The Penn's Grove record., 1915-01-22

eYssts in all the stricken sections OF
the earthquake zone. The onclals
assert that the dead will total $4,000.
'SThe disaster seems to be lncreas-
ing with every report | receive" says
S9gno Ciufelli, Minister OF Public
works. who is It A~vezzano. Prob
ably half the population OF $4,000 IN
the Ayezzano district are either dead
or injured. / do not like to PUT the
number of dead higher than 10000
for this region. This, OF course, does
not include Sora.
IT am afraid that terrible things
have happened, quite beyond the pow
q r of local relief to help, but 1t is now
possible to send battalions OF work
ers and food to all the villages now
isolated"
Magliano di Marsi, higher UP in the
mountain, has suffered scarcely less
from the earthquake than Cappelle.
its neighboring village. There are
1900 dead and 800 wounded ina popu-
iation of 2,040. Less than n hum
dred bodies have so far been recover
a
ed.
Nearly all the survivors seem to
have had miraculous escapes, as so
many of the houses collapsed entirely.
The church is considerably damaged,
IT'S west chapel being utterly ruined.
1t contains some beautiful f~rescoes
by Zuccari.
Wolves, wild dogs and men and
women who have become insane from
their sufferings and the death OF rela-
earthquake zone, which menace in the
earthquake zine, which has undergone
eleven more shocks.
In several of the devastated dis
trfcts, especially AvezZano, squads OF
soldiers and civilians have been de-
tailed to shoot the wolves, which have
been driven from the mountains by
the earthquake and also the bands
of wild dogs.
Scores of these beasts have been
shot while trying to dig into the ruins
after bodies. They are a serious men
act to the living now, because of the
hundreds sleeping out of doors or in
improvised shanties.
Many men and women have become
raving maniacs. One man, who los
his wife and children and mother in
the collapse of his home killed an in
jured survivor in q fit of rage. He
was quickly seized and sent to this
city.
Official and unofficial reports reach
ing Premier Salandra, in charge Of the
rlief work, show that towns hereto
fore believed immune have suffered.
The Minister of Public Works, who
is at the scene of the disaster, wired
Premier Salandra that every city,
town and village in the Liza Valley has
been damaged, with many of the In
habitants dead and wounded.
Sixty towns felt the effects of the
shocks. Many small villages have
been utterly destroyed. 1t will be sew
eral weeks before any accurate state
ment of life and property loss a be
made.
AvezZano's destruction is complete.
OF her population of 10000 only 1000
survive. Many of these are injured.
King Victor Emmanuel told William
Marconi that the disaster at Avezzano
surpasses that Of Messina.
At Pescina there are 1000 dead.
At Maglianomarsi, 1900. At San
Benedetto, 800. At Sora, 800.
Rome's hospitals are filed with the
10 i, NOD 0~1 kha ~AoIa 1n0 Ji- ~ o. %ha
city + thronged with refugees.
There is dire suffering throughout
the stricken district. Many of the
wounded were penned in burning
wreckage and cried for aid made the
rescuers work with frenzy. Bitter
cold weather is adding to the horror.
The drinking water supply has failed,
and food and landslide are threaten
ed. Pneumonia is ravaging the refu-
gees.
The Italian government and people
have quickly responded to the call for
aid. Because OF the international sit
%uation, the government has caused it
to be made known that outside assist
ance will not be needed. Supplies of
food, clothing, blankets and medicines
are being hurried to the scene.
The King and the Pope are coop
Grating in relief measures.
In several instances the ruins
caught fire following the earthquake
and great numbers of persons, alive
and imprisoned, were burned to death.
In Magiano di Marsi, where it is
known 1900 persons persisted, Are
ragged through the w~reckage and res
cuers were driven back. There is no
water supply.
Sora is known to have more than
1000 dead. That may increase many
thousands. The same is true Of Pes
cini and at Giosmarsi there are $500