The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-01
ISLANDS ON THE COAST
OF SICILY SINK IN SEA
Continued from Page I.

our vessel shivered internationally. as
though shaken by some huge maTiilc
monster.
4 could relate pathetic stories with
out number. Under some Vvreckage IN
closed in a kind OF little eubbyhole anc
protected by two heavy beams I DIS
covered two little babies safe and unfu-
jured. They we're as comfortable a.
possible. and laughing and playing win
the buttons on their clothes. We found
no trace Of their parents. who undoubt-
edly lost their lives. 1t made a terrible
impression to see the bereaved children.
Many of the little ones live while then
parents are dead, while we saw many
mothers with dead babies in their arms.
1T was also indescribably painful 20
see the many who had gone crazy with
srief. They searched and searched
aimlessly for their loved ones, keeping
up the quest even after they had been
brought on board the ship
Search for Americans.
The foreign Office has completed fnai
arrangements for Lloyd c. Grismou. the
ambassador, to leave Naples tomorrow
on board an Italian steamer for Mes
sina. Mr.. Grismon's purpose is 20
gather information regarding the ratc
Of the Americans who are supposed 20
| have been in Gala bria and Sicily at the
tiTae of the disaster. The ambassador
will take with him several consular Of
fcers. among whom he will divide the
work. As soon as the investigation IS
started the ambassador will return 10
Rome.
Bayard Cutting. jr., American vice
consul at Milan. will take charge OF the
! consular service at Messina. WInthT0p
1 Chandler Of Philadelphia viii accom-
pany the ambassador to the south.
Large numbers Of kilograms addressed
TO people in Messina nave been for
waTded from here by mail because or
/ lack of wire facilities. There is prac-
! tically no chance of the messages being
/ delivered.
Mo News From Villages.
There are still numerous small VII
| lagos in Calabria from which 10 news
has been received. Many of them are
| inaccessible, and it is feared that when
the reports come in they viii only swell
the fatalities. Every fresh dispatch re-
eeived is monotonous in its recital OF
death and desolation. The same heart
rending story doubtless viii come from
every village and hamlet in the doomed
area.
1t has been learned that the Capucine
monks at Reggie escaped and did brave
work in rescuing the less fortunate Of
the twenty-one nuns at the convent Of
San Vincenzo df Paola. only seven re-
main alive. They are now engaged IN
nursing the wounded. r-=-
naval observer of the destruction OF
Messina says there were four tTdai
waves. ranging from twelve to thirteen
feet high. Thirty minutes elapsed be
tween the rolling in of the first wave
and the destructive onslaught or the
I last.
The weather in CalabTia continues
abominabie. Heavy rains fail and at
/ freezing.
Definite News Lacking.
/ II has been impossible to ascertain
/ whether there were any Americans al
the hotels in Messina. The Hotel France
! collapsed at the first shock and sixty
guests were. killed. It is said that none
of these was American. Only two wait
| srs escaped, as they were already UP
and sought shelter under the staircase
! from the falling walls.
The Continental hotel was destroyed,
/ but it seems no Americans were stop
ping there. Almost ali the guests al the
/ Hotel Trinacria- including J. G. Mer-
tens the Swedish consul. are deac
Nothing has been learned definitely as
to the number Of Americans in that
hotel. which was the leading one Of thc
city.
Messages Cannot Be Answered.
The American embassy here Is IN re
ceipt of a great number of messages ci