Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-01-07
Griscom Goes to Messina.

Rome, Jan Z. = The bodies taken
from the earthquake ruins in Messina,
Reggie, Palmi, Catania and fourteen
| other cities and towns up to today
reaches the enormous total Of 90, 800,
according to official reports, and the
rescue corps estimate that only half
the work is done.
| 1t Is estimated that an equal or even
q greater number are still to be taken
out as there are scores of towns and
villages where the heaps Of debris
have not yet been searched.
Most remarkable Of all the events
reported is the recovery alive from
the ruins of thirty eight living men
and women, one of them youth and
the others over sixty years Of age. 1t
would seem that elderly people have
greater power of endurance than
younger persons.
Ambassador Goes to Messina Today.
Ambassador Griseom left here today
for Messina to meet the American
squadron, which is expected to arrive
there on Saturday, under Rear Ad-
miral Sperry on the flagship Connecti-
cut.
The steam Bayern, the American re-
lief ship, flying the Red Cross emblem.
sailed for Messina today. This steam.
er, with its great cargo of supplies,
will be able to take care of thousands
of sufferers There are three surgeons
aboard and fifty nurses, Of whom
three are American and three English.
Fifty-eight thousand dollars have
been spent for the medical outfit, pro-
visions and clothes for distribution
ashore There is an immense supply
of the necessaries Of life aboard for
both men, women and children, par
ticular attention having been paid to
the selection of food for little ones.
Big Supply of Clothing.
The cargo includes 1,450 blankets,
1850 underclothes, LOO pairs of shoes.
!, 100 hats. 900 heavy overcoats, $50
capes, 1,1o0 shawls, 100 suits of
clothes, 800 extra trousers and great
quantity Of shirts, stockings and hand
kerchiefs.
A ton of candles and 5000 boxes of
matches are among the supplies, to-
gether with all kinds of implements
for digging and repairing. lanterns,
buttons, sewing cotton, scissors, nails
and hammers and kitchen utensils.
King Praises Americas Generosity.
The generosity of the American peo-
pie in coming to the aid of the earth
quake sufferers IS the predominating
feature now attracting attention here.
America has done more than any 9th
sr country to relieve the sufferers.
In accepting in behalf of the Italian
nation the ship which the American
people through the Red Cross fitted
up to mitigate the distress of the suf-
ferers In the south the king said to
Ambassador Griscom:
"Our people will be delighted to hear
Of this mark of international humani-
tarianism and will follow with the
keenest interest the work of mercy
which will be performed by the Bay
ern."
Premier Glolitti said: "What the
United States has done on this occa-
sion Is magnificent and shall not be
forgotten. The United States stands
first, outdistancing all others in SYM
pathy and generosity. Our gratitude
Is so great that we cannot find words
in which to express it,
Signor Tittoni, the foreign minister.
said: Never before on any occasion
has occurred such a demonstration of
sympathy as that of America. 1t in
cludes all classes and conditions, from
the president to the humblest citizen.
Nothing could more tightly bind to-
gether the two countries or render
their friendship closer"
Predicts More Earthquakes.
Father Atari, director of the Flor
ence observatory, predicts that the
earthquakes will continue for many
months in southern Italy and Sicily.
During the following three months, he
says, shocks will be felt at Messina and
Reggie. If of frequent occurrence they
will be slight; If infrequent they will
be violent: hence Father Atari warns
the rescuers at Messina and Reggie to
be cautious
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