Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-06

and instinctively laid his overcoat over
the shoulders of the woman. Chamber
ing over the ruins of the consulate he
became conscious of the fact that his
feet were bruised and bleeding. Then
he wondered why he had carried his
shoes in his hand. He wandered in a
state OF hewilderment until he estab-
lished himself on q British ship in the
harbor. Later he again came ashore
and raised the American flag over the
new consulate in damaged but one
of the few remaining buildings in the
outskirts of the city. Then Mr.. Lup-
ton began an industrious search for
Americans.
All of the Americans who have not
been heard from may be considered
safe. Probably all are in the south OF
Sicily. Those who are known to have
suffered from the earthquake have
beer reported. The telegraph and tel
eplhone wires have been placed at the
service of the government and person.
al messages will be delayd Indefinite
ly.
The Associated Press correspondent
found amid the ruins of the Hotel W.T.
toria the blackboard with the full list
0f the guests of the hotel clearly writ
ten upon it on the night of the disas-
ter. II bore besides the name of Mr..
I.uptun only two other English names
those of British subjects
Money Is now needed for relief. Hun
dreds of families have been left with
out brcad-winncrs and thousands OF
persons have been MANNED for life. The
horrors of the sanitary conditions In
Messina are unspeakable and only the
roughest of surgical attention is pos
sible.
After sleeping one night on a plank
without covering from the rain. the
correspondent of The Associated Press
the next night took refuge in a hos
pital on board ship. where there were
400 wounded persons without single
nurse All night long the pIteous cries
OF the distressed persons for water
were Undecided because of the lack Oh
attendants and several of them d'ed
before daylight. Many women among
the rescued prematurely gave birth to
children.
Tho first cases of typhoid fever have
broken out here. This will cause dras'
lie action for the prompt disposal of the
dead. The hope Of rescuing any of the
living beneath the ruins has oeen
abandoned. Until the present time all
attention has been centered upon the
removal of human bodies from the
streets. while the carcasses of animals
killed by the earthquake and those OF
dogs and cats shot by the patrols nave
been left lying where they fell. The
decay OF these carcasses has great!
augmented the danger of the spread OF
disease.
a rho work of rescue is being pushed
inlefatigably night and day ana per
sons alive occasionally are dug from
tie ruins. An old woman released from
the yreckage of the church of san
francisco did not seem to realize thai
she bad been buried for so many o"ys
She explained that she thousht she
was cntombed in the church a1ter nay
ing died a natural death and that s"e
was living in the hereafter.
efforts to release the living VIII DC
continued for two days more. Those
who have lost relatives and frienos
sti;l continue to hope against hope anu
Ne argument suffices to convince theH
that further search Is useless.
sore Of the survivors seem TO-DAY u
10 o,,itc incapable of helping them
selves in even the most elemental
manner. The following incident IS
.,oos example of this condition:
q CORRESPONDENT met family con
.,.t,nv Of father. mother and five ch'''
dren standing practically nakeo !" q
small open square, The ram was ~