The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-06
DEEP FEELING OF GRATITUDE Italy Appreciates Amer
 ica's Act. EPIDEMIC IS NOW FEARED. Messina And Reggie Must Be
 Abandoned. queen Helena Asks That People Do Not Engage in Festivities on
 Her Birthday, According
 Ts Custom.
EPIDEMIC IS NOW FEARED.

eiud tndI typHoiu Aefer uds uSohch out there. has filled the authorities with alarm and apprehension.
 It is realized here that unless prop CT sanitary precautions are taken at once, the disease may spread far out side the ruined districts. Even though the present cases may prove to be dysentery, it is well-known that this disease under such conditions as pre- vail at Messina and Reggie, would be likely to prove just as fatal as typhoid. According to well-known medical au- thorities, 1t is the disease that has been responsible for the decimation of almost whole armies in time of war and the exciting cause is unwholesome drinking water and the ingestion of articles unfit for food. Almost per- feet conditions prevail for its propa- gation at Messinas
 King Victor Emmanuel today re- ceived Ambassador Griscom, who pre- ssnted him with the steamer Bayern, in the name of the American relief com- mittee, representing the American peo- pie. The Bayern is loaded with pro- visions and medical supplies and is ready to proceed to the Straits of Mes sina. The King was greatly pleased and said that the Americans were al- ways first. His Majesty advised the Ambassador as to. where the steamer 
 means of distributing it's supplies to the unfortunates.
 Thirteen thousand refugees have ar- rived at Naples up to date, of whom 5000 are wounded. They are receiv- ing the best of care, but many have died of their injuries and others have gone mad. More than 50 per cent of those taken out of the ruins after three days did not have strength left to sur vfve their terrible experiences.
 The United States gunboat Scor- pion left Naples today, carrying sup plies. principally of sterilIzed milk. for distribution at Messtna under the di-' rection of ths American consulate.
 The American Consul, Stuart Lupton. in answer to inquiries made by the State Department at Washingtons tele- graphs from Messina that the house of the Little Sisters of the Poor" was destroyed Two of the sisters Nata- lia San Fiilippa and Giuseppa Bueon Govanni, were killed.
 Rear Admiral sperry, commander of the American battleship fleet, has noti- fled the auth critics here that he will be in Naules on Jan. 9 with the first division composed of the Connecticut, Vermont, Minnesota and Kansas.
 The latest news from Reggie shows that earthquakes occurred there today. the shocks being about twenty min-
 
 caused the collapse of a number of broken walls and added to the terror of the few survivors who remain there,
 Signor Rava, the Italian Minister of Public Instruction, has received a tel. egram from Messina saying that the university there has been completely destroyed, but that the library, famous for it's collection of manuscripts, may be recovered.
 HyHaa 0H history is lost.
 Queen Helena has asked the author ities and people throughout Italy not to engage In the usual festivities on her birthday. next Friday.
 eT cannot possibly think of any kind of rejoicing" said the Queen. in com. municating her desire to the Court Chamberlain, while the nation is suf- fering such terrible mourning"
 The Queen added that she intends to spend her birthday in nursing the wounded and in attending to relief work.
 Red Cross Contributions.
 Washington, Jan. 5.-In order to inform the public exactly what Amer jeans have thus far done through the Red Cross Society, Miss Mabel Board man, the secretary, today issued an official statement announcing that the total amount of subscriptions for Italian relief so fsr credited and re- ceivsd through the American National Red CrozP is over $400.0OO. This in. cludes tojay's subscriptions of $780, 779.
 The statement adds:
 "On the 31st of December. the re- mittances by the American Red Cross to that of Italy through the Depart ment of State and the American Am bassador in Rome, was $7O,000. On the second of January $1O0,000 addi- tional was telegraphed and on the 3rd of January $160,00O additional was remitted.
 "The expense incurred in the char ter. freighting and use of 6 large steamship contracted for by the Amer ican ambassador has been assumed by the American Red Cross and further remittances have been made to cover the expense thereof.
 "Bayard Cutting. Jr.. one of the con- sular officers of the United States in Italy. and who is personally familiar with the devastated region, is acting for and the agent of the American Red Cross. He is supplied with the necessary funds So that personal ass sistance may be extended at his dis cretion to Americans who have been overwhelmed by the disaster.
 Contributions are still coming in rapidly and 1t seems to be evident that the collections through the Red Cross will reach half a million dollars.
 Postmaster General and Mrs. Mey. CT today contributed $1.00O to the earthquake sufferers through the Red Cross. The Christian Herald ccntri. buted $6O.O00 already mentioned
 subscriptions by States received by the American Red Cross to date for the relief include the following:
 New York, s165.s25; California. $sO,o17; Illinois, S26,s76; Missouri. S2S.. O52; Massachusetts, $16,255; Rhode Ie- land, $11.000; Texas, &61; Georgia, ass: Tennessee, $25; Kentucky, $21."
 English Family Missing.
 Reggie. Jan. 5-It Is declared that an English-speakinR family was Quartered in the Hotel Central here at the time