The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-01-07
WORK or RELIEF
GOES BRAvELY ON

Rome, Jan. 1.-The presence OF the
king and queen OF Italy in the stricken
district has lone much, to infuse tho
means at the disposal OF the relief com
mittees. Considering the means, won
ders are being done. The queen looks
far from well. She is exhausted. The
ttorrible scenes she has witnessed have
affected her strongly. She weeps fire.
Quentiy, n or more than one occa-
sion she has covered the hands OF
some unfortunate woman with her
tears. ~
The king decided the queen should
return to Rome, but she refused, saying
h could not sleep from thinking OF
h miseries of her subjects. BY re-
naming on the spot she feels that she
can 10 something to relieve the general
misery. .t... ." 60.
Trains leaving here for the south are
filled almost entirely with newspaper
men, relatives Of victims, or volunteers
on rescue committees These commit
tees are composed of every nationality
Of Europe. .... "
Shocks Will Continue.
Professor Alfani, OF the Florence OBJ
seryatory, predicts the seismic activity
VIII continue for three years to come.
He recommends the enforcement of re-
strictive building laws In h earth
hNAh 6OAIS6 VI AIaAI
Personal accounts OF survivors, OBJ
tanned today, all go to confirm the
first reports Of the extent Of the dis
aster. They but add to the gruesoms
recital OF suffering n pathetic In
ability to help the injured.
One feature of the disaster at Reg
gio Is the large number of homeless
children. In some cases little babies
were found creeping about in the ruins.
1t seems impossible to restore them
to their parents even II the parents are
alive.
Many Are insane.
In many cases survivors recovered
consciousness to find themselves Sfar
away from the scene of disaster. Large
plumbers OF the survivors nave become
insane. They try to throw themselves
overheard, IL they are at sea, or hurl
themselves out Of "a windows. .
What has taken place at Reggie has
been q repetition of the scenes at Mes
sina, but the proportion Of the popula-
ton to perish at h former place is
higher.
Today the conditions at Reggie are
worse than at Messina, owing to the
danger.of an epidemic from the decom-
posing bodies. It a been proposed, I'M
small villages where not n house re-
mains standing, to set the debris on
fire as a means OF publication.
List at Reggie 10000.
Rome, Jan. Am Official dispatch
from Reggie says the death list is ap-
parently 10000.
"AMERIcAN HUSTLE" IS
PRAISED IN ENGLAND
London, Jan 4.-News of the prompt dis
patch OF the American ship Celtic with
supplies has aroused considerable interest
I'm London, n It Is displayed prominent
ly In all the papers. It Is regarded as a
characteristic instance Of American
hustle.
What Celtic Carries.
New York.--The United States supply
ship Celtic. which was to have met the
returning battleship feet with holiday
cheer, sailed out of the New York harbor
yesterday afternoon on an entirely diff
ferent mission, but without changing q
single item of her cargo. She will go
after a brief stop at Gibraltar to Messina
to give 1,500, 900 navy rations to the earth
quake sufferers.
The idea of changing the Celtic into a
relief ship came to her commander Harry
Mel. Huse, suddenly. 1t met with the
immediate approval of Rear Admiral
Casper f. Goodrich, commandant at the
navy yard, who promptly communicated
with the department at Washington.
Rec tape was cut out quickly in the in
terest OF humanity, necessary prepara-
tions were hurried at the Yards, and the
Celtic with Christmas trees still dashed
to the mastheads-it had been designed to
make the Celtic the Christmas ship of
the fieet-sailed. Her supplies will not
be eaten by American sailors, but by suf-
fering survivors Of the Calabrian and Sic
ilian disaster.
In the face of the overwhelming needs
nj fha Tfa1ianc Tho Aa,orknaw a. .~-zta
ering Its own men second. How they will
be provided with food is something that
Will be considered later. The navy depart
ment takes full responsibility for this sud
den gift of supplies belonging to the
United States government to the Italians
without warrant OF law.
1t probably lies Upon congress to ap-
prove its action. but the expectation is
that congress will be only too well pleased
at this evidence OF American pluck and
get there" qualities OF the American
Ivy
Just as its ships were the first to reach
Kingston after the West Indian earth
quake disaster, so the American naval
flag OF the Celtic m a be the first to bring
actual food supplies to Messina from any
country, even though $500 mile away. The
ship has been dispatched to sea in record
time, in les time than IS hours after her
captain conceived his humane idea.
The Celtic had in her cargo $780, 900
worth of provisions, sufficient food for
$4,000 people, $4,000 forth of clothing, tents
enough to accommodate 1000 persons and
q large quantity of medical and surgical
supplies.
King Edward Gives $500.
London Jan. liking Edward has
contributed $500 and Queen Alexan-
dra n the Prince of Wales each 81, $50
for the earthquake sufferers. The lord
mayors fund now totals $75, 900.
LiPARI ISLANDS HAVE NOT
BEEN DESTROYED; SAFE
Rome, Jan. 4.-The Lipari Islands
have not been destroyed, nor has there
been any loss of life there. This news
has just been brought In by a torpedo