Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-01
EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS STARVING
Thousands Of Italians Without Food
Clothes or Sheiter-Relief Failing.
Cannot Much Longer Endure Sui
ferings-Shipioad OF Refugees
leavire-?cpu!aee is stupefied.
(Bv Associated Press.)

fONE. btC. 1i.--II 1''iiia"' Vi "
death roll Of the earthquake TO"
cease TO concern the Italian pcpn-
lace 1t is enough 10 krow that IN"
catastrophe IS overwhelming Fig
urps would add nothing TO the GRIEF
OF the stricken nation, nor move TO
greater eff rita those Upon whom the
work o: lief and rescue has fallen
Every channel open to the govern
ment has been utilized to this end.
and other nations have been quick
tc come to its assistance, even be-
fory the cry fCT aid went up.
Ship,osds Of fugit'vls have been
carried cut Of the stricken zone 10
Naples, Palermo, Catania. and other
ports, ard. according % the minister
OF marine, resc1e yesSe'S to the num-
Der of Sc are in the strait
Survivors Give Most Concern.
Mos, important CT all new is tie
question of the living. Thousands or
those who escaped the falling walls
and the sweep Of the tide are starry
ing and without clothes or shelter.
They can scarcely longer survive
their sufferings. Inc first thou@ht
has been t. carry food and covering
for those helpless people, and it has
now been decided by the government
to send a feet Of emigrant steamers
10 transport there to other ports.
Other Shocks Fet.
The latest reports received state
that there have been many interim
tent shocks, following the first to
which the greater part OF the destruc-
ton is attributed.
The British warsh!p Minerva re-
ported BY wireless 20 Malta that two
severe shocks occurred at Messina
last night.
Professor Ricco. director OF the OBJ
servatorv a, Mcun, Etna, states that
his instruments have recorded AZ dis
tinct shocks after the first. l':t that
during the last IA hours they have
been almost mOtioDless.
Volcanoes Now Quiet.
E:na and Stromhoh are now quiet
AMI he il certain that the earthquake
was not Ct volcanic. hut geological
origin similar to that Of 11S5.
Lloyd c. G-iscom, .he American
ambae sador. will leave here tomor-
row and will proceed to Messina ana
other places in the south on an itsl-
ian wership in search OF !nforma'ioN
concerning missing American travel
erS.
Griscom viii Get Facts.
The foreign office has completed
final arrangements for Lloyd c. Gris-
com. the American ambassador. TO
leave Naples tomorrow On board an
Italian steamer. for Messina.
Mr.. Griscom's purpose Is TO get
TO the spot and gather information
regarding the fate of the Americans
who are supposed 20 have been IN
CaIabria and Sicily at the time or
the disaster
The ambassador will take with
him several consular officers. among
whom he will divide the work.
l. As soon as the service of inresti-
CATION is started the ambassador will
return TO Rome.
Large numbers # kilograms al
dressed to pee pie in M"ssina have
been forwarded from here BY mall.
,ecause of lack OF wire facilities.
There is practically no chance O:
these messages being delivered.
Villages Still Isolated.
There are still numerous small Sil-
lagos in CaIabria from which no news
has been received.
Many OF them arc inaccessible. and
!! I, is feared tina; when the reporte
come in they will only swell the IA
,alitics.
Every fresh despatch received IS
; niono:, nous in its recital o: :eath
ard deso!siion.
The same hrar-r"ndinS story doub'
less will come from practically every
village and hamlet in the doomed
area.
II aas hccn learned that the CapC-
cine monks AZ Rcgg!o. escaped death
ana did brav. work in rescuinE IN"
less fortunate. OF the 81 nuns n
the convent a San Vincenzo hi Paoia
only seven remain alive. They are
nov engaged In nursing the wounded
Wsves 90 Feet High.
A naval observer Of the destruction