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but also by the many suicides con
mitted by desperate survivors who's
minds have given way under the
terrible experiences.
American Warshlp Duo Monday.
The American gunboat Scorpion wi
arrive at Messina Monday. when he
commander will place his vessel at tn
disposal Of the American Embass
officials and the Consular authorities 70
the assistance Of Americans and IT,
protection OF their interests In Sicily
The Scorpion. like other foreign ships
also will transport refugees from tn
affected districts. carrying messages an
cooperate in all possible ways with tn
authorities In the alienation OF distress
II, In the meantime, the bodies o
Consul Cheney and his wife are found
the Scorpion may transport them t
Naples, whence they will be shipped t.
the United States.
Financial contributions for the relic
Of the sufferers have come In so gen
srously from the United States thai
tined Of these donations, Is to-day TAX
Ing q prominent part In the relief work
being organized In Rome.
The Ambassador was requested to-day
70 give his opinion regarding the best
methods to apply this American succor.
He said:
The work OF relief Is difficult owing
to geographical conditions. There Is
only one railroad line running from
Naples to Southern Italy, This Is neces.
sarily choked by troops In the Govern
ment service and the handling OF state
relief supplies. Consequently, most Of
the outside relief must be sent TO the
stricken area by sea. This is why the
King. telegraphing from the scene Of
the disaster To Premier Giolitti, said
thing else.
Charter Relief Ships.
"A practical means Of getting in the
relief offered by the United States would
be to charter one or more steamships
In Genoa or Marseilles, place aboard
them doctors and trained nurses, and
despatch them at once for the Strait Of
Messina. Here the workers would put
themselves at the disposition OF the
authorities.
THE poverty o! the country where
the disaster occurred makes 1t impera.
tive 10 remove the survivors at once to
such distant points as Naples, Leghorn,
Genoa or ports even further up the
coast, and am safe in saying that
there is not at present any limit 10 the
amount Of sea transportation needed.
"A committee could be formed OF
Americans In Rome which would co.
operate with a central national COM
mittee In New York for the prompt
expedition OF the relief the people OF
the United States are so anxious to
give. This need not In any way inter.
fere with the contributions of Ameri.
cans to the relief committee appointed
by King Victor Emmanuel
Immediate action, however, 10 i'm.
perative and II such a suggestion as
this 10 to be Of value It should be put
into operation at once. All the arrange
ments could be completed by cable in
Z few hours. The steamers thus des-
patched from Genoa, Msrselles, &C.,
could be loaded with food supplies of
all kinds, as well as tents, blankets,
and surgical and medical sup
plies. All these things are greatly |
needed In the afflicted region, and the
amount that could be sent in Is limited |
only by the means placed at the dis
posal Of the committee"
Sufferers In Royal Palaces. f,
In compliance with the orders OF the
King that tine royal palaces at Caserta
and Naples be placed at the disposal Of
the wounded. one hundred injured per-
sons from Messina already are occupy.
ing . portion Of the San Ferdinando
Palace, the royal house providing every.
thing. The Duchess Of Aosta has trans
formed into q hospital the large hall Of
her palace at Capo di Monte.
A. an indication of the progress that
IL being made in bringing order out Of
Cantanzaro was again put In operation .
last night. There is a break on the line, !
however, OF six hundred and fifty feet
over which passengers and freight must .
be transferred from one train to
another. The distribution Of food also is J
being made more regularly In the az .
fected districts, and many OF the starv-
ing heretofore have been relieved tenn
Many persons living along the
coasts OF Gala bria and Sicily paddle out
In canoes to the large steamers passing .
through the Straits and request and re-
ceive food from them.
Pope Giveo 100000 More.
Nobody In Italy enves King Victor
Emmanuel his errand Of mercy more
than does Pope Plus, who always has |
felt that his place was with the stricken .
earthquake sufferers Having been .
prevented from going there, His Hol- .
ness has tried to keep in touch with the .
prevailing conditions as much as posi- .
Bile, and has offered the bishops Of the .
affected zone all that he could give. His .
latest gift has been another 10000. The /
Pontin has never so much regretted the |
loss Of the liberty he enjoyed as
Patriarch of Venice, Now is the time |
that he would like again to be free to .
pawn his pectoral cross for the beneht !
Of suffering mankind.
II has been reported here that the ser |
vices OF number OF Italian warshlps .
will be made use OF TO lombard the |
ruins Of Messina In order to bury under |
debris the bodies OF the dead still ex- |
posed, but this report lacks conhrma-
ton.
The prices Of newspapers throughout /
Italy will be doubled for one day and /
the extra receipts thus obtained will be .
turned over TO the National Relief Fund. |
VICE CONSUL Upton /