The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
AMERICANS
 GO TO RELIEF Sperry's Fleet Expected
 in Naples. ITALY PRAISES GENEROSITY Distribution of Supplies to Quaks
 Sufferers. king snd Premier Express Grstisuas for Sympathy and Material Aia So Promptly Extended by
 this Country.
ITALY PRAISES GENEROSITY

Rome. Jan. 6.--Ambassador sriscoua VIII leave here tomorrow for Naples to meet the American squadron. which Is expected to arrive there on saturday under Admiral Sperry on the fiagship Connecticut.
 The steamer Bayern. the American relief ship flying the Rcd Cross am- blem. will sail for Messina tomorrow This steamer, with its great cargo of supplies, will be able to take care of thousands of sufferers. There are two surgeons aboard and fifty nurses, Of whom three are American and three English. Fifty-eight thousand dollars has been spent for the medical outfit. provisions and clothes for distribution ashore. There Is an immediate supp ply of the necessaries of life aboard for men. women and children.
 In the past forty eight hours Sf5.g00 has been spent in Rome and sl0.0D0 in Genoa for clothing alone. There are also medical supplies sufficient for the establishments of three camp hos pitsls. Those in charge of the expe- dition have 22o.oo0 in small bills for distribution
 Word received here from Naples says that 'Hooligans" during the night ran through various parts of the ciyt crying Earthquake. earthquake. Their cries aroused thousands of peo- nVuEE0a thus giving thieves an opportunity to work. The frightened population gath cred in the squares and crowded the churches. Some of them took cruci- fixes and images of saints and carried them to the streets in procession, amid wailing and weeping.
 Signor Bertolini. Minister of Public Works, who is now in Reggie, has tef- egraphed to Premier Gio1ttti, that the people there ara begnning to be more calm and for that reason there Is no present need for steamers for the trans- portation of refugees. The Minister adds that efforts should now be direct- cd toward the sending of a great quan- tity of wood and other building fum-, terials for the construction of huts along the Siciiian and calabrian coasts.
 The following points were the greats est su6ereFAs Bagnara. Canniteilo. Eals tania. Calico. Gaiifna, Laganatf, Mei- ienoca. Meiito, Montebeilo. Motta, Pai- mi Peilaro Pedargoni San Procopto. Santo Stefano, ScyIla. SemInara, Sin. opoli and San Giovanni.
 |. The generosity of the American peo- pie in coming to the aid of the earth quake sufferers Is the predominating feature which Is now attracting att tention here. The feeling of grateful ness extends from the King down to the most lowly subject.
 In accepting in behalf of the Italian nation the ship which the American people. through the Red Cross, fitted up to mitigate the distress of the suf- ferers fin the South, the King said to Ambassador GriscOm:
 Our people will be delighted to hear of this mark of international humani- tarianism and will follow with kind interest the work of mercy which will be performed.
 The King further told the American Ambassador that he had just received telegram notifying the Government of an appropriation of $S00.OOO.
 signor Tittoni. the Foreign Minister. said:
 Never before, on any occasion, has occurred such a demonstration of sym pathy as that of America. It includes all classes and conditions from the President to the humblest citizen. Nothing could more tightly bind the two countries together, or render their friendship closer"
 Count Taverna. the President of the Italian Red Cross. declared that the unprecedented.
 Premier Giolitti. in speaking of Americas generosity, said:
 What the United States has done on this occasion Is magnificent, and shall not be forgotten. The United states stands first, outdistancing all others in sympathy and generosity.
 Our gratitude Is so great that we cannot find words in which to express 1t. Besides. appreciation on our part is heightened by the fact that so many of our compatriots have found hospi- tality in America, while with us it ia traditional to consider Americana. when visiting Italy In great numbers as our best friends, since we love their .aw ~E NAa liberal organization and progressive- ness"