Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-08
HUNDREDS KILLED
AS ITALIAN QUAKE
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Reports From Stricken Area
Arriving SIowIy-King
Goes to Scene.

ROME, September s.-Bareo. q
tewA Of 5000 fnhabftnnts, was
virtually destroyed by the earth
Quake Of Tuesday. as also was
FoK1aei, nearby. Slxty-Ave dead
have already been identieed and
laid 0ut in -t10e nnall picturesque
cemetery, WA1eA was thrown Open
by the earfhquAke. Barco was the
bifthplaee Of the poet Giovanni
tszsE2ss. sYfs.ss
ROME. September s.-several hundred
persons lost their 3axes in the earthquake
lat Fiytzxanu sslie-anaass more were in
tufed, accctdfng to dispatch to the
Tribuna from Massa-
Scores Of lives are believed to have
been lost in the district north of
Florence, which was severely shaken by
tho earthquake yesterday morning. AS
reports from the stricken region come
IN over faltering telegraph and telephone
lines the extent Of the disaster seems
TO be growing. and there is a possibil-
more serious than was at first believed.
Large Area shaken.
The territory violently disturbed seems
to be lozenge shaped. with Florence at
the southern apex and Modena at the
northern end. 1t. extends along the
Etrurian coast and runs over the Ap-
PENNIES eastward for upward of 100
miles. In this district there are many
populous towns, and no tidingS have as
yet been received from many Of them.
There Is every indication that the shock
cities in the earthquake zone show that
buildings crumbled beneath the strain
Of the convulsion of the earth
AT Ffvizzano, town of 1900 in.
habitants, near Carrara, almost every
building was damaged and many were
completely destroyed. Among the col
lapsed structures is the post office, in
the ruins of which is the entire stan.
Soliera, in the province of Massa
Marittima. and Monti. nearby. were
partially destroyed. Riversano, For
nj and Montignore are reported in
ruins. while in Marina and Carrara
many structures have collapsed. At
viareggio the Church Of ST. Paul was
destroyed and at Castel Franco di
Soto the ceiling of a church was
shattered.
Panic Follows Shock.
Panic prevails at Lucca as a result
OF the cataclysm, and from Gavinana
ana Limestre come reports Of lives
being lost. At vailla Franco, in Luni-
giana, an entire family was buried in
the ruins Of their home. and the viii
lage of Vigetta was entirely de-.
stroyed. Serious damage was done
IN the Frignano district, where
houses collapsed, and at Frassinero.
where q number of houses fell. Pie
yepeia and SAINT Andrea were badly
damaged, but the number of victims
mas not been ascertained
PISA. Italy, September Skiing
Victor Emmanuel. with his suite, who
came to this city Immediately after
ne received news of the earthquake
IN this vicinity. went this morning to
VISIT districts in Tuscany, which were
anected by the shock.
The earthquake shock here was pre-
ceded by deep rumblings and followed
by vertical and horizontal earth tremors
which lasted for thirteen seconds
Population Flees to Open.
. The population, terror stricken. fed
from their homes. the women and chill
dren shouting and weeping The squares
OF the city were soon filed, but a ma
JoEty OF the people fled to the fields.
Tho hands of the clock in the tower
stopped at 7:55 o'clock this morning.
6eais In the various steeples were set
ringing by the disturbance. Persons who
happened to be in Cathedral Square in
fisa say they saw the famous Leaning
Tower perceptibly oScillate.
Electric wires were shoft-circuited in
various buildings. st. Michael's Church
and st. Matthew'S Church were consid-
erably damaged. Other churches suf-
fered less seriously.
Numbers of persons were gravely in
5ured by falling masonry. Others were
hurt by jumping from windows.