Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-15

Rome Jan. l5.-COnStantly eHAAs sAao
,st!mates based on reports that con-
hnued to trickie In now place the deatn
,oll from Wednesdays earthquake at
5000 and. the injured at number IN
exces, Of 35, 600. Hundreds, possibly
thousands, Of victims. still are buried
alive in the wreckage OF their nomes'
while rescuers from every Walk OF NE
struggle to dig them out
1Ifne syictor Ninmanuel who returned
fro1d Ave6xanO. personally gupsFin-
tended the release Of . number OF sucn
unfortunates The king reached the
capital in his private car to which was
attached three coaches bearing forty
wounded. These were distributed about
the hospitals OF the city. ;,
Pope Benedict this morning onereo
to the mayor of Rome the use OF the
hospital Of Santa Martha. The oHer
was accepted.
1900 Dead at Avezzano.
The principal loss Of life and PROB
ably the chief property damage ap-
pears to have been at Avezzano anu
sora. fifteen miles away. Both mum
Qualities were destroyed ana their
populations virtually wiped out.
Latest reports place the number OF
aead in Avezzano at 10000 and at Sora
at 1000. In at least six other towns
more than 5000 have been killed. In
Avezzano and Sera almost everyone
was killed.
water Supply Destroyed.
The situation in Avezzano IS M
.reasingly grave because OF tne oe
strnction Of the aqueduct system ana
.hc consequent shutting on OF the wa
t.r a,nply. Communication slowly Is
ha,rr re-established, and two hastily
,r,nrovised hospitals and one refugee
arnn have been set up. The rescue
.Sorcav have been reinforced by the
1T,ited states embassy stan at Rome,
cont to Avezzano in automobiles by
AHA ssador Thomas Nelson Page. The
.aoretarfes and attaches carried sup
,Iie. and clothing for the sufferers.
a. a the Messina catastrophe 1t -
helieved ii will be weeks before the
.ract loss Of life can be ascertained.
Survivors Stunned.
som. of the survivors at Avezzano
,ays NOT even yet sufficiently recov-
ered from the shock Of their expert
ences 10 tell a connected story OF the
.,,.ttotion One man taken yesterday
from ruin said:
DI MA ! sensation as tho some one
2 ,va forcine me to dance. Then was
thrown Ia the ground and the roof and
wall feli on my head. After I was
hurled the earth seemed to heave ana
grow hot. - !.
,h,rch when he felt the shock. He
rnshed under an arch and this saved
III. life. His acolytes were struck
down and killed.
= q reported that statue OF the
4 v,rein. forty feet high. which stood on
the shore OF Lake Fucino, has been
thrown into the water. There is con-
siderable danger that the drained land
Il q This vicinity viii be flooded.
Boy Sends First News.
waroner's apprentice, q boy OF 13
f GEARS. was the first person to give the
news az AvezzaIio to the outside world.
Ne succeeded in getting back into the
4 town few minutes after the first
ahock He found a railroad employe
and persuaded this man, with his help.
4 70 rig up telegraph instrument in q
: freight car and connect with wire
y etill5 intact. The two sent the first
news Of the disaster to Rome.
Autos Used in Relief Work.
/ There has been organized In Rome q
4 nrivate expedition to send out auto
!. mobiles loaded with provisions More
Than 800 cars have already left for
& ssAvesxano. Among the. members Of
q the Italian nobility active in the relief
work are Prince G0rghese, Prince Coi-
i oni,6, Prince Altieri and Prince Poten-
! sfani. Il
The pope IL anxious about the fate OF
s 9onsiehor Jammotta, bishop Of Sora,
= lf63E, IA 1l01n nothing has been heard.
.sss I ~ rsporte " casualties 1T forth