Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-14

this being thought would keep him IN
Rome. He replied:
THE sufferings of my people are
nearer my heart than anything else"
Storm and Tidal Wave Follow.
Dispatches received here from An
coma say that a heavy storm ragged
yesterday along the Adriatic coast.
There was also a heavy fall OF snow.
Naples reports a strong tidal wave
yesterday at the bay of Gaeta accom-
panied by seismetic disturbances on
shore. Venice reports very cold
weather In the Alps with the snow in
deep drifts.
Only One Shock Recorded.
From below Naples in the south to
Ferrara in the north distance Of
more than three hundred miles, and
across almost the width of the coun-
try the undulatory movement con-
tinued for considerable period.
In Rome 1t was thought at first that
two shocks had occurred, but the
seismographic instruments in the OBJ
showed there was only one,
which beginning at 1855 o'clock in the
morning, lasted from twenty-five to
thirty seconds.
The buildings on both sides of the
Porta Del Popolo, the north entrance
to Rome, threatened to fall and the
eagle decorating the gate crashed to
the ground.
Famous colonnade Lowered.
The obelisk In St. Peters square
was shaken and badly damaged, while
the statue Of st. Johns Lateran and
the statues Of the apostles surmount-
ing the bastltca are in danger OF col
lapsing.
The famous colonnade decorating st.
Peters square-was lowered fotr feet.
while the est6djacent house, KCnce Soccu-
pied by tHbtsisters of Pops Plus x. was
badly cracked. f7-ts
! Owing to the wide extent Gf the dis
turbance and its evident terrible con-
sequences the actual effects OF the
earthquake are not at present known,
owing to the. cutting offaof commnnica-
tions. s'S
Potenza is isolated.
Potenza. capital of the province OF
the same name, on the eastern declev-
ity of thea Apprentices. which has, a
population of nearly twenty thousand.
has been isolated. In 1857 this town
was almost destroyed by an earth
quake.
Father Alfani. director of the OBJ
servatory at Vale G Pompeii. the
noted seismologist. has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Rome:
The earthquakes registered by our
apparatus appears to have been most
disastrous for radius of more than
one hundred miles. PROBABLY it's center
was the province Of Potenza. Mean
While communications with Potenza
are interrupted and grave disaster
there is feared
Felt Severely Around Naples.
As the day wore on and details be-
gan to arrive in the capital 1t was ap-
parent that the disturbance in the
province Of Rome and the Abruzzi
had been greater than at first be-
lieved and that it also had been felt
severely in the region around Naples.
At>Monterotondo three persons were
killed and two wounded; at Zagarolo,
the dome Of a church fell: at Galiano
part of the cathedral was wrecked at
Verilo. two persons were killed and
two injured: at Tivoli, one person was
killed; at Pereto, FIVE houses collapsed,
and at Peggio Native. one person was
killed and several were injured.
Thus far 1t has been impossible to
communicate with the ancient forti-
fled city Of Aquila, In the Abruzzi,
owing to the interruption of the tele-
graph service. 1t is reported. how
ever, that several villages were de-
stroyed in that vicinity.
Whole VILLAGE De.trov.d
At Tore Cojetani, about thirty
seven miles east of Rome. almost the
entire village was destroyed. while at
Arnara the municipal building COL
lapsed. From numerous places in the
affected regions calls for doctors and
medicine are reaching Rome.