The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-02
QUAKE SHOCKS
SICILY AGAIN
Messina and Reggie
Stricken. !
PEOPLE ARE TERR0RIZED
humber Of Casualties Have Not
Been Reported.
omesrs Are Sent To the interior To
Prevent Loetins OF the Houses
liking Hears the

Messina. Sicily. July 1.-six months
after the devastating earthquake OF
December rs. which laid waste more
than Q score Of cities and towns In
Calabrfa and Sicily and killed 100000
people. Messina and Reggie were this
morning again visited by an earth
quake which had they been built.
would have laid them q second time In
ruins.
It would seem that nature Is deter
iy one OF the fairest cities in the
world. 1t IL az yet impossibfe to ac-
curately determine the number Of cas-
ualties. Some Of the reports are
aiarmings but they cannot be verified.
30 far ~ 10 positively known. only
few people were hurt. One woman
was killed by q falling wall and a
child was seriously injured.
While minor shocks have been OF
frequent occurrence In Sicily In the
past six months last night they be-
came more serious and caused consid-
cradle alarm. The most severe ouakes
came at 7:20 and 7:26 this morning
and were similar to the fatal disturb
ance of December being accompanied
by the same roaring noises that add
co 10 tAic nOEIVI VI tttU h6toAu mas
The population again fed In fear and
cries Of terror rent the air. The peo-
pie hurried to the open places OF the
city and the surrounding country.
praying to the saints that their lives
might be spared.
Gradually, as the confidence Of the
people returned after last December's
catastrophe Messina had acquired q
population Of something over $4,000,
but today the people again are In ter-
ror and do not feel themselves safe,
even In the temporary huts erected FOR
their shelter. and have ned to the
country preferring the shelter Of trees
ana caves to the danger from fsiiing
walls. They lack food and covering
and are camping out in pitifui and
desoiate groups.
Sailors, soldiers and policemen have
been sent out through the district %
prevent footing and TO give courage "a
the people. - ss,~ssss
Between O'Clock last night and 1890
o'clock this morning shocks were re-
corded and the instruments at the OBJ
servatory have registered total OF ten
shocks OF varying severity since 7:20.
! Newe received from the provinces
Indicate that damage has been wrought
there. but II IL as yet impossible corr
rectly to estimate the extent OF the
disaster.
Panie In Reggie.
Reggie, July IA strong enrtn
shock was experienced here at 7:so
o'clock this morning. Many walls were
thrown down but up to the present
time no casualties have been reported.
The people arc In q condition OF panic.
King ana Queen Grieved.
Rome. July liking Victor Eman-
vel and Queen Helena were deeplv
griaved to learn Of the second earth
quake at Messina and they inquired
anxiously for details.
Her Majesty was gratified to iearn
that the village OF Regina Elena. built
on the outskirts OF Messina under her
auspices. had escaped unintured. The
houses in this village ali are OF wood
and some OF them were contrib ted
from America.
Father J. p. Hagan, Of Chicago, al
rector Of the vatican observatory, was
the first person to inform the Pope OF
strong earth shock His informa.
ton was confirmed shortly afterwards
by kilograms from the archbishop OF
Messina and the bishop Of Miietano.
The under secretary Of the interior
answering the Interrogation in the
Chamber OF Deputies today. read a tel
egram from Messina declaring that the
earthquake there was not grave az
had at first appeared. The walls still
left standing after the December quake
were shaken down and the people were
thrown into a condition Of terror.
Private kilograms from Messins
state that the wounded number is ten
including a lieutenant. two soldiers
and two carbineers.
Shock In CalfRnruam