The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-17
FEARED THAT FURTHER DE.
STRUcTloN is m STORE FOR
STRICKEN SECTION OF ITALY
SORA HAS A SECOND SHOCK
Already Ruined Buildings Are TOP.
pied over and Additional Shocks
May Add to Work Of Destruction
Already Wrought.

Rome, Jan. 1G-Fear is felt through
out the earthquake devastated dis.
trict that additional shocks may add
to the work Of destruction according
to reports brought to Rome by refu.
gees
Basis for this anxiety is found in
dispatch from Sora, which says an.
other strong earthquaked occurre
There last night demolishing the
walls of partly wrecked buildings.
Scant reports of death and damage
in the more remote places which suf-
fered from the disaster have been re-
ceived at the capital and information
from d1e larger places still is incOm-
plete. but there is no reason to doubt
that when the death roll is made up
ii will conatn fully thirty thousand
names Probably twice that number
were injured
I'm places which apparently suffered
most were Ayezzano, with about TO-
600 killed, Pesiua. 5000; Celano. f.,
600. Ceadhio, 2.f00; Marsi. 1000:
Daterno 1000, san Belino. $50. and
Fralturo POO 1t is reported that
Massa dAlbe lost more of its popula-
ton while Pesoasseroi was buried
completely
In the devastated area there are
scores Of hamlets where probably
only a small percentage of the popu-
lation ESCAPED The same is believed
to be true in the rural districts
All Italy has turned its attention 20
the work of rescue and relief Thou
sands Of soldiers and volunteers are
digging frantically in the ruins in the
hope that they may release few
who still are alive
Hundreds of bodies are being re
covered but first attention is being
given where it is believed there is a
possibility tile occupants Of ruined
dwellings may not yet have perished
Vigorous efforts are being made by
tie authorities to despatch doctors
nurses. medicine and food to the
runed cities and villages.
Criticisms have been voiced be-
cause of the delay in sending medi-
cine to some OF the places destroyed,
but it is pointed out that the difficult
ties Of transportation made greater
speed impossible
The injured are being cared for in
makeshift hospitals established in the
ruined towns Of hospitals of Rome
and other cities. Trains filled with
survivors are arriving here constant
lv and the refugees are being given
the best of care
Large sums are being subscribed
for the relief OF suffering and Pope
Benedict is one Of the large contribu.
tors
King Victor Emmanuel has re.
turned to Rome after visiting many
of the places in the earthquake zone,
whore he directed the work Of rescue
and personally distributed relief.
b{1other Shock occurs.
Paris. Jan. l6.-2:55 p. ma
Iiavas dispatch from Sora says that
another strong earthquake occurred
there last night Walls fell, fmperil-
ing those engaged in the work Of
rescue and greatly alarming the leo
pie who gathered in the streets and
public buildings
King Victor Emmanuel yisietd Sora
and was received by the authorities
and cheered by the people for his de
voti0n to their welfare. The king
made round of the improvised hos
pitfalls, where he comforted the in
jured, and then made an inspection OF
The city
Prior to his arrival at Sora the King
stopped at THE market town OF San
Domenico, where many injured from
Avezzano are being cared for
1t has been established definitely
that all the officials of the underpre
lecture at Ayezzano are dead.