Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-09-14
MANY DEADUT ITALY.
Eighteen villages Were Completely
Destroyed by Earthquake
100 PERSONS REPORTED KILLED.
A Great Number Were Injured
and II Ii Not Possible YeA
10 EstimAte the Prop
eYty Loss.

Rome, Sept 9-A Italy Is ssiftef-
ing from terrible depression because
Of the news from the south, where
one Of the worst earthquakes ever en-
per1enoed occurred Friday Although
the earthquake was felt all over Cal
abr1a and to q certain extent In Sicily,
the worst news comes from Pfzzo and
MOnteleone and from 10 villages which
are satd to have been completely de-
stToyed. According 10 the latest news
FecsivedL 400 persons have been
killed and great number injured 1t
is as yet impossible to even estimate
the property losses
The shock was felt at 2:6S O'Clock
Friday morning II lasted for 10 sec
onds al Catanzaro and soon thereaf-
ter was felt at Messina. Reggie. Mon
teIeone, Martinano, StefacomL Pisco-
PHO, T1parni, Zammaro, Cessoniti.
Mazda, olivadi and other points.
Scenes Of indescrtbaDle terror en-
sued. Women aroused from their
sleep rushed half-clothed into the
streets screaming with fear. carrying
their babies and dragging along their
other children, and calling for help ON
the Madonna and the santa The
mm escaped into the open with their
families, all calling ON their fayorite
saints for protection. The cafes were
taken by assault by the strangely
CARRIED crowd. but as daylight broke
without repetition Of the earthquake
the crowd gradually melted away un-
til by s o'clock the streets had almost
assumed their normal appearance, ex-
cept in the ruined villages. where the
inhabitants had no homes to go TO-
The general confusion was added to
BY dreadful cries from the tails, where
the prisoners we're beside themselves
with fright, and in some cases mu-
tinted, but fortunately all the prison
ers were kept within bounds.
TrO0pA engineers and doctors have
been hurr1sd 10 the scane Of disaster
to assist in the work Of rescue and
salvage Tho ministry Of the interior
sent $4,000 Cor the relief Of the dssti-
tufa. and Minister Of Public works
RaEzaris lat Em Calahrta this evening.
MUntslsOna d CalnhEia, Ital% Sept
a-aThe latzg4 dHfRils obtdnaDle con-
Cerning the damage cauaed in this dis
ltrics hy the earthuuake show that at
staacoui houses have been entirely
Destroyed, and It q estimated that 100
persons were kiIled Az PiGouS0 all
the houses were Destroyed and 80 per-
sons' lost THAR lives At Monochrome,
many houses ware destroyed and seven
persons we're killed. At San 0regorio,
according 70 the estimates. 81 persons
lost theiP liveA The village Of Yam
marc Is destroyed entirely At Mileto-
II are dad end 800 are Injured At
Cessanisi, almost all the houses are
destroyed The number Of dead and
wounded is not known.
The villages Of Bratico, Sanfeo San
Costantino and Conidoni are complete
" destroyed The number Of victims
IN these pieces exceeds 30. At Spill
niga one person was killed Az. santo
Nobrio there are numerous victims
Almost all the houses in these places
which have not already Collapsed
threaten to fall in ruins
Rome, Sept "Details Of the earth
quake IN Oalabria indicate an enor-
nous disaster. The known dead up
to the present time number BAT. In
addition many persons were injured
Entire villages have been devastated
Rome Sept. S-Light earthquake
shocks are reported to have occurred at
Castellamare, Naples and Florence
Later Accounts.
Rome, Sept 9.-The newspapers
Saturday morning give heartrending
accounts Of the errible calamity caused
BY the earthquake At Monteleon
houses were razed. The railway depots
at PizEo saular and Enfermicia had to
be evacuated as they were considered
unsafe. At Messina q severe shock
was experienced but IL was slighter
than that in CalabriA
The earthquake conferred In Calabria
destroying over rs villages, leaving
thousands absolutely destitute, killing
upwards Of 900 and wounding nearly
800.
The province Of Calabris is very
mountainous and is given over almost
entirely to agriculture; the people
there are very poor but very indus
trious. The extent Of the disaster they
have suffered connot as yet be clearly
stated as many Of the telegraph lines
are down.
The troops sent to the scene Of the
disaster are the fastest dispatches say
displaying splendid energy.
The ancient crater on the island Of
StrombolI Is again In active eruption
throwing out lava and stones and the
population Of the island Is fleeing.
The magnitude Of the earthquake Is
even greater TIM was at first sup
uosed.
Envays cave l1o,OOo 10 Charity.
Concord. N. H. Sept s-Ietters