Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-01-03
sOvERElGNS' DEVOTION
STfRS Italian HEARTS
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mad terror, the man fed toward tn"
sea. It look his party two hours
asd a half to traverse the heans OF
ruins between his house and IN"
water front.
After placing his family in safety
he returned to seek his mothe" an"
sisters but he was obliged TO Slft
up the effort. IL was impossible TO
make his way back TO his home. DIR
ing the thirty six hours the GOPHER
!! passed among the ruins he did no.
see more than 5000 or 5000 surviv-
ors. This man owes his safety 10
the fact tha, he lived in one story
house.
He says that no help arrived for
thirty hours after the catastrophe.
Long Cry Of Anguish.
Signor Vidala, the proprietor OF y
local newspaper. relates that h" was
experimenting the printing OF an thi-
ton when the shock came. He man
aged to get ont to the street before
the building in which he had been,
collapsed. and grouped his way 70
, the Palace Cavour. which had been
Transformed into huge crevasS"
For the first ten minutes after inc
initial shock one long cry OF anguish
seemed to rise from the city. then
there was comparative silence for
short while.
The worst shocks were over by six
O'Clock
Vidala made his way to his home
and found his family under the ruins.
Tales Of Other Survivors.
As Vidala was telling his tale
wild looking individual in strange
clothing came up to the correspon-
dent and Vidala.
Il also am bereft of all my family.
ne said Il now am alone in the
| world like You Vidala.'
1t was evident that this man was
half crazy. He had saved daugh-
ter from the ruins but his two sisters
had been killed. Later he died OF
his injuries.
A countryman, came into the city
after the disaster killed his only
! brother. He carried the body on
his shoulders back to his native vii
lage and buried it in the church yard.
An actress named Flora Parma re-
cited that while she was lying hair
buried in wreckage she heard the
voice Of a lieutenant Of artillery clos"
at hand. The man had recognized
her but his plight was verse htan her
own.
Actress Saves Officer.
"Signorina, for PHYS sake save
me-"
The woman was eventually dug
out by some strangers. She remem-
bered the lieutenant. and led her res
cuers to where he was pinned down.
He also was saved.
The mother superior Of the st. VIM
cent Military Hospital saved man
and a woman at the risk Of her own
life.
She released. alone and unaided.
Colonel Minicci and his daughter from
the ruins of their home.
A major Of infantry was iisinter-
red with the greatest difficulty.
Half of his body had been freed
when darkness came and the major
told his -escuers that he vas all right
for the night and that they couid
come back in the morning.
This program was carried out ana
by o'clock Thursday morning the
man was freed.
Nsht-Robed infant Saved.
An infant clothed in a night shir'
was rescued well and uninjured after
having lain for four days on square
yard of flooring in house that was
otherwise entirely demolished.
There were three fresh eartn
shocks Yesterday al half past eight in
the morning. So and 1915 D. m.
The last was the most severe ana
aroused widespread panic.
The people encamped around the
railroad station started on mai
flight bu; having no place TO go soon
stopped. irresolute.
The women prayed and sang hymns
and when the trembling ceased they
returned 10 their temporary a5odes
20 pass the night in fear and trepida'
ton.