Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-01-07
KING AND QUEEN OF ITALY HELP RE
LEASE INJURED IN RUINS OF THE
STRICKEN CITY OF MESSINA.
WORST DISASTER Of MODERN TIMES
Reggie is Like Pompeii--Al Are Dead at Bagnaro-
Fugitives From Stricken District Tell How They
Were Spun Around Like Tops as They
Fled Through Yawning Streets.

Rome, Italy.-Beautiful Messina,
q mass of burning ruins from which
heroic rescuers struggle to take the
wounded Reggie, sunk in the sea and
desolate as Pompeii; Baguara wiped
out, its ruins holding the bodies Of all
its 10000 inhabitants; 40 other towns
and villages ruined and the death list
totaling 150,000--this tells the story
of the great earthquake which swept
eastern Sicily and western Italy for
40 miles around roaring Mount Aetna.
Led by King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena and by high churchmen
representing Pope Plus, the rescuers
have rushed into Messina. Soldiers
and sailors of Great Britain. France
and Russia, joining with the Italian
police, soldiers and sailors, are fol.
lowing the King and Queen among the
ruined and burning homes. releasing
the wounded who are still alive.
Railroad tracks are being repaired
in frenzied haste while trains wait
10 carry supplies into the desolate dis
trict. Ships are now arriving at Mes
sina with physicians. nurses and food
for the half-crazed fugitives.
While the main work goes on In
Messina. bands of rescuers are visit.
ing the surrounding villages and gath
ering the half-crazed people wander,
ing the fields.
New Shock Wrecks Church.
AS the work Of rescue was being Or
ganiZed Tuesday night, a second
earthquake swept Sicily, causing
terror even in the cities which escaped
the first earthquake.
In Palermo, in eastern Sicily. the
people rushed into the streets and
squares. They hurried to the churches
and. taking the sacred vessels and
images of the saints, they marched
through the STREETS. praying for ces-
sation of the earthquakes.
In Pizzo. near Reggie. the shocks
Tuesday night caused the weakened
Cathedral to collapse and scores of
people praying there had narrow
escapes.
The destruction Of Bagnara was an
nounCed here in the following brief
telegram;
"All the inhabitants of Baguara are
dead. The town counted about 10000
population. In a few days lime will
be scattered over the heap of ruins
which alone mark the site OF once
popuious town.
Messina Appeals for Firemen.
The premier has received a tele-
gram from Signor Felice. a deputy at
Messina, summing up the situation as
follows:
"Messina is or1.etely destroyed
RACED to tie -round. The victims may
be Numbered by tens OF thousands.
The con!iagration which is still rag.
ing is completing the destruction of
the city. Salvage implements, fire.
men and soldiers must be sent in
stantly. The disaster exceeds the
widest Imagination"
The Pope has telegraphed the Arch
bishop a. Palermo a large sum of
money and instructed him to proceed
to Messina Immediately to help the
survivors.
King Victor and the Queen arrived
at Messina Wednesday. AS they made
their way into the ruined town the
scene CT disaster and horror was too
much for the queen who almost
swooned. Crowds of terror.stricken
persons swarmed about the royal
party, throwing themselves in the mud
and screaming for pity and aid.
Queen Helena, after being revived,
continued with the king and person.
ally rescued child from the ruins
of building in Messina. Against the
remonstrances of the king and their at.
tendants. she entered the ruins. which
were in imminent danger of collaps-
ing, pulled the child from its imperiled
position and carried 1t to boat that
was waiting.
At Reggie the silence of death still