The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-21

Reports have been received here Of
! the excellent work done by . relief
1 expedition organized. by the American
Baptist Church and Led by DR.. Whiting
Hill. Help was sent to remote spots
which were difficult to reach. A large
quantity of provisions was distributed
at Celano, where the population was
| destitute.
Many Alive Under Debris. !.
| Avezzano, Italy, Jan. 19-Twelve
thousand bodies, It Is estimated semi
officially. are buried under the fallen
| walls of this earthquake ruined town.
Seachers believe there are. still many
living beneath the tons of debris and
desperate efforts are being made to
| rescue them.
Most of the irregular masses Of
| stone have not been touched with pick
or shovel. This is the fault cS no one,
because it would take Thousand
workmen several days to turn over
and eXcavate what has been slowly
built up in centuries. Capt. Pisant
vettori, no las charge of the relief
work here. est ates there are fifteen
thousand dead in Avczzano, Chappelse,
Magliano and the villages in this i'm.
mediate district.
Up to Midnight Saturday only five
hundred bodice had been taken from
| tha ruins. These were laid out III open
spaces all over the city
Supplies now are pouring into Avez-
zano.
/, An S-dsy clock hanging on tho only
fragment of wall which remains
standing is still striking the hours.
A dozen bodies ready for burial are
lying in the square of Tortonia.
In the midst of this desolation,
which reminded correspondents who
had been at the battle front OF Sois-
sons after one hundred days lombard
ment by German and French artillery,
are campfires around which parties Of
survivors are cooking army ratioNs
which have been distributed to them.
They sit shivering in the sharp winter
air on this high tableland of~the
Apennines. "
"ln this square" Captain Nettori
said, ~ saw father place the bodies
OF his wife, three'~+sons and three
daughters. think that was the sad
dest incident ever have seen. One
little boy stood beside the father as
he arranged the bodies. The child
seemed not to realize what had hap
pened. This man, so terribly afflicted,
stares vacantly at those who speak to
him. He has not eaten for two days"
Scores of survivors were half starry.
ing yesterday before food arrived from
outside, although under the walls of
Prince Tortoni's granary there We're
one hundred thousand bushels OF
wheat
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, gems. about last night with two
soldiers bearing torches, came across
the bodies of q family of seven, father,
mother and five children There was.
a CHASTITY row of more than cse hun
bred lying near the splendid villa of
Prince Tcrtoni in which were found
the bodies of thirtystwo domestics and
employees on his estate. Neither the
prince nor any member Of his family
was In the great country house which
was destroyed.
Sora, Italy Jan. l9.--Slight earth
tremors have net ceased here and the
local authorities declare not single
house in town is SUI" for occupancy.
Captain Ifusi. who is directing the
work Of rescue, is convinced more
than one thousand victims are buried
in the debris.
Rescue work is progressing very
slowly and there now is very little
hope of finding persons alive, because
in most cases bodies are buried be-
meath immense piles of masonry. The
authorities are directing most of their
attention to caring for tie few persons
who escaped death. The Red Cross
has opened an emergency hospital
where the less dangerously injured are
being cared for Those more danger
ously hurt are being taken to Caserta.
A Cold Rain Falls, Too.
The sufferings of the homeless popu.
lation have been intensified by cold,
rain which began early yes.
terday afternoon and continued stead
lily. The people have been warned not
to reoccupy the houses which remain
until the buildings have been
inspected.
The nigh'x have been spent in the
open air, where the only heat has been
provided by wood fires kindled on the
ground. Huts are being erected along
the roadside and in fields to shelter
the women and children. Food is be-
Ing distributed. by communal officials.
The King Works TireIessIy.
When King Victor Emmanuel visit
ed Sora he personally promised the
children who had been made orphans
by the earthquake that they would be
cared for. The sovereign was sur
rounded constantly by throngs of citi.
.ens but when q detachment of carl
,ineers attempted to dispense the
,rowd his majesty ordered the officer
n command to employ his men else
nh o~sn- uav&ur ~, - .Eiun v,onde~3 M n,srH.