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


Calabria and cas- tern Sicily Is beisg
taken, and us the reports accumulate
Is seen that tie first estimates in no
sense exaggc rated the extent and ilor-
lol, Of the Visitation. An official esli-
s INA to, places the dead at 10000, blt
there is reason to believe this may be
great exceeded. Today the pitaable
pli ght Of tho survivors claims universal
4 attention 81 The relief of their suffer
s it1g;s calls for the concentrated effort of
all nations. The dead are dead, but
countless thousands Of hal -deanented,
naked an starving survivors, some
wouned and solna uninjured, arc cry
K Ing pitifuliy for food, water, cloth
ing, shelter and medical attention.
No news has heen vet received of
Americans thought to be in the deVaa-l
tated district, excepting the Rev David
sessunls Of New Orleans, and q his
= daughter; a lice. who are safe ut Rome,
tits reported that several Americans
lost their lives In tho wreck Of a hotel
at MessIna. Ambassador Grlscom ls
about to set out from Rome for the
south in an endeaNor to; secure 5infof-i
mation concerning missing America . n
7 travellers. s4 y t 81
have fed from tho uesolated territory
in fear OF further conv sion vs.
King Victor I1nn anuel6 lis giving his
E Iereonal attention to the work OF res
cue and he was at Reggo this morning..
Tle latest estimates of dead at, Paint,
and Bagnala are 1000 and $4,000 re-.
spectively Two thousand soldiers
were killed at Reggie. Survivors say
that for half an hour before the Quake
the: heavens were. fllled with a gorgeous
display OF light resembling the aurora
bprealis. 1t Is declared that, an army
of not loss than 25,000 men will be
needed to rescue tho living who are
still entrapped in the RUNS ann 70
bury She dead.
PESTILENCE FEARED
10 the terrifying spectacle OF death
caused by Mondays earthquake mas
now been added the horror. OF sta1Ta--
ton and the fear of a spread OF nest,
Hence. In the ruins OF Messi ma, ReG-
Clio and various towns lin! Sic ly5s and
t.alabria lie the bodies OF the dead
which it has been Impossible TO ex-.
trtcate while thousands of hungry and,
homeless persons throng the Uttered
s thpro flfaras. Words Earo 3lf1afssallata
TO express tilas horTor OF tina ruin anu
desolation that has overwhelmed Calap-
4 RID and Sicily, where the earth's treln-
bling, and fire and water have com
bined to change the smiling, Verdant
= country into deserts. Messina exists
no longer, and at least 80 years Will
be necessary to repair the ruin that ma
lures violence has wrought there
AS vet it has been found impossible
10 obtain any news OF the fate OF the
little villages along the coast. many OF
which it is believed. had been entirely
wiped out.
In many cases entire building have
been swept out to sea and no trace OF
them remains. Blourishing villages have
4 been wiped out of existence. In some
OF the smaller towns such as Palmi.
near Monteleone, the suddenness and
the completeness Of the catastrophe
was Overwhelming. Or the $4,000 people
living in Palml, only u few score are
alive today. Yesterday. 1900 corpses
We're buried in the cemetery there The
survivors Of Palmi, reinforced by res
cuers from other points and under the
lead Of soldiers and doctors, are per-
forming prodigies of valor. Many OF
them have been overcome by the awful
conditions under which they are work
ing. The bishop of Morablti and other
priests. with touching devotion and
courage, have done much to preserve
self-denial they have given the people.
They are busy carrying comfort and
consolation to the dying and the be-;
reaved.
The first Of the survivors of Reggie
TO reach Cantanzaro We're SO broken
down by the shock OF their experiences
i that it was almost, impossible for
them TO give any clear account Of tho
destruction of the city. They speak
disconnectedlysof whole districts swept
away in q moment, and entire families
s.lEnihilated. Reggie remains isolated
tn CHASTITY desolation. The railroads
and the footpaths throug hout the sur
rounding country have been utterly
destroyed, while the survivors lack
Z food, water and medical supplies.
The visit of the king and queen OF
Italy to Messina and Reggie has
4 aroused widespread enthusiasm.
In spite of the universal mourning
and distress the sovereigns were saluted
when they disernbarked. by the firing
OF guns from the italian and foreign
war ships at Messlna. AS the king and
his party set foot on shore they were
greeted with scenes of indescrihablei
woe. His majesty spoke highly in.
praise Of the italian soldiers and the
sailors from the foreign warships
for the heroic work Of rescue. He
shook hands with several officers, say
lilS IT MAS his dSSlftg 10 DC
OF every detail of their splendid work.
Accompanied by Ministers Orlando
and Bertolini, he visited both Messina
and Reggie. spending several hours at
each place. He visited personally every
quarter OF these cities. giving words of
encouragement. praise and consolation.
Her majesty tle,lqueen, talked with
the wounded on board the ships in the
harbor comforted the women, spoke
Kindly 10 the children and promised
assistance. Everywhere the visit of
the sovareigns has impaired fresh inn
3 peti,ss Ia the work Of rescue.
Gen. aElraEai has divided the military
forces working In Gal abria province In
ryrrilenan coast and the other on the
8Ihnian sliore, and they IRE convarginsS
oil IL eseioS The troops are distributing
,ations tosithe starving people, to the
utmost limit of their resources
The waters of the strait of Afessina
ere covered, with the floating bodies
of men and all kinds of wreckage.
The shores OF the strait have become
completely transformed in appearance
The lighthouses on the headlands
have disappeared.
BURNING THE DEAD,
Reggie, Calnria. Dec. 31.As pre-
eaa,tienary measure against All out:
break of pestllenca the bodies of per-
sons killed in the earthquake are be-
Z Ing burned and strong disinfectants are
feing strewn among the ruins OF the
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