Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-06
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TOWARD
Relic:
Ships Aiding Work
In Quake Zone
RUINS ARE LEvE:LLED
Further Shocks Keep Up AlaFIll
Of The Population
ITALY Is PLUNGED IN GRIEF
All Survivors Will Be Removed
as Speedily as Possible

Rome, Jan. Although graphic
stories are coming into Rome of the
horrors in southern Italy and Sicily
these are but repetitions of individual
tragedies already recorded. What
chiefly concerns the government and
the people is the progress that is be-
ing made towards the relief of those
who have suffered by the dreadful
visitation.
Considerable advance in this respect
has been made at MeSsina, where the
supply service is beginning to work
satisfactorily. The different regions
on the coast have been allotted to
various warships and other ships as
centres from which torpedo boats and
launches convey and distribute rations
and water to the different villages
Large bodies of troops have arrived
and are now occupying all parts OF
the towns. The appalling extent OF
the disaster renders anything like .
systematic search of the ruins im-
possible, but persons are being drag
ged out all day long and are QuicHy
transported to the relief ships as soon
as their wounds have received atten-
ton.
The Italian government is getertlng
it's utmost efforts to get food to the
survivors of the great calanlty, but
the utter breakdown of al means OF
transportation south OF Naples by
land has seriously hampesed the res
cue work. All that isleft is to send
every available ship TO the Calabrian
ann Sicilian coasts
There we're silgbt shocks felt in
the earthquake zoha Friday, complet-
ing the ruin of1he crumbling build
ings. These shocks ere contributing
to the keeping mp Of the alarm OF the
nopulatf0n. fires are still burning,
although mhch rain has fallen
gDasolate Indeed
Rain adds to the desolation of the
scene and the difficulties attending
the WORK of rescue, while the con-
tinuance of intermittent shocks. keeps
the noDulati0n in state Of agitation
which is pitiable to see. In their ter
rible condition they are unable to lend
band with the rescuing parties.
jRych and poor alike are suffering
from hunger which comes close to
starvation. There are no more dis
tinctions of class.
From time to time, ruins crumble
and crash to the earth, rendering the
search for dead and injured very dan
gerous General Marrazzi has been
named as commander in chief both at
Messina and Reggie and the surround
ing regions, which are now under
martial law
Deaths May Exceed 200 600
The latest Investigations on both
sides Of the straits make it certain
that many more than half the popula-
ton of the coast towns and villages
have been killed. Professor Ricco,
director of the observatory at Mount
Etna, estimates that the victims of
the earthquake exceed 200 900.
Hundreds of dangerous criminals
have been arrested by the troops. and
are under close guard.
Great relief was felt here when the
announcement was made that the
Lipari Islands, which were report
ed to have disappeared with their
population of %, 900, suffered little
or no damage from the earthquake.
D,-hlio or,iniay, &c cor;o,cJry 90,
celned with regard to the safety Of
the king aud queen and their possible
danger from tottering walls The
king frequently has tried to persuade
the queen to rest or return to Rome,
but she always refused, declaring that
it would break her heart to abandon
her husband in his labors for the
country in its anguish.
An Unhappy New Year
New Years day in Italy usually is
the occasion of festivities and re-
joicing as widespread as on Christ
mas. Instead Of rejoicings, Rome is
filled with lamentations Pictured ca
the countenance of all is grief for the
destruction of two beautiful regions
of the mother country, where thou
sands now lie dead. The flags wave
at half-mast and the bells Of thou
sand churches ring not for the Te
Deum, but toll sad kneils for requiem
masses.
A touching feature of the material
aid offered by all classes of people il
Rome is the donation of clothing and
bedding which the worllmen are
freely giving to collecting students
Reports from all parts of italy indi-
cate the same generous spirit. The
king has placed the royal palaces at