Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-18
QUAKE DEAD FULLY
THIRTY THOUSAND,
NEW SHOCKS PERIL
Fear Felt Throughout District that
Additional Disturbances May
Endanger Survivors.
WORK OF RESCUE AND RELIEF
All Italy Turns to Task of Saving
Buried and Caring for Living
Victims.
EIGHTEEN TOWNS ARE LEvELED

ROME, Jan. IL Fear is felt throughout
the earthquake devastated district that
additional shocks may add to the work
OF destruction. according to reports
brought to Rome by refugees. Basis
for this anxiety Is found In a dispatch
from sora- which says another strong
earthquake occurred there last night.
demolishing the walls OF partly ruined
buildings and menacing survivors and
those engaged in rescue work.
Scaut reports of death and damage
in the more remote places which suf-
fered from the disaster have been re-
ceived at the capital and information
from the larger places still is incom-
plete, but there is no reason TO doubt
that when the death roll is made up Il
will contain fully 5000 pames. Probably
twice that number were injured.
Places Suffering Most.
The places which apparently suffered
most, were Avezzano, with about t0O00
killed: Pescino, 5000; celano. 1000; Cen
chic. ZOO; Marsi, 1.OOe; Daterno, 1000;
San Belino. $50. and Fralturo, 900. II is
reported that Rassa dAlbe lost one
eighth OF its population, while Pesoas-
scroll was completely buried.
In the devastated area there are
scores of hamlets. where probably only
small percentage of the population
escaped The same II believed to be
true in the rural districts.
All Italy has turned its attention to
the work OF rescue and relief. Thousands
of soldiers and volunteers are digging
frantlcally in the ruins In the hope that
they may release a fow who are still
alive Hundreds OF bodies are being re-
covered but first attention is given
where Il is believed there Is a possibility
the occupants OF ruined dwellings may
not yet have perished.
Delay In Sending Medicine.
Vigorous efforts are being made b,
the authorities to dispatch doctors
nurses, medicine and food TO the ruined
cities and villages Criticisms have beer
voiced because OF delay in sending med
icine to some of the places destroyed
but IL Is pointed out that the difficulties
of transportation made greater speed i'm
possible.
The injured are being cared for il
makeshift hospitals established in thu
ruined towns or In the hospitals OF Rom,
ana olncr cltleh. trains fllleu Win sur
vvors are arriving here constantly an,
tho refugees are being given the best o
care. Large sums are being subscribe,
for the relief OF the suffering and Pop
Benedict is one OF the large contributors
King Victor Emmanuel has returned I,
Rome after visiting many of the place
in the earthquake zone. where he di
rected the work of rescue and person
ally distributed relief.
Eighteen Towns Destroyed.
LONDON, Jan. H.-Eighteen towns anC
villages havel been destroyed by tn,
earthquake thirteen others left Will
scarcely building standing and twelvt
more have suffered lesser, damage. tn,
Lloyd's News announces in dispatci
from its Rome correspondent. Survivors
are suffering severely, the correspondent
says, and in many places thirty-six hours
elapsed before the first relief corps ar
rived.
The vast Abruzzi region is almost de.
void OF hospitals, the dispatch continues
and the people still are terrorized by al,
most incessant earth tremors. Ninety.
eight of these shocks are said to have
been counted in the last. twenty -four
hours