Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-30

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Rome. Dec. 30.-Half the population
of Calabria and the eastern part of 81
oily are dead: the other half is weeping.
AS the great extent of the seismic dis
turbances becomes apparent 1T seems
to exaggerate the horrors
which have followed them. The ca
lamity which has overwhelmed ltalysis
almost beyond the grasp of the inlag-
ination. not only because OF the dead,
now said to number tens of thousands,
but because of the innumerable wound
ed buried in the ruins, many Of whom
Will perish because it is impossible to
rescue them from the wrecks OF theil
former homes. The whole of Italy Is
absolutely stunned. and at the scene OF
tile disaster the. bulk of the people are
literally demented with the suddenness
and extent of the blow. The total num- y
Der of victims is variously estlmatee
from 100000 to 100000.
QUEEN. HELENA sWooNED.
King Victor and the queen arrived at
Messina today. AS they made theli
way into the ruined town, the scene
of disaster and horror was too mucfi
for the queen, who almost swooned'
Crowds OF terror-stricken persons
swarmed about the royal party, throw
ing themselves in the mud and scream
ing for pity and aid
Many terrible stories are related IN
I, TO
rescuers had to contend with a super
stition so deep rooted in the sicilian
mind, that in many instances injured
men and women chung to crumbllns
walls, refusing to let go their hold ano
seek a safer position. AS further facts
concerning stricken AIessina become
available, they corroborate IN every
detail the worst fears heretofore eA-
pressed. The cathedral, municipality
buildings. barracks and prisons are a
destroyed and presumably all the small u
er buildings shared the same fate. oi
$50 railway employees in the station nj
Messina, only eight are known to have
survived At Reggie the silence o.
death still reigns, leaving to the mag
ination The terrible havoc wrought by
the catastrophe, with the horrible In
rush OF tho sea, the swallowing up Oh
boats, the crushing of ships and ths
destruction of bridges and walls. Ihe
sea became almost Instantly covered
with debris after the upheaval, contain.
Ing refuse of every description, dotted
with human bodies.
WHEN DAY DAMNED.
When the day dawned the entire
shore line of the surrounding country
was utterly changed in appearance. The
coast line was greatly altered, wnlle
OF all the magnificent houses along the
shore only few lettering ruins re-
rnalned From these ruins from TIM:
to time there sprang Jets OF flame and
smoke.
King Victor Emmanuel and the queen
who left yesterday for the scene of the
disaster have won the hearts OF their
subjects by continuing in this noble
s,ianner the traditions OF the house OF
Savoy. which makes the sovereign act
ually share in all the suffefings OF his
people.
a national committee has been form
ed to collect funds for the victims. The
committee Is headed by the Duke OF
Aosta and includes the presidents OF
the senate and the chamber Of deputies,
the mayor of Rome and all prominent
nle1, in the leading towns. The list has
been opened with 100000 contributed
BY King Victor Emmanuel. al banks,
clubs, civic and commercial associa-
t.ons and the newspapers have opened
subscription lists.
The premier has received a telegram
from Signor Felice, a deputy at Mes
sina, summing UP the situation as fol-
afEssINA DESTROYED.
Messina IS completely destroyed
RACED to the ground. The victims may
be numbered by tens of thousands. The
conilagration which is still raging Is
completing the destruction of the city
Salvage implements, tirenlen and sol
diers must be sent Immediately. Tho
disaster exceeds the widest imagina-
ton.
The volcano Of Stronrboli IS active
End the seas around the island are
very agitated and dangerous to nASi-
gate.
The pope has tslagraphed the arch
bishop at Palermo a large sum Of
money and instructed him to proceee
to Messinn Immediately to help the sur,
vlvprs.
From the latest estimates today |,
Is feared that the total number Of vic.
Tins in Sicily and Calabria will reaci
moro than LOT. 900. while the damage tc
property viii be several hundreds Of
Just before the departure of the king
YESTERDAY one Of the crowd of notables
seeing their maiesdes OF exclaimed:
surely the presence OF their n,ales