Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-02
Today g Telegraphic News
Fears for Americans.

ter that number Of Americans are 10
toe ruins OF that city. The Pope his
int mated that be wishes Archbishop Ire
land, Of S. Paul, who is now 10 Europe,
TO 90 to the scene 10 help clear up the
doubt concerning the fac of Ameritans.
The archbishop will doubtless comply
with the request. The mes ages received
by The Pope concerning the taieIy OF
Amtritans aud other foreigners differ
materially from the resssuriDg reports
mfde 10 the g government authorities. The
number of fJreign victims is likely to be
msterislly increased by probable loss OF
large passenger steamer, which was lsst
seen 10 the st ait OF Messins, 8 short time
before the initial shock. No trace on the
vessel hiss been found since.
A message 70 the ministry of marine
today says that it is not believed there
were any Americans in either the Trim
aoris or the bellevue hotels In MessiOs,
Doth OF which were RACED by the quake.
These hotels Accommodated n o,t of the
tourists.
Tho property loss 10 the quake zone
Is estimated at approximately 81, 200, .
900 900. This represents the actual
destruction of property. The loss 10
trade and from the abandonment Of
countless acres of Itsly's richest forming
lands can not be estimsted at The pres
emit time.
One of the big items of loss is 1920
ships of various sizes. King Emanuel
hss ordered the sale of his Sicilisn
estftes, worth millions Of dollars, and
will give the entire proceeds 10 the
relief Of the stricken region. The king
has slra1y exhausted bis available
funds. II necessary, he has declared
his intention of selling every bit Of his
property aud dividing the appropriation
male to the royal family.
Queen Helen, who refuses to leave
the scene Of Wretchedness 10 Messir a, is
reported today as on the verge of pros.
tration from grief and exhaustion. The
ACCESSIBILITY Of forcioly removing her lie
being considered by the cabinet
Ttere hiss been 90 new estimate of
death Of an official character for two
days. The exact number will never he
known. The government allows itself
a range OF 10000 in it, estimate, d.
cariug that the total will be "some-
where between 800, 900 and $50, 000."
A despatch from OstaDis estimates
that hall the population of the region
that bore the brunt of the shock b as
been wiped out, either by the quske and
tidal waves or by subsequent deaths from
injuries, FIRE and starvation.
There is not building in Messina,
that can ever be used again. When it
is cer,ain that all those who were caught
10 the ruins Of Messina aud Reggie are
dead, orders will be given to clear the
cities of the living aud the uins will be
bombarded to expedite the work. Hun
dreds OF tottering walls remain standing
aud guns will be trained on them as the
safest means OF razing them.
The rescuers are now suffering almost
as much as the refugees, and there lie
an imperative need OF rs.infOrcements.
S ilors from the Russian, French,
British and Italian ships are working on
less than half rations and have bad bot
htule sleep since the ,ask of relief was
begun. More than a thousand Of those
who 6rst went to The rescue work have
become invaded and have been sent
out OF stricken region.
Confirmation of the deaths OF Jos.
PIERCE, vice consul at MESSING, and his
family is contained 10 dispatch from
Naples, which says tta' Miss Evelyn
PIERCE, the consuPs cousin, has arrived
there, the only survivor OF the consnls
household. The family would have es.
capped, Miss Pierce says, but for the tidal
wave, which swept them away as they
we're hurrying awsy from the wrecked
house.
A belaled telegram from Vim. p
Bishop, American consul st Palermo.
wss received here today. The message
was ssnt Wednesday. Mr.. Bishop says
il is practically certain that America
Consul Cheney at Messins is dead and
ttat Mr.. Lupton, the new American
vice consul at Messins, wss seen shortly
after the quake but has not been heard
from since.
Ca'anis, Jan. 2.-Rescuers at Mes.
sius today discovered that Marquis S.
mols ia still alive in the cellar Of bis
ruined castle. The room in which the
MARQUIS is imprisoned is covered by ions
of debris, which it is feared will crssh
in upon him before the rescuers can ef.
feet his release. The marquis shouted
to the rescuers that he had sufficient
room 10 move around and had enough
provisions to last several days. He told
the party to attend fr.t 10 those who
we're 10 more imminent peril
The king has telegraphed for three
ship loads OF quick-lime to be sent TO
NJ sssns and Reggie with all possible
late az The danger of pestilence is in-
creasiDg hourly.
Deputy FUlci has also been discover
ed alive 10 a vault in the basement Of
the ruins of his palace. For FIVE days
6is wife and brother had been searching
the ruins for his body. Today they
heard bis voice family calling from the
depths of tons Of debris.
Fulci said be bad lain 10 his cramped
quarters since the 6rst shock. Food and
drink we're finally passed to him, though
it will probably be hours before bis
rescue can be effected.
The archbishop OF Messina was res
cued today from the basement of his
home.
Rome, Jan. 2.-The American en-
tassy announced this afternoon that
with the exception Of Cousula Arthur :.
Cheney and wife, and Vice-OOn'u
Jose n, Pierce, wife aud children, it |