Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-10

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of the news from the south, Where
one ot tho worst earthquakes pvcr]
experienced occurred yesterday.
Although the earthquake va foll
all over. Calabria. and ia a certain
extent in Sicily the worst news
comes from Pi1zo and Montelconcl
and from Is villages that are said to
have been completely destroyed
Accolding TO the latest ncWs re
ceived $40 persons have been l7illed
and great number injured II is as
vet impossible even to estimate the
property losses.
The shock WAS felt al 2:55 O'Clock
n. m. II lasted for IS seconds at Can
tHn2aro and soon after HAT was fclt
at Messina, Reggie, Monteleone, Mar
tirano. Stefaconi. piscopio, Triparni
zamaro. Cessaniti Naidi. Olivada and
other points.
Haf-Naked People in Streets.
Scenes of indcscribable terror en-
sued. Women, aroused from their
sleep. rushed half.clothed into the
streets screaming with fear and car
ryine their babies and dragging their
her children, all the while calling
on the Madonna and the saints for
help. The men escaped into the open
with their families, all calling on their
favorite saints for protection. The
cafes We're taken by assault by the
strangely garbed crowd, but as day
light broke without a repetition of
the earthquake the crowd gradually
melted away until 8 O'Clock the
streets had almost assumed their
normal appearance except in the
ruined villages. where the inhabitants
had no homes to go to- The general
confusion was added to by dreadful
cries from the jals, where the prison
ers were beside themselves will
fright and in some cases mutinios
but fortunately all were kept within
bounds.
Troops. engineers and doctors have
been hurried to the scenes of disaster
to assist in the work of rescue ant
salvage.
The ministry of the interior SEN
$4 600 fer the relief of the destitute
ard the minister of public work lef
for Calatria this evening.
Towns Damaged; Hundreds Killed.
The following reports are from the
latest kilograms received here:
San Floro, where one person was
killed, many houses were destroyed.
At Jonado 10 persons were killed
and 100 wounded
At Daffini buildings were damaged
and a numer of persons were killed
and 10 wounded.
AT Borgia two persons were killed
and 10 wounded Many houses col
lapsed
At Girafilco houses were badly
damaged, but there was no loss o
life.
At Montauro several houses collaps
ed
At Olivadi five persons were killed
and many wounded.
At Nicastro and Cortal there was
much damage to property and many
persons We're wounded
At Filadelfia two persons We're kill
ed and many were serious property
losses.
AT Gimigliano there was no loss O
life, but the loss in property was con
siderable.
At Jacuna houses were badly dam
aged, but no one was killed or gound
eG.
At Naidi one person was killed an'
30 wounded and property suffered
severely.
AT Martirano there were many vic
tins, but the number is unknown. Gu
of population of little more thai
5000 there are 2.200 without shelter
At Serrastretta the houses suffere
considerably, but there were no vic
Tins.
Troops have been sent to MartiranC
Naidi, Gimigliano and Monteleone d
Calabria.
AT Piscopio all the houses were d.
strcyed, ard so persons lost their live
At Monteleone many houses We're d.
stroyed, and seven persons were xii
ed.
At Dangregorio, according to the e.
innate, 6 persons lost their lives
The village of Zammaro is destro.