South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-17
Towns Which Had Not Been
Heard From Before Send in
Figures and Estimate is Now
Placed at 100000.
CHURCH IS NOW GRAVE
FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED
Since Wednesday 164 Shocks
Have Been ReCOrdeG-Many
Soldiers Are Reported Killed
Outright.


ROME. Jan. 16.-The toll OF death
from Italy's earthquake disaster was
sweIled by thousands with the receipt
by Premier Salandra OF reports from
towns which had not been heard from
before.
Startling evidence Of the magnitude
OF the disaster wrought in SOra was
revealed when the rescuers uncovered
700 bodies in only a small section OF
the town. The deaths here VIII mum
ber 1000. Recurrent tremors wreck
ed the few remaining walls as the
workers burrOwed in the debris.
Many soldiers were reported injured
and some killed outright. Since We'd
nesday 164 shocks have been recorded.
In AntrosanO every house was dam
aged or demolished. Seventy OF the
inhabitants were killed. Massadalbe
was wholly razed. But one eighth OF
the population survived. CerchIO'S
fate is confirmed. Out Of $500 in
habitants, but I SO still are living. The
local church is now the grave Of sew
eral hundred victims who were crush
ed as they listened to a sermon by
famous passiOnist father.
More than 5000 deaths We're added
TO the list by reports from the follow
Ing towns:
CollarmeIe. where 1 700 are report
cd dead: Ortucchio with 2.000. Balso-
rano. 900; MOriuO, 1000; Collelongo.
500. Caniworona, 100. and Lisegna' 40
Deaths are Exaggerated.
The total number of deaths report
IS com official and private sources 10
date exceeds 30. 600, but Premier Sa-
Iandra states that many OF these re-
ports obviously are exaggerated and
they are given only, for tneir race
value. Tt Will be weeks, he states, be-
fore corrected casualty lists can be
prepared.
OF primary Importance now is the
succoring Of the injured and the care
Of the homeless.
King victor Emmanuel returned TO
the Av zzanO region to resume charge
Of the rescue work. The king states
that there is a deplorable insuthclency
Of surgical and medical aid.
Many pathetic incidents have been
related by the workers In the runs
who have returned here for more sup
plies.
At Sora a young mother, craZed by
the the catastrophy, snatched from the
doctors her 1S-months-Old baby.
when later the baby died the mother
jumped TO her death from Lire bridge.
Little Luigi Falco, hve years oIu, %
after being swathed with DandaSes py
the doctor. asked.
where is mother-where Is sister
When the nurse replied that they
were I'm paradise the boy after thlnk-
ing for a second said;
"I don't want TO go 70 paraolsS'
want TO go 70 America with papa.
Revised List.
From belated reports received 80 80
1lrdav and corrected figures covering
casualties in towns from which re-
ports already had been received tue
following revised death roll OF the
earth .uake disaster is compiled'
A,.c1zapo 1000.
Pescina. 500.
Sora. 1000.
CaIano 5000
Ortucchio. 240O.
Cerchio. 1850
MaEIianomarsi. 100.
CoIarmele. 100.
Capelle, 1900.
Marsi. 1000.
BalsoranO, 1000,
Paferno. 1000,
Morino. 1000.
SOurcol8, $50.
san BenedettO, 500.
Eamelino. 500.
ese 300
ColIelongO. 500.
Nrassadalbc 500.
Tucouarsi. 500.
CasteIleri. 100.
CaDfworona 100.
Antrosano. 20.
T5seVna- 20.
Isolatiri. so.
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