Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-31

\ TO prevent their being pillagec.
Long term prisoners have been en-
barked ION the battleship Mapoli and
others have been sent home.
CLOUDS OF CROWS DESCEND.
London, Dec. 31.--A special dispatch
from Palermo today says it is esti-
! mated that up to this morning nearly
| llo, 600 persons had been embarked on
the Warships and other vessels in the
STRAITS of Messina. or have otherwise
left the devastated district. All the
| towns and villages along the strait are
rapidly becoming depopulated, as there
are widespread fears of further convui-s
sons. ss. a
Scenes OF the weirdest nature are be-.
ing enacted ut Messina. and other ruined
|sctties. Grim adVices reach Palermo to
the effect that clouds OF crows have
descended $nn the stricken district lay-
ing crossed the sea i'll response to some
mysterious Intuition of the disaster. In
l Iessina the rescuers frequently en-
counter professions of naked persons
hearing images OF the saints II. is
exceedingly difficult to deal with these
& frenzied survivors.
According to reports brought in by
priests from the town of Scylla, near
the famous rock of the same name,
has completely disappeared and owing
its site has vanished.
TIIEIR MAJESrlEs AT REGGIE
Rome, Dec. 3l.--King Victor En-
manuel. who lett Messina last night.
with Queen Helena, arrived early this
morning at Reggie and after Visiting
the town In coming with tho queen re-
embarked on q warshp and sent the
following wireless telegram to Premier
Giolitti;
II return from; Reggie which I found
in condition no less disastrous than
that at Messina. The .prelect Of Res
T gio says that grave injury has been
done to the communities of his pro-
Vince.
"A Russian warship with 500 wound
ed on board will arrive at Naples this
morning and everything must be, pre-
pared for their landing and housing.
Another Russian ship will carry
wounded to Syracuse. 1t Is desirable to
provide at Naples Russian ship anu
an abundance of medical supplies. 5At9
Marquis Vicenzo Genoese. refugee
II from PALM, near Reggie, in telling
of his experiences at the time OF the
cart hquake says that he was awakened
fbS a tr.anendous roal. and s q q: severe
/ shock II seemed as though the house
was Whirling around, like the wings Of
a. windmill. The wa Vi Of his dwelling
cracked! and tarous Oh "A ca me Il tlptifif
of suffocating dust.
Stnnned, but juniniured the MARQUIS
tried to escape to the streets, but ut
first he found this Impossible as the
stairs had collapsed with the first
shock > After numerous efforts, he
succeeded in getting out of a window,
and descending to the ground from the
third story by means of a rope.
Walking. he says was difficult OWING
( to the fact that the streets We're hlled
with debris. He helped in the work or
rescue and in a short time had assist
ed In dragging from beneath the ruins
in the street Sc persons, all of them
dead. The faces of every one OF them,
he. saws, showed the agony they suffer
ed in death. Many of them had their
arms across their faces. as though TO
protect themselves from the falling de-
bris.t
It was necessary to release the pris-
soners at Palmi and many OF them
succeeded in making their escape.
The Marquis Genoese said he tried IN
&eyery way to enter the town Of Reg
gio but his efforts were useless. He
COMPARED Mondays earth shock with
the disturbances of 1894 and 1905, and
said it was UNNECESSARILY worse In
fact. ho declared, Palni was absolute
4 y destroyed.
ANOTHER VIOLENT SHOCK.
chicago, Dec. 31.-The Tribune today
prints the following special cable dis
match from Rome dated Dec. ~.
Another violent earthquake shock
occurred at Messina this afternoons
This second shock completed the work
OF ruin. ,.e.
standing by the quakeso Monday col
lapsed and it is feared many more
persons have been killed.
.rIhe news of the second dlsa ster*
reached here this evening and has not
L Vet been published In Rome. 1t is be-
8iieved the ruin Of Messlna Is now COM
plete and absolutely irrevocable.
practically all survivors who are
awaiting conyeyances by warships from
L the scene, 1t Is feared. We're 8kille q.
MANY persons who were engaged IN
the work OF rescue We're also victims.
Under today's date the Tribune sup
PIGMENTS the foregoing by 9. dispatcc en-
from London which says:
None OF the late dispatches from
1 Roma confirm5 the report Of a second
shock at Messina. One mentions a
shock which threw down many ruined
walls but adds 1t rs an incident OF
the original disaster. "A NUMBER OF
persons waiting at the pier to embark
on the regular steamer for Naples
were killed. The volcano Stroin pon
IS active and the seas around the IS
land are agitated and dangerous 10
navigation.
NEW YoRK.s CONTRIBUTIONS.
New York, Dec. 31.-With CONNER
scial, civic and religious organizations
italian societies and various cups
working night and day. II is estimated
that New York City will send at lfs3t
$1,000, 900 to&the earthquake suferS
in italy. Fifty thousand dollars IN
round numbers was raised YESTERDAY
and with the greater city united in
common impulse to help the sufferers
"a stream OF funds through the Red
Cross societys hands will continue 70
gpotlr into the hands of proper thori-s
ties and elsewhere for distribution.
Various benefit performances will be
held in, this city during next Week.,
while substantial response is expect.
ed to follow the appeals Of Catholic
and protestant clergy which will pc
delivered in the churches Sunday Al
81 meeting of the National Italian
club last night it was announced that
tow great benefit performances. VIII
be held at the Metropolitan ana
Manhattan opera houses, the first on
next Sunday evening. and the second,
a week later.
Despite the great extent of the itai-s
i'm disaster, prominent insurance mel
In this vicinity are inclined to think
that none of the big companies VIII
suffer seriously as "a result. None OF
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