The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-16
NEW QUAKE SHAKES
FLOOD GRIT ITALY
Nan, Deaths Are Reported in
Districts Near the
Capital
ROME Is UNDER WATER

s.. e' '0bic Deepafcb IN rur Sr>.
';oNa. Feb. -. - Earthquake and
H1d have again devastated parts OF
-t5ly. Il IS Impossible So FAR to asccr-
.a1 ,n, full extent OF the damage OF
Tho rimbcr OF deaths.
~" FIRST shock was felt at / o'clocK
morning at Ricti and IN it's neigh
l., pi. Tho Church Of -. Mary al
Foo,a. 1.biiia collapsed ard over
eao'wcl , house close to It's walls. The
ralp.r Of dead .1 this house il mo-
Known. uu, it il reported officially that
o., ton persons we're brought out alive.
a., Of whom are badly wounded.
Re ne parties were rushed to the
%, .ruorhood.
shocks Mere felt al C.ttn pucalc at
nooa and this evening. but the dam
age IL not rep Irted. II Is known. how
.,s.. ihdt the inhabitants are in a
panic. nearly all OF them fcarIng to
r,tu( 20 their homes
There were shocks also ~ N.roli
sul Nizzano. At tho latter place.
wlcrc the heavy rains had weakened
tic foundations 81 a house. II collapsed
end Killed one child and badly injured
~ other persons.
The Sazzauo countryside between
Ore and Rome has been nooded by the
The. which has reached an almost un-
prcccdented height. The railroad II
partially washed way. many houses
have been destroyed and there is a long
~, OF tho homeless
The danger to Rome is passing away
~. WAha. 1u. auan a.. A.-I.-. 800
sud j. suhsiding.
The waters have caused the destruc-
ton OF the carburate lime factory by
an explosion and Hooded the ground
tuors OF the hospitals on the island OF
san Bartolomeo and also of EantJ
Spirito. The floors OF the Vatican build
iucs are spreading OH account of the
action OF the waters. The troops hav.
teen turned out TO guard the public
.sf't".
TIE Tbr has risen l6 meters C52
fee'i. a height which had not been
.!l,'td since 1870. The suburbs are
completely flooded The river has not
50, overlooked It's banks inside the
CT. but the sewer- are not working.
hence the lower quarters near the Vati-
car are three feet under water.
y wider i%nunda,ion threatens, and
9. city has been divided into military
40 -. The military engineers are
b. id.ns p%ontoon bridges and are res
cu.ng Tn. occupants OF houses and
tat,. The Vatican It's II is not threat
ened.
iu the streets around 81. Peters the
food waters have risen to a height OF
ne4rly five feet. Some walls have col
'ansed. but there was no serious damage.
The Pope il taking great interest n
the situation and has instructed the
clergy 20 aid the distressed people. Yes
,erday ne spent a long time watching the
rising water just below the Apostolic
Palace.
The authorities a V closed the road
I'm Rome TO the sea because Of the
.cpusits of line and carbide. some Of
w..lcu hav. already been exploded by the
Uiltrtti,n Of water.
considerable anxiety j. fclt fo' the
s,fctv Of the famous =: Angelo Bridge.
originally erected 10y Emperor IIadrian.
Zach conue,ts has tomb with the city.
, water j. already over the pillars Of
A.. dye and engineers are doing what
s, can t. project II. M.los Bridge.
'g'r IN re Than 100 years before Christ,
= inundated and the water has also
,~...ounded the basil!ca OF -. Paul's.
The Suhlici4n Bridge, the structure
Supposed TO nave been defended by
HO.at!us. also is under water. This is
'he Oldest bridge in Rome, having been
built in 639 Il. c. The bridges which
haye shown signs of weakness have been
coscd 10 public traffic.