Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
Many Towns in District
Near By Almost Totally
Destroyed.
DEAD AT PESCINO
MAY NUMBER 4,5OO
eeIated Detail. Of Earthquake Fail to
Lessen Extent and Severity Of
Horror-soms Estimates Place Total
Number Of Dead at Nearly 10000.
With Twice That Number Injured
New Born Babe Found Alive in Ruins

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Official reports regarding the extent OF
the earthquake disaster now are being
received by the authorities. They con-
Germ the towns and villages in this
district thus far as follows:
Paterno, Completely destroyed ex-.
eept one house; 1000 dead out Of $500
inhabitants.
San PeIino, almost totally destroyed;
GOO dead out Of 1000 inhabitants.
seureoIa, destroyed; number Of vic
tins not yet aseertained.
vilIalaao, 2s dead and 20 injured.
Rajano, 4 dead.
Fratturo, near Seanno, 200 dead, 60
wounded.
PopoIi, dead, 10 wounded.
Pentima, 4 dead, II wounded.
Barrsa, 8 dead, 70 wounded.
villstta -4arrsa, dead.
Some Rsseusd Alive.
The Duke Of AbruzN arrived here
last night and inspected the work Of
rescue. He visited every spot and
gave such aid ana advice as he could.
As an instance news only reached here
today that In the town Of Peso9sseroli.
.ranv persons were buried in the
wrecks Of houses and that up to the
present time nfteen bodies have been
taken out and eighty persons rescued.
Child Born in Ruins.
A thrilling episode happened FRI.
day at Capelle, north of Avezzano.
which village Is in ruins. While the
work Of rescue was proceeding the
soldiers heard strange cries and, led
by the sound, reached a spot where
they found woman buried under the
debris with new born child. Both
were extricated alive and uninjured
and are doing we'll. A captain of cara
bineers who was among the rescuers
asked to be the godfather Of the child
and suggested the boy be called Terre
Motino, meaning small earthquake.
Many Victims at Peseino.
The catastrophe at Pescino. south
east Of Avezzano, is growing in gravity.
The victims are said to number 4,o0o.
The whole village of Gioja. de Marsi
is reported DESTROYED. The number OF
victims there is not yet known. At
Callerosso there are "a dead, at An.
telpedio 40 persons were killed.
1t is difficult to convey an idea OF
the absolute destruction Of Avezzano
Not more than half a dozen structures
are standing, and of these only the
walls remain.
Few Escape at Avezzano.
Debris, tossed in all directions, has
obliterated streets, plaza, and alleys,
so that the few inhabitants who es-
caped death, even though many OF
them were born and brought up IN the
town. are unable to pick out more
than approximate sites Of their own
homes.
Stretching away on all sides from the
acres upon acres Of ruin. the country
is as bare of human habitations as
wilderness. The landscape is Whttened
in places by patches Of shattered stone
and brick, but these are all that re-
main of splendid country estates and
farms.
a mountain near Montagnano lit
arally split in two half Of it rolling In
a vast landslide into a valley, burying
a half dozen hamlets ander thousands
OF tons Of earth and rock.
undoubtedly the earthquake shock
was more severe than tina. OF Mes
sina. The smaller loss OF life is due to
the fact that the center of the quake
failed to strike the larger and more
populous towns.
Despite the handicaps CT the relief
Food and Clothes Distributed.
some progress IL being
made. Blankets are being distributed
and quantities Of food are being sent
to the victims.
A royal decree was issued yesterday
appointing Commentator De1za civil
to govern the district
visited by the earthquake. Signor
Dexxa has gone to the stricken region
to assume his new duties.
The call for conscripts has been sus--
pended in the earthquake district by
the military authorities.
Cause Of the Earthquake.
Many guesses have been made re-
gardinS the cause Of the earthquake.
but the one generally accepted IL that
OF an eminent meteorologist, who says:
..The most likely hypothesis Is that
heavy rains resulted In
Vibrations which formed great bodies
Of steam by contact with incandescent
matter. This hypothesis seems con-
irmed by the fact that the spring ct
Han 0iulano has almost doubled the
volume Of tn flow since Yesterday"
Gstahlishsd Two Hospitals.
The physicians engaged In the work
OF rescue formed IN Reorganization and
estabNshed two field hospitals. They
made arrangements for medical and
susw Heal work day and :ni6lis. - -
The work q rescue 70 moro difkicult
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