The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1907-10-25
HUNDREDS RENDERED HOME
LESS BY EARTHQUAKE AND
DEsoLATIoN PREVAILS.
First Shock Was Terrific and Build
ings Collapsed Under Its Force.
Troops and Relief Rushed TO thu
Scene By Italian q Government.


here during the day regarding the
earthquake IN Calabria In every way
tend to show that the damage done;
was much more extensive than ats
first estimated, but that the loss sofs
life has not been great. The lowest
estimates place the number Of killed
at about twenty and the highest at
about one hundred and twenty but
up to last evening there was Moth
ing to show that the last figures men-
toned were correct. Nothing defin-
lite Will be known on the subject un-S
til the ruins are cleared away
Premier Gioletti conferred NTH
King Victor Emanuel and II was re-ss
ported that his majesty would 30 to
the distnrbed Districts IL fresh shocks
occurred.
X The pope, when Informed Of the|
destruction, said With tears IN hiss;
eyes:
ssss & Are we having q repiti ition ofB the
disaster Of 1867 God help the poor
souls s1sf
The pontiff has decided to send
money for the relief Of the sufferers.
The shocks were especially severe
in the southern endSof the Calabrian
peninsula. Throughout Calabria
there are scenes 81 desolation and
despair.
First Shock Terrified Citizens
The first shock was q tremendous
one and was followed by two others
Of longer duration, which entirely
destroyed two villages and reduced
many houses in several Others to-
ruins.
The first shock brought the entire
population Of the villages into the
open. Many succeeded in escaping
Ito the hills or open places which ac-
counts for the smallness Of the lsst
Of fatalities. 70 add to the desola-
tion 1T was raining in torrents, which
greatly increased the suffering among
the homeless.
Half Of the houses at Ferruzzenos
and Brancale collapsed and many
persons were buried In the ruins, att
sinopoli and ST. Ilario more lives
are said to have been lost. Panic
prevails everywhere. Rocelia, joni
ca, Reggie, Cosanza, Baracdio, Citta-
nova, Palmi, Marina and other towns
also suffered from the shocks, but
none severely.
The cathedral at Tore Di Ceraco,
which arose from the ruins Of Locri
Epizephyrii, once a celebrated colony
Of Locrains, was thrown down as
was the ancient tower which had;
withstood all Calabrian earthquakes
for centuries past.
Halt OF the houses OF the village
OF Cerace are In ruins, and similar
conditions prevail In q number Of
other points. in Calabria.
Prisoner Panic Stricken
During the confusion caused BY
the first earthquake the prisoners ~
the jail at Catanzaro mutinied and
were only subdued with great diffi-
Guilty. The female prisoners were
particularly alarmed, screaming and
shouting and beating the doors. un-
til the place was In q terrible ups
roar. The prison ofncials did every
thing possible to calm the inmates.
but the panic broke out afresh every
time another earth shock was ex-
,pertenced. ~
As soon as possible detachme tents of
troops with relief trains were hur-
ried to the scene Of disaster and aid
everything they could to assist the
people who had fed from their homes
Only two days ago Finance Minister
signor Massemini inaug urated ts|
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