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been dispatched. The government of
ficials have given carte blanche to
provide all necessaries to the stricken
people.
Queen Helena expressed deep sorrow
at the fact she was obliged to remain in
bed, owing to the recent birth Of the
princess, as she ardently desired to go
personally and give succor to the vic
Tins The Duchess of Aosta has gone
to Montereduni where she has installed
herself as Il hospital nurse for the
wounded.
Pope Benedict is awaiting report
from Monsignor Sagni and Archbishop
of Aquila on the gravity of the situa-
ton and probable loss of life. He ex-
pressed a desire to go to the spot if
his presence was necessary to encour-
age and comfort the distressed. AnXi-
ETY. concerning the province of Polenza
seems unnecessary as the latest reports
say that while the earthquake dam
aged the buildings there, it caused no
loss of life. The greatest injury oc-
CURED in the villages around the ex-
;inct volcano Vulture.
Director Friedlander of the Interna-
tional Meteorological Institution at
Naples says the origin of the earth
quake is geological and not volcanic
with its epicentrum in the valley of the
valley of the Garigliano river. The reg
istration of the earthquake at the OBJ
servatory lasted for forty seconds and
was so violent the needles broke.
From the most recent reports it ap-
pears that comparatively few escaped
from the city of Avezzano. Those who
got away only slightly injured, insisted
upon returning to search for relatives
and friends among the ruins. Surviv-
ors dug frantically into the heaps OF
plaster and stone often stained with
blood.
A young italian driver who left AveZ-
zano a few minutes before the earth
quake, gave a brief account of his ex-
periences when he reached Rome at an
early hour this morning. His first in
timation of trouble was when the horses
of his carriage suddenly refused to &c
farther. They stood trembling and at
the same moment there came a deer
rumbling like the roar of railroad
train going over 4 bridge. Three min
utes later the standing walls of some
quarries along the road were crumbled
and lying in the dust covered heaps.
From Avezzano there came cries OF
frightened people. Amid the roar of fall
ling houses could be heard the voice OF
women calling on the saints to hell
them.
The city is under cloud of dust. To
the driver it looked as if the earth haC
opened to emit columns of white smoke
| This young man tried to drive back tc
Avezzano, but he could make no head
way He and his horses were blinded
by dust Soon he saw the survivors
struggling to make their way from the
city Many received injuries and were
dragging themselves through the dust
and confusion in pitable plights. Some
were too weak and they fell by the
roadside The objective of the refugees
was the railroad station which was soor
crowded with half frantic men, womer
and children. Before the driver lef
the vicinity. organized efforts were be
ing made to convey most OF the Sc
verely wounded to nearby hospitals.
Trains arriving from the east arr
bringing hundreds of injured int
Rome where they are being taken t.
hospitals and private houses for treat
ment. Surgeons and nurses are beilf
dispatched from all directions into thu
stricken districts to minister to the
needs of the injured, while troops arr
being sent to the ruined or damaged
towns to guard against vandals.
Medical men are beginning to talk o.
the possibility of an epidemic among
these who escaped. A large number O.
the people from the stricken area viii
for time be without adequate shelter
and food.
Avezzano Like Cemetery