The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
ItaU's Heroic Queen
Injured In a Stampede
QUEEN HELENA is WORKING DEvoTEDLY THE
sPAIRka EAR1 HoUAkE VICTIMS AND
RUSH OUT HOSPITAL WHEN ANOTHER SLIGHT
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK

cannot personally go to the scene and aid
In the work of rescue.
The mortality in the stricken region OF
southern Italy is far greater than at first
reported.
Messina and Reggie still quake in the
after throes of the convulsion that threw
them into ruins on Monday morning.
Slight shocks are felt there every few
hours.
The injured are dying off. unrescued, in
greater numbers, wherever the piled-up
condition of the ruins makes it difficult
to remove them. The overtasked res
cuers have had to abandon such sufferers
for more immediate cases of relief
Guards Assaulted.
Starving survivors who assault the
guards at the landing of provisions on
the water front In Messina give evidence
that food is lacking.
The presence of the unburied is rapidly
making the position of the living unten-
able. Hundreds of tons of quick lime
have been spread, but with no apparent
effect. 1t Is reported in Rome that as
soon as there remain no more living in
the ruins of Messina they will be bonn
barded by the warships
Every hours delay in sending of sup
plies, workmen and quick lime, accord
ing to the grim word sent out yesterday
from Messina, costs hundreds of lives
Quick lime is called for by the relief
forces, even before provisions. Pestilence
Is more dreaded in the land than starva-
tion.
War vessls of England. France, Ger
many and Russia are busy rendering ey-
cry assistance in their power to the Iral-
ian authorities in their stagsering task
of relieving present conditions.
The returning United States 5attleship
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uary 6 if 1t makes every effort at spec d.
1t will take up its part there in the
work of relieving the suffering.
More Money Needed.
The funds raised for the relief work IN
many countries already runs into the
millions of dollars. and yet, 1t Is feared
the utmost amount that may be raised
will fall short of what lis reeded. The
Italian government 1t is thought, VIII
attempt to arrange an Immediate national
loan.
A number of specially picked men are
silantly and slowly crawling among the
ruins at Messna, listening FOR sounds
that may Indicate the presence Of
wounded persons. They have acquired
such sensitiveness of hearia.s that they
can detect the fantest sigh ana thus
huried victims of the ear .hQuake have
often been rescued
A rtarcher on hearing a sound marks
The tlaoe with a red Cross aud sum
mons tao salvage squad whrn hurries
tn the spot and 'inearths ,le sufferer.
In some cases four or dvf. bodies have
h-en discovered heaped. together. snn,e
dead end others living. May of the
rescued are in norrible condition. Some
tiaics the mere exposure to the air brings
to a close life hanging by a thread and
someone's the sudden restoration to the
SUM. Pht brings on blindness.
One nan who had heen taisnE f"om the
rair:s esked for 5l cad when he recovered
his senses and died while eating It,. The
snliiers who were present took the half
eaten crust from the dead mans mouth
and gave it to starving su.vivo, who
vas lying near.