Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-14
FATALITY LIST AS
RESULT OF QUAKE is
PLACED AT 10000
Continued from page l.)

towns on the outskirts Of the devastated
districts. Premier Salandra says mis-
majesty plans to 20 direct to Avezzano.
Newspapers here say efforts were made
by government officials to dissuade the
KING from undertaking the trip on the
ground that he was endangering his life
at time of grave international sit.
uatin and the king replied that the
sutterlngs of his own people were near.
er to his heart than were the interna-
tlonal troubles of the world.
Further Details.
A refugee from Avezzano reached
here this afternoon. He declared many
houses were shaken to pieces in n
twlnkhng by the force of tne shock. He
was in the street when the first shock
came Rushing toward his house, which
he found in ruins, he succeeded in req
cuing his aunt and one servant, but
the remainder Of his family had been
killed.
The known dead at Avezzano include
the sub-preiect and his family; all the
members cf tine prefecture staff: the
mayor and all the members of the conn.
cIl; 80 out of the 100 members of the
garrison Of carbineers; four customs of.
lleials; eight of the town s nine 10
ncemen and practically every physician
in the place. Signor Cerri, a member
OF the house of deputies, also perished.
Every factory in the place was de
stroyed and the old Castle Colonna is
practically the only large building in.
The survivors Of the horror spent last
night IN the city square, the refugee
SAID, burning debris to keep warm. Tar
cres and groans Of victims buried In
the ruins were clearly audible in the
square but attempts to rescue them
were, IN most cases, futile. A few.
when dug ont, were found to be ter.
rlbly mangled.
keports from many towns ipdicato
that many persons are still alive. buried
IN the runs Of houses. The troops have
carefully, -
In score of places temporary cams
nave been established
1t is believed that it viii be several
days before accurate figures are Oh
Laihapie. In reports received by mem.
! pels or tle cabinet during a special ses.
SION today, estimates of the fatalities
, varied greatly. Some Of these were that
, lat least 100000 are dead. and mn.
wards Of 10000 injured. Premier SaI.
? ahdra, however after reviewing the
! reports received from all sources, said
ne did not believe more than 1000 had
been killed. '''' ""'
, This estimate of the premier's came
an hour after he told the cabinet that
early reports had indicated n death
list Of 2O,OOO These figures were
lowered in the meantime by the recent
J Of dispatches direct from Potenza indi-
eating that the casualties in that
vicinity had been greatly exaggerated
After hearing reports regarding the
devastation, the cabinet set aside an
emergency fund of $4,000 for inn.
mediate relief and instructed the min.
lster Of war to send $500 additional
troops to aid the soldiers sent to the
stricken region yesterday.
Thousands Of tents and large auanti
ties Of provisions and medical supplies
were rushed from Rome and Naples to.
day. All the medical officers of the
Italian army were ordered to give as
sistance and the army engineering
corps was detailed to undertake the
task Of restoring communication.
Although details are lacking, an esti.
, mate based on brief reports received
from relief workers in the field indi.
: Gated this result Of the earthquake;
At Avez2ano, about 1000 Of the TO-.
600 inhabitants killed or injured. Mos,
Of the town is reported wrecked and
/, the indications are that many have
perished in the surrounding territory
AT Aielli, 1000 are reported dead
and 500 injured, many fatally. Other
: towns damaged and their estimated
, casnaltios are:
Aprinio, 1850 dead, many injured;
Albano, town badly damaged, dead un
known; AFRICA, 40 reported dead
! Campo Basso, partly wrecked, 20 known
/, dead, rumored several others buried in
q ruins; Cipriano many houses demol
! ished, no fatalities yet reported,
Ceryetrt, seven reported dead; Filac
, ciano, 30 reported dead Galiano, sew
. eral dead noted in ruins Of the cathed
raj, others reported buried in ruinec
, houses; Megliano, town reported dc
molished many fatalities feared, no de-
-. tails; Monte Rodon, three dead, in
/ eluding Professor Luigi Mognatius