Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-14
HORROR GROWS
WITH EACH HOUR
Fatalities and Losses May
Exceed Those of Messina
Catastrophe.
CASUALTIES MOUNT
AS DETAILS COME
Many Town. Ruined in Three pro'
e;ne..-Lin.. Of Communicate" De-
..roy.d and Task Of Making N''
=. estimate. Of Fatalities 's 'mpo''
.b..-soIdisrs on Relief outs -"
sh.,..r Tent. For Refugees Erected

pan. IAN. ll-with every hour' aS
.da,tional and more actual de'ahs a,o
r.ce,ved. the horror OF YESTERDAY :
...,sn,.k. increases. threatening TO
n,sc. - In the list Of similar ca'as-
trophe. in EurepA second only 70 'no
Mess,na disastsr OF 1908.
The list Of dead. dying and 'naureu :.
NJ. I, r,ncareased from 4 relatively sel'sll
!. .n~,,. ,..ts nistt 10 more than so.ooo'
f.ceord{ns u IN onicial announcement
.,oaav and 1t is expected that this NUN
her may grow before the day Is ose''
rho full extent Of the properly loss
has not yet been determined. mere ~
Pom. priceless statues, century -oio
hu,,d,nss and structures taat tor years
NV. heen the Mecca Of visitors, nave
been destroyed or in3urea.
coxsrs Great Area.
rho the loss Of life and the properly
damage may be less than 1T was m
,aos the area Of disturbance ereatis
axceeded that Of the Messina quake ~
covered all central Italy.
rha most disastrous disturbance
from all reports, seems 70 have cen
..r.d in the vicinity OF the town Oh
.,..,oro where $1,000 persons nave
heen killed or injured. according 70 'iie
latest official reports.
Reports of damage in varying oe-
o,ae. Of severity have come from La
.,nm. Abruzzi. Umbria. the marches
TUSCANY. Aezlia. campania End Apulia'
rhe earthquake belt IS estimated TO
10 about three hundred miles long, ex-
..,d;r. almost from one side OF Italy
to the other.
rhree Provinces Devastated.
!, Abn,zzi. Latium and Campania
-, ou.ka reached its highest degree
described by scientists as catastropn'c'
- e. other places 1t varied between
The seven and tenth degrees.
nelief measures for the thousands
Who have escaped, but who are IN
want and without shelter. are going
ahead with all possible speed. special
train. have been dispatched bearing
physicians and nurses.
K,nr Victor Emmanuel, despite pro-
..... ~ government officials, who
s,rped the International situation as
.ra.son for his staying in Rome, left
4, 80, todav for Ayezzauo to do what
!. could and by his presence stimu-
late the work.
Relief committees have been organ
ICED to work. under the direction Of
the central committee at Rome. which
il under the supervision of Premier
Salandra.
eoldiers flushed 70 Seems.
soldiers have been rushed to the
scene and by night will have estab-
1ished tent colonies where the home-
less may nnd shelter.
Lines OF communication, especially
railroad tracks and telephone and tel
sgraph wires, have been interrupted
K seriously, and the transportation OF
supplies furnished by the government
ara private sources is going forward
~ automobile and horse and wagon.
The relief committees face scenes of
the greatest tragedies. In every strick-
en- section temporary hospitals have
{ bssn established and to these have
. gone nurses and doctors to care for
the injured. The list includes the
Duchess Of Aosta, who has gone to
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