The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-01

FAMILY, the Duke of Aosto oIso :. -,
'''e scene devotIng himself to the
suceor OF his countrymen. The Dnkn
mas visited Palmi and all the surround.
Ws villages; This section, after
i ,iesslha and Regg,u. suffered more
lleayi!y than any other. The Duke
s'! 1.-TWO 10 one OF the aides with him:
sconr"o ,,uu.astropht,, indeed, is a
When II Is no longer possible tn think
tGput thosc buried beneath the ruins,
~ nope or saving any of these nm.
tortuhates after the four DAYS that
nave elapsed since the disaster must
"a necessity be abandoned. All our
nv Us must Ice devoted to caring for
.he wounded survivors, as otherwise
the catastrophe may become even
worse, II such condition is possible"
In View OF these conditions the Gov
eminent has decided to concentrate its
energies To removing the injured 10
points where they can receive proper
ntiehiloh. nnjured survivors also
wi.. DE- assisted from the devastated
lerritory, and It is hoped that In this
way serious "pidemics can be avoided
Fighting P.stilence.
The colossal emjgrant steamships
mat Tor years past have been engaged
N transporting, the surplus population
VI Calapria and Sicily to the four cor
ners OF ne world, but especially to the
United states. are to-day being EN-.
ployed In removing survivors and ref.
uIees to places of safety. Messina and
Reggio, the two typical southern cities
OF ltaly, one In Sicily and the other in
Galabria, are to-day no more What
niue remains-heaps of shattered ma.
sohFy covering countless dead bodies
are now to he covered with quicklime
10 prevent the outbreak OF epidemics.
me system or gathering the sur
viVors on board the huge emigrant
steamers now being put into effect
Win an haste, Will solve one of the
most important problems that CON
! ronted the uthorities--namely that
o. seeding the people II II is found
impossible to set the refugees on
shore. and the land accommodations
are rapidly filling up with the wound.
ca; the survivors can be fed on board
.Lhip, I2r each vessel is provided with
thirty DAYS rations for full passen-
ger list, and this leeway will give Ii. re
Tor decision az to whore the unfor.
Inmates lad best ultimately be landed.
This advantage OF feeding, however
applies only to the survivors OF Reggie
and Messlna. There are still scores of
smaller. inland towns and villages
ihe conditions In these sections are
indeed Icspairlng. The survivors have
no homes, no shelters whatever, no
food, the persistent rains make 1t i'm
possible to kindle fires, and the ma
l0rlty have but tattered rags for
clothing
In the inland villages surrounding
Reggie alone that have been destroyed
the dead number 1000. Whenever II
has been possible to get a message
through from these localities the cry
always has hoen for bread No one
wastes time or opportunity giving re.
citals ot the past The appealing cry
Is for food to save still others from
dying
Two Angels Of Mercy.
Amid the gloomy and depressing
horror which. like leadcn weight. Oh,
presses the land that by all countries
has been called the garden spot ~
Europe, two noble female figures stand
out as guardian angels watching over
the afflicted population They ere
Queen Helena and another Helena, the
Duchess II AoSta The Queen has
given the sufferers her tears, and with
her owI hands she has bound up their
wounds ugInE her handkerchiefs when
other bardages were lacking She has
including the rings from her fingers.
The Duchess Of kosta is performing
miracles Of love, pity and endurance at
Naples, where the wounded are arriving
In great numbers Not one Is loft with
out the assistance of this noble wom-
an, who has taken every possible form
from practical, pecuniary ne p or actual
nursing to the klndest demonstrations
Of affection.