New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14

Of terror that could not be a's\eo.
Pope Bencd,c, was rec,ung The
thanksgiving after the morning mass
when the shock occurred. The Pont't
retained his corposurc and gave orders
immediately that thc damages both IN
aide and outside she Vatican shou'o
be sscertaiued and requested e report
whether assistance was needed.
King Victor Emmanuel took similar
stems. ordering the Minister Of Che In
terror 20 furnish him with all details
Of the disaster. he also ordered his
carriage. and for several hours drove
through the city. showing himself TO
the populace 90 quiet their fears.
In The Churcn Of the Divine Provi-
6sroe Sisters were praying around the
bier Of dead nu1 when the first
tremor OF Che earthquake caused one
% her arms TO move The Sisters at
first cried out.trat miracle OF resusei-
,stion had taken place. but sjmultane-
ously The oandlestcks and crue'fNeS 'r
the chapel began falling. Then they
realized what was happening and fed
terror stricken. 20 the street
Al the capital two magn idoent can
Slestioks fell and were dashed in
pieces. A. the Pala1zo del prago.
where Thomas Nelson Page. the Amer
lean Ambassado-. lives. several cracks
in the building. which already had eN.
isted. opened and plaster showered
down in the rooms
The violence Of the QuaScs so unset
tied the walls OF the jail that the
guards drove the eouvicts from Their
cells and removed them IN gangs TO
another part Of the city. Two per-
sons were killed when the Ilvoi
House collapsed. and a woman and
baby we're buried in tho ruins when
q section Of the wall OF the Church
% San Giulisno oayed so.
The uphesvsl twisted the statue OF
s. Parl on the Column Of Marcus
Aurelius out OF plumb. The facade OF
the Church o. ST. John Lateran was
damaged and the statue Of the Saviour
which Sc fifty feet up on the front OF
the edifcc. was turned about on It's
pedestal.
In tho La.eran Palace. especially
hat part occupied by the Profane Mu-
semi, the earthquake tore apart 'he
rcof so that the rooms were leit open
10 the SKY.
Among other buildings damaged we're
Tho churches OF ST. Andres dele rae
and St Agatha Of the Goths. the iatieI
The oldest church OF Teuto0lc origin IN
Rome One Of the old buildings dam
AGED was ffo Falszzo Chc'.
As the day wore ON and details be
ran 20 arrive ;r the capital. u urst oe-
came apparent that the disturbance IN
the province Of Rome and the ADoru1@.
had bccn greater than az first oeleNeo
and that II also had been felt seNere'E
ia the region around Naples.
At Monte Botondo three persons
were killed and two injured 81 Laea.
rolo the dome Of q churcn te,i' AZ
Gsliaro part of INC calnooial wa
wrecked. and az \orol two persons
,,ore Filled and two injured. One per
CON lost DOB. life at 1ivor, and I'VE
bouse- COLLAPSED ir o mass a. fcreio.
one persor was killed and several M
jured a pogeio Native.
'Thus far DO has been rmpossloie 70
communicate with the ancient toruleo
ritv OF Aou1s IN the AbruZzi owing
"a the iufclruption or the telegram
Service. It Ie reported. however. ina,
several Villages were destroyed 'n ina'
vicinity.
AZ Tore Caietani. about thrty-seVen
r-flcs cast Of Rome. the entire village
y-es almost destroyed. while a. Arnars
the municipal building collapsed.
Calls for physicians and medicine
are reaching Rome ton snt from "U-
rnevous places Iu The or.
n IS officially announced that the
centre Of the earthquake was between
Camnobosso and SauO. and that u
was felt strongly az Perugla and even
slightly as far north as Fcrrar2. In
he country places tho people are
camping in fine open. The town o.
Pof is renortcd 90 have been half laid
in ruins A. Giuli8ro two persons we're
killed All the glass In the observatory
on Mount Nesuvius was smashed
Detail OF tho wIpIug out OF AFoz-
zano indicate chat street after street
was shattered into unrecognlzanle
masses Of ruins which buried the IN
hauitsnts. crushing out their lives ln-
stsutly.
Tho lose OF ifc -n this c''r un-
\ GoubtedIv would have been great OK
cept for trc prompt action o. me 9o-se
and fraucr. After the -nocN. lame
srr7rc un In "a dozen sections. hut the
citizens ir many cases we're able 10
ouancn the flames. and where the IRE
menace was greater tho department
eplit into chemical and hose sections
scattered. putting OUT the blazes IS
soon as possible.
In 20 dusk squads o. engineers went
about the city inspecting RUNS ana
ruthlesslv pulling down walls and
towers whose insecure position made
them p menace 20 life. some Of the
priceless monuments and columns have
been irretrieyably ruined. but ~ rs be
leved that iu many cases they can be
restored 10 an extent.
At the Meteorological Institute u Is
said that buildings continued 70 rock
or tremblo for about thirty seconds
after the shock had ceased and that
the duration OF the phenomenon to-
cether was about one minute.
II was stated that 10 was not believed
that the disturbance extended 20 sicily
Avezauo. the town from which the
greatest number Of casualties due 10
The earthquake have been reported, lies
in the province of Agulla, M the
AbruzZi department, about slXty-three
miles east Of Rome and short dis
lance from tho base of Mount Nelino
II is an ancient town and had popu-
lstiop Of about 10000 One OF the Wen
preserved buildings there was the
lowered castle built by Gentle Nir-
ginio Orsino In 1890.
Most Of the towns m which damegi'