The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-10
DUE
10 SINKING
Of GROUND?
myivors of Italian Shocks
stupefed by Horror
Of Disaster.

Berlin, Sept lU.-Ino Selsm0-
nsphic station at Jena suggests
i the possible cause Of the Italian
earthquake a sinking Of the earth
along the mountains bordering the
Gulf Of Genoa Experts there say
i indicates a massive caving zone
h the earth's crust.
Rome, Sept. 10-A volcanic era
ter has suddenly opened at the top
d Pizzo d'Ucello, mountain 5,S45
ieet high, about nine miles north
sast Of Spezia. 1t is located ON
what appears to be the porthwest
Urner of the district shaken by
Tuesday mornings earthquake,
which resulted in the loss of hun
drtds Of lives in the region Just
north of Florence. A telegram
from Spezia states that the crater
Is emitting smoke and sulphuric
tqmes.
Follows Mountains.
The shock, which devastated
scores Of little towns and villages
north OF Florence seems to have
followed the line of the mountains.
This is common to earthquakes in
Italy, as the tremor that destroyed
Nessina in 1908 followed the Gala
bfo-Sicilian mountains, and the one
It Avezzano ran along the Appe-
mines. Reports from northern Italy
DO not tell Of the damage done by
the tremor which shook the Emilia
district yesterday morning. First
reports stated the shock was more
severe than that which destroyed
Nyiisaro and other towns north OF
Florence.
Last Quake Less Serious,
4 Rome, Sept. 10.-(United Press). i.
occurrence Of earthquake shocks
! The Emilia district of northern
my reported yesterday apparently
~ not so large as that of Tuesday,
although the shocks were descrjb-
rs much heavier.
No definite information has been
tseceived tonight as to loss of life
\ o. property damage in the new
earthquake, but both were believed
70 be heavy. The towns of Ferrara,
Reggie, Tonano and Cavola were
understood to have suffered seri-
cusly. In Ferrara the church of
santa Maria Invade, an 11th GEN.
Jury structure. was partially de-
stroyed.
The latest figures on Tuesdays
earthquake showed more than five
hundred known dead, possibly three
thousand injured and between ten
thousand and fifteen thousand
homeless. More than fifty cities
no towns were stricken.
Survivors Stupefed.
Hvizzano, Italy, Sept. 9.-(By the
associated Press).-Survivors OF
tuesday mornings earthquake
which laid the once fiourishing and
cleerful town of Fivizzano in ruins,
are coming to realize more and
more the extent OF the calamity
.na1 has befallen them, and they
disaster.
Inc work OF rescue went on all
algnt and doctors, sanitary assist
sn.s' sailors. students. nurses and
.ounteers wore themselves out in
Melr Efforts to bring comfort to as
Sany sufferers possible. Portable
S'sns are being set up, since there
~. : naruiy house standing in the
az IN former earthquakes, some
.Gnliies have been rescued almost
asaout injury. from the ruins OF
s'o'r homes. while in other cases
1er!shed.
Little Girl Left Alone,
one little girl. who nobody recog-
s, ss.es, wanders about the town with
- lrock torn and tears running
.a ner begrimed face, asking for
Az. sna mia" She apparently is a
alo OF visitors here for the sum-
az. ~ season. and was playing in 9
"a ny wnen the earthquake came
.. 8. sne family was probably wiped
~. ~ NO one knows Just what hel
~. ue Is and she can answer to the
aane Of Anita" only.