The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-04
Which Visited the East Coast of
Calabria.
SURVIVORS HAD FLED.
Dreadful Havoc Believed to Have
Been Wrought
In the Mountain Villages Not
Yet Explored.

Reggie, Jan. A detachment of
troops which went to the villages on
the east of the coast of Calabria found
nothing but ruins and the bodies of
persons killed in the earthquake The
survivors had fed. There is every
reason to believe that dreadful havoc
was wrought in the mountain villages
that have not yet been explored. A
convoy with 1000 rations of bread
which was going through Bagnara
was rif1ed enroute by famished persons
here.
A number of small boats, all of
them overloaded, put out into the
steamers, which the officers of the
vessels We're compelled to refuse them.
Several of the small crafs capsized and
a number of persons were drowned.
Relief Train Wrecked.
Messina, Jan. 4.-Between Messina
into and telescoped a relief train
crowded with injured persons, five of
whom were killed.
Twenty LOOters Shot.
Rome, Jan. 4.-Parliament will be
convoked January H. The minister
Messina, which contain tons of powder
and millions of cartridges, have not
been injured. He also says that while
he was at Messina at least 900 per-
sons We're taken from the ruins, in
jured and uninjured, of which num-
Der 1000 were saved by the Russians.
and 1000 by the English sailors. The
italian navy has sent 500 tons of pro-
visions to the affected district All the
treasure found has been placed aboard
the warships.
A pocketbooke was picked up con-
tanning $4,000 and much clothing has
been found at MeSsina and elsewhere
with bank notes sewed in it, Advices
from Messina say that 20 looters were
shot there yesterday. That city will
be evacuated today Six thousand per-
sons already have left there andaS,O 1000
more will leave today
More Quakes Predicted.
Messina, Jan. 4-Frank Perret, of
director of the national observatory on
Mount vesuvfus, speaking for the dis
aster here and in Calabria, says that
other earthquakes are inevitable as
there is a flaw in the earths crust
where the slip occurred.
He predicts heavier shocks and de-.
clares that something. possibly very
serious, may happen January 4, and
sun and moon will produce the great
est strain.
Saturday morning the fire broke out
again in the municipal building. The
city records were consumed. The fire
to the building of the
Bank of Italy where rs million lire
ISLE, 600 000) in paper money was stored
The energetic efforts of the fremen
and sailors saved the money which was
to warship.
Saturday night at 9:45 o'clock there
vas a fresh shock of earthquake and
panic ensued ashore and on board ship.
Many of the tottering walls fell, but no
fatalities were recorded. There have
been a score of tremors since the disas-
er of last Monday morning, but this
vas the first that was distinctly per-
,eptible After this shock the fire in
he municipal building famed up and
vas burning fiercely when this dispatch
vas sent
Earthquake experts who are here to
;tudy the phenomenon generally agree
hat the earthquake was the result of
! fault in the geological formation un-
Ter Messina, which constituted line OF
Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius and
hat a slip occurred similar to the one |
which detached Sicily from the main |
ome points and that there was rls-
ng of the earth's surface at others IS
,roved by soundings which show the |
hannel of the harbor deeper at some
,laces and shallower at others. The
British battleship Exmouth, at dis
ance of half mile south of Reggie,
ound So fathoms of water where for
nerly there were 243.
Weather Indications.
Chicago, Jan. 4.-Forecast for. Kan
as: Fair and colder tonight and Tues