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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

heaped, their desperate attitude and
contorted features showing the horror
of the death struggles.
The ruins of the buildings formed
hillocks 80 feet high, under which
thousands of persons were buried. The
vessel was soon loaded down to it's
utmost capacity with survivors and
then steamed to this city.
All along the way it was seen that
the smiling villages on the Calabrian
coast had disappeared. Both Scylla
and Charybdis had vanished with
them.
In Naples public buildings and pri-
vate houses were thrown open to the
refugees and everything possible was
done for their comfort. The duchess
of Aosta was indefatigable in her min
istrations, going from steamship to
steamship and bringing to the suffer
ers a word of comfort. The wounded
were carried to the ambulances be-
tween two files of soldiers to protect
them from the too expressive mani
festations of sympathy from the crowd
that had gathered at the piers. The
means of transportation was aug.
mented by strong arms of sympa-
thizers, in which some of the more
seriously wounded were carried in lieu
c. filters.
The commander of the Russian bat
tleship Makharoff, who brought word
of American Consul Cheney's death,
described the fearful scenes at Mes
sina He declared that many of the
residents of that place had been bur-
led alive, as groans were heard COM
ing from far down in the assures of
the earth, which could only be ap-
preached with the greatest precau-
ton. At these points the tottering
walls threatened further collapse. The
anguished cries of the victims caused
a half frenzy among the sailors, who
in several cases excavated under dan
gerous places and rescued wounded
people. In other cases they reached
bodies that separated in parts when
efforts were made to drag them from
the wreckage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear. There is only way to
cure Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is infamed you have a rumbng sound or Inn
perfect hearing. and when it is entirely closed. Deaf
Is the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal cond
tion hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out of ten caused by Catarrh. which Is nothing
but infiamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any OF
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Royal Couple Assist Rescuers.


The king and queen of Italy went to
Messina in the battleship Vittorio
Emmanuel, and his majest:' grasped
the situation and set to WORK all the
powers he controlled to alleviate the
horrors of the situation. Hs partici-
pated actively in the work CS actual
rescue.
Immediately on his arrival at Mes
sina the king joined rescue party
and labored as unremittingly so the
others. He personally extricated sew
eral injured persons pinned cndet Ae
ruins.
The queen also took active part an
the work She rescued with her own
hand boy of three years, WHO was
bleeding from many cuts, and herselE
carried him to the dock where size
handed him over to members OF the
hospital corps. She devoted Ler at"
tention principally. to the littla chill
dren and labored long amid the scenes
of horror.
Those who brought news here from
Catania Of the visit of the king and
queen said that the horrors of the
ruined city were added to by the
countless number of bodies lying all
about. Such a force of labor ers as
it would be impossible to gather.
equip and sent tc Messina would have
been needed to bury the dead. The
task was regarded as beyond human
power of accomplishment within the
period which would make such dis
posal of the bodies effective.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

There are those who tell us that our
grandmothers took on physical Gull
ture unconsciously, without thinking
of its inches, in the course of their
housewifely days. For the Indian
clubs they had the broom; in place Of
the "setting-up" exercise they stopped
to the clothes basket below and reach
ed to the line above; In stead of prac-
ticing high kicking they rode the
laby to Banbury Cross on an out
stretched foot. Evidently our newly
arrived model does not owe her curves
to domestic employment. We are
tempted, however, by her free and
easy account of her course in culture
to suspect that really her proportions
grew upon her and that she merely
imagines she has been in training.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Qualities of Lead and Steel.

Lead, when reduced to very low
temperature in liquid air, is said to
act much as steel at ordinary tempera-
lures. 1t will serve as helical spring,
for example. Just as iron is soft and
inelastic at high red color, so lead is
dull and soft at ordinary temperatures,
for 1t is then already well on its way
to be melted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
A Woman's Threat.

well, IL that amt the limit" unused
the postman, as he came down the
steps of private residence.
Whats the trOuble?" Queried the
passing citizen, who had overheard the
postman's noisy thought.
Why" explained the man in gray,
don't come along earlier she'll get her
letters from some other carrier"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

% feet deep opened near the Church
lily into it.
During the voyage of the Therapie
to Naples child was born.
Houses Vanished Instantly.
A physician named Condo, native
of Messina, said he escaped by climb
ing over the fallen roofs. Houses van
ished with the suddenness of a dream
and daylight showed nearly two miles
of ruins. Steamships put out to cross
the straits for help after the first
shock of the earthquake, but half way
over they met vessels from the oppo.
site coast which carried the news that
Reggie, too, had persisted.
The wounded refugees that reached
this city presented sickening sight.
some appeared hardly human; others
among the fugitives had no apparent
injuries, but were in such a deplora-
BILE mental condition that they seemed
the worst of all. The horror of that
tragic minute appeared to be ineradi.
cably fixed upon their faces. On the
relief ships the refugees were heaped
everywhere. Some of them appeared
to be stricken with kind of idiocy.
looking aimlessly before them; others
completely mad, howled wildly. The
commander of the Therapie gave a
thrilling description of the rescues ef-
fected by his men when his ship ar
rived at Messina. AS the vessel drew
up before the city it was surrounded
by fiotilla of boats and tugs loaded
to the gunwales with men and women
who piteously cried for food and
drink, for they had nothing for "a
hours. On entering the port a tre-
mendous clamor greeted their ears. It
was the survivors screaming for help.
From the water front Messina appear
ed to be intact, as the facades of the
fine buildings along that line of
streets still were standing, but behind
was emptiness and ruin. The princi.
pal square presented an awe-inspiring
aspect. Everywhere were enormous
cracks into which the sea poured,
whence clouds of steam and sulphur
Gus vapors arose.
Corpses Heaped in Streets.
In all the streets-or what had
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

tx rorS accompanying the
earthquake, fire and tidal
al wave that devastated Sic
4 lily and Calabria almost
defy description. Now
that it is possible to obtain coherent
accounts from the few that escaped
from the stricken district with their
lives-many were for time without
the light of reason--it is realized that
certainly not for 20 centuries-per'
haps never-have such scenes been
enacted on the earth.
One of the first of the survivors that
reached the steamship Therapie the
day following the catastrophe thus
described his experiences:
81 was asleep when the first shock
awoke me. l lit my lamp, but all was
quiet, and l turned to sleep again.
Suddenly fresh shocks occurred, vio-
lent and terrifying. l arose quickly
but the house was swaying and my
door was damned. l tore the sheets
from the bed and made a rope and
lowered myself from the window to
the street. An Italian family of five
persons escaped from the house by
the aid of my rope.
Wandered All Day.
mo sooner were we in the street
than the house collapsed. l tried to
assist in the work of rescue, but it
was useless. The horror and confu-
sion were indescribable. All day l
wandered in the wrecked streets. Nc
food could be secured. l had only a
few nuts to eat. The prison was de.
stroyed and the warders killed, but
most of the convicts escaped. They
prowled about the ruins, robbing and
numbering. They cut off the fingers
of the dead and wounded to get the
rings. Some of them were singing
songs of liberty as they piled the
knife.
"A Russian vessel lying in the har-
Dor was thrown into the street by the
tidal wave. Railway lines were swal-
lowed up. The square known as the
Cas- Campo Santo collapsed and sank.
Only the SUBMITS of a few ruined
buildings still emerged from the
wreck"
Not one of the numerous hotels of
the city remained standing. A fissure
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

Early Monday morning he WA
awakened by tremendous roaring
sound.
His bed struck the floor below, and
he was still on it. 1t paused mo-
ment, and was again precipitated.
He struck the next floor, but this gave
way at once, and thus man and bed
came down from the fifth floor of the
hospital to the ground. The soldier
was not injured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Broadening His Purpose.

Eyes, the old millionaire left the col
lege hundred thousand to endow
Greek chair"
That's fine"
well, the faculty thought it better
to broaden the purpose Of the gift. In
stead of using the money for single
Greek chair they bought all the seats
for the new stadium with it,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Fell Five Floors; Uninjured.

The stories told by these unfortu-
nate refugees are almost unbelievable.
A soldier named Emilio de Castro, re-
lates that on Sunday, the day before
the disaster, he was taken sick and
was sent to the military hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure q Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

: Garfield Tea, the Herb Laxative, agree.
ably stimulates the liver, corrects constipa-
ton and relieves clogged system Write for
samples. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

Aliens FOOt.Ease, q Powder
For swollen sweating feet. Gives instant relief The
original powder for the feet. sc ut all Druggists
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Lime Spread Over the City.

Lime Spread Over the City.
So it was arranged to have tens O!
thousands of tons of lime taken to
Messina in ships and carried OYER the
city and spread everywhere.
The messengers from Messina could
not find words of sufficiently high
praise for the conduct of the king and
queen. They said that their majestia7
left the battle ship and hurried into
the ruins of the city as if their own
near and dear ones lay amid the
wreckage.
Owing to the overwhelming char.
acter of the disaster, the hastily es-
tablished hospital and relief corps
were woefully inadequate to the work.
So it was that before their majesties
had gone more than few rods from
the dock they found themselves
among the ruins with the dead all
about them. Even the dying pinned
| beneath walls and masonry heard the
wild cries of welcome mingled with
, the chorus of wailing as a great mob
of half-distracted men and women
| crowded about the royal couple and
| followed them as their guards made =
! way into the ruins.
The king made himself dear to all
his subjects, especially to those In
the earthquake zone, by his prompt
and personal aid in times of disaster.
This makes plausible story told By
his companions, who said that as this
royal pair and the crowd surrounding
them made their way through the
ruins a man pinned under a great
| block of stone and supposed to be
dead raised his head, repeated the
cries of acclaim and dropped back
dead.
There was deep coating Of mud all
| over and their maJesties walked
through it in their work. The queen
| was frequently affected to tears by
the sight of the homeless, helpless
women who followed her crying for
pity, half-crazed by their misfor tunes
If she looked upon them they threw
! themselves upon their knees in the
mire and with clasped hands prayed
| for her help.
| fast mail steamer, but the Milwaukee
was 1000 miles out, bound for Pana.
ma, 5000 miles away, when the mai;
steamer was sighted off Honolulu.
Two days later the sack was on its
way back to San Francisco, where Il,
arrived in due time, and as the Mil
waul1ee was still between 1900 and
1000 miles out Of Panama then, the
San Francisco postmaster hustled the
bag on Panama bound steamship.
The cruiser, however, reached Pan.
anna first, only to be ordered to Anna
pala, Honduras.
The Panama postmaster sound that
vessel was leaving for Ampala
within 4S hours, and he trans-shipped
the sack of mail to that steamship,
but the Milwaukee was steomirg full
speed back to San Francisco when the
sack reached Amapala.
The postmaster there forwarded T.
to San Francisco. Again the sacl
missed connection, as the MiiwAukes
had sailed for Bremerton, Wash. Al
irving there the cruiser was put In rs
serve, and the bag of mail again TO,
warded from San Francisco--this t.o,
by rail-fiLally reached the boxt rs
was delivered to the men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

When some people try to put or
style it is merely a take-off.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Mabei's Wish.

Mabei's Wish. =
Small Mabel-Mamma, they sell
cream at a creamery, don't they?
Mamma-Yes, dear.
Small Mabel-If were to buy some
tan at tannery, mamma, do you think
they would throw in a few freckles?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

Know what thou canst work at and
do it like a Hercules.-Carlyle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

People who make too fiowery speech
es should be nipped in the bud.
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Hopeless Search for Relatives.

Hopeless Search for Relatives.
The German steamer Serapin
brought stories of heartrending sep
aration of families, and the hopeless
and frantic seeking of relatives one
for the other Shortly after the Sera-
pin locked a gangplank was lowered
and a few persons were allowed on
board. The refugees were found sit
ting in isolated groups.
They gave evidence of great mental
depression and were utterly exhaust
ed. They seemed scarcely conscious
OF their surroundings. Most of them
were held in the thrall of their terri
bic experiences.
One old man was carrying little
girl in his arms. The child was COW
cred with blood.
rs that your child?" he was asked.
NO" he replied. Il found her on
the pavement in Messina l picked
her up and cared for her. No one
claimed her and l could not abandon
her. have had her in my arms ever
since"
With this touching explanation the
old man became oblivious to his ques-
toner and everything around him.
The Serapin brought into this port
records of numberless tragedies. Fam
lilies separated, mothers moaning and
crying for their dead children, hus-
bands and wives lost to each other, or
sole survivor wishing that he had
not been spared.
There was one girl on board the
steamer, her clothing tattered and
torn, who had saved canary bird.
She was music hall singer and had
chung to her pet throughout the terri
BILE scenes of devastation. The bird
was the only happy thing on the YES
sci.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Searchers Killed at Reggie.

A refugee from Calabria stated that
an express train on the road from
Reggie to Naples was brought to a
stop by the shock when about Is miles
along the road in it's journey. The
passengers demanded that they be
taken back to Reggie, where they
found scene of desolation. While
searching for friends fresh shocks oc-
CURED and practically all the passen-
gers were killed.
At Messina, after rapid work of or.
ganization, progress was made in the
work of succoring the wounded sur
vivors, but no attempt was at first
made to remove the wreckage. The
troops and sailors were obliged to
shoot down robbers who persisted in
looting The entire local treasury of
the Messina branch of the Bank OF
Italy, some $2,000,000, was saved and
placed on board an Italian warship.
Many of the people of Messina re-
fused to leave the ruins of their
houses. They chung to the sites OF
their homes, crying out that their only
safety was in fidelity to the wrecks
of their houses. Force often was
necessary to get them to the ships in
the harbor. There were large num-
bers in the suburbs of Messina who
would not come back into the city for
fear of a recurrence of the shocks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

Heredity.
Knicker-Whom does the baby re-
semble?
Bocker-It's yell takes after it's IA
TIERS college.
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APLES, 1taly.-The nor
rors accompanying the
earthquake, fire and tidal
wave that devastated Sic
lily and Calabria almost
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
Corpses Heaped in Streets.
Houses Vanished Instantly.

In all the streets-or what had
once been streets-corpses were
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-15
What more proof can any one ask?

For so years Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
~ to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge
Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-04
Small Talks

Mr. rAIRBAEKB any QUESTION YOU wb b please
foh aspect Boz 10 tain roft,t
Organic need, drain pipe yean hence
Quinn will make a ht
KNUDsEE-I Me Legislature of 1903 did m work
vcn that the results will prove ls TO he a fact,
AEDRADB- whitney Judicial temperament he has
proven. should good on circuit Court bench.
mighty glad the session keep
on feeling way 10 le Never again me-"
mBENwAY-G Ia trying decide upon my
deputy Judge whitney and will be glad when the matter is
settled.
department
pending and usual the work requires all
published Advertiser The Advertiser
sailors the Kukh prob
deepwater all strong healthy young
and the
criticism
l. the the
authority, all to the
consider
and have application for the position
LoNGPRE- in Honolulu
in that
wholly with decide here TO i've
lYourh have them and
vegetation mainland
everything different does love change
bring action damages against
the here had refused provide
ickethod refused
When talked
agents When sells
lived
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-04
KAMAAINA DIES
IN HAYWARD, CAL.

William Heath Davis, who was born
in Honolulu in 1922, three years after
his brother, Hon. Robert G. Davis,
who was an associate justice of the
Supreme Court during the reign of
Kamehameha ", died at Hayward,
California. on April 20. Mr.. Davis had
been resident of California for seven
ty-one years, and made his first trip
from Honolulu to California, in 1881.
In 1851 he built the first brick build
ing in San Francisco, and later took
a leading part in the vigilance COM
mittees. His career was in the mer-
camille line. Since the fire he had re-
sided with his daughter, Mrs. Edwin
Clough. in Hayward, her husband
having been one of the war CORE
spondents during the Russo'Japanese
War. Davis street, San Francisco,
was named after Mr.. Davis.
The deceased was an uncle of Mrs.
]. A. King of Honolulu. and grand
uncle of Robert Davis King, William
Heath Davis King, Samuel Wilder
King NOW cadet at the Annapolis
Naval Academy. Daniel King and
Helen King.
The deceased married into the Estu-
dillo family. one of whom was an
early Governor of California during
the old Spanish days, while a mem
Der of the same family was in the
recent Legislature OF California.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-04
MAY LEAD To
LEGAL BATTLE

10 conformity with ,he resolution
that was adopted By the Senate and
tho House ~ Representative, express.
ms approval OF the plan Of opening
nishop street from Beretania avenue
TO the waterfront. Superintendent OF
Public Works Marston Campbell h go
Ing ahead with the work OF making a
preliminary Investigation Of titles and
other matters that VIII AFFECT tie gov
crnments case
II is freely predicted that Bishop
street can never be opened from Bere-
tania avenue 70 the waterfront with
out n hard legal battle. extending
over a period OF years, and which
will be fought consistently by at least
two OF the property-owner whose
holdings are In the line OF the pro-
posed street extension.
At the meeting of the Joint confer
once committee Of the Senate and
House Of Representa- ves, which con-
sidered the resolution after the Sem
ate had disagreed and substituted
Merchant street for Beretania avenue,
q
ed their views on the question. Speak
ing for Bruce Cartwright, Attorney
Stanley said that he objected strongly
to the proposal to cut through the
Cartwright holding in the extension
between Hotel street and Beretania
These views were later modified and
Mr.. Cartwrights representative stated
that II he were fairly compensated for
the property he would raise no objec-
ton to the government carrying
Bishop street through.
The question Of financing the street
extension has been apparently solved
by an act that was passed by the last
Legislature, and under which public
lands can be disposed of and the pro-
ceeds devoted to street improvement
and extensions. The law also con.
tains a land exchange clause, by which
private lands can be acquired through
the medium of exchange of govern
ment holdings.
Superintendent Campbell says that
| he will be ready to proceed with the
| problem of the Bishop street extern
| sion when he returns from Washing
| ton in June.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-05-04
7. M'CANTS STEWART
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2l.-Mc-
Cants Stewart, one of the best-known
colored attorneys in the city, living at
5131h Union avenue, while attempting
to board a moving southbound Van
couver car about II o'clock today fell
under the wheels and had one leg so
badly mangled that it will probably
have to be amputated.
Stewart, according to the statements
of Motorman Edward Robertson and
Conductors George Marshall and b.
B. McAlllster, who composed the Van
couver train crew, ran out and tried
to get aboard the front platform of
one of the trailer cars while the train
was passing Brace street, on Union
avenue. His foot slipped and he was
precipitated under the car, one of the
wheels passing over his leg. He was
taken Immediately to the Good Sa-
maritan Hospital.
Stewart-commonly known about the
city as Judge" Stewards we'll
known. He has lived in Portland for
several years and has an office at 1852
Third street.