The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10


bemlets began TO flock into Catania
with tragic news. that the full extent
=. Of fhe disaster wes realized.
Catnnia itsel. suffered little damage.
although there was a terrible panic
here.
The centre Of the disturbance SEEMED
10 be nt Linera. n village with a popu.
iatgoa ~ about 1000. where the dead
and injured numbered more than at
ary other place. THIS place and tho
-.wn II Santa Nenerina. with porula-
ton OF about 900. were completely
destroyed and the loss of life ut I.inera
il, placed at nearly hundred. with
.cveral hundral injured.
Hundreds of houses were wrecked In
the villages of Icrbati. Pennisi. Bel
Iiasao. Santa Maria Nersina Ca,ena
and Maug1uo.
Twenty bodies have been found in
the ruins of the lamlcts of PasopomO,
Bongiarto and Malati. Every house
WIS destroyed in the village Of Zaf-
ferana. Conseutini. another small viii
lage. is y heap Of. ruins
Roofs of houses fell in and walls col
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.Tecla.
The work Of rendering aid To the in
Jured ana TAKING cure oi the h"ihe'eSs
was Desuh III s3St"'",N h'Hnnel
early today. Inc authorities u'i"er
the leadership or frclFt MlnerNlih OF
Catania, under orders from Rohie'
started out Ia do all IN the'r power 10
aid tbs afflicted. ana soon the army.
rlnvy. civilian othciuls ana the Red
Gross representatives were working
hnrmoniousiy In nm EFFORT "a bring
some order out of the chaos.
The work OF rescue
Soldiers sailors frcmen. priests and
privote individuals worked together in
hr,nyiny .succor and rendering surgical
assistance rive hundred soldiers cen.
tred ot Aci Heole north of this place
which was rcpor,lel ms the hest place
from which IN reach nil the hainlets
which had suffered from the shocks and
thc Arcs which followed. They imme.
Jiotelv erected oOO Red Cross tents for
the nurnose az nrovidjnr shelter for the
horsIess cront efforts were nj ~ made
10 rescne any nersons who may still he
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prsnIar snI,ndro has sent So 600
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more. rs i'"o idhiilIeS are holie!ess
ana Starving. party consisting oi
public works officials from Rome are
on their way here to organize the work
~ relief The Bishop OF Aci Reale and
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suhett's' W .ne eaiiIe 'ii'o '"e' "ie
nuihth'sterihH tue sicfhiheh's anu eA
horflpg the SURVIVORS 10 ala inc SOL
diers In their work or succor. The
Pope sent a large sum Of money tn the
Rishop NJ A<i Reaie for the relief Of
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tianterreu M theNut"Diopiies IN the VI
Unity 10 assist IN the WORK or rescue
All the available nurses were mobilized
andArr assisting IN gathering the home.
Iesse and children who have lost their
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wig rL'all! Elnierei y! the hccUinuih
lion -Gf debris ana also by the danger
1T erilsing II To fall on persons, who
were S,ippdspl TO be buried beneath II
and S,hn vsr,. thouaht tn no still ,iivc
'Govcrumrpt Iecdinr Ala.
Rome NAY '-Ihe Government TOOK
quick acton Tor the reiiet OF the sufferers
IN tine torthquake zone when the LEWIS or
last nishts disaster reached mere to-uay.
Premier aaiandra' Gen Grandi: me
munster OF war anu Aufniral Ehrlco
MILO the minister OF Marine sent orders
10 the fFel, ct o' tatanla ana the COM
inanders OF the military ana naval forces
IN ,he 'a'dhla d's'r'cI 10 give al possible
ASSISTANCE 10 those aHected ny the eir'h-
quake Inc commanders OF the so'uiers
were ORDERED 10 concentrate tneir troops
provisions' coming ana hospi'al heces-
despatched 10 the scene at once
Premier Salandra announced in the
Chamber OF Deputies this evening that $50
persons were killed and that two-thirds of
this number are still buried beneath the
ruins He placed the number OF seriously
injured at 1870.
Father Alfani the seismolorst, says he
is astonishod at the registration of the
shock at the Florence Observatory In spite
of its undoubted volcanic origin and Its
limited area The registration or a shock
OF this character at such distance. he
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