent that houses sway ed like ships In
seaway. and in a number of cases roofs fell In.
injuring many persons who had not songAt
safety In flight.
The widest scenes were at the theatres wheye
performances were going on as usual. The first
shcck caused those In tho audiences to lock
wonderngly Mt each other. Then the earth
swayed again. and amid shouts OF "Eartl.-
quake!" the crowds made wild rushes for tho
exits. Mad with terror no respect was showa
for women, weak or aged. and In the crusa
many were badly hurt. Upon reaching thu
streets the crowds from the theatres met thoss
who had fed from their dwellings, and the ex.
ctement that ensued made confusion worse con.
founded.
At Grassina a suburb of Florence, the shocks
were very violent The extent Of the earth
movement may be judged from the fact that
loaded omnibus was overturned. Twelve resi-.
dents Of Grassina were hurt. A number of pcr-
sons refused to reenter their houses during the
night. They remained on the streets until after
daylight this morning. Many Of them took
shelter in vehicles.
After the first severe shocks there were re-
peatcd lighter ones. The seismic disturbance
was felt at Lucca Pontedera, and generally
throughout Tuscany. The centre of the move
ment was Mt Florence, where. Tor very many
years. nothing similar has occurred.
Around Florence number or houses were
destoyed and four persons were killed. AT the
time of sending this despatch full details are
wanting. hut 1t 10 believed that later reports
from the country affected will show that there
has been considerable number or lives lost
The Prince of Naples, the Crown Prince, who
Is residing in the royal palace here. visited sew
eral points during the night inspecting the
oamage tbHt lad been done. AT q O'Clock this
morning ne started Tor Grassina.
AS 1nrther reports OF The earth9uake come to
mana the extent OF the disaster wdens AT Lap
paggi u village near Grassins.. no less than forty
houses were thrown from their foundations and
completely wrecked. sad feature OF the dis
hs'er NJ ms place was the hndihG OF inc oohy OF
ayoung mother with her infant clasped to her
together with fer child, was crushed to death
beneath the falling walls OF her home.
Great damage was done IN Florence To-day
an investigation was made by the municipal
authorizes. VINO estimated that three thousand
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Florence Is city OF about 10000 Inhabitants.
It's a storehouse of the best of Italian art and
architecture. Among the tombs within Its
boundaries are those OF Michael Angelo. Macht-
avelli. Calico and Alher In it's galleries arc
works OF Michael Angelo Raphael, Fra Angelica,
Andr.o no, Sor,o and ~. ,omors vsn,a de,
hhuie" h'' S"'lo' "'" VAC '"i'"' ''A"'"e
Medtci.
The city lies in wooded valley Of great
b.autv. surrounded nv the Appen,nes 1t was
oe"''', ny 'n1 Hpp "'
formerly encircled by WALL which was demol-
ishrd in 1873. The Arno, which flows through
ponte di Santa and the Ponte yecchio. Tho