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ever. that several villages were de-
stroyed In that vicinity.
In Tore CaJstnI. about 81 miles
east of Rome. almost the entire village
was destroyed. while at Arnara the
municipal building collapsed.
From numerous places in the affect
ed regions calls for doctors and medi.
cine are reaching Rome.
Pope Gives Orders.
Pope Benedict was recitinc the
thanksgiving after the morning mass
when the shock occurred. The pom
tin retained his composure n gave
orders Immediately nat the damage
both inside and outside 10 the Vatican
be ascertained, ms requested a report
whether assistance was required.
King Victor Emmanuel also ordered
The minister OF the interior TO furnish
him with all details Of the earthquake.
The king expressed a desire to visit
b damaged cities.
At the capital two magnificent can
dlesticks fell and were broken.
At the Palazzio del Drago, where
Thomas Nelson Page, the American
ambassador lives. several cracks in
the building which already had exist.
ed. opened wider and plaster fell i'm
several Of the rooms. The glass was
broken In the embassy office.
In addition 20 the statue OF St Paul
on the column OF Marcus Aurelius. the
facade of the church of st. John
Lateran. was damaged and the statue
Of the Saviour. which is fifty feet
high. was twisted IN OF plumb.
Ia NhA 49,
that part occupied by the Profane
museum, the earthquake caused
cracks OF sufficient size to permit
f-tside light TO penetrate the build.
ing.
The hall of the Chamber OF Depu.
ties likewise was cracked.
Many EdiTees Damaged.
Among other edihces damaged were
the churches of st. Andria Fratte and
81. Agatha of the Goths. the latter
being the oldest church Of Teutonic
origin in Rome.
When the shock was felt frightened
people rushed into the churches bus
The police ORDERED them out of those
which were in danger of collapsing.
In all the churches in the city afte.
the shock had subsidized. special pray.
ers were offered for deliverance from
disaster.
IL Is announced officially that the
center OF the earthquake was between
Campobasso and Sarno and that IL was
felt strongly at Perugia and slightly
as far north as Ferrara.
In the c%ountry places the people
are camping in the open.
The town of Pom is reported 10 have
been half destroyed Al Giuliano two
persons were killed.
At Meteorological institute il is said
tEat buildings continued to rock u
tremble for about 30 seconds after the
shock had ceased and that the dura-
ton of the phenomenon altogether was
about one minute. II was stated II
vas not believed the disturbance TX
tended to Sicily.
A~vezzano. the town from which the
greatest number OF casualties have
been reported a IS the result OF the
earthquake. lies in the province of
Aguila. In the AbruZzi department. SO
miles east of Rome. and a short dis
lance from the base of Mount VeHno.
Il Is an ancient town. and had a pOpu-
lation OF some 10000. One OF the
well preserved buildings there was
the lowered castle built By Gentle
Virginia Orsino. in 1890.
Most Of the towns in which damage
has been lone are situated virtually
In the heart OF Italy. in a line running
northeast and southeast from Rome,
eastward tOward the Adriatic sea.
The country in the province Of Rome
and the Department OF the Abruzzi is
mostly mountainous. but thickly popu-
lated. Numerous villages and towns
dot the territory. Monte Rotondo has
a population Of about 5000. u was
here. In 1867. that Garibaldi defeated
the papal forces. Al Tivoli. where
n person Is said 20 have been Killed.
there Is a population OF some $4,000.
70 lies 1S miles northeast Of Rome.
and retains many Of the antiquities OF
the old Roman dayF. among them the
Temple Of Tiberius and the villa Este.
celebrated for the beauty n its archi-
lecture. Poh Is a village Of some.
1000 inhabitants.
Al Small Towns.
LagarOlo. Paliano. Ncrcu. pereto.
POEgiO. Native and the other places
whore damage or fatalities are report
cd. all are small towns. Italy IN past
years has had umcrou yisitations
from earthquakes in which thousands
OF persons have persisted and from
which millions Of dollars Of property.
damage has resulted
10 fell 70 the lot Of Italy 20 suffer
what probably was the greatest disaq
ter from an earthquake that the world
ever saw This was in December. 1905.
when boz Sicily and Caiabria 164s8 per
sons we're Killed. $3.50 injured and
l,lup.OoD made homeless ln this dis
turbauce heeslna. Santa Teresa. Seal
leta and Faro On sicily. and Reegia
san Giovanni. San rfemia. Calico
Pslmi. Hellaro and Cannitello In Gala.
bria. were destroyed.
The financial loss never was accu
rately computed. but 10 went into many
millions OF dollars
ID 20 the time % uis catastrophe
ne earthquake 81 Lisbon. Portugal In
li''. which cost 1000 lives caused
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