The Washington herald., 1915-01-15
been sen; TO cooperate with the citizen
In aiding the unfortunate.
But Four of Garrison Live.

but Four of Garrison Live.
An express train which was travelling
towards Avezzano a few minutes before
the earthquake has failed to reach its
destination and II is feared the train
has fallen through a ruined bridge.
Survivors are living in terror of new
earthquake shocks following the vista
tion of several slight tremors early to-
day. which completed the destruction of
many buildings which had been severely
damaged. Many persons were injured by
the recurring shocks. among them being
a number of the rescuers.
All reports agree that Yesterdays lis
tLrbance which in forty seconds turned
country into an immense cemetery was
the worst. in point of area affected. Of
any ever visited upon Europe.
Avezzano a city OF 1900 in the prov
inCe OF AQuiIia. was completely destroyed.
The personnel of its entire civil and mil
itary administration with but few cX-
Ceptions. was wiped out. Including the
country round about the losses in killed
and injured at Avezzano will reach L.
CO.
King Goes to Scene.
Tremendous relief measures have been
put in motion. King Victor Emmanuel
has left for the vicinity OF AvezzanO to
lead the rescuers Queen Helena. de-
TERED by Illness. delegated the Duchess
of Aosta to represent her. The duchess
has gone to Monteroduni where she i'm
mediately installed herself as a hospital
nUrse TO care for the wounded.
Train load upon train load of injured
are rolling into Rome. The injured are
distributed among the hospitals and prI-
vate dwellings,. The mayor Of Rome,
Prince Colonna. has placed at the dis
posal of the refugees several hotels and
public buildings where food also is pro-
vided by the city
Reports from the officials in charge OF
the relief work in the various locali-
deX Of the extent of the catastrophe as
it affected the following towns: "Avez-
zano and vicinity. 1900 killed and in
jured; Aielli. nearly 1000 dead and in
Jured: Arpino. 80 known dead. scores
injured: AlbanO, many dead town sew
erely damaged: AFRICA, fifty dead and
injured; Campo -Basso. twenty known
dead. town damaged, many burned in
wreckage of homes, says rumor; Corl,
town partly demolished, casualties un-
estimated: Ciprano. no report of casual
ties, many houses wrecked; Cervetri.
seven reported killed; Filaccino. three re-
ported dead: GalianO, several reported
dead in ruins of famous cathedral, others
buried alive in wreckage of homes:
Megliano, death list likely will be large,
as whole city is reported demolished;
Monterotondo. five reported dead, Prof.
Luigi Megnati reported killed: Naples,
none reported dead. but scores injured:
PotenZa (ninety miles west of Naples),
many buried in ruins, feared many Of
10000 population are dead. town badly
damaged; Pofi, 800 reported dead out OF
4. 200 population, town demolished: Poppi.
death list reported large; Palestine, five
known dead, many injured. Rome. none
killed but many injured: Ripi. known
dead number fifteen, many hurt; Sorad.
100 reported dead, town completely
wrecked. ~
Many Towns Damaged.
In addition the following towns have
been reported practically destroyed:
Antrosano. Castromovne. Capelle,
CoIlarmele, Cerchio, Celano, Capistrello,
Giosamarsi. Lelli. Marse, Mascadalo'
Paterno. Sanfelino. and Scurcola.
These are reported to have been seri-
ously damaged:
Balsorano. Csnistro. Cocullo, Cas-
teIlfumi. ortucehio. ortonamarsi, Pag-
liotra, Pescina, San Benedetto, and
Sorbo.
Towns slightly damaged were:
Cappadocct, Carsoli, Ovuedolt, Perao-
luco. Poggio. Filippo. Rocacerro, SAINT
marie. Sandonato. Sanstefano. Tagli-
cozzo. and Trasacco.
All of these towns. II IL expected will
show casualty lists when the relief on
ciaIs can direct their efforts toward
compilation OF the statistics OF the dis
aster.
Severe earthquake shocks in the
Mount Blanc, district caused many
avalanches A number of villages are
isolated. More than six
feet of snow fell in the NGothard and
SpunRen Passes