Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-29
.PAl.MI DESTROYED

S!OZellEas Is the center el5GoIlliiit ~
with " population25o ~ 0oo &
PALMI DESTROYED. Il
Monte Leon. Galabiia. Dec. rs. Ihe
town of Palni has bene practically de-
stroycd as has also Bagniari, The
dead ut Palrni number 1000 and 1t Is
impossible to estimate the number Of
the injured. Large numbers We're
killed at Bs,gnara, and the list of
wounded there also will be heavy. The
tidal wave inundated n villa at san
Giovanni, 1900 feet from the shore
line. al
Palp,i has 10000 inhabitants ana Sag.
nara 900.
ONLY "A FEW ESCAPED.
London. Dec. ga special dispatch.
received here from G.anzora says that
Bonlyt;l feW thousand out OF the entire
I population of Reggio have escaped
death or injury. u
Lieut.. Gen. Fierra hi Cossatto has
ordered that all looters and robbers be
shot on sight. Martial law VIII be in
stituted in the earthquake zone The
population of Reggie is placed at about
10000 by the authorities. The city is:
south of Messina.
TENS OF THOUSANDS DEAD.
Rome, Dec. 29.-Premier Giolettl has
received a telegram from Deputy Fee
lice at Messina confirming previous re-
ports Of the complete destruction of.
{ Messina by fire following the earth
quake. The deputy says that the dead
gatSMessina will be counted by the tens
of thousands.
n ELIGIoUs COMMUNITIES De
ts STROYED.
London, Dec. ga special dispatch
from Rome says the pope has been noti-
fled that the entire religious colnmu-.
mites of Messina and Reggie, including
bishops, priests, monks and nuns, have,
been wiped out by the earthquake and
fire.
PRESIDENT EXPRESSES HORROR.
washington. D. c.. Dec. 29.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt through tho state de-
partment, today sent to King Victor!
B Emmanuel of Italy u dispatch express.
y ing his horror and that OF the Amerl-
can people over the disaster which has
befalIen southern Italy and Sicily by
the earthquake visitation and tender
ing sincere sympathy.
The president also notes that the
American National Red Cross has Is
sued an appeal tor contributions to
aid the sufferers and that the Organi-3
cation has notified him that it will i'm
mediately communicate with the lta-
glian Red Cross.
AS private cablegram after cable
gram confirmed the frightful extent
8of the catastrophe the Italian enbas-
sy attaches freelyfexpressed their grief
The delay in receipt of official an
snouncernent of the news to the enl-
bassy from the italian government is
taken blythe EN- bassy to mean that the
officials in Rome are giving all their at
tention to the aiding of tho stricken
region. 5g. 81
g g II am sure tilat every one, from the
king down to the hunablest soldier,
will do everything In his power in this
great calamity said Signor Roberto
Cenaro, secretary of the embassy.
Manifestation Meyer des P!anches is
Sllastening to Washington from New
York state, having left the citySs for
d brief rest during the holidays. III
APPEAL OF RED CROSS.
Washington. Dec. 29.Tbe American
National Red Cross today sent ont
telegraplic requests to all of its
branches for relief funds to be applied
( to the sufferers from the earthquake in
southern Italy.
C.ARUSOsS CONTRIBUTION.
New York, Dec. 29--Enrico Caruso
will contribute weeks salary to the
earthquake sufferers in Italy, his ma
tive land. Caruso is said to receive
s2,500 week at the metropolitan
Opera House.