The state herald., 1915-01-22
QUAKES WIPE
OUT IS TOWNS
NEW EARTH TREMoRs PLAY
HAVOC AMONG SURVIVORS
STRIVING TO SAVE DYING.
DEATH TRAINS BLOCKED
FAMINE AND BITTER COLD ADD
TO ITALIAN HoRRoR-DE.
LAY IN RELIEF WORK.
Newspaper Union News Service.

London, Jan. 1S.--Eighteen towns
and villages have been destroyed by
the earthquake, thirteen others left
with scarcely building standing, and
twelve more have suffered lesser
damage. the Lloyds News announces
in dispatch from its Rome CORE
| spondent. Survivors are suffering Sc
sevely, the correspondent says, and in
many places thirty-six hours elapsed
before the first relief corps arrived.
The vast Abruzzi region Is almost
devoid of hospitals, the dispatch con-
tinues, and the people still are terror
lied by almost incessant earth tre-
mors. Ninety-eight of these shocks
are said to have been counted In TWEEN.
ty.four hours.
'.he correspondent asserts that the
Italian government has announced
that. In view of the present interna-
tional unheaval. no contributions for
earthquake victims can be accepted
from foreign countries, even II they
are neutral in the war.
Rome.-The toll OF death from
Italy's earthquake disaster was
swelled by thousands with the receipt
by Premier Salandra OF reports from
towns which had not been heard from
before.
Startling evidence of the magnitude
of the disaster wrought In Sora was
revealed when the rescuers uncovered
700 bodies in only a small section OF
the town.
Tha deaths here will number 1000.
Rccurrent tremors raZed the few re
naming walls as the workers bur-
rowed in the debris Many soldiers
were reported injured and some killed
outright. Since Wednesday 164 shocks
have been recorded.
In Antrosano every house was dam.
aged or demolished. Seventy OF the
inhabitants were killed. Messadalbe
was wholly razed. But one.eighth of
the population survived. Cerchio's
fate is confirmed Out of $500 inhaisI.
tants but $50 still are living. The To-
cal church Is now the grave OF several
hundred victims who were crushed as
they listened 10 sermon by n IA
nous Passionist father.
Avezzano's death list is placed at
10000.
More than 5000 deaths were added
to the total by reports from the fol.
lowing towns:
Collnrmele. where 100 are reported
dead; ortucehio. with 2.i00: Balsor.
ano, 1000: Morino. 1000: Colelongo.
500: Caniworona, 100, and lizegna, 10.
The total number OF deaths reported
from official and private sources 10
date exceeds 10000. but Premier sa.
labdrl states that many OF these re.
ports obviously are exaggerated
In n any OF the towns the wounded
are dying from exposure and hunger.
The Messaggero and other Rome
newspapers complain OF the lack OF or
gmization In the relief work. which Is
inid to have led to delay In rescuing
victims. There is also an insuffIciency
OF supplies. particularly In the remote
districts
This situation Is depiored even by
the Klrg. who expressed his sorrowful
surprise that persons who might have
been saycd by prompt work have per.
ishod In the ruins while many who
were rescued have been suffering for
seventy 'wo hours from cold. hunger
aal thirs,
Tralns loaded with dead and wound.
ed. tlockcd ON the way TO Rome BY
the terrible congestion OF rail traffic.
Intense cold. famine and food peril IN
districts where canals have been
damned, added fresh aud untold hor,
rorr through the earthquake districts