Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-06
WORK OF RESCUE BEING
PUSHED NIGHT AND DAY
Woman Taken From Walls of a
Church Believed That She
Had Died and Was Living
In the Hereafter Many
Refugees Go Insane.

'hltSSild' lbetly, JAN .-lOudN
brought further suffering and the re-
alization of two more fears to be felt
by the refugees of the stricken dis
trict. 1t dawned upon the authori-
ties this morning forcibly that steps
must be taken to destroy the dogs
that survived the earthquake and
still skulk about the ruins in great
numbers. These animals now seem
wild and famished. They roam over
the ruins gnawing the limbs of the
dead and frequently they have at
tackled refugees weak from hunger
and not strong enough to defend
themselves.
This morning an order was given
to kill all dogs and the crack of the
soldiers rifles was heard on every
side. Stray bullets struck several
people.
The work of rescue is being pushed
night and day and even now persons
alive are being dug from the ruins
A woman was released from a crevice
between two fallen walls of the
| church of San Francisco last night
who thought that she had died and
li5it she Was liviI g in another world
She could not realize at first that she
had been buried so many days She
said that the last she remembered
was that the earth seemed to come
up to meet her. Then all was dark.
She explained that she thought that
she had been entombed in the church
after having died, and that after she
awoke she was living in the here
after.
Among the heartsickening scenes
none are more pitiful than those in
which men and women have lost
their reason from the shock and in
tense suffering. 1t might be said that
almost half the little army of surviv-
ors of Messina are demented.
The water supply is very low here
and there is considerable sickness.
A large number of cases of typhoid
fever developed yesterday and it is
feared that an epidemic will result IL
better water facilities are not pro-
vided Immediately.
The soldiers have been ordered to
boil all water.
report was current last night that
there were two heavy earthquakes
near here yesterday at intervals of
twenty minutes and that many of
the walls left standing from the first
shock, were shaken down. A few
persons doing rescue work were in
jured, but none fatally.
Trains are arriving and departing
from here now VIA great regularity
and many of the sufferers are being
carried to Rome and Naq'es. Some
have refused to leave what they call
their country. The people from the
mountain villages are very persistent
In remaining in what they term as
their country"
Relief Has Not Reached Reggie Yet.
Rome, Jan. 6,-Every hour now
sees progress in bringing order in the
earthquake district and system into
the relief work. The government
has instructed General Mazza, COM
mander Of the province, to remove
temporarily all the living in the de-
stroyed cities and towns. so they may
be properly cared for. Tents which I
the American supply ship Culgoa is I,
bringing VIII be most welcome for /
shelterinG survivors
The Italian war department is also |
sending large quantities OF field |
equipment for use in bivouacing in 1
the open. The rigid measures the |
quake region has caused considera-
BILE comment complaint, especially |
at Reggie, where it is affirmed a re-
lief expedition consisting largely Of
soldiers, doctors and carpenters are
obliged to wait aboard vessels in
roadsteads "a hours before being
allowed to disembark. on account
Of the condition of roads in the Cal
ADRIAN district, relief has not reach
ed the various villages fifteen TO
twenty miles in the interior. Cour-
lers have brought from Reggie ur-
gent appeals for help for the popu-
lation is starving
Relief Ships Nearing Naples.
Port said Jan. 6.-The battle
ships Connecticut Kansas, Minnesota
and Vermont left here for Maple last
night Upon their arrival AImiral
Sperry viii place the vessels a. the
disposal Of the Italian authorities.