The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-30
Fires Breaking out.

ROME. Dec. 80, rs u. P.-Eires
are raging in many Of the ruined
cities In tho earthquake districts.
according 70 reports received here
today by the minister OF marine
Il Is believed the fires az Mearlna
have done their worst and have now
been controlled by the soldiers.
Rigid enforcement Of tho law AZ
Mesaina today failed 10 bring about
much semblanee OF order Lootoru
ara az work. The soldiers nhoot
down any man they see Ia the act
OF stealing from tho dead or looting
wrecked buildings. but IN many In.
stances the fienda seem tn be un.
aware OF the danger OF death from
the rifles or unmindtul OF H.
Adopt Relief Measures
The deputies are gathering In
Rome today Tor a special session OF
parliament at which relief measures
will DO adopted speedily The min.
lister % marine received messages
from the warahipa At Measlna say.
lng that the reacuora are 50 badly
overwhelmed with work that Il will
require many days 60 establish an
adequate relief system. The ref.
ugees arc scattered Tor many miles
IN every direction Pneumonia and
meningitis has broken out IN the
refugee camps The food supply is
utterly Insufficient and the danger
% hundreds starving to death is
serious
Pope Wants 20 GO.
Pope Plus X IL torn with distress
at the calamity that has hefaiicn
his people and Is particularly un-
happy at bis confinement 90 the
vatican The holy father who until
he became pope. was the intimate
friend and counsellor OF his parish
loneFs In their time % trouble. now
innlHts that his place II among the
sufferers.
The pope asserts bis belief that
the palace Of the vatican Is 20
place for him whom death and Dc.
struction has spread over the land
and countless thousands are In deep
distress
II Il were not for the lnviolahlc
rule which makes him a prisoner.
Plus would 30 forth among the IA.
jured. He believes that be should
~. a. did King Emmanuel and
Queen Helena. % Messlua. where
tho suffering Il greatest
Death list a, Reggie.
plans for rebuilding the railroad
into the ruined ciy u Reggio. cap
itai Of RsgSio DicAlahria. are being
pushed today. A tralnload % WORK
mon and material was started 20.
ward HeEEio thia afternoon.
The telegraph wires viii BE- 70.
paired and "a soon a. possible q
telegraph and telephone station wiii I
be established near Reggie 4 N
feared that Canantteiii and Lar. I
FARO. both - which are adjacent 10 I
Reggie. have been destroyed
The iatest reports brought BY ret. [
ugeca from Reggio BY way 0i
Palml say that tho whole city was /
destroyed and the number of dead I
IL estimated AZ from 10000 10 $4,000. I
Morgan Gives $4,000.
The earthquake relief committee |
today received $4,000 by cable 1
from ] Pierpont Morgan 90 be add. 1
ed 10 the funds
All New Years celebrations /
Italy have been aban.
aoned. All the theatres and places I
OF amusement have been closed. /
The railroads and the telegraph /
lines have been placed under the I
% the government The I
minister Of marine received reports 4
tonight that many u the wounded I
and haifcrazed survivors have been \
removed b. ships from Messlna 10
other coast toWna.
Friends and relatives Of persons I
In the affected districts are being 4
given free transportation BY tho I
government but are being warned /
not 60 80 unless prepared 10 aid /
In the rescue work.