New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-11
LIVING STILL In RUINS
EYTRICATED 1T MESSINA
AFTER e WEEKS BURIAL.
Dog Leads Rescaers to Entombed
Master-Thieues Busy-King
to Receive SpeTy.

| vtvors OF the earthquake to live more or less
! comfortably in the open. Occasionally there are
earth shocks, but the people have become ac-
customed to them, and are no longer overcome
with CONSERVATION at each disturbance Two
severe shocks on Friday brought down many
! broken walls In Messina.
The body of Mrs. .Ogston, wife of the British
/ Consul at Messna, who with his daughter made
/ his escape from the ruins. was found to-day
/ and delivered to Mr.. Ogston's father. The Brit
! ish Consul is reported from Palermo as recov-
ering from his injuries, and will probably be
able to be removed to London in the next few
! days.
Living persons are still being taken from the
| ruins. Days ago 1: was thought that all buried
under the masses of wreckags must have per
ished, but several taken cut yesterday were
found to be not only alive but in extraordina-
rily good condition party OF sharpshooters
rescued an old man. Their attention wac called
to the place where he was lying by the whining
of little dog. They removed great quantity
Of debris and came upon the dogs master alive
! but unconscious. They carried the sufferer to
| the hospital and the officer in command of the
/ party took the dog under his immediate care.
British Attache Radclifr said to-day that he
believed there many still alive under the
! ruins. Unfortunately during the last few days
the work of searching the ruins has been In
measure abandoned. as it was thought impossl-
BILE that any living remained
General Mazza, who Is in supreme command
under royal decree, has adopted stringent meas
ures to protect the people and their prop
erty. In addition to establishing a police ser
| vice around the city he has issued orders that
any person found excavating without permit
shall be shot. General Mazza's command ex-
tends to both sides of the strait. He said to-
| day. just before leaving here for Reggie, that
some senblance OF order was at last being re-
| established, the work was systematized and the
! situation, he believed, was well IN hand.
THE question of the ultimate rebuilding Of
| Messna," he said, belongs to the political All
thorties; it does not concern me. Ny principal
energies will be concentrated with those of the
| authorities at Reggie in getting out the re-
mainder of the wounded, burying the dead and
| disinfecting the ruins in order to prevent the
| spread of sickness"
General Mazza explained that the prevention
i of lootng entsiled the most rigorous measures
i He declared that under the guise OF rescuers
many thieves were going about and committing
/ robbery on every hand. He was not able TO
check this during the first confusion but had
succeeded better in the last few days, ne said
because Of the issuance Of the following procla-
| nation:
Crimes against public and private property
and acts of pillage which, notwithstanding the
active viligance of the troops, unfortunately
! perpetrated bv the worst elements gathered
here, induce me to remind the people that the
state Of siege, now ordered. subjects those round
! robbing or carrying off objects from the debris
without due authorization TO the gravest penal
ties provided by the military code, including
death by shooting.
General Mazza said, further that the efforts
of the authorities to clear Messina of refugees
and peasants, who were swsrming IN from the
interior, did not mean that the city was to be
completely evacuated or isolated, unless sickness
| actually compelled this
For time no permits were issued for the
right to excavate for property, but to-day this
suspension was removed 800 permits being Is
sued but under the strictest safeguards. Own
ers are required 10 describe the property they
expect to find. and all valuables not thus de-
scrbed are held by the authorities until owner
ship is proved.
! Sanitary conditions have been greatly I'M
proved and IT is believed that there is lit
tle danger of the spread Of disease dsinfectants
having been used abundantly. OF the vast num-
Der of deaths. however, that have occurred here
il is impossible to say what part resulted from
injury and how many were due to various dis
eases.
The American relief ship Bayern, flying the
Red Cross flag arrived here at shutdown on Fri
dav. A small amount of clothing sent TO
the American Consulate. and the remainder OF
the stores is being distributed TO the various
ports along the south coast. One Of the relief
/ marty on the Bayern, Nelson Gay, Of Boston,
was injured during the voyage to this port, but
his INJURIES are not serious. One of his ribs Is
fractured.
Ambassador Griscom remained on the Bayern,
and left here saturday, returning to Naples for
the purpose of presenting Rear Admiral Sperry
to the King.
. The United States supply ship Cusoa, which
arrived here from Port Said Friday, carried
l. 800 tons of provisions, including 5000 pounds
of coffee a big supply of macaroni, cereals,
bread dried fruits, meats and enormous quaint
ties of fresh vegetables. The vessel was well
stocked with blankets, caps, underclothes, trou-
sers jumpers, overcoats. shoes, jackets and
other wearing apparel After conference held
nv Commander Patton, of the Culgoa; Com
rnander Logan of the Scorpion; Major Lands,
military attache, and the Italian admiral, the
stores of the Culgoa were sent ashore and were
distributed from this point.
MANY of the women refugees have been get TO
work making garments, even those who ere suf-
fering from injuries helping in the work. as II
aids convalescence and helps TO distract their
minds from the disaster.
soon after their arrival here Saturday a
detachment of sailors from the Yankton was set
az the task of recovering the bodies of the
American Consul Arthur S. Cheney and his
wife buried under the ruins of the American
Consulate. Soldiers who have been engaged In
this work under the direction of Major lands
succeeded in removing the broken walls of en-
adjoining building that had fallen on top Of
the consulate. reaching the third floor, from
which the body of a man was taken. 1t is be-
ljeyed that with this larger force the work OF
removing the debris will be speedily pushed for
been granted for the