Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-01
Presence OF Emmanuel and Hele-
ma lnfuses Energy Into Off
ierent Relief Committees.
ALL VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED.
some Cannot SPEAK Italisn--leature
or Disaster al Reggie il Great
Number of Homeless children,

Rome. Jan. 1.-The presence OF the
king and queen Of Italy Ia the stricken
district has done much 10 infuse energy
into the different relief committees.
Considering the means at the disposal
Of the rescue workers wonders are be-
ing done. The queen looks FAR from
we'll she IS exhausted. and the ter
1ible scenes she has witnessed have
affected her strongly. She weeps fire.
quenuy and on more than one occa-
sion she has covered tho hands Of some
unfortunate woman with her tears.
The king desired the queen 10 return
20 Rome but this she refused. saying
She could not sleep from thinking Of
the miserics OF her subjects By re-
naming ON the spot she feels She can
do something 90 relieve the general
misery.
Trains leaving here for the south are
filled almost entirely with newspaper
mon. relatives OF victims, or volunte 'ra
ON rescue committees. The commit
tees are composed OF every nationality
OF Europe. Some Of the volunteers DO
not speak a word OF Italian but they
60 forward simply because they have
hands with which to work. All voiun-
teers are thankfully accepted, and
there IS need for thousands more.
Prof. Alfsni of the Florence obserN-
atory, predicts that the seismic actlvi-
ties will continue FOR thrce years TO
come. He recommends the enforce
ment Of restrictive building laws IN the
earthquake zone Of Italy.
The personal accounts OF survivors
obtained today all go TO confirm the
first reports Of the extent OF the dis
aster. and they but add 10 the gruesome
recital OF suffering and pathetic IN
ability 10 help the injured. One feature
OF the disaster at Reggie Is the large
number Of homeless children. In some
cases little babies were found creeping
about i'm the ruins and IT seems im-
possible 90 restore them 20 their par
ents even If the parents are alive.
sailor who went ashore at Eegglo re-
lates that during his work OF rescue nc
was attracted by o. sound Of infant
voices Looking under a fallen beam
! ne found twins about a year old in a
| basket They were minjured and
| their clothing was Of tac be7'H fheN
[ have not yet been claimed
Al many places survivors recovered
| consciousness 70 ind themselves Gar
away from the scene Of the DISASTER,
Larger numbers of survivors nave be
come insane. They try 70 throw them
selves overheard II they are at sea, OF
TO hurl themselves out OF car windows.
one poor woman relates that In her
family were her husband and eight
children. She was awakened by a
great rushing noise. She then lost con-
seriousness and knew nothing further
until she found herself on board a
steamer far away from her home. The
authorities could not permit her TO re-
ftlr11 tn seek her family
A youth, himself wounded. carried his
two little brothers from the wrecked
home When the parents were found
they were lying by the side Of the
road, the young man dead, but the
children uuinjured.
What has taken place at Reggie has
been "a repetition Of the scenes at Mes
sna, but the proportion Of the popula-
ton 10 perish at the former place is
higher.
Today the conditions at Reggie are
worse than al Messina, owing 20 danger
OF epidemic from decomposing bodies
It has been proposed. In small villages
where not one house remains standing.
10 set the debris on IRE as means OF
publication