Evening star., 1915-01-14

Extent of the Quake.
The earthquake zone, SO far as can bt
gathered here, extends for distance
Of nearly three hundrd miles. from be-
low Naples in the south y Ferrara In
the north. and practically across the
entire width of the country In the dis
trict indicated. The country to the
east and southeast Of Rome suffered
Of life and damage to property come
from all over this district.
At the Meteorological Institute 1t is
said that buildings continued to rock
after the shock had ceased and that the
duration of the phenomenon altogether
was about one minute.
Center Of Disturbance.
Ayezzano seems to have been the CEN
ter of the disturbance. and this place
with a number of nearby towns and
villages, is reported as having been de-
stroyed. The dead there number $1,000.
From the most recent reports 1t ap.
pears that comparatively few escaped
from the city of Avezzano.
Those who got away and were only
slightly wounded insisted upon return
ing to search amid the ruins Of theiI
homes for relatives and friends. Sur
vivors dug frantically into heaps OF
plaster and stone, often stained with
blood. The gruesome search was onls
too often successful. In many instances
survivors tainted as their dead were
brought to light in the ruins of the
home. Then the heartbroken searcher
had to be cared for by the members OF
the hastily organized relief commit
tees.
At Scurcola a woman who unearthed
the body of her threeyear-old child
suddenly became insane. At Popoi a
young husband returning from the
fields where he had been at work rush
ed to his home and found it a heap OF
rims. He tore away the fallen ma
sonry and entered what remained OF
his home, only to find his wife lying
dead with the baby In her arms. Al
Sora an old grandfather. the sole sur
vivor of his family. insisted In forcimg
his way through the shattered walls
Of what once had been his home. Sud
denly the walls collapsed and the old
man was buried with the other mem
bers of his family.
Part of hospital in Aquila collapsed
as a result of the earthquake. Several
of the inmates were killed and num-
Der injured.
barracks of St. Dominic tumbled down,
Advices received here from Subiaco,
thirty-three miles northeast Of Rome.
renort that the cathedral there is in
danger of falling.
The town Of Pofi is reported to have
been half destroyed. At Guiliano two
persons were killed.
Details Of Disaster.
As details began to arrive in the capi-
tai II was apparent that the disturbance
in the province of Rome and the Abruz-
ri had been greater than at first be-
,ieved. and that 1t also had been felt
severely in the region around Naples.
At Monterotondo three persons were
killed and two wounded. at Zazarolo
the dome of a church fell, at Galiano
part of the cathedral was wrecked, at
Veroli two persons were killed and two
injured, at Tivoli one person was killed,
at Pereto five houses collapsed and AZ
Poggio Native one person was killed
and several were injured.
Al Tore Cajetani, about thirty-seven
miles east of Rome, almost the entire
village was destroyed. while at Arnara
the municipal building collapsed.
From numerous places in the anected
raeions calls for doctors and medicines
are reaching Rome
dispatch from Aquila says the viii
1ape of Aielli, near Celano. was de-
stroyed, and that severe damage was
done along the Sulmona .Avezzano line.
SayeraI persons were killed or injured
at Treyi, province of Perugia. Two per-
sons were killed in the electric station
at Anicrella-
of