The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-04
MORE TREMORS
FELT IN ITALY
Violent Shock on Str0mb0lI
Island Is Accompanied
by Volcanic Eruption.
RELIEF WORK CONTINUES
ACTIVE IN CARING
FOR SURVIVORS.
RELIEF WORK CONTINUES

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g Rome, Jan. "A violent earth 6
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9 west and east-nertheast, lasting {:
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Rome. Jan. Shaving done all that
it was possible to do in the districts aid
waste by the earthquake, the king and
queen of Italy returned to Rome.
They have passed the last four days
among the ruins of Sicily and Calabria
the king directing the work of rescue
and relief and the queen administering
TO the injured. There is a, feeling of
relief in Italy that their majesties are
coming home
The American ambassador. Lloyd {.
Griscom, has appointed q committee of
Am orleans, to which will be entrusted
the work of utilizing the money received
from the United States to the best ad-
vantage of the earthquake sufferers.
Both at Messina and Reggie the
guards are having difficulty in protect
ing the survivors and The vast treasure
in the ruined buildings from the banGs
of thieves that are swarming every
where 1t is reported that six Russian
sailors have been shot by the hooters
at Messina aid that sixteen criminals
have been killed at the same place
within the last twenty-four hours. Six
hundred persons engaged in rillaging
have been arrested. In an engagement
at Reggie between the police and BAN
dts two of the police were killed.
Reports still reach here of the contin-
usnce of earthquake shocks-some SUI
fieient TO DO further great damage. Ac-
cording TO these reports new shocks
yesterday at Peliaro precipitated the en-
tire population into the sea. including
both the dead and living victims.
People at Reggie are becoming more
calm and aid to that city is now beirg
systematically forwarded. Military
zones have been established through put
Caiabria.
United States Leads.
The United States is far ahead of
other nations in the relief work. Today
Ambassador Griscom succeeded in
finding an Austrian-Iloyd steamer of
5000 tons capable of carrying loo
passengers. He has chartered the
steamer for two weeks and it is being
loaded with medical supplies and pro-
visions. This will cost $50. e0o. 1t is ex-
pected that the steamer will sail from
Civita Vecchi about fifty miles from
Rome. on Thursday. 1t will be placed
under the orders Of the Italian govern
ment
In addition to supplies Tie American
relief vessel will embark six doctors
and twenty mase and female nurses,
three of the latter being American girls
from New York, who volunteered their
services.
American energy has been strongly
manifested in the work looking to the
relief of the earthquake sufferers Am
bassador Griscom and the members OF
the committee have assumed personal
responsibility for the expenses of the
expedition, relying upon the American
public for FUNDS.
Prior to engaging the steamer the
ambassador visited Foreign Minister
Tittoni and asked him If it would be 4
real service to send to the south YES
sci properly supplied. Signor Tittoni
answered that it would be most appre-
eiated, as medical and food supplies
were greatly needed