Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-01-15

, Magliano, Marse, Massadelhe, Collar
mele. Cerchio, Celano. Lelli, Palermo,
San Folino, Giosmarsi Sourcola Cap
istrello Antorsana and Castronovme
have been practically destroyed. Per-
Gina, Ortonamarsi, Sanbenedetto, Or
tucohio, Cocullo, Bisegna, Balsorano,
Canistro, Civitelladantino, Castela-
fiumi, Pagliotra and Sorbo sustained
serious damage. Tagliacozzo, Ovue-
doll, Cappadoccia, Santi Maria, Pog-
gio, Filippo. San Donation, San Ste
fano, Rocacerro, Carsoli, Peracluco
and Trasacco were all more or less
damaged
Every one of these towns show a
casualty list Every train arriving
from Abruzzi brings hundreds of per-
sons injured. The refugees are being
received at the station by represent
tatives of the municipal authorities,
and distributed among the hospitals
and private houses. Every hospital
in Rome was filled to the capacity
early in the day. Prince Colonna.
mayor of Rome, placed at the dis
posal of the refugees several hotels.
where food and lodging will be fur
nished at the expense of the city.
All the municipal and government
authorizes at Sora perished. Four
hundred and fifty bodies have al
ready been taken from the ruin.
Trains are running from Avezzano to
Tivoli without interruption, taking
injured there for treatment. Survi-
vors arriving at Tivoli say that many
persons are under the ruins. The
enormous amount of debris piled in
the town makes the rescue work very
difficult.
Latest information received here
confirms the previous reports that
the greater parts of Samtoliflo, Pat
orno, Pescina. Cerchio, Collarmelo and
San Benedetto were destroyed. Re-
ports from Naples say that fears that
the province of Potenza, which is
isolated. has been destroyed are un-
founded. Some damage was done
there mostly in the villages in the vi
cinity of the extinct volcano Vulcan.
region.
Ancona. on the Adriatic, 1874 miles
northeast of Rome, reports a tempest
accompanied the seismic disturbance
At Naples there were exceptional tides
coincident with the disturbances. At
| Venice the temperatures were the
lowest in years accompanied by a vio-
lent snoWstorm. In the Alps the
thermometer went to fifteen degrees
below zero. The full extent of the
| property loss has not yet been de-
| termined. Here in Rome priceless
statues. century old buildings and
structures that for years have been
| the mecca of visitors have been de-
stroyed or injured Though the loss
of life and possible damage may be
less than it was in 1908, the area of
disturbance greatly exceeds that of
! the Messina earthquake. 1t covers
the whole central portion of Italy.
At Sora another shock occurred to-
day. Residents, panic stricken, fled
from their homes. About two thirds
of the houses collapsed under the
Shocks and others which were crack
ed, tumbled down later. The Rossi
| palace fell in, burying twenty labor
ers working in the court yard At
Avezzano. while King Emmanuel was
making his rounds of the ruins, he
reached a spot where workmen were
endeavoring to extricate a child buried
in the debris. The king mounted a
| pile of fallen masonry and superin-
| tended the rescue. One of the few
survivors at Avezzano said he was
on the street when the shock came
To him it seemed as if everything fell
to pieces at once. An immense cloud
of dust arose from the ruins and
completely yelled the sky. A few
survivors are assembled in the Tor
tonia Square Suffering from shocks.
if not actual injury. they are not cap
able of helping the injured buried in
the ruins.
Premier Salandra has personally TAX
en- charge of the relief work. He has
established quarters in the home Of
flee from which he will direct the res
cue work in the earthquake district.
Special trains with doctors. medicines.
! ambulances and nurses have already
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