Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-29

towns of Cassano and Cosenza. Cas-
sano is said to have 1000 dead while
the wounded number 500. At Cosen-
"a, the dead number 500 at least, that
many bodies having been taken from
the ruins. Cassano had a population
of 600 while Cosenza is the center
of a community of $1,000.
Premier Giolitte has received a
telegram confirming the previous re-
port of the complete destruction Of
Messina by fire, fonowing the earth
quake. The dltpatch SAYS that the
dead at Messina number tens of thou
sands.
Can't BE Rescued.
A dispatch from Palermo, Sicily,
says that the dead at Messina as a
result Of the earthquake and tidal
wave yesterday is estimated at 10000.
Scores are still alive beneath the ruins
of the city and owing to the made
quacy of the means of rescue at hand
it is impossible to reach these unfor-
tunates and bring them out in time to
save their lives. Other dispatches re-
ceived here place the list of dead at
Messina at even more appalling fig
ures.
The Tribuna publishes a telegram
saying that the casualties will reach
total Of $4,000 persons. This re-
port has not been substantiated.
A Story of Horror.
Catania, Dec. 29.-Following is a
graphic story told by a woman who
arrived here from Messina this morn
ing, badly injured:
Internal is the only word that will
describe the fearful scene" she said
when the first shock came, most of
the city was asleep. 1 was awakened
by the rocking of the house. The
windows swayed and the crockery
end glass crashed to the floor. l was
half stunned but knew that the only
thing to do was to make my way out
of doors.
"The streets were filled with peo-
Pile. Everybody rushed out in their
right clothes, needless of the rain,
which was falling in torrents. Ter
rife shrieks arose from all sides,
and we heard the frantic appeals
coming from unfortunates pinned be-
Ieath the ruins. Walls were totter-
ing all around us and not one of our
party expected to escape alive.
My brothers and sisters were with
me, and in frenzy and terror, we
grouped our way through the streets,
holding our own against the panic
stricken people, clambering over the
piles of ruins until we reached a
place of comparative safety. But this
was not done before l was struck
down and badly injured by a piece of
furniture that fell from an upper
story of a house. All along the road
we were jostled by scores of fleeing
people, half clad like ourselves.
Houses seemed 10 be crashing to the
ground in whatever direction We went.
Suddenly the gas began to pour
into the town and this seemed to me
the end Of everything. Eventually.
We reached the principal square in
Messina and found two or three thou
sand people utterly terrified, assem-
bled. / saw one of the big buildings
On the square collapse. 1t seemed to
me that scores of persons were bur-
led beneath the ruins. Then I lost
consciousness and 1 remembered no
more"
Mt. Etna is Active.
Mount Eetna is this morning show
ing considerable activity, and detona-
tions, which can be plainly heard in
this city. together with a volume Of
smoke rolling out Of the crater, have
added to the panic OF the people. Ac-
cording to a director OF the local OBJ
servatory, the activity is directly con-
rected with earthquakes of yester-
day which wrought such havoc at
Calabria and Sicily, but a great erup-
tion is not expected as sucn prenom-