Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04

ceived a long dispatch from King Vic
tor Emmanuel today dated Messina
| saying that he would leave tonight TO
Rome. AS to the conditions in tn
earthquake district the King said:
To-day l visited the Calabrian coas
south of Reggie. l found Pel,aro lit
| orally destroyed. but Meito seems t.
| have been but slightly damaged.
1T has stopped raining. At Mcssin,
the municipal archeves We're burned
| Troops are arriving and little by littl
order is being restored and the public
| services established.
> AS | have seen the worst damage
points and have arranged for the worl
of rescue and as the wounded requir
| ing attention are diminishing in mum
bers, l shall leave tonight for Rome
With me come Minister of Marine
Mirabelio and Ex- Minister of Publ.
| instruction Orlando.
Il again recommend to you the iso'
lated villages on the Calabrian coast.
Mr.. Griscom the American ambas,
sador has already in case his sugges,
ton as to the manner of conducting
the American relief work for the earth
quake sufferers is accepted, selected
a committee of Americans here today
to with will be entrusted the work O
carrying out his plans. Mr.. Griscon
himself will be president of the COM
mittce and its other members will be
George Page, treasurer; Nelson Gay
secretary; Samuel Parrish of New
York; William Hopper of Boston ant
;a,, Oft ~,
to the American embassy. DR.. Bias
tianello. the physician to the roya
household also will act with the com
mittee.
If Mr.. Griscom is provided with
$150,000 the committee will be able tc
charter a large steamer, equip it WITH
nurses, doctors and supplies OF al
kinds and keep it running as hos
pital and relief ship for to weeks be-
tween the stricken cities in the south
and those points where refugees car
be received and accommodated. 1tal-
ians who have heard of the plan OF
the American ambassador pronounce ii
most praiseworthy one and prac-
teal way of showing the spirit OF
charity and sympathy of Americans
toward Italy in this hour Of need.
Count Taverna, president of the
Italian Red Cross Society to which
Ambassador Griscom presented $4,000
from the American Red Cross. said the
project was one to be greatly com
mended, and he expressed the most
grateful sentiments towards America
and Americans for the aid they hao
sent and still We're sending.
The minister of justice who is now
in Messina has sent the following dis
patch to Premier Giolitti.
The service continues against tbs
pillagers. who, Saturday night came
in contact at Reggie with the police
forces, resulting in the death of one
Bersagliere and one customs guard.
The report has reached here that al
Messina six Russian sailors were shot
by thieves while trying to prevent
footing A Russian sailor shot a thiel
upon whom was found valuableS to the
amount of $4,000.
A report to the effect that the Pops
intended to send Archbishop Ireland OF
st Paul who is now in Rome, to Mes
sina is denied.
The Pope has in both devastatef
Il
to carry out his desires. He has, how
ever, sent three prelates from Rome
to the South to carry out special IN
structions, of these being Mgr. Bon
gano. rector of the Propaganda College
Archbishop Ireland is still mere ah'
will remain in Rome for several weeks
Speaking Of the disaster today NJ
said:
1T is simply terrible thing. on
must be near the scene of any dlsastc
to have any conception of it
| "If there could be compensation 10
| such terrible miseries these are 10 o.
! found in the marvellous uprising Q
universal charity towards Italy IT.
well that the United States, now
! great world power through Its com
MERGE and territorial expansion ca
chow itself also to be great Worl
mower by the munificance of it's charl
| ty.
| "Anong the many agencies OF rene
! tho HOLY See takes a prominent place
The HOLY Father has lost no time Il
se,dine large sums to the scene O
tho disaster and has opened a hosplta
| a. tho Vatican where he himself WI
he able to visit and console the sics
He has given orders to all bishops an
PRIESTS in Italy to do all possible
giving help wherever help is neeoee
His Holiness is greatly grained ps III
assistance coming to him for this "or
fron, the Catholic clergy and lalty
| the United States.
creat advance has been made IN III
preparations for the relief work h s,
concerning bringing sufferers from tn tn
devastated districts. The hospits
which is being prepared within Ia
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