Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-30

over calamity. Hardened as I to catastro-
Plies, the piteous sights which my gaze at
Messina, Reggie and other cities more than once
drew tears to my eyes.
1t my good fortune to be of the mem
bers of the party of King Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena, when the ruler visited the stricken
district many times both the monarch and
his consort broke down completely upon viewing
the awful sights which followed the earthquakes,
fires and tidal
Survivors ravfng maniacs and they roved
the brick-strewn streets, in many instances nude
The stories told by unfortunate refugees who
retained their senses were almost unbelievable
A soldier named Emilio de Castro was in the
military hospital. He awakened by a ire
mendous roaring sound. He felt himself falling
and thought he in the grip of nightmare.
1t seemed to him that he had awakened in hell.
the air filed with terrifying shrieks- He
realized however, what was happening His
bed struck the floor below, and he was still on it
1 paused moment and was again precipitated-
He struck the next floor but this gave way at
once, and thus the man and bed came down from
the fifth floor of the hospital to the ground The
soldier not injured.
A druggist named Pulco relates that at 25
minutes past five Monday morning he was on a
ferryboat in the port of Messina going to Reggie
Suddenly gale of wind arose, bringing heavy
with it. Then great chasm seemed to open
in the water and the boat went down and struck
the bottom. But the waters closed in again and
the ferryboat foated safely top of the sue
ceeding Most of the people on board
however, were swept off and drowned The boat
was badly wrecked but it foated ashore. Pulco
was still board. After the first panic he landed
and found Reggie like city of the dead No
body moving in the streets, and the silence
was broken only by the means and groans and
shrieks of the wounded. Pulco and several COM
panions tried to extricate some wounded from the
wreckage, but this almost impossible be-
cause of the crumblng ruins. In one of the
squares Pulco found group of people all COM
pletely naked. One old man was carrying a little
girl his arms. The child covered with
blood rs that your child?' he asked. NO,
he replied. Yesterday found her on the pave
ment in Messina / picked her and cared for
her No one claimed her and could not abandon
her. / have had her in my arms ever since.
With this touching explanation the old man be-
around him.
The Serapin brought into the port of Naples rec
ords of numberless tragedies Families separated;
mothers moaning and crying for their dead chill
dren: husbands and wives lost to each other, or
a sole survivor wishing that he had not been
spared. There one girl ON board the steamer.
her clothing tattered and torn, who had saved
canary bird She music hall singer. and
scenes OF devastation The bird the only
happy thing on board the vessel
one of the Messina doctors sleeping in
and saved himself by gripping the roof of
neighboring house
ferryboat moored at of the docks seemed
suddenly to be thrown high into the air IL ianoeo
on top of the dock safely
The nerves Of the unfortunates were in such a
condition that at the least noise they were prone
to rush screaming from their rooms, seeking the
omen streets Signor Birot. the mayor OF Brescias