Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-16
Starvation and Exposure
Constantly Increasing
Quake Death List.
FEW FOUND ALIVE
IN WRECKED HOMES
:xe.vator. in Many Places Report
Their Efforts TO save came Too Late
-Psrosntase Of Population Killed
Exceeds That Of Messina Disaster
Poor Construction Of Buildings Re-
sponsibls for Many Fatalities.

Rome, Jan. 1s.-Famine and intense
cold are adding to the suffering OF tne
earthquake victims and slowly dncreas-
ing the huge death roll. Food there Il
in plenty. but it's transportation 10
many Of the towns affected is all but
impossible because Of obstructed roads
Rescue work is going ahead feyerish-
,y. From town after town come re-
ports of excavation that was too late
70 save lives.
Attention gradually Is turning from
Avezzano, the center of the disturbance
and the greater sufferer, to smaller
towns where an almost equal percent
age Of the population was destroyed.
In only one case SO far. that of Sora, do
latest reports show the effects OF the
quake were less disastrous than had
been feared Only $50 Of Sora's 1900
persons appear to have been killed.
Dad In Near-e BY Towns.
While trainloAds OF injured continued
to arrive In Rome, additional details
OF the horror are received. Reports In
dicate chat next to Avezzano. the towns
that suffered most were Percina, with
1900 Victims; PRtezno. with 1000 dead,
and s-melino, with 800 pf It's poputa-
{ ta6n of lsse kHlsd. All are near Ayex-
The iiossTsoss sT5 II possible food sdded
TO famine and suffering from cold in
the neighborhood OF Cuctno canal.
which has been damned up by q land
slide near Montecorvino- Rovella Sol
diers and civilians are working desper-
etely to clear the canal.
"Dryr Construction Kills Many.
Tho it seems definitely established
that the present earthquake will not
eival that OF Messina in 1908 in the
number Of dead, the proportion OF the
population of the district affected will
be higher, due largely to the dry con-
struction of buildings.
Messina had 76,483 dead and 95,470
injured; present reports indicate 10000
deaths and twice as many injuries In
this catastrophe The only buildings
aot leveled by the earthquake were the
dew. made with reinforced concrete.
Few Foreigners Victims.
The absence of foreigners in the dis
trdct now devastated Is another diff
ference between the quake and that of
Messina. Not only were the American
consul and his wife but many Amer
team travellers We're killed at Messina.
IJp to the present the Italian gov
ernmert has declined foreign official
assistance, but this has not prevented
unofficial aid Of all kinds.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page has con-
trib,rted $500 to- a fund being raised,
and other American women are follow
ing suit. Mrs. Page also heads a COM
mittee of American women working for
the sufferers.
The Duke Of the AbruzM 10 now
touring the central, portion OF Haly.
carrying supplies where possible Ann
bassador Page plans today or tomor-
row TO go to Avezzano and other towns
to render assistance.
prslats Tells ofsDisastsr.
Jwt how severely the Marsica dis
located, u best told In q terse telegram
Narsica region, sent to Pope Benedict.
The telegram reads:
"The Marsica diocese has been trans
formed into = great cemetery. Avez-
zano, Capelle and Paterno razed and
all 1nu8U1t8uS0 sNS&AOs e GlCSAC6A0DIACDs
some dead. some wounded.
"A few villages In the diocese are
immune but generally desolation reigns.
It ID an immense and distressing ca
tastrophe."
The pops in reply 70 this distressing
information. wired:
Being the father Of all the faithful.
but Arst OF the unfortunate. am
pierced with great sorrow at the extent
OF this misfortune.
; II extend my hands to my children
ana pray for peace, for the dead and
the survivors"
Pope Visits Patients.
More wounded have been brought to
the santa Marta hospital. The pope
again today visited the patients there.
70 each he gave medal.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Mother Marguerite made the rounds Of
the hospitals in Rome visiting the In
3urcd. =
Amesican Ambassador Page will visit
ne ii rthuliake district today or tomor-
Z foW The ambassador has agreed with
the haayor that the best way for the
Asnericans to participate in the relief
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