The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-01-01
Estimated That 100000
Lives Are Lost.
Details Will Show Greatest Ca
tastrophe Of Modern
Times.

one huhureu tnouSand dead Mes
sina in Sicily and Reggie and a
score of other towns in southern
Italy overwhelmed. the entire Gala
brian region laid to waste-thfs is
the earthquakes record so far as is
at present known from the reports
that are coming slowly into Rome,
ON account of almost complete de-
struction of lines of communicate TO
tln stricken places.
The death, list in Messina ranges
from 1900 TO $4,000, that of Reggie
which, with its adjacent villages num-
bered $4,000 people, includes almost
the entire population.
B. At Palmi 1000 are reported dead
= and at Cassano 1000.
At Cosenzo 500 and hkk of the pop
ulation OF Bagnara OF about 1000.
Monteleone region has been devast-
ed and Riposso, Seminaria Sam Giovan
nj, Scilla, Lazzaro and Canitello and
all other villages bordering ON the
straits are in ruins.
The King and Queen Of Italy are
now ON their way TO Messina, having
sailed Tonight from Naples. aboard
tie baatlaship vittorio Emmanuel.
It is feared that many foreigners
\ have been killed. as there are a num-
sAjer at the ho.els at Messina and
dcubtless other places were crowded
tsmth tourists.
: Little is known Of the fate OF the
y dhlomatic representatives OF the for
e sn powers stationed at these points
although thk Italian Government is
using every effort to relieve the
anxiety felt on their part
There Is gravest danger that Pes
thence will follow the destruction of
the towns where, on account OF the
vast havoc wrought, the bodies will
lie unburied for days and weeks.
Those who escaped death, many OF
whcm are badly injured. are making
their way by the thousands TO the
nearest place of refuge.
Their suffering and even now must
be intense as they are without food
or clothing.
Stunned at the magnitude OF the |
calamity which has oveTtaken their
fellow countrymen, all Italy mourns
for the stricken province of Gala
bria. and the Island OF Sicily, ac-
customed for centuries to earthquakes,
THAT Italy stands ever in dread but |
none was prepared for the disaster
which in fraction of minute yes
terday devased the cities and towns
and caused the death OF thousands.
Messina. whose tragic history has
been marked by tidal waves, wars,
and which ds thee entire of the terres-
trial maelstrom, was shaken TO ruins.
Flames burst forth to csmplate the
cities destruction aud burn alive un-
told numbers helplessly pinned be-
Meath the fallen wallis and broken
timbers.
STRAIT OF MESSINA SHAKEN.
The strait OF Messina was shaken
and twisted by the earths trembling
for mariners report the channel al
tered beyond recognition. Villages
both ON the continental and Sicilian
sides were wrecked or inundated and
all the light houses along Tire COASTS
sgallawed up. Navigation is danger
GUS and in some places impossible
In the Calabrian district. only be-
ginning to recover from the effects
Of the earthquake OF 1905. Reggie.
was the center Of the earth's up
heavaa. TIE seaport of Reggio is
reported as Mp longer existing and /.
tle city proper is in ruins.
The loss OF life on both sides OF :
the strait and in Eastern Sicily is
w FLEEING FOR REFUGE. "
Starving. bleeding from their in
juries and almost insane from their
terrifying experiences the Messina
survivors abe fleeing I'M all directions.
The spectacle presented by the ruin
ed seaport Is described as terrifying q
Hundreds OF injured are imprisoned :
in the wrec1age and abandoned to
their fate by The fleeing population. .
Already the British and Rpssian1
sauadrons hive arrived at Menina.
Sailors and marines bave been dis
and they hhva performed