The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-29

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Religious Communities Wiped Out
London, Dec. pa dispatch from
Rome says the Pope has been notified
that the entire religious communities
at Messina and Regio, including the
Bishops, priests, monks and nuns,
have been wiped out by earthquake
and fire.
The King and Queen to the Scene.
Rome, Dec 29-Queen Helena re-
fused to allow her husband, the King
go alone to the scene of the disaster.
She said she would share her hus-
bands danger and consequently both
left Rome this afternoon for the
South. 1t is announced here the Pope
an international committee of Roman
Catholics the world over, to assist
the survivors of the catastrophe. THE
Pope heads the list with 100000 and
It is understood the King will give
$2,0O0,0OO for the relief of the suffer
ers
The Tribuna today estimates the
total casualties at between sixty and
seventy thousand.
Reports just received from other
towns in Calabria, from Cassano and
Cosenza Cassano is said to haveL,-
900 dead while the wounded number
500. At Cosenza 500 dead have been
taken from the ruins. Cassano has six
thousand population, while Cosenza is
the center of community with a pop
ulation of 21,O0O.
The Minister of Marine at five o.
clock received a wireless estimating
the number of dead at Messina at fif-
ty thousand. No news has been recei-
we'd from Reggie.
Palermo, Dec. 29.-Refugees from
Messina say there were one hundred
foreigners in the Hotel Trinacria and
that they all lost their lives. The ho-
tel was completely obliterated 1t was
one of the best in the city and was
patronized almost exclusively by tour
lists.
Railroad communication with Mes
sina has been restored. A train load
of refugees came here this morning,
but they are all maddened with the
terror of it and none are capable of
giving connected account of the
catastrophe. All agree that Messina
Is destroyed and that the victims are
counted by the tens, of thousands. The
Triancoria Hotel, with ninety guests
w nj ha al boil no
Bourse, telegraph offices and bar
racks were also destroyed. The tidal
wave, thirty feet high, swept up the
streets of the city in the height of the
confusion. Hundreds of half dressed
men, women and children were
caught in the onrush of the waters
and drowned or injured. The refugees
declare the country around Messina
is destroyed and that several villages
have disappeared. Reggie is described
as nothing but one vast sepulcher.
Catania, Dec. 29.-The following
graphic story told by woman who
arrived here from Messina this morn
ing, badly wounded internally, is the
only story that will describe the fear
full scene. She said that when the
first shock came, most of the city was
asleep. They were awakened by the
rocking of the houses. The windows
swayed and ratified and crockery and
glass crashed to the floors. 'T was
half stunned but knew the only thing
to do was to make my way out side.
The streets were filed. Everybody
rushed out in their night clothing,
needless of the rain, which was fall
ing in torrents. Terrific shriekse were
heard on every side and we heard
frantic appeals from the unfortunat-
es pinned beneath the -uins of the
buildings. Walls were tottering all a.
round US and not one of our party ex-
pected to escape alive. My brothers
and sisters were with me. In a frenzy
we CROPPED our way through the
streets. holding our own against the
panic stricken people. climbing over
piles of ruins until we reached a place
of comparative safety. But this was
not done before was knocked down
iture that fell from an upper story of
. house. Along the road we were jost-
led by scores of fleeing people. naf
clad like ourselves. The houses seem
ed to be crashing to the ground IN all
directions, and then suddenly the sea
began to pour into the town and this
meant an end to everything. Eventual
1y we reached the principal square of
Messina and found two thousand peo-
pie, utterly. terrified, as they saw the
big buildings ON the square Collapse,
1t seemed to me that scores Of per-
sons were buried beneath the ruins.
then lost consctousness ana remem-