The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-01-06
Messina and Provinces of
Southern Italy.
MOST AWFUL OF MODERN time
Entire Calabrian Region Laid
TO Waste by The Ter
rifle Shock.

Italy overwhelmed, the entire Gala
brian region laid TO waste-this is
the earthquakes record so far as Is
at present known from the reports
ira. are coming slowly into Rome,
ON account If almost complete de-
struction of lines Of communication to
the stricken places.
TIE death list in Messina ranges
from 1900 70 $4,000, that of Reggie
which, with it's adjacent villages num-
bered $4,000 people, includes almost
the entire popula ion.
At Palmi 1000 are reported dead
and at Cassano 1000.
At Cosenzo 500 and half of the pcp-
ulation of Bagnara of about 1000.
Monteleone region has been devast-
ed and Ripos o, Seminaria San GioNan
nj Scilla, Lazzaro and Canitello and
all otter villages bordering on the
straits are in ruins.
The King and Queen of Italy nre
now on their way to Messina, having
sailsd Tonight from Naples, aboard
tie ba.tleship Vittorio Emmanuel.
It is feared that many foreigners
have been killed, as there ara num-
Der at the no els at Messina and
dubtless otser places were crowded
with tourists.
Little is known Of the fate # the
diplomatic representatives Of TIE for
eign powers stationed ut ta-se points,
a.aaough rtp Italian Government is
using every effort to relieve the
anxiety iet on c cir raIL
Ttere is gravsst danger that Pes
thence will follow ne destruction Of
the towns where, on account Of the
vast bavcc wrought, tie bodies will
lie unburied for days aud weeks.
These who escaped death, many OF
VIII m are badly injured, are making
| their way by the Thousands 10 tie
nearest place Of rsfuge.
Their suffering and even NOW must
be intense as they are without food
CT clothing.
! Stunned at the magnitude of The
calamity which las overtaken their
fellow countrymen, all LAZY mourns
for the stricken province of Gala
bria, and the Island of Sicily, ac-
customed for centuries to earthquakes,
that Italy sands ever in dread but
none was prepared for the disaster
which in a fraction Of a minute yes
terday devas' ed the cities and towns
and caused the death of thousands.
Messina, whose tragic history has
been marked by tidal waves, wars,
and which is thee entire of the terres-
trial maelstrom, was shaken TO ruins.
Flames burst forth to complete the
cities destruction and burn alive I'M
told numbers helplessly pinned be-
Meath the fallen walls and broken
timbers.
STRAIT OF MESSINA SHAKEN.
The strait OF Messina was shaken
and twisted by the earths trembling
for mariners report the channel al
tered beyond recognition. Villages
both on Tire continental and Sieilian
sides were wrecked OF inundated and
all the light houses along the cchsts
swallowed up. Navigation is danger
Gus and in some places impossible.
In the Calabrian district, only be-
ginning to recover from the effects
Of the earthquake Of 1905, Reggie,
was the center Of the earths up
heaval. TIE seaport Of Reggie. is
reported as MO longer existing and
The city proper is in ruins.
The less of life on both sides of
the strait and in Eastern Sicily is
enormous.
FLEEING FOR REFUGE.
Starving, bleeding from their in
juries and almost insane from their
terrifying experiences the Messina
survivors ahe fleeing in all directions.
The spectacle presented by the ruin
ed seaport is described as terrifying
Hundreds Of injured are imprisoned
in the wreckage and abandoned to
their fate by the fleeing population.
Already the BRITISH and Russian
squadrons have arrived at Messina.
Sailors and marines have been dis
embarked al they have performed
WORSE THAN MESSINA
Calabria confirms the destruction of
Reggie. They report The situation
there bad, II not worse thnm Messina-
Hands of all nations are extended
to Italy in her affliction. From rul-
ers nave come messages Of condol-
ence and from the people sepontan-
4 eOns promise OF aid WHICH brings the
world closer together in times Of
great calamity. Relief funds have