Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17
Medicine Is Lacking.

Medicine Is Lacking.
Vigorous complaints because or lack OF
medicine, food and tents for the SURVIVORS
in hamlets in the earthquake zone Is
voiced by the Messaggero. The paper
rays that at Magliano di Marsi. where
there are 1900 dead out Of APPS fnhaoi-
tants, the first succor arrived forty-eight
rours after the disaster.
ut would be better If I had died my
SELF" the physician exclaimed to cor
respondent II cannot bear to see people
expire simply because l have no means
Of helping them My mother and my
sister died only because had no medicine
with which to treat them" He added
bodies of his mother and sister on his
shoulders to cemetery and bury them
himself.
The Messaggero declares there are no
fewer than 5000 dead at Pescina and
5000 at Celano. and that at Cenchio only
$50 people were saved out of a popuia-
ton of $500.
At Massa- d'Albe one-eighth of the total
population has been killed, and there is
no one to do any work Of rescue or care
for the survivors A report comes to
Rome that in this village some people
are today still buried in debris from their
waists down. They cannot extricate
themselves. and there is no one at hand
These unfortunates are being fed by
relatives or friends, in the hope that men
and tools are on the way to the rescue.
Official Reports Come In.
AvEZZANO. via Rome. January 10
Official reports regarding the extent OF
the earthquake disaster are now being
received by the authorities. They con-
Germ towns and villages in the district
in which Avezzano is located.
A thrilling episode of the earthquake
happened Friday at Capelle, just north
of Avezzano, which village is in ruins.
While the work Of rescue was proceed
ing the soldiers heard strange cries and
led by the sound reached spot where
they found a woman buried under the
debris with a new born child. Both
were extricated alive and uninjured and
are doing well. A captain of carabineers
who was among the rescuers, asked to be
the godfather of the child and suggest
ed that the boy be called Terre Motino
meaning a small earthquake
The catastrophe at Pescina. southeast
of Avezzano. is growing in gravity. The
from there, now number $500.
The whole village of Cioja de Marsi IL
reported destroyed. The number Of vic.
tins is not yet known.
At CollerosSo there are twenty-foul
dead and at Anteipedio forty persons
we're killed.
Two Field Hospitals.
The physicians engaged in the worl
of rescue at Avezzano formed an or
ganization and established two field hos
pitfalls. They made arrangements fol
medical and surgical work day ane
night.
In digging among the ruins rescuer,
discovered woman's hand. A physi-
clan was summoned and said that the
woman was still alive. The rescuer:
worked with feverish haste. but it wa.
almost impossible to dislodge the mass
Of shattered masonry in which the WON.
an was imprisoned. After several hour.
only one arm was freed Then the at
tempt was abandoned. for the physician
said that death had made futile the eff
forts Of the rescuers.
Many houses are in ruins at Saracine
leo. village perched on the summit o
crag, which has been well known t
several generations of American artist.
on account of the unusual beauty Of tn,
young women who have come from tina
town to serve as artists models. The
ruins of the medieval castle there rollet
down the face of the mountain.
II developed today that Mgr. Bag
noli, Bishop of Pescina, who was be
lieved TO have persisted, was not in Avez
zano when the earthquake occurred.
Shells Still Stand.
NAFLES, ltdiy, January lO.-Ine con
dition today of the city of Sora. once
hourishing and prosperous communit,
located in Caserta province about hal
way between this city and Rome. Is
striking example of the capriciousnes
of the great forces of nature whic
Wednesday morning suddenly over
whelmed the heart of Italy.
Instead of being reduced to a shape
less mass OF ruins. as was Avezzan'
the state of Sora today recalls the con
1905. when the outer shells of the beau
tiful Messina palaces remained stand
ing only to hide ruin and desolatio
within their walls.
The inhabitants of Sora have bee
proud of their fine houses and wild
streets, and have called their tow
Little Rome" OF these handsom
buildings nothing remains today bl
the outside walls. Under the masses {
shattered masonry within IL is est
mated that from $50 to 500 victims II
buried. The condition of the walls sti
standing makes the work of rescu
most difficult. A continuance of tn
earth tremors still brings down masse
of masonry.
Nevertheless. the fact that so man
walls still are standing gives rise I
the hope that many persons may sti
be alive, sheltered in cellars or ope
spaces. Their rescue will of necessit
he slow. The only help available
the 3&ERegimeut Of Carsbineers. who's