The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-19
DEAD WILL REACH
MORE THAN 10000
IN AWFUL HORROR
City of Ayeuano Has Ceased 70 Exist,
While Hardly ThreePer Cent Of Popula-
ton Escaped; Many. Survivors Are Pinned
Beneath Debris and Are Dying InA Agony
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D ONE january As result Of the worst earth.
I'M quake which Italy ever has expcrieieed one hun
dted towns are more or less completely demolished,
ana according to unofficial estimates there from 25
While the estimates differ tile dead are believed to
number at least 10000 and the injured anywhere up to
Later reports probably will bring the number up over
FATALITIES IN Towns TERRlBLE
The number of killed reported from Sora is four thou
it was believed at first that few of the IL 900 nha
bitants had escaped The town was demolished While
the report from this town indicates much smaller fatal
y list than expected the reports from other places
indicate the reverse state Of affairs there
lives lost at osimarsi $500 and at San Beneditto
5000 Numerous other towns report fatalities numbering
up to 1000 from, each place n
fs.f ass.4 EvEzzAN0 CEASES 10 EXIST
Returning here last from the site Of the city Of
yezzapo where he had with King Victor Emmanuel
to view the scene Of devastation and to ascertain II any
relief measures could be afforded signor Gugelmo Mar
conf said: Il: N si n IN n. assiiss.3 " s s N s
.Avezzano has ceased to Not a wall remains
standing ii the stricken city Hlooks as though the build
ngs lad heeh pulyerized ii a gigantic machine.
HI more than two or three per cent Of the popula
ton of sty escaped while At Messina
in the former earthquake at least onethird Of the people
survived the wholesale destruct ton. III NJ. II VI,
L SURVIVORS DYING UNDER DEBRIS s.s
The few survivors at Ayezzano have devoted their
efforts to the rescue Of the living persons who prs
oned under fallen buildings and slowly dying Of injuries
and starvation" f 0 III n #f5.
While at the ruins of Ayezano Signor Marconi tried
to assist the work of rescuing those imprisoned by
ganzng fire fighting brigade to combat the flames which
are licking up the infammable debts and essenng the
chances of the victims who are still alive in the ruins The
water supply however, was totally Inadequate and he
was obliged to give up the attempt in despair
. P KING PERSONALLY CONDUCTS SEARCH
The king who left for Ayezzano as soon as the extent
of the disaster became apparent personally superintend
ed the searching parties and his efforts resulted in effect
ing several rescnes ,.i. #,, vi 5t
Pope BENEDICT has visited tile Santa Marta hospital
without touching italian SOIL He trayersed the Apostolic
Palace inside ST Peters HIS Predecessor did this also
at the time of the Messna earthquake The pope later
offered the mayor Of Rome three hundred beds in ST Mar
las which offer the mayor has accepted
4E AMBASSADOR PAGES ESTIMATE
Ambassador Page,Yh has been following closely the
reports sent out from the STRICKEN Districts says that these
reports Indicate that between 900 and To-
900 are dead and twice as many injured.
The London Chronicles correspondent estimates the
total, casualties between SO, 200 and 100000
The Exchange Telegraph Agency's Correspondent saws
that the news isl constantly Increasing the mag
tude Of the disaster. ~ 49, sA., NV M, ,ss
HusdFpas And perhaps Thousands are :
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