Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-15
Full Extent of Disaster Wis
 tied Upon Central Italy Not Yet Known.
HUNDREDS BURIED
 ALIVE UNDER RUINS
Streets of AyezzanO Filled With Dead, Only BOO of 12.WW Persons Escaping With Liyes-Feared Final Toll
 NIlI Exceed Messina Disaster.

Rome, Jan. 1.-The full truth Of the extent of the disaster wrought by the earthquake which rockes: :he entire width Of italy in 900. iIile belt. destroyinf Avezzano and more than 20 other towns and causing loss of life and property in less degree in a. score more of towns, tonight lies hidden behind g tangled mass of wires and debris-clogged highways.
 A member of the chamber of depu- ties from Lipari today telegraphed to Premiere Salandra that the disaster would surpass in degree of violence and percentage of dead and injured the Messina earthquake of 1908, in which 65,000 were killed and in jured.
 An unofficial estimate from a con servative source places the appfoxl- | mate losses at 1S,000 killed and 200OO injured.
 Premier Salandra told his assocla- tes at the cabinet meeting today, to provide relief for the inhabitants of the stricken district that he feared the loss of life might reach 20,OOO, and the number of injured 30,000. He said the disaster was second only to that of Messina.
 l A brief dispatch transmitted to l Rome after communication had been restored between Naples and Salm- ona, said reports of losses had been greatly exaggerated. and that the toll, of dead would not exceed 1000.
 Official circles adhere generally to the estimate of about 15,O0O killed and 10000 injured. l More Shocks Felt.
 Survivors are living in terror of earthquake shocks, following the visitation of several slight tremors early today, which completed the de- struction of many buildings which had been severely damaged. Many persons were injured by the re- curing shocks, among them being number of rescurers.
 All reports agree that yesterdays disturbance, which, in 40 seconds. turned flourishing and populous stretch of country into an immense cemetery, was the worst in point of area effected of any ever visited upon Europe.
 l Avezzano, a city of 12,000 in the province of Aquila, was completely destroyed Nine-tenths of the popu- lation were killed. Practically every person who was not in the streets at the time of the earthquake lost his life. The personnel of the entire civil and military administration. with but few exceptions, was wiped out. Including the country round- about the losses and in killed and in- 1 iured at ,Avezzano will reach 15.OOO
 Great relief measures have been put in motion.
 Ayezzano Suffers Most.
 Reports from the officials in charge of relief works at various localities, while still incomplete, give an index of the extent of the catastrophe as it effects the follow ing towns:
 Avezzano and vicinity. 15,0OO killed and injured.
 Aielli, nearly 1000 dead and in- ljured.
 Arpino. 15O known dead. scores in- jured.
 Albano, many dead: town severely dama ged.
 Arricia, 50 dead and injured.
 Campobasso. 20 known dead: town damaged; many burned in wreckaEe of homes says rumor.
 several other towns report from one to 20 killed and great property damage.
 1 A score of towns report no loss of life, but tremendous property damage.
 DEAD LIE RVERYWNERE.