The sun., 1905-09-11
STARVING IN WRECKED TOWNS.
ITALY RUSHES AID TO THE MANY
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.
King Goes Himself to DevastAted Dis.
trlct and Gives Fund for Reiief-Dead
and Injured Number Several Thousand
MANY Towns Only = Mass Of Ruins.

trict and Gives Fund for Reiief-Dead
and Injured Number Several thousand
MANY Towns Only = Mass Of Ruins.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
ROME, Sept lO.-News from the South
continues to be most distressing, but is
still confused and contradictory. It is
impossible to sum up accurately the num-
ber OF lives lost, the number Of injured or
the amount OF DANA &c done, but 1t is already
clear that the catastrophe has been appall-
ing. 1t is believed that 1t Is greater than
that Of 1894.
Yesterday the number OF dead was re-
ported to be about 4oo To-day this Is
known to be lamentably below the mark
In one little town alone. Martirano, more
than 200 persons were killed and injured.
Martirano itself Is wiped out.
The precise nature OF the seismic dis
turbance has not yet been ascertained.
Many details are lacking for scientific
explanation, but it is observed that for
week before the earthquake Stromboli had
been in violent eruption and Vesuvius was
active.
The impression caused by the diretul
event has been immense throughout Italy.
The first to demonstrate his sympathy
was the King, who gave 100 900 lire for the
relief of the sufferers. The principal towns
Of the Kingdom are vying with each other
in opening subscriptions and the banks
and great newspapers are following their
example.
Persons arriving from Calabria describe
the awful impression received by seeing
the desolatioh They are unanimous in
stating that the losses are heavier than
we're at first reported When the work OF
rescung victims from the ruined houses
was going on the people seemed to be mad
from grief and horror.
The Pope has wired all the Bishops in
Calabria and Sicily exhorting them to give
all kinds of assistance, material, religious
and financial. 1t is now known that in and
about Catanzaro there are some hundred
thousand homeless people. The damage
suffered at Monteleonewns greater than in
the catastrophe of 1888.
The Ministers held meeting to-day to
consider measures to relieve the distress,
AZ famine is impending in most of the
Ca brian towns. owing TO the interruption
of communication, the railway tracks
having suffered much damage.
RACCoNIGI, Sept. 10.-The King LETT
here at IL 80 O'Clock this morning by special
train for Calabria in order TO visit the VIC
tins Of the earthquakes. His Majesty has
given 100 900 lire for the relief of the suf-
ferers.
TRoPEA. Calabria. Sept. lO.-Signor Fer
raris, Minister of Public Works. who is
making a tour OF the area devastated by
the earthquakes, arrived here yesterday
and spent the night in railway carriage.
The population along his route explained
their wants to the Minister. who gave orders
for the despatch Of doctors medical stores
and money to alleviate their suFerings.
The damage has been enormous. The
panic still prevails. Slight shocks which
are occasionally felt cause ipdescribabe
terror.
The victims in the province, so far as
ascertaned at present, were $50 killed and
600 in njured.
ROME, Sept. lO.-The Kaiser and President
Ioubet have sent messages to King Victor
Emmanuel expressing sincere sympathy with
the victims OF the earthquake. The French
and Turkish Charges d'AEaires have ex-
pressed their condolences. The Cabinet
met o-day and decided to devote 100000
lire for the relief Of the victims. Several
of the Ministers followed the example OF
the Premier and decided to contribute to
the national fund the sum of $4,000 lire
between them. The Navagazione Generate
Italiana has contributed 10000 lire.
MILAN, Sept. 1O.-Telegrams received
here show that the disaster is even greater
than was thought. The shock at Nicotera
was terrible. Few escaped. None OF the
ptn-
leone the work of taking out the dead is
slow, owing to lack OF means. At Palmi
800 houses collapsed. Only two churches
are standing.
At Stefaconi all the houses are ruined.
The dead and injured are lying in the
piazZas. The scenes are heartrending.
Coffins cannot be obtained and the dead
will be buried in a common grave.
SANTA EUFEMIA, Calabria. Sept 10
When the train bearing the Minister
of Public Works, large staff Of doctors
and soldiers and engineers arrived at Ar
mentia a crowd OF women and children
came up carrying three statues Of the Holy
Virgin, crying We have no homes. We
have no churches
Az the train steamed cautiously south
ward, the cries Of the poor people. without
food or shelter, and bordering on state Of
dementia, were dreadful to hear. Bands Of
crazed peasants rushed along the side Of
the train crying for bread, for tents to
shelter them and for help to bury their
dead.
The same story Of ruined homes was
heard everywhere. scarcely house in the
interior Of the peninsula having been left
standing. The train reached Briatico at
night, and in the moonlight the country
side seemed to be dotted with huts hastily
erected.
The village Of Paighelia had completely
disappeared. The survivors Of the popu-
lation, hearing yesterday that q train laden
with provisions would pass on the way TO
Monte Leone, besieged the line all day in
order to prevent the train from proceeding
further Signor Ferraris left doctors and
provisions here and proceeded to Tropea,
where he will pass the night.
PARTISAN FALL STYLES HERE.