The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
AT LEAST 173LYES
LOST IN DISASTER
Earthquake Brings Death and
Destruction to Many Villages
on Slopes Of Mount Etna.
ACCURATE DETAILS LACKING
Rescucrs Risk Lives to Save
Othcrs-Womcn Almost In
sane From Terror.

Catania, Sicily. hay s-A great
earthquake lust night brought death
ana destruction TO many villages near
Mount Etna- The number or daad to-
night "ns officially placed ut 1873. with
about $50 injured. ~ large part OF tho
devastated territory hus not becn IN
spotted
Tho affected zone e1tcnGs from Zef-
farana, the Highest village on Mount
Etna, to tho aea between Aci Realo on
the Eouth. and Giarro on the north.
II includes. Linern, tho contro OF tho
district disturbed, P,zano and Vrenia-
In Lincra alone l73 persona wore
killed. and 500 injured In DonSiardo
thirteen dead and twcnty-sevon In
jvred have boon taken from tho ruins
At Consentini sixteen were killod and
many injured
These villages and many smaller
places wcro levclled
The entire district to day presentod
spectacle Of desolntion. ruin and
death. Many of tho injured had not
been tnken from tho dcbris An trains
rervice has been abandoned. owing TO
tho collapse OF bridges. broken tracks
and obBtructcd tunnels
INJURED LAY ~ OPES
AWAITING ASSISTANCE
For centuries this section hua sof.
fercd from eRrthQuekcu owing 20 tn,
activity OF Mount Etrn- Yet u Is
thickly populated. az the land Is fer
tile. vineyards growing with little at
tention- AZ the central point OF tho
disturbed sections. dozens OF bodies
were lying along tho roads. many un.
recognizable, aa they were badly
crushed. The injured lny In tho open
awaiting assistance which has been
sent To them.
where Lincrn stood is mass OF
ruins. Those houses which did not col
lapse entirely were so brol;cn as TO
emphasize tho completeness Of tho d.s-
aster. The village consisted OF about
500 Inhabitants. Most of tho people
escaped because the shock occurred
when the mon ana some Of the wcm-
en- were working In the nclds. From
the vineyards they saw their houses
falling, and when they arrived. breath
less, ut their homes. they found only
wrcckaSc. with some OF their pconlc
buried bcneath II. This accounts tor
tho fact that most Of the victims Mt
l-incra were women and children. The
men. Wild with terror and grief, at
tackled tho debris with the:r bare
hands In an effort to save their FAINT
lies.
Generals Trnbuchi and Moccagatta
arc In command OF the worl, OF res
cue. which Is being taken UP igor.
ously By soldiers. nremen. policemen
and Red Cross volunteers. II Is ex-
pected. however. that wecha wili pass
before the full extent OF the disa.ter
can be hscertained
AT CATANiA THE STRONGEST
SHOCK LASTS SIX SECONDS
AZ Catania. the strongest shock
lasted SIX seconds. Electric lights
were ext;nGuisheG and the street rail
ways were put on, Of service People
rushed from the houses. shops and
cafes. Many jumped into boats ana
others crowded into the squares i,
tho hospitals patients ran 20 the court
yards i:nploring help.
Many pitiful episodes occurred At
BoHgiardo. an old woman. the only sur
Vivor or n family Of eighteen, rc-cn-
tered a half-wreckcd house 70 search
for her grandchildren She returned
with little girl nlivo and rushed
in again. Almost Immediately the
house collapsed. buryinR her unde. the
%reckage
At Conscntini a young soldier. who
should have left Thursday on his re-
turn to Lydia. obtained q leave OF alb
sence for three days TO attend the
marriage of his sister. which was 10
have occurred on Sunday. lie Is
among the victims.
Monsignor Vigo. bishop OF Acireale,
remained for twenty four hours in at
tendance on tho injured villagers.
so I'AKTlCJLAR ATTENTION
PAID TO RECENT SHOCKS
Fer several days earthquake sh cka
had been felt. accompanied by crup.
tlons OF Mt. Etna. No particular at
tention was paid to the occurrences.
as Inhabitants OF the district arc nc.
customod to the bGitations Tho nrst
sevcIc shock was felt At z o'clock last
evening. but its destructive effect was
not IL. rncd In Catania unit! this morn
ing, when terror stricken refugees hu-
zen streaming into town.
The centre OF tho disturbance was
tho village OF Linera. Hero the pro-
portion OF dead md injured was very
heavy. Tho victims were mostly worn-
en- and children.
Soldiers. firemcn, sailors, priests and
private individuals worked together
In bringing succor. In many cases
they found their way ohstructed by
broken bridges and ruined roads In
the village streets. heaps of debris lay
everywhere. In the villages OF Con-
scntini twenty bodies were recovered
this morning. Several hamlcts In tho
neighborhood of Acircalo wcro de-
vasiated, and number of people
killed and injured
thousand tents wore distributed
among the homeless villagers. Seven
thousand more have been requested.
RESCuERS RISK LIVES ~
EFFORTS TO SAVE OTHERS
Those engaged In rescue work risllcd
search for those buried beneath tho
ruins Undermined walls and shaky
roofs fell on them 1T every turn. Many
OF the people led by the priests formed
professions and marched along. pray
Ing aloud. Numbers OF the women
appeared almost insane from terror.
The great gravity OF the disaster
was not realized until this morning.
when reports came in from the sur
rounding country.
The villages OF Linera and Con-
sentini were transformed into heaps OF
ruins
AT Znfferana every house was de-
stroyed. Enormous damage was caused
at Santa Vencrna.
Roofs fell in and walls collapsed in
.ne hamiets or Santa Marin Ammalati.
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