Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19
NEW EARTHQUAKE
SHAKES CALABRIA
IN "TOE' OF ITALY
No Lives Lost, So Far as Is
Known, but Inhabitants Flee
in Terror.

ROME, Jan. 19.-An earthquake OF
great force has shaken all Calabria.
in the southwestern part of Italy, but
so far as Is known thus far has
caused no loss of life.
The shock appears to have been
most severe in the neignoorhood of
Cosenza, capital of the province It
frightened thousands Of persons and
drove them into the open, where they
insist on staying. They prefer to
risk cold and its consequent sufferings
rather than run the chance OF being
buried in the ruins of their homes.
Throughout the earthquake belt in
Central Italy, even in towns where
many of the buildings are still stand
ing, apparently intact, the survivors
of the catastrophe refuse to seek
shelter in their houses, and are gath
cred in the open, suffering terribly
from exposure.
Towns in Desperate State.
AS relief and rescue work goes for
ward it appears that some districts
just south of Avezzano were as badly
afflicted as that town. with the per-
centage Of dead to the total popula-
tion almost as large. The situation
lagos Is more desperate because as yet
adequate relief measures have not
been taken, and the number of per-
sons working in the ruins is very
small
Ortucchio, southeast Of Avezzano, is
reported as having at least 1000 vic
Tins, fully half of whom have been
found buried in the ruins of the ca
thedral there, The town has been
virtually razed, and now, more than
six days after the first shock. sani-
tary conditions among the living are
becoming almost unbearable.
The same story comes from other
towns in the vicinity: From San
Benedette. with 1000 of its 4.5o0 popu-
lation dead: Celano, $500 feet up IN
the mountains. with 1000 dead; Pa
terno, with but 200 of its 1000 persons
still alive; Pescino with 1000 and
more buried, and many other towns.
Blocked Roads flinders Relief.
Although many of these places are
but a short distance from Avezzano
the supposed centre OF the disturb
ance and the consequent relief work,
they have been almost entirely mac
cessible because of blockaded and
ruined roads. The food supplies in
these places are reported as insuffi-
cient, and the shelters are entirely in
adequate. The organized rescue work
is being pushed with all haste TO
reach the inhabitants of these towns
in time to prevent great loss of life
among the survivors.
King Victor Emmanuel is touring
the stricken district by automobile
constantly, distributing supplies,
cheering the victims, sending the or
phans to Rome for care, and render
ing other assistance.
BY the Associated Press,
ROME, Jan. 19-Thomas Nelson
Page. the American ambassador, and
members of the embassy staff, who
visited the earthquake zone, remained
in the district for two days. They
drove all over the stricken district
distributing relief, especially in the
small villages.
TAGLIACOZZO (via Rome). Jan.
19.-Not less acute than the misery
and suffering of the people of Avez-
zano is that of the inhabitants of the
entire district to the south, in Des-
Gina, San Benedetto, Gioji-de- Marsi
and other towns. The loss of life and
damage 10 property in these places
Is equally as great, but the needs Of
the sufferers have received far less
attention.
Soldiers have arrived at several of
these places to aid in the work OF
rescue. but there is a lamentable
scarcity, OF food for both troops and
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