The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-01-09
pESTuENcE THREATENS PEOPLE
OF THE EARTHQUAKE
STRICKEN CITY.
MORE HEAVY SHOCKS
PLANS FOR REBUILDING MESSiNA
AND REGGiO ARE ALREADY
DISCUSSED.

Rome.-The report from Rome that
has filled the authorities with alarm
and apprehension. 1t is realized her :
that unless proper sanitary precau-
tions are taken at once. the disease
may spread far outside the ruined dis
trict.
Thirteen thousand refugees have ar
rived at Naples TO date, OF whom 5000
are wounded. They are receiving the
best of care. but many have died of
theiwr INJURIES and others have gone
mad Moro than fifty per cent of those
taken our of the ruins after three days
did not have strength left to survive.
The latest news from Reggie shows
that earthquakes occurred there Tues
day. the shocks being about twenty
minutes apart.
One of the heavy shocks caused the
collapse Of number of broken walls
and added to the terror of the few
survivors who remain there
Plans for the rebuilding of Reggie
and Messina already are being dis
cussed in detail Messina is the sec
ond city of Sicily.
1t is estimated that about $4,000, 900
viii rebuild Messina for $4,000 inhabi
tants, and it will take about SIS. 900 .0O0
to rebuild Reggie for $4,000 people.
In any event, many years must elapse
before the terrorized population can
be induced to return and live in the
stricken territory.
Another project is TO transfer Mes
sina Professionally to Milaseso, small
town near Messina.
1t has been decided to reconvene the
Italian Parliament Friday or Saturday
to consider measures of relief Three
members of the chamber of deputies
perished in the earthquake.
The Pope Tuesday visited the
wounded in the vatican hospital, ac-
companied by Dr. Giuseppe Petacci,
his private physician.
The prompt dispatch of part of the
American battleships with the fleet
commander. Rear Admiral Sperry, to
offer aid in the earthquake relief work
has added to the public feeling of ap-
probation and gratitude. Word has
come that Admiral Sperry has opened
a fund for the sufferers and that the
men of the fleet are contributing gen
erously.
The medical administration, in con-
ference with the government authori-
ties, are considering the compulsory
removal of all the living in the de-
stroyed cities:
The work of searching under the
ruins has almost ceased.
The catastrophe is almost wholly
Italian, few foreigners being among
the dead
Queen Helena has asked the author
tiles and people throughout Italy not
TO engage in the usual festivities on
her birthday next Friday.
Il cannot possibly think of any kind
Of rejoicing" said the Queen in com
municating her desire to the court
chamberlain, while the nation is suf-
fering such terrible mourning"
The Queen added that she intended
to spend her birthday in nursing the
wounded and in attending especially
the relief work among the women and
children, which is to a large extent
under Ter supervision.
King Victor Emanuel Tuesday re-
ceived Ambassador Griscom. who pre-
sented him with the steamer Bayern
in the name of the American relief
committee. representing the American
people. The Bayern is loaded with
provisions and medical supplies and is
ready to proceed to the Strait of Mes
sina.
The King was greatly pleased and
said that the Americans were always
first. His majesty advised the ambas-
sador as to where the steamer should
proceed and as to the best means of
distributing supplies to the unfortun-
ates
The United States gunboat Scorpion
left Naples Tuesday. carrying supplies,
principally of sterilized milk, for dis
tribution at Messina under the direc-
ton Of the American consulate.