Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-15
Reports Coming Slowly
From Stricken District
and Horror Grows.
GREAT LIFE LOSS AT
AVEZZANO AND SORA
Estimates Of Killed or Injured Remain
at $4,000 to $1,000 = King Visit.
Stricken Towns and People Rush to
Greet Him-soIdiers and Red Cross
Active in Extending Relief Work.
Ruins Being Searched For Bodies.


Rome. Jan. 16.-News from the
earthquake stricken districts of Italy
still comes in slowly but enough to
show the disaster approaches that at
Messina six years ago. The estimates
of killed and injured vary from $4,000
to $4,000.
Avezzano, sixty miles east Of Rome,
and Sora, fifteen miles south Of Avez-
zano, were the worst sufferers SO far
as loss of life is concerned but about
sixty towns or villages suffered either
total demolition or serious damage.
Reports today from the north say
the shock was felt as far as the Swiss
frontier and that in the Alps there
were numerous avalanches. This would
make it appear that the quake ex-
tended shruout the extent Of Italy, with
the exception OF the extreme southern
end,
Relief Work Progresses.
The Italian government and people
have quickly responded to the call for
help, Thousands OF troops have been
sent to the scene and the relief work
is going on night and day. The supply
OF food, clothing. medicine and blankets
have been dispatched by train where.
ever possible.
The central committee Of the Red
Cross was quick 70 act, having ordered
all it's members to Join in the relief
work at the scene Of the disaster.
Troops have been sent wherever needed
and have been ordered to excavate the
wounded, transport the injured and
guard property.
King Victor Emanuel, according to
advices reaching here, is tirele.s in his
endeavors to spur on the rescue work
and in encouraging the survivors.
People Greet King.
Messages reaching here along the
road from Tarvoli, Carcoli and Avez-
zano say that everywhere the king
passed the people rush to greet him
to express their gratitude. The king
asks all to abandon all unnecessary
formalities. His only wish he says, is
to visit the wounded and to express to
them his sympathy and to ascertain
what is possible to be done to relieve
the misery. The king has ordered that
all the motor cars at the royal palace
be dispatched for use at the stricken
district. Whenever he reaches tele-
graph station the king sends a message
to Queen Helena. who wishes to hear
all details of the disaster.
Pope Visits Injured.
Pope Benedict is deeply grieved over
H. L,FN oh y
interest and sympathy yesterday by
where forty injured are receiving treat
ment.
His holiness spoke to each one Of the
disaster. He corsoled them by saying
he would entrust to the clergy the task
of searching for their relatives.
The American ambassador, Thomas
Nelson Page. called at the ministry Of
interior yesterday to express the SYM
pathy of America over the disaster be-
fallen Italy He intimated desire to
send members Of the embassy to the
stricken districts to give such aid as
they could IL there was no objection.
King Brings Injured on Train.
King Victor Emmanuel arrived In
Rome from Avezzano last night. He
had three cars attached to his special
train in which forty badly injured
persons had been placed. Three had
died on the journey.
The Havas correspondent at Avez-
zano wires that Deputies Bissolati,
Chiariviglio, Federmeoti and SeMi have
arrived there to examine the situation.
They found that all the streets had
been blotted out and that the principal
square alone was distinguishable.
Pope Holds 20 Traditions.
Some Of the newspapers announce
that Pope Benedict, in visiting the
wounded at Santa Marta hospital, left
the vatican, thus interrupting the
traditional imprisonment always ad-
hered to by Pope Plus w, Leo XIII.
and Plus x, after the fall Of the tenn
portal power. In reality the pope did
not leave the vatican but passing. thru
st. Peters he reached the hospital
without touching Italian soil. His pre-
decessor did the same thing when he
visited the hospital after the Messina
disaster. sg4 AZ. &.