Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-06
WORK OF RESCUE GOES ON
Woman Rescued from Ruins
Thought She Had Been En-
tombed After Death.
Ambassador Griscom Warmly Con-
graduated by Italian AdIniraIs
On Organization OF Expedition.

Messina, Jan 6.--Dogs now consti-
tue one OF the dangers TO the EARTH
quake refugees. These animals. starv-
ing and often rabid through lack OF
water gnaw the corpses like Fycnss
and frequently attack the refugees
themselves. Among tile wounded who
left for Palermo last night vas Q
young man whose ewes end right
cheek had been terribly mutlatcd by
dogs. After the earthquake ne was
buried iu debris up 20 his neck and
while thus unable 20 move was attack
ed by three of the animals and serious
ly hurt before his cries attracted help
Many people are shooting an Vagrant
dogs at sight and stray bullets are
another danger 10 the city.
The work OF rescue o. being pushed
on indefaugably night and day and
even now persons alive are occas-
ionally dug out from the ruins A
woman was released from the wreck
age of the Church Of san Francisco.
She did not seem 20 realize that she
had been buried SO many days. She
explained she Thought she was en-
tombed On the church after having died
q natural death. and that she was
living in the hereafter
TO RELEASE THE LIVING.
Efforts to release the living win be
/ continued for two Gays more ln cases
I where there Is reason TO believe that
success win be met with
The rain has al last ceased; the sky
l has cleared and the full moon seems
/ 90 render the desolation more complete
/ The once picturesuue hills, smiling
/ with olive groves, are now wrecked
and gloomy
In her fury. nature appears 20 have
! wished even to cancel history. The
] Of
1 sorrow when he realizes that the Ca
thedraL the glory Of Messina. has been
razed. The centuries have respected
g from the time Of the Normans until
e. eW duyss Ago. befxiue fornaer earth
Quakes and cataclyams which bad az
fiicted Messina, it, great columns Of
Egyptian granite, heavier and stronger
than bronze. We're all thrown down and
| crumbed as n OF chalk The magnif-
cent Norman Andevin and Argonese
toinbs OF the Kings OF Sicily have been
reduced 60 ruin.
Among the many dreadful scenes
none Is more pathetic than those Ia
which men and women who have lost
their reason from shock and suffering
are the actors. II might almost seem
that half the little army Of survivors
has become denented Today a party
of soldiers came upon the remains OF
what was once the city hall They
found an old man standing there half
naked He held a blanket In his hand.
but did not think to put IL around him.
although the air was cold The SOL
diers asked him why he did not cover
himself. and one urged him 10 take
refuge In a hut, but the old man an
swered
Il cannot leave. ! am the porter Of
the municipality"
GRlsCOM CONGRATULATED.
Rome. Jan. 6.-Mr. Griscom has re-
ceiyed warm congratulations on the or
ganization OF the Bayern relief expedi-
ton from several admirals Of the ital-
ian navy and from members OF King
Victor Emmanuers stan The admir-
ais express their amazement over the
energy which enabled the Americans 20
load ship and outfit her perfectly
within IS hours
Ambassador Criscom has presented
| formally 20 the Italian government the
resolution OF sympathy adopted by the
house OF representatives az Washing
[ ton. Foreign Minister Tittuni ex-
pressed his high appreciation Of this
act and said Il would be given htting
acknowledgement
Mr.. Griscom today notified Count
Taverna. president Of the Italian Red
| Cross, that having received 500. 00l
from the American Red Cross. he had
shipped this relief 10 the strait OF
Messina on the steamer Bayern. which
left Genoa yesterday. The vessel Will
fy the Red Cross flag.
Every hour now sees progress in
bringing order 10 the earthquake dis.
/ trict and system to tho work OF relief
The government has instructed Lieut.
Gen. Francesca Mazza. commander oi
the province, 10 remove temporarily all
the living in the destroyed cities an,
towns, so that they may be properly
cared for. The tents which the Amer
can supply ship Culgoa e. understood
% be bringing VIII b. most welcome
for sheltering the survivors la campo
| The Italian war department also d
| sending large quantities OF hold equip
mont, for use bivouacing In the open.
Tho rc-populaton win be througII
survivors proving their rights Nj
/ properly under special cnactments
/ which parliament viii be asked by TN
cabinet 20 pass al the extraordlnar,
sittlngs called for Friday ana satui-
day.