The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-12
DEATH AND RUIN
BY EARTHQUAKE
Hundreds Killed and Greater Num-
Der Injured in Southern Italy.
EIGHTEEN VILLAGES DESTROYED

Scenes of lndescrlbahle Horror en-
sued When Buildings Were Shaken
TO Pieces, the People Rushing INTO
she Streets Screaming With Fear
Thousands Are Homeless - Troops
Rushed to the Scene.
Rome. Sept. All Italy is suffering
from terrible depression because OF the
news from the south. where one OF the
worst earthquakes ever experienced oc-
cnrred. Although the earthquake was
felt all over Calabria and to certain
extent in Sicily, the worst news comes
from Pizzo and Monteleone and from
ia villages which are said to have been
comnletely destroyed. According to the
latest news received $40 persons have
been killed and great number IN
iured. 1t is as yet impossible TO even
estimate the property losses.
The shock lasted for is seconds al
Catanzaro and soon thereafter was telt
Of Messina. Reggie, Monteleone, Marti-
rano. Stefaconi, Piscopio. Triparni,
Zammaro. Cessaniti, Nadia, Olivadi and
other points.
Scenes of indescribable 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 saints. The men es-
eaped into the open with their FAMILIES
all calling on their favorite saints lot
protection. The cafes were taken by
assault by the strangely CARRIED crowd
but as daylight broke without repeu-
ton of the earthquake. the crowd grad
ually melted away. until by O'Clock
the streets had almost assumed their
normal appearance except in the ruined
villages. where the inhabitants had no
homes TO 20 to. The general confusion
was added 10 by the dreadful cries
from the falls. where the prisoners were
beside themselves with fright and In
some cases mutinied, but fortunately
all the prisoners were kept within
bounds.
Troops. engineers and doctors have
been hurried TO the scenes OF disaster
TO assist in the work Of rescue and sal
wage. The ministry Of the interior sent
$4,000 for the relief Of the destitute.
All the houses at Stefaconi have been
wrecked by the earthquake. II is feared
that 100 people are buried In the
ruins.
The villages OF Zammaro and Tri-
parni have been destroyed.
At Piscopio all the houses were de-
stroyed and 80 persons lost their lives.
At Monteleone many houses were de-
stroyed and seven persons were killed.
At San Gregorio according to the es-
Inmates IS persons lost their lives.
At Mileto IL are dead and 200 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 completely
DESTROYED. The number Of victims in
these places exceeds so.
At Spilniga one person was killed.
At Santo Nobrio there are numerous
victims. Almost all the houses in these
places which have not already col
Iapsed threaten to fall in ruins.
At Jonadi 10 persons were killed and
100 wounded.
At Dafina buildings were damaged
and a number of persons were killed or
wounded.
At Borgia two persons were killed
and 10 wounded. Many houses col
lapsed.
At Olivadi five persons were killed
and many wounded. Houses were badly
damaged.
At Filadelfa two persons were killed
and there were serious property losses.
At Gimigliano there was no loss OF
life. but the loss in property was con-
siderable
At Nadia one person was killed and
30 wounded, and property suffered Sc
verely.
At Martinano there were many vic
Tins, but the number is unknown. Out
of a population of a little over 5000
there are 22OO without shelter.
The province of Calabria 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 cannot as yet be clearly
stated, as many of the telegraph lines
are down.
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 than was at first sup
nOsed