Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-06
MONOTONY OF DEATH
MARKS The PROSPECT
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lister of marine has rushed a torpedo
boat to ascertain the facts.
Messna City of DesoIation.
The commander of the Russian
cruiser, Makharoff, which arrived at
Naples Wednesday with refugees
from Messina, in his story of the dis
aster, says:
THE city is literally nothing but
heap of ruins. Every building there
has collapsed. 1t is impossible TO
give even a faint idea of the desc
lation of the scene. I estimate the
deaths at Messina conservatiyely at
$4,000 The mind shrinks from
contemplation of the present scondi-
ton of the stricken city: that there
are thousands of persons still alive
in the ruins; and that countless num-
bers must die
catanfa, Jan. Refugees from
Reggie and Messina continued to pour
INTO Catania yesterday and the city is
one vast hospital with each honse in
it ward
thousands of half nude individuals
OF both sexes have gathered along the
muddy beaches on either side of the
RUNS OF Messina, seeking food or try
ing TO get away by sea. Many chill
dren have died from exposure and
cases OF madness are increasing. Dur
ing Thursday night the warshins in
Messlna harbor threw searchlights on
the ruins to enable the rescuers
ashore to continue their work. The
work OF succor is going on feverishlv
but the forces still are woefully mad
equate. The stencil from the decom-
posing bodies is becoming oyerpower-
ing.
peace to the Dyinq,"
MonteleOne, Jan. 1.-The expert
ences of band of refugees from Mes
slna and Reggie who made their way
on foot into Palmi is distressing he
yond words. The Messina refugees
succeeded in getting away from the
Slcllllan coast in sailboats. After a
frlgEtful experience in crossing the
strait they landed on the CaIabrian
coast, Here they were met bv the
haggard refugees from Reggie and the
mfortunates joined forces. Together
they painfully climbed the hills At
a certain point all turned to give a
last look at the burning cities. They
stood on the mountain side, plunged
A VIII H..
from Reggie advanced toward the
group, some 1000 persons in all. and
blessed them. Then turning in the
direction of Reggie, he solemnlv
called down the blessing of God upon
the desolated city. Peace to the
dying, he cried, peace to the dead"
Men, women and children knelt to the
ground and raising their hands to
heaven prayed for the deliverance of
the multitude
me band then took up its broken
and toilsome march to Palmi. where
the refugees arrived 10 hours later in
a torrent of rain Two thousand had
set out in the beginning, but only 500
ragged and emaciated wanderers
reached their destination. The others
had succumbed on the awful journey
and fallen powerles by the wayside.
No News From Many Villages.
Rome, Jan. There are still num-
beriess villages in Calabria from
which no news has been received
Many are inaccessible. and it is feared
that when reports do come thew will
swell the fatalities. Every fresh
dispatch received is monotonous in its
II cital of death and desoIation. Tt
has been learned that the Canucine
monks at Reggie escaped and did
brave work in rescuing the less for
tunate. Of Fl nuns at the convent of
San Vincenzo di Paola only seven re-
main alive. They are now engaged in
nursing the wounded.
Pope Takes Active Interest.
Il has been impossible as yet to
ascertain whether there are any,
Americans at the hotels in Messina.
The hotel France and the Continental
hotel collapsed at the first shock and
nearly all the guests We're killed. 1t
is asserted that none of these were
Americans
Official reports from Reggie state
that the general storage magazines
have been Communicated by the au-
thorities and are now guarded by
troops to prevent looting The sea is
throwing up bodies on the shore. and
in some places these literally obstruct
the railway track along the coast.
The pope has sent to the. bishops in
the earthquake zone $4,000. He is
also sending special ENJOYS to report
on the most urgent needs
King Victor Emmanuel yesterday
visited all the wrecked villages along
the Sicilian coast, everywhere meet
ing the same scenes of desoIation.
French Start Fund.
Paris. Jan. 1.-THE cabinet yester-
day voted to open national fund for