Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14
',11zl,OO) ',1l Killed
 by Earthquake
IN RADIUS OF ONE HUNDRED
 MILES IN ITALY.
DURATION ONE MINUTE
Historic Church EdiFees Damaged Ceilings in Many Houses FeIl-De- tails From Outlying Districts Not Obtainabie.

Rome, Jan. 1S.-Italy has again been visited by an earthquake of great eN- tent, which, according to the latest ad- vices, has destroyed towns and vlI- lages and resulted in the death Of 12,000 persons and injury to possibly 20,000 more.
 The shock was the strongest that Rome has felt in more than d hundred years. The town of Avezano in the Abruzai department, 63 miles east of Rome, has been levelled to the ground: here 5000 persons are ya- ported to have been killed. In many small towns surrounding Rome, build ings were partially wrecked, Wi.!Ie at Naples g. panic occurred and houses fell at Caserta, @ short distance to the east.
 Dome of Church Cracked.
 So violent was the shock that che dome of the Church of St. Charles Calinari was cracked. A large piece of the coCnice of the Jesuit Church of St. Igna tius broke and fell with !, crash which greatly added tothe fright Of the persons in the netghborhUod.
 Ceiling in many of the houses fell, number of persons being injured in that manner.
 4 colossal statute at the BasIi:2a of St John in LRteran, which occupied a position visible from many parts of Rome, fell and was shattered on the steps of the edifice
 Several street car lines suspended operations because of the damage caused by the earthquake.
 As the day wore on and the details began to arrive in the capital it was apparent that the dio- turbance in the province of Rome 9 ld . the Abruzzi had been greater than Gt first believed and that it also had bee1 felt severely in the region arGGMtt Naples.
 Three Killed at Monte Retondo.
 At Monte Retondo three persons were killed and two wounded; at Za = Saro.O. the dome of a church fell at Paliano part of the cathedral was wrecked; at NeToi two persons were killed and two injured; at rivOli one person was killed; at Perrcto five houses collapsed and at Po&gio Nati- Vo one person was killed and seyera were injured.
 Thus far 1t has been impossible t3 communicate with the ancient fOrtt, fled city of AQuila. in the Abruzzi, oY- ing to the interruption of the tele- graph service. It is reported. how ever, that several villages were des troyed in that vlcinlLy.
 .~>.se Almost Destrodey.
 At Torrai Catejani, about 37 miles east of Rome, the entire village wa: almost destroyed while at Arnana the municipal building collapsed.
 From numerous places in the afPecc- cd regions calls for doctors and rnedi- cine are reaching Rome.
 Pope Was Reciting Thanksgiving.
 Pope Benedict was reciting the thanksgiving after the morning mass when the shock occurred. The pO3s- tiff retained his composure and gave order Immediately that the danua .;es both inside and outside the Vatican bo aScertaineG and requested a re. .ort whether assistance was required
 King Victor Emmanuel also or dered the minister of the interior 10 furnish him with all details of the of the earthquake. The king aIsu expressed ., desire 10 visit the dam aged cities.
 At the capitol two magnificent can dlostiGlAs fell and were broken. It the PalaZzo DragO, where Thomas Nelson Page, the American ambassa - dor lives, several cracks in the build ing which already had existed, opeped wider and plaster feil in several of the rooms, The glass was broken Ill the embassy office.
 In addition to the statue of St. Paul on the column of Marcus Az relius the facade of the Church of St. John Larsran was damaged and rl.a statue or the Saviour, which is fif;y feet high, was twisted out of p!urnf.
 In the Lateran palace, especially that part occupied by the Profane Museum. the earthquake caused cracks of s,lf- ficient size to permit Of the light from the outside penetrating the building The hall of the chamber of deputies likewise was cracked.
 Among the other edifices damaged, were the Churches of St. Andria F'ratte and St. Agatha of the Go-hs. the latter being the oldest church of Teutonic origin in Rome.
 AfrisFted People Rushed Into Church.
 es.
 When the sock was felt the fright ened -2opulace rushed into the chuTclt : es. but the police ordered them out of those which were in danger of cuI- lapsing. In all the churches in tho city after the shock had subsid4d special prayers were offered for de- IiVnranve from disaster