The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-07

been able TO move away. Some 1000
survivors, many of them injured, have
been removed TO Naples, Rome and 9th
er refuge points. The work Of clearing
lhe city OF its destitute survivors has
thus been about half completed. AZ
Reggie the number of refugees is about
1000. Much fewer Of them have been
removed frow the site OF their former
homes than nc Messina.
Between 10000 and 10000 inhabi-
tants OF Messina remain unacconnted
for save in the unfgured death total.
The latest reports from eAissina tell
that even now, nine days after the
earthquake, persons arc being taken
alive out Of the ruins. Nearly dozen
were rescued yesterday. Some of them
were at the point of death from in
iuries and exhaustion, but several will
probably live. Among those surviving
so long without food or water, great
part were persons Of advanced age.
These showed greater power OF en-
dur1nce, the rescuers found, than the
younger and apparently more vigorous.
The earthquake shocks continue TO be
felt in Messina at short intervals. Sc
we're schoclts are felt daily. The con-
tinuance of the earthquakes gives evil
dence that the disturbance is still far
from over. Many opinions are heard
TO the effect that other destructive
shocks are likely to come and complete
the dewoltion of whatever the eatas-
trophe Of Dec. 2s left standing. Opin-
ions of students Of the seismic condi-
tions of the regions recall that in the
great disturbance Of 1888, in all re-
spects closely similar to the present.
second destructive shock followed
month after the first and after two
months a third, of great violence and
wide extent. The similarity that has
existed thus far, it is feared, may yet
be carried out
Physicians report from Messina that,
added to the ineipient typhoid. there
is grave danger Of an epidemic of dys-
EMERY.
Naples Is now the great center Of
the refugees. The current reports from
Naples show that misfortune has not
Quit the unhappy survivors even with
their removal from the scene OF the dis
aster. On ship after ship arriving NJ
Naples Is reported heavy Mortality
during the transit and many burials
at sea. The transfer TO Naples has
meant unavoidable hours of misery for
the sufferers. Crowded conditions on
board, the presence Of many i'll and
desperately injured, the dearth OF
nurses and medical facilities, have con-
tributed TO make the voyage terrible
From Naples come many accounts Of
the misery Of the survivors. All mourn
relatives and friends. Many are the
single remaining members Of entire
families. Some exist in the disturbing
whether their nearest have
survived, and in the hopeless confusion
among the refugees ii is not possible
to learn news even where the survival
OF the ones sought for is probable.
The Austrian Lloyd steamship Bay
erin is due to reach the port Of Naples
within day or less, with the supplies
furnished by the American funds. The
Bayern was chartered by Ambassador
Griscom on the expectation that the
American contributors would want to
use it to carry supplies, 1t was hastily
laden at Genoa with the necessities
purchased by the funds forwarded by
the American Red Cross and other or
The Quitting of the re-
lief ship cost over 100000.
The queen of Italy. it is-reported, has
not ceased working for the sufferers
with her return to Rome. She has ca
tablished an enormous clothing work
shop in. the palace. where women Of
the aristocracy and work girls, volun-
teers alike, spend their days together
for the sufferers, making nee
essary garments for the destitute. The
queen sets an example BY working the
full day at the same labor az the rest.
Her demand for helpers has met with
an enthusiastic response from tie wo-
men of Rome.