The evening world., 1909-01-05
Three Of Big Fleet Leave Port
Said Tonight and Are Led
by Cruiser Yankton.
FEVER IS A NEW PERIL,
Typhoid Breaks Out in Mes
sina and Epidemic Is Feared
Pope Consoles Sufferers.

ROME, Jan. 1.-The prompt despatch
OF three OF tie American battle-ships
now or their way around the world,
with the fleet commander, Rear.Adm!-
raj sperry. to offer aid in the earth
quake relief work has added 70 the
rnolc .eeling ~ appreciation and graft
tude. Word has come that Admiral
spery mas opened fund for ii snf-
ferers. and that tie men ot the fleet
ere contributing generously.
The battle-.hips designated ne the TO-
lief squadron ara the Connecticut, the
flagship OF the fleet; the Vermont and
the Minnesota. They sail tonight from
Por. Said .or Naples.
In advance ~ these ne American
scout cruiser Yankton left Port Said
early today for Messina with medical
supplies and provision, on board for the
earthquake sufferers. She carried also
. number OF doctors.
Epidemic Now Feared.
Descriptions received to-day from
Messina and Reggie indicate that al
though the situation Is In some re.
spects better, fresh complications have
arisen. Typhoid fever has broken out
At Messina. The lack OF pure water
and the Increasing pollution OF the air
cause the physicians In charge OF the
Red Cross work TO fear al epidemic.
The medical administration In confer
ence with the Government authorities
are considering the compulsory 70.
moval Of all the living in the destroyed
cities.
The Pope is making daily visits TO
the wounded In the Vatican Hospital
; This morning he made his rounds accom-
panied BY Dr.. Giuseppe Petacci, his prl-
,yate physician, and heard the Doctors
opinion on each case. There are several
grievously wounded persons in the hos
pital, but a number OF others will prob
! ably be out in few days.
The Pontff Is taking the deepest In.
| terest In these poor untortunates, and
/ this morning the tears came 10 his eyes
q. the recital OF a mother who had lost
all her children. One poor woman had
ten children in her home. She was taken
| out Of the rooms unconscious. She 10
| convinced that some OF her little ones
escaped, but II lie impossible for her to
search for them. The Pope promised her
every help.
Moro Shocks In Messlna.
MESSINA, Jan. 5.-Earth shocks are
continuing here and at Reggie. There
were several at the latter place to-day
which occurred at intervals OF twenty
minutes. One at noon stronger than
the others shook down many walls So
far as known nobody was hurt. At
night. especially. are they frequently
felt. The fires in the city are being
gradually extinguished
Typhoid fever has broken out here,
and this fact will cause drastic action
to be taken Immediately in the disposal
of the dead The hope OF rescuinS any
OF the living beneath the ruins has
been abandoned. Until the present
time all attention has been concen.
trated upon the removal OF human bod.
les from the streets
Instead OF eXcayattnG In an endeayor
l 70 find the bodies buried beneath tho
ruins It has been proposed that every
house in which II is believed persons
ere buried shall be covered With quick.
lime.
The horrors OF the sanitary conditions
In Messina are unspeakable, and only
the toughest OF surgical attention is
possible.
After sleeping one night OIL plank
without covering from the rain. tho
correspondent OF the Associated Prose-
the next night took refuge In n hospital
on board shin, whore there We're IN
wounded persons without single nurse.
IiiAll night long the pitccus cries OF the
persons for water wore uu.
|ihesded because OF the lack Of attend
f.n,s and several Of them died before
~'ess ,