The sun., 1908-12-31
INC AND QUEEN AT MESSINA.
Sth AID In Isetcue W0Vi6-Scenes Of
HorrOF-AIIrNculou Escapes.,

l4oInapuel aud Queen Elena arrived at
!. Il ISssina by, warship this morning. They
+ SAded at once ana made their way through
-. atreets al the town.
Ibe sight of the damaged buildings
lahoh for the Queen. who almost sWooned
c1bwds Of terror stricken victims
: armed around the roysi party, pres
h Ting themselves in the mud, which fila
ihb streets, and screaming for pity.
kfapy terrible stories were told to the
ING. He. however. Lost little time In
lIstsninR. but Immediately Joined a rescue
l|rty and labored with the rest unremit-
fhely. Soon after his arrival the party
y which he was a member extricated a
i nam her of injured persons irom heap OF
fulns.
Attcmpts were made to deter the Queen
frth following tho Kings lead In taking
2 ptrtehA part In the. work of rescue
e wa tbought that the horrible sights
Rould be too much for her nerves
5ne persisted however, ana had the
7ffsiScnon OF recovering with her own
4enes sa child who was badly injured.
tnteHt was1a mass OF bruises - the
tep Nlted u tenderiy In her arms and
ted IL 70 theshore. where " was taken
u charge by surgeons from the warship.
probably live.
a veteran, pointing to the King, said;
rms q worthy the son OF hlng humpert'
who. lremember. risked his lie amid the
lfains OF Casa Miooiola when II was de-
stroyed by an earthquake.
Ala landing wharf which remained
IL usable condition were many small
beats all day, sent in to take the wounded
opy 10 he SHIPS In the harbor. Every
available steamship in the port has boen
nstea up as q temporary hospital.
UNsPEAKABLE DISASTER.
SiRnor Orlando. the Minister OF Justice.
Who il ACCOMMODATING the royal party.
has, jde scribed the oatastrophe in a tele-
ssa.n % . friend as the greatest dis
ahter IN the memory of man." Ten
tlousaud soldiers will be REQUIRED to
bury the dead at Messina, he says.
Suryiyorz from Messina describe the
Town "a now little more than a gigantic
heap of dust and rubbish. The city. thew
tav NAV be regarded az razed. The
streets are 80 choked with debris as to
hss ndistinguishable. Even the wider
avenues and public squares seem but
riffs in the vast ruin. Many streets have
t.tfetl m and huge ditchesr are opened
through othsrs. fu,
Ttis Marina University. with its price
|.ssse library of old manuscripts. the post
of5ce, all the public buildings and churches
fSe no more Both the university's
brary and its valuable natural history
bllection are probably a total loss.
The town remained for hours without
telp after the disaster. No assistance
3ould be given by the local authorities
"a by the military surgeons and. chemists
fom the garrison, as their Offices were
ferwhelmed. and In many cases the
d apers themselves were killed in the
Ign1Astrophe r. .a
Another message this morning from
hieeglna says that the relief parties hope
to save a large number Of persons impris-
1pea IN the ruins Of the city. Groans and
f,ies Yofhelp assaiI the ears Of the rescuers
from many places
MesAina's crying need to-day is for
doctors, clothing and food and for firemen
10 combat the flames that still ravage the
'dity.
ORGANIZING RESCUE.
lie is reported from there that the Min
ister Of Public Works, Signor Bertolini has
snnrfitsd there. Assisted by two Deputies.
CaruA4za and Felice. he has Organized sew
srhi noyps of volunteers for rescue work.
sYorpsdo boats that came in here this
Ehoruing from Messina- bring distressing
foports. fContagion is now feared 10 add
tsE ESle other scourgea. Tn. air is already
infected by the number of corpses In the
Sfffsk
b Doctors, nurses and firemen are being
thrfied into the wrecked city, but the lack
of food and water makes the work OF rescue
sssfn hopeless The Russian and British
pafshlps at Messina have sent majority
of their crews ashore and are doing good
work. The vessels themselves have been
fransforned into hospitals
Ali the hospitals 10 Catania are crowded,
and even. the schools have been trans
formed into infirmaries. The less seri-
o1sly injured OF the survivors are being
despatched by dozens to Palermo
! One Of the Messina survivors gave
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