The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-06
QUEEN HELENA ON VERGE OF
 BREAKDOWN Her Work Among Earth quake Sufferers May
 Cause Complete
 Collapse.
Refuses Doctors Bidding and Continues - More Shocks at Messina-Reg- gio Now Practically Evac- uated - American Relief Ship Fitted Out.
Especial from United Press.)

Rome, Jan. s. - Physicians to-day she gave up her work among the earthquake sufferers, her complete col lapse is inevitable. The Queen Is in a highly nervous state, resulting from the loss of sleep and overwork. Her weakened condition is best illustrat- ed by the fact that a hemorrhage fol- lowed the blow she received in the chest in the hospital panic in Messina last week.
 Since her return to Rome Sunday afternon the queen has abated but lit tole her efforts in behalf of the strick- en people and spends most of her time in the hospital. The Queen looks twen- ty years older than when she went to Messino. She has been ordered to seek rest in see1usion but has ignored the order and is to-day in such a physical and mental state as to give the court physicians the gravest concern.
 Palermo, Jan 6.-Two of the six re- currirng shocks at Messina yesterday were the most severe since the initial quake, according to reports made here to-day. The survivors and rescuers alike were thrown into a panic and
 
 were toppled over. So many slight trennors are felt that the people no longer notice them. The earth at Reg gio is described as being in almost a constant tremble.''
 Catania, Jan. 6.--With the exception of troops, Reggie is practically evac- uated to-day. The complete evacua- tion of Messina has been ordered for the end of the week. Another man was taken alive from the ruins at Mes sina this morning. He had been with out food or water for nine days He was unconscious when taken out but quickly revived and the doctors say he will survive.
 Tales of reckless heroisn1 continue to come from the ruined city. One of the most striking of these was that of the rescue of the regimental cOlOrs at the MeSsina barracks by a nOn- commissioned officer of the eighty ninth infantry. He was one of the few soldiers who escaped from the walls and flame and rescued the col OrS.
 There is little fear of a typhoid epi- demic in the stricken cities as practi- cally the last survivors will be remov- ed before the end of the week.
 Rome, Jan. 6.-The Bayern, an Ital ian ship of 5000 tons fitted out with
  sador Griscom, will leave Civita Vec- chia tomorrow, sailing down the Cal abrian coast. It will finally reach Messina and the Italian government will distribute the supplies.
 The cost of this relief ship will be $50,O00 but MT. Griscom is already guaranteed against loss by subscrip- tions he has received from America. The total of the relief fund from all quarters is now well over $5.00O,000. The small towns along the Calabrian coast and the interior of Calabria are still in the most urgent need of help.
 Washington, Jan. 6.-The bodies of Consul Cheney and his wife will prob ably never be recovered, according to Ambassador Griscom. He says: "Vice l Consul Lupton writes January g.: Practically impossible to telegraph Consulate a mass of ruins l Bodies of Consul and wife buried un- fer tons of debris, necessitating a weeks work of 200 men to excavate. 1 Only 10000 people in Messina who are eaving gradually.
 Cutting and Landis telegraph that 1 only American private citizens in Messina on December 2S were MT. and Mrs. Robert, whose fate is unknown"
 The Americans referrerd to in the 1 dispatch are probably MT. and Mrs. VI. made at the State Department by Mrs. 1 Emma B. Sampson of Keen Hills, Me. 1 Port. Said. Jan. 6.-Part of the Amer | can fleet sailed to-day for the quake devastated region of Sicily and Gala ,ria. The ships had hoped to get away 1 ast night but were delayed a few lourS iri coaling.
 The Connecticut. Vermont. Kansas ,nd Minnesota will go immediately to Va ples and proceed on to Messina at a 5 knot an hour speed. After quitting he quake zone the Connecticut, Ad- riral Sperry's flagship. will go to Nice md the Vermont to Vile Franche. It s reported that Admiral Sperry may 1isit Paris before returning to Ameri- a.
 Until it is seen whether other battle hip will be needed and how long the OUT now en route will be detained in he relief work all itineraries will be entat;Ve.
 Boston. Jan. 6.-The Massachusetts taliar Red Cross relief funds are near he $125,00O mark according to the reasurer, Lee Eigginson. The regu- ar relief fund is credited with $99,- 21.95 while the Red Cross figures mount to $22, ,921.9O. Already approxi- nately' S75. GOO of this sum has been ent and it is expected that the balance will follow either to-day or tomorrow.