The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-18


be found as the excavation continues.
for several important banks have
branches here.
Deputy FREDERICK ID Palma. whose
wife was Miss Resale Agnes Williams
OF Boston. and his colleague Deputy
Francisco Ciccarone. are directing the
work of looking after the injured DR.
Sabatlno. more than 20 years old, for
three days and three nights. seaseless-
ly nurses and treated the wounded at
Cenchio and TIM collapsed His son,
also physician. FASTENED from Rome
TO take his place. No other doctor has
yet reached Cenchio.
No Houses Are safe.
SORA. Italy. Jan. II. lvia Romel -
Slight earthquake tremors have not
ceased here and the local authorities de-
clare not single house In town r. safe
directing the work OF rescue. is con-
WINGED more than 1000 victims are
buried in the debris.
Rescue work Is progressing slowly and
there now T. very little hope OF findinE
persons alive because In most cases
bodies are buried beneath immense piles
or masonry. The authorities are devot-
ing most Of their attention in caring
for the few persons who escaped death
The Red Cross has opened an emergency
hospital where the less dangerously in
jured are being cared for Those more
dangerously hurt are being taken 10
Caserta.
The sufferings OF the homeless popu-
lation have been intensified by a cold
DRILLING rain which began early yester-
day afternoon and continued steadily
The people have been warned not to re-
ocuepy the houses with remain standing
inspected.
The night. have been spent in the open
air where tho only heat has been pro
vided by wood fires kindled on the
ground. Huts are being erected along
The roadside and in the fields 70 shelter
the women and children. Food Il being
distributed by communal officers.
Worshtppers Saved.
The Church or Santa Restituta. pro-
tectress OF the torn. was full Of worship
pers when the first shock occurred
The members OF the congregation rushed
out. thereby saving their lives for "A
edifice. destroying everything except a
statute Of the saint. which was not in
iured. The Superstitious peasants be
lived they were saved by a miracle and
that Santa Restitus herself protected
her wors hippers
Houses which apparently are undam-
aged ana which show no cracks IN the
outer walls are completely demolished
on the interior. one house in the middle
Of block has fallen in. leaving only a
mass OF debris. while the adjoining
houses on either side are standing
The official business Of Sora Is being
transacted In the summer house in the
sarnen OF zine villa which suffered
little from the earthquake. Here the
project. members 81 the communal coun-
ell and military offices carry on their
relief work and direct the search FOR
bodies. Train service is not entirely
suspended but ~ g. exceedingly irregu-
lar.
Business o. all kinds has ceased en-
tireiy. Tho surviving residents OF the
town wander aimlessiy through the
streets apparently taking little Interest
In what r. going on around them All
seem strangely apathetic. They cannot
realize yet the extent u the calamity
which has b@fnlien them.
when King Victor Eanuel visited gora.
he personally promised the children who
had been made orphans hy the carthauaks
that they would he care for
Another village Destroyed.
PESCOSOLiDO. Italy Jan. lin
this village. high in the mountains. a
short distance northwest o. Sora the
raFaFcs Of the earthquake have been Sc
vsrciy felt. Many ~ the houses whiei,
cluns 90 the side % tho mountains we're