The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-01-22
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N ITALIAN QUAKE
AvExxANo I'M RuiMs. ROME DAM.
AGED AND olriER TOWNS
suFFER.
1000 RECEIVE INJURIES
A0oo Arc RApertsd Dead 81 AyexssHe
pania Caused In Roms by sefieSs
pisturbanss--shoek straSe-
sss In 100 Years

Roms.,-The toll OF dead and injured
In the great earthquake that swept
over Central ana Southern Italy has
mot been made up. but adyices reach.
Ing Rome indicate the syer-growing
extent OF the disaster.
Towns with thousands OF inhabitants
have been overthrow and from some
Of these come details which show a.
immense loss Of life Estimates ran
from $4,000 10 $4,000 dead aad injured.
and jet there are several sections
which undoubtedly felt the earthquake
IN full measure from which no esti'
mates can be obtained.
In the ancient territory OF Marsi.
which includes Avezzano, the victims
are placed Ut $4,000. Only small mi
nority Is left OF the inhabitants OF
Avexzano, who numbered approximate
ly 10000.
Fifteen other towns and villages in
that section have been laid waste.
King Victor Emmanuel IL at Ayezzano
and $4,000 soldiers have been dis
patched TO various centers where the
force OF the disturbance was greatest
Italy as u nation has arisen again TO
give succor, as she did at the time Of
the Messins earthquake six years ago.
TO those who have fallen In the latest
catastrophe from which the country
has suffered.
While the greater part OF the dam
age Was done by the first earthquake,
there has been at least one severe
shock since then which resulted In
the collopse OF many structures which
escaped the first. and II Ii estimated
that more than 100 shocks. for the
most part OF minor nature, occurred
during the "a hours after the disaster.
King Victor Emmanuel himself di.
rected the work at Avexzano. where
the piteous appeals OF persons caught
beneath wreckagc could be plainly
heard.
II IL estimated that In Avexzano T..
900 persons are buried alive. some OF
them school children Ia an institution
which collapsed.
Only four soldiers OF the garrison Of
400 In Avezzano escaped when the
barracks fell.
Sora, with Its population Of 2o,0oo,
was almost entirely destroyed. All
municipal government authorities per.
ished. Four hundred and fifty bodies
already have been taken from tibet
ruins there, and large number OF In
jured are under treatment.
Trains arriving In RENE from the
east are bringing hundreds OF injured
into Rome, where they are being taken
10 hospitals and private houses for
treatment, Surgeons and nurses are
being dispatched from all directions
into the stricken districts to minister
to the needs Of the injured. while
troops are being sent to the ruined or
damaged towns to guard against van
dals.
The shocx was the strongest Rome
has felt In more than 100 years.
The town OF Avexxano, In the
Abruaxi department, =. miles east Of
Rome. has been lsvelied to the ground,
and here 5000 persons are reported to
have been killed.
In many small towns surrounding
Rome buildings were partially
wreckde. while at Naples a panic oe-
Cured and houses fell at saserta, q
short distance to the east.
From below Naples In the south to
Ferrera In the north. distance OF
more than 800 miles. and across al
most the width Of the country. the
undaiatory movement continued for a
considerable period.
In the capital itself. so far as known.
there was no loss OF life. but great
deal OF damage was done. churches
suffered most. For a time the people
were stricken with fear, and there
was a veritable panic In hospitals.
monasteries and converts.
Buildings on both sides OF the Porta
Del Popolo. the north entrance TO
Rome, threatened to fail, and the eagle
decorating the gate was crashed to
the ground, The obelisk In st. Peters
Square was shaken and badly dam.
aged. while the statue Of St. John
Lateran and the statues OF the Apes
ties. sarmounting the Basilice. are in
danger Of collapsing. The famous col
0nrsde decorating 81. Peters Square
was lowered four feet, Dnd the ada.
cent house. cace occupied by the sis.
tiers Of Pope Plus X, was badly
cracked.
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