The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15

Belmonte, Castillo, Alvito, San Donate.
Rocasecca, Marnone and Arco.
Th. dad in Avezzano include. 1t is re-
portsd, the sub-prefect and the mem.
bers Of his family, the whole stan of the
prefecture, the Mayor and the members
Of the Municipal Council. OF the 100 SOL
diers in the local garrison on,y few es-
capped and most Ut the police and GUS
TOMS officials also persisted.
one Ayezzano refugee tells of hearing
from the ruins of the College for Young
Women pltiful cries for help and l49
Kris were found there alive, although
many were badly hurt The town IS
described as an immense cemetery. with
dwelling houses serving rs sepulchres
for hundreds.
In the city OF Rome the damage was
not great. At first 1t seemed as II
many must have been killed, but when
the soldiers and police investigated IL
was found that not single life had
been lost, and this in the face OF the
fact that the walls Of many buildings
fell, heavy objects were tOppled into
the streets and panicstricken throngs
rushed wildly about for hours.
Director Friedlander OF tho Inter-
national Meteorological Institute at
Naples Gays that the origin OF the
seismic disturbance was not volcanic
and this Is supported by the fact that
Nesuvius has remained quiet
Naples was not badly disturbed. but
still the tremor was perCepublc there as
we'll as at Florence, far TO the north. IN
these two cities and In Rome mucn
damage has been done to works OF art
and historic buildings. One hundred
and fifty windows were cracked in the
dome of st. reter's, the statue Of the
Redeemer was damaged and the cupo'a
was slightly cracked.
In the smaller towns. many of which
possessed rare antiques and statuary'
much damage has been done.
Prince Colunna. Mayor of Rome, an
nounced tonight that he had secured
several hotels I'm which the refugees
may dwell and obtain food at the ex-
pcuse Of the Government Women OF
all ranks are joining in the relief work.
Prominent among them is the Ouch, ~
d'Aosta, who has gone To Monte
Roduni to become q nurse in one of the
many hospitals which nave been estao-
lished all over the shaken territory.
The area shaken extends from Ferrasa
TO below Naples, "A distance OF slightly
more tndn OuD lllltTs AlpAl AAlp 80
rhenian Sea to the Adriatic, taking In
the districts Of Tuscany, Rome, Perug'l,
the Abruzzi and part OF the Campania.
The earthquake rolled the waters OF
the yellow Tiber. shook the crest of the
purple Apennines' and heaped up the
sands on the shore Of the Adriatlc.
Giant trees carcened violently In the
mountains and everywhere there is ev!-
dence OF a cataciysm
Isolated Region Suficrs.
Perhaps the greatest loss Of life was
n the Isolated districts of the province
II the AbruZzi. where thousands OF
mountaineers live In lonely solitude, Far
from towns and villages. Communica-
Ion under the most favorable condi-
tons is wretched in that region. and at
This season of the year, when the hills
are clad in SHOWS, the difficulty Of hear
ing from the sufferers Is almost insuper-
able. The situation Is made worse by
the fact that the geography OF all cen
trail and southern Italy has been altered
in thirty seconds so that the most
astute geographers would scarcely know
Il. Where hills reared there are valleys
Great rocks have toppled down. river.
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hanks and new land has been create,
from hopeless morasses.
Ii the damage Is so astounding in th'
settled portions OF the devastated coun'
tries there is every reason to belle "
that IL is worse in the distant area
where, il is reported whole hamlet!
nave disappeared with no trace left o
any human beings 1t will take months
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the full toll OF the upheaval
As telephone and Geographic com
munlcations are gradually restored tale
of horror ar rolling in upon the au
thorities here in such measure that evel
he best organized relief activity car
scarcely cope with the situation. l
seems now that the effect OF the shocl
in Rome, great though it was, wa
slight in comparison with the result II
he provinces to the east and south
Naples felt the bow, and far to IN
north Florence and Bologna quiverc
N their turn.
In the district surrounding Sumona
southeast of Aquila, extensive damag
was done and numerous victims are re
ported. The towns OF Popoli, Roccacas
lle, Raiano. Vittorito, Pentina, Partoll
! OilBHd' ltNNd, AON'hplat 'Ntpi hi'
and Anversa are in ruins. Scano send
word OF twenty dead and many hur
with the probability OF the casualties in
creasing. Vi.laiago has been almo'
levelled and Frattura is scarcely IN eS
istence now.
Relief Work Slow.
In every town the lists OF dead an
injured are Incomplete because there
no telling how many men, women an
children are lifeless beneath the wreck
age. The work of relief Is proceedln
as speedily as It may, but it cannot COZ
With the actualities and will not be alb
to do so for many days.
a train which left Aquila yesterda
morning just before the shock has M
been heard from, 1t was crowded wit
people going to Rome for the religion
festivals and IL is feared that a mour
tain slide may have crushed many
the passengers.
Rignavo. Zagarolo, Ponzano Montar
and Angui.lara are badly damaged. tt
hospital at AguilI was shaken down ar
a number OF the helpless patients we
buried in the ruins Eight have bee
taken from the ruins so far. Most
the houses In Chieu collapsed and Il
barracks at Sulmona fell in, injuring