Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-01-16
Still Conceded the Death
List is Between 25,0O0
and $4,000 With Nearly
One Hundred Towns De-
stroved
MANY OF LIVING
ARE INCINERATED
Number of Those Burned
Probably Largest atAvez-
zano and Magliano, Where
There Was No Water to
Quench the Flames
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1srArcH1

ROME. Jan. 15.-From twenty-five
TO fifty thousand still remains the un-
Official estimate of the casualties re-
sulting from the earthquake. The
amount of damage cannot yet be de-
termined from the meager descriptions
of the catastrophe that reached Rome
over hampered lines Of communica-
tlon. Such details as have come through
leave no doubt, however, that nearly
one hundred towns and villages have
been demolished or partly wrecked and
that great loss of life resulted.
1t is the belief that many of those
though in the Wreckage were not in
Jured, but perished from cold or hunger
or were ineinerated in the fires which
broke cut. The number of those
burned was probably largest at Avez-
zano and Magliano, where there was no
water to quench the fires Sora and
Pescini each has 1000 dead, while the
fatalities at Giosimarsi reached $500
and at San Benedetto, 5000.
Numerous other towns report death
role running from ten to more than
two thousand Thousands of persons
have now lain for nearly three days
beneath the crumpling buildings
throughout the earthquake zone Some
are dead while others are still living.
Many have been removed from the
wreckage and brought to Rome hospit-
ais for treatment or being cared for in
their home towns in temporary struc-
tl1res presided over by physicians and
nurses rushed from the capital and
other cities of Italy.
In the stricken districts the people
are camping IN the open. Troops are
guarding against looting. Caste dis
tinction has everywhere been laid aside
Members Of the nobility. senators, dep
uties and high officials are working
shoulder to shoulder with private sold
iers and laborers in efforts to rescue
the living or remove the dead
A phase of the political situation re-
sultinG from the earthquake is that the
cab for conscripts in the damaged zone
was rescinded by the military author
tiles
Some survivors at Avezzano have
not yet sufficiently recovered from
the shock to tell a connected story.
One man taken from the ruins said:
. 4 had sensation as though some
one was forcing me to dance. Then
was thrown to the ground and the
roof and walls fell upon my head.
Even after l was half buried the
earth seemed to heave and grow
hot.
A priest was saying mass in a
church when he felt the first shock
He rushed under an arch and saved
his life. His acolytes were struck
down and killed.
1t is reported a statue of the Virgin
forty feet high, which stood on the
shore of Lake Fucino, was thrown
into the water. There was consider
able drained land in this vicinity
that will be flooded. Prince Colon
ma, mayor of Rome, has arranged 10
supply all stricken villages with oil
for illumination at the expense OF
Rome. This will enable rescuers TO
work throughout the night.
In response to the offer of assist
ance from the United States govern
ment Italian officials informed AM
bassador Page that owing to the in
ternational situation the Italian gov
ernment has decided as a question OF
principle to abstain from accepting
Officially foreign aid.