Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-02
SEVERE QUAKES
SHAKE MESSINA
CITY AGAIN STRICKEN BY VI
CLIENT TEMBLORS
Broken Walls of Italian Town Are
5azed and at Last TWO Per-
sons kiIled--Roaring Ac-
companies Shocks
(By Associated Press.)

MESSINA, July 1.-Messina expert
enced two terrific earthquakes at about
1880 this morning. The shocks were
accompanied by roaring sounds and
are said to have had a stronger and
more undulatory movement than the
earthquake of last December which de-
stroyed Messina, Reggie and other
cities, laid waste many villages in Cal
abria, and killed 100000 persons.
Although the shocks today had no
such terrible consequences, the $4,000
residents of the city were thrown into
terror. They ran into the streets panic
stricken and tonight nearly the entire
population is encamped in the open
places, fearing to return to the struc-
lures that have served them as homes
since the city was destroyed.
The broken walls of the old ruins
were thrown to the ground and Mes
sina was for a few minutes smothered
in cloud of dust.
The casualties were few and the only
persons killed as far as is known were
a Young woman and her child. The
woman had come here only few days
ago and had settled in rooms which
the great earthquake had left relative
ly undamaged. She was standing in
the door when the shock occurred and
rushed inside to save her child.
Both Are Killed
Before she could escape from the
room the second shock threw down the
walls, burying both mother and babe
under the debris.
Several persons were struck by de-
tached stones. but as far as known no
one was fatally injured.
The first shock was followed quickly
by 8. second and the people fed pell-
nell to the American quarter, which
they seemed to feel was their safest
place of refuge.
So great was the rush to the Amerl-
can houses that the authorities were
unable to check the invasion.
The soldiers soon drew a Gordon
around the quarter and guard was
mounted at the bridge leading to it.
Many of the panic-stricken people
were driven off and orders were issued
that, pending further instructions, no
one should be permitted to occupy
the American quarter.
All commerce ceased in the city and
the places of business along the sea
front were closed. AS a result several
thousand workmen are idle and special
precautions are being taken to prevent
disorder.
According to the reports, the earth
quake affected practically the same
zone as that of December, but the in
1uries to persons were relatively in
yet inhabited the houses.
The seismic disturbance was felt at
Taormina but no damage was done
there Within twenty-four hours the
shocks at Messina numbered twenty
three.
Shocks Numerous
Earth shocks have become more in
tense recently. The shocks of this
morning were undulating and vertical
and accompanied by deep roaring
sounds The first one was followed by
an explosion like the roar of cannon
and lasted between eight and ten sec
onds.
1t is said that this quake was of
greater severity than the fatal one of
the night of December g. The wooden
houses and huts erected for the accom-
mediation of the people seemed to be
thrown from one side to the other.
Cries filled the air as the people fed
to one side of the road.
Detachments with carbines we're dis |
patched for the protection of the wood |
en- huts built by American money, but |
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