Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-09
SOUTHERN ITALY SHAKEN UP
Seismic Disturbance Felt All Over Calsbria
and Part Of Sicily.
OVER FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE DEAD
TNenty-Five villages Are Reported
Completely Destroyed and Num-
her of Injured Cannot Yet
he Estimated.
OVER FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE DEAD

ROME, Sept. 9-The newspapers this
morning give heart-rending accounts OF
the calamity caused by the earthquake. At
Mounteleon houses were razed. The rail-
way depots at Pizzo Saular and Enfer-
micla had to be evacuated, as they we're
considered unsafe. At Messina severe
shock was experienced, but it was slightcr
than that in Calabria.
The earthquake centered in Calabria, de-
stroving over twenty-five villages, leaving
thousands absolutely destitute, killing up
ward Of 400 and wounding nearly 600
The shock was felt at 2:55 O'Clock this
morning. 1t lasted for eighteen seconds
at Calanzaro and thereafter was felt at
Messina. Martnano, Stefacomi Piscono'
Triparni. Zammarro. Cessanitti, Nadia
Oivadi and other points.
People Are Terror-stricken.
Scenes Of indascrlbable terror ensued.
Women. aroused from their sleep rushed
balf-crotbed into the streets, screaming
with fear. carrying their babies and drag
cling along their other children and calling
for helm on the Madonna and the saints.
The men escaped into the open with their
families. all calling on their favorite saints
for nrotoction The cafes were taken py
assault by the strangely garbed crowd, nut
as daylight broke without repetition OF
the earthquake the crowd gradually melted
aUav until bv O'Clock the streets hau
almost assumed their normal appearance
except In the ruined villages where the IN
babltants had no homes TO 60 to. Inc
general confusion was added to by dreauIul
cries from the jails where the prisoners
wore beside themselves with fright, nut
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 salvage Ihe
ministry Of the interior sent $4,000 for the
relief of the destitute, and Minister Of Pub
lie Works Ferraris, left for Calabria thls
evening.
Many villages are Destroyed.
CATANZARO, Province Of Calanrla'
Italy. Sept. S.-According to the latest tele-
grams received here, the earthquake caused
serious damage to houses in San Floro'
where one person was killed.
At Jonadi ten persons were killed and
100 wounded.
At DafTina buildings were damaged ana
a number of persons killed or wounded.
At Borgia two persons We're killed and
ten wounded Many houses collapsed.
Al Girifalco houses were badly damaged
but there was no loss of life.
At Montauro several houses collapsed
At Olivadi several persons were killed and
many wounded. Houses were badly dam
aged
At Nicastro and Cortali there was much
damage to property and many persons were
wounded.
At Philadelphia two persons were killed
and there were serious property losses
At Cimigliano there was no loss or lie
but the loss in property was considerable
At Jacuno the houses were badly dam
aged. but no one was killed or wounded
At Mazda one person was killed and
thirty wounded and property suffered Sc
verely.
At Martinano there were many victims
but the number is unknown. Out of a
population of a little more than 5000 there
are 200 without shelter.
At Serrastretta the houses suffered con
siderably, but there were no victims.
Troops have been dispatched to the scene
of the disasters and engineers have beer
dispatched to Martinano, Nadia, Gimiglanc
and Monteleone di Calabria.