Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-14
MORE THAN $4,000
KILLED AND WOUNDED
Pope Benedict Expresses Desire to
Go to Scene of Disturbance to
Comfort Distressed

Rome. Jan. 14.-That there has
been very great loss of life and prop
erty is apparent. Estimates of the
! number killed ranged last night as
| high as $1,000, while the number of
persons injured was placed at about
| 10000. Estimates made this morning.
however, in the light of further news
from the stricken district placed the
number of killed and wounded to-
gether at more than fifty thousand.
The earthquake zone, as far as can
be gathered here. extends for a dis
| tance of nearly 500 miles. from below
| Naples and in the south to Ferrara in
the north and practically across the
entire width of the country in the dis
| trict indicated. The country to the
east and southeast of Rome suffered
the most, apparently, from reports of
loss of life and damage to property
coming from all over this district.
AVezzano, a town with 1900 in
habitants. siXty-three miles east of
Rome. seems to have been the center
or the disturbance, and this place,
with number of nearby towns and
villages, is reported as having been
destroyed.
Great loss of life occurred at AveZ-
zano and its vicinity
Among the towns in the earthquake
district reported entirely destroyed are
Bussi, Capello, Scurcola Magliano.
Cappadocia Celano and Posciro. Sora
and Arpino are said TO have been par
tally wrecked.
Naples felt the shock severely. but
suffered only slight damage. Sulmona
and Aquilla. in the province of Abruzzi.
and other towns in that region report
much damage and some loss of life.
No Deaths in Rome
No one was killed in Rome, but
there is considerable material damage.
Several of Rome's historical structures
were damaged. About 100 persons
were killed in towns near Rome, ac-
cording to reports.
Relief work is already under way
and 1t is stated that King Victor EN-
manuel will himself visit the most
severely stricken districts at the earliet
possible moment.
Premier Salandra has personally
taken charge of the relief work. He
has established quarters in the home
office, from which he will direct the
rescue work in the earthquake district.
Special trains with doctors. medicines,
ambulances and nurses have already
been dispatched and government Off
cials have been given carte blanche to
provide all necessaries to the stricken
people.
Queen Helena has expressed deep
sorrow at the fact that she is still
obliged to remain in bed, owing to the
recent birth OF q princess. as she ar
IDENTIFY desired to go personally and
give SuCcor to the victims The
Duchess of Aosta has gone to Montere-
duni, where she has installed herself
as hospital nurse for the wounded
Pope May Leave Rome
Pope Benedict is awaiting a report
from Mgr. Sagni, archbishop of Aquila,
on the gravity of the situation and
the probable loss of life. He has ex-
pressed desire to go to the spot If
his presence is necessary to encourage
and comfort the distressed.
The anxiety concerning the province
latest reports say that while the earth
quake damaged buildings there, it
caused no loss of life. The greatest
injury occurred in the villages around
the extinguished volcano Nulture.
Director Friedlander. of the Inter
national Meteorological Institute at
Naples, says the origin of the earth
quake is geological and not volcanic,
with its epicentrum in the valley of
the Garigliano river. The registration
of the earthquake at the observatory
lasted for forty seconds and was so
violent that the needles broke.
Nesuvius. according to the corre-
spondents in that district. has shown
no signs of unusual activity.
Part of a hospital in Aquila col
lapsed as a result of the earthquake.
Several of the inmates were killed and
a number injured.
At Sulmona, southeast of Aquila, the
barracks of st. Dominic tumbled down,
killing five soldiers.
AdVices received here from Subiaco,
thirty-three miles northeast of Rome,
report that the cathedral there is in
danger of falling.