The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-01

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arrived at Naples and other ports and |
the vast majority of these are sorely |
injured other thousands remain near |
the ruins OF their homes or wander |
half starved, half naked, over the land. |
The shocks also destroyed the means |
of subsistence. Photographic commu. |
nication has been established with |
Messina. the apparatus having been |
established in a railway van Mes
sages which have come over the line, !
though they have been meager in de.
tail. show that hope is gone. Nothing
remains of the city but mass of
ruins that have been swept by fire,
A mere handful of survivors are be-
Ing cared for by the rescuing forces,
but their distress is great and 1t has
been increased by the violent icy
wind that followed the deluge of rain.
Destitution Is everywhere and appall-
ing There is little food and less
water. OF Messina's 10000 population
It is believed that fully 10000 persisted.
Fort thousand people died in Reggie.
J. King Visits Reggie.
% vctor Emmanuel is in Reggie
too % Queen Helena is in Messna.
The e. olored the ruins regardless
of the I to which he exposed
himself . rs often moved to tears
at the h, @. Ting scenes he came
upon at eS g. IN. The king was
loud in his pa the splendid work
accomplished n ,he Italian, Russian
and English bmejackets, who saved
many persons who otherwise would
have inevitably persisted. The queen
spent the day in the wards of impro-
vised hospitals visiting the wounded,
many of whom have lost all that was
dear to them, Her majesty did her
| best to cheer them with womanly
words of consolation, often breaking
into sobs as she listened to their
dreadful tales of suffering.
Catania. the largest city nearest to
the scene of the disaster is crowded
with refugees and the continuous
stream of fug!tives coming in, the
sight of the wounded and the repe-
tition of real or imaginary earth.
Ouakes have so alarmed the population
that they are becoming uncomfortable.
There is no longer any place where
the refugees may find shelter.
This disaster has resulted in
greater loss of hfe than any of our
wars for independence. Indeed, the
situation is much worse, as, while war
Is always preceded by period of
preparation, this has happened within
forty seconds. While in war the arm.
les are followed by the most complete
camp hospitals the numberless wound.
ed in Calabria and eastern Sicily have
been left in many cases forty-eight
hours without assistance. Even when
rescued it is impossible to house
them, everything available having
been filled by the dead. Lack of care
and starvation will complete the work
that the forces of nature have left IN
done"
Sovereigns Send Sympathy.
All the sovereigns and the heads OF
safes OF the foreign governments have
epAt expressions OF warmest sympathy
Rud deepest coincidence.
The dispatches from the stricken
zone say that large army would be
required to cope with even the press
ing needs OF the unfortunate people,
who are roaming about half clad and
starving, some OF them dragging ar
ticles of clothing from the smould'
ering ruins to protect themselves from
the winds. Terrible suffering is in
evitable before the much needed relief
stores can arrive.
The rescue parties, military, naval
and civil, of different nationalities are
performing prodigies, but the task be
tore them is almost hopeless. Added
, to the difficulty of obtaining food and
water there are no drugs or surgical
appliances. Heartbrealing appeals
for help are heard on every side, tc
which only the most inadequate re
5 Spouse is possible. Temporary hos
pitfalls are being rugged up, but only a
comparatively few can be relieved anC
= the scenes of horror defy description
The survivors of the earthquake are
i suffering cruel extremities and in Mes
sina may be seen everywhere vainly
searching in the dust and debris fol
mOrses of food
: Fifteen Hundred Dead at PaImi.
Late dispatches state that the city
OF Palmi contains 1900 dead and twice
5 as many injured. Two-thirds of the
town was laid waste. All the villages
S adjacent suffered as severely.
I The king has telegrsphed Premier
Giolitti, informing him that Reggie
e is in the same awful condition as Mes
sina and announcing that a Russian
steamer with 500 injured will arrive a
Naples today. His majesty asks tina
9 all preparations be made for their re
Ception at the hospitals and requests
: that the ship be sent back with all thu
doctors that can be mustered.
Dispatches from Catania describe
Messina as appearing like huge in
!, Candescent furnace. The fire spreat
to the buildings that had not yet fall
: en-, completing the work of destruc