The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-09
DEATHS IN TWO TOWNS
TOTAL SIS; THOUSANDS
INJURED AND HOMELESS
Rescuers Busy in Shatter-
ed Cities-More Shocks
Are Recorded.
BULLETIN.

Rome, Sept. 9.-(By the AZ.
sociated Press s.l-AnOther vto-
lent earthquake occurred tn
the Emilia district at 2:S5
o'clock this morning. causfng
the loss Of lives and important
damage.
The communities suffering
the most were Reggie, Ospeda-
letti, Bussana, Toan0 and Ca.
VIOLA, This mornings shock i
was more violent than that OF
Tuesday.
Florence, Italy, Sept. 9.--(By the
Associated Press THE number OF
dead from Tuesdays earthquake Is
steadily growing as additional re-
ports come in. The latest advices
from Fivizzano bring the total OF
dead there alone up to 432, while
in Vignatta 124 are dead and about
1000 injured.
In nearly three-score towns ana
villages serious damage was done
and a total population OF more than
10000 rendered homeless.
Signor Michel. the minister OF
agriculture, is visiting the outly-
ing mountainous districts and CIV
ing all the assistance possible.
Rome, Sept. 9.--Additions con-
tinue to the list OF persons who
perfshed in the earthquake disas-
ter which shattered cities and vii
lagos north Of Florence on Tues
day morning. Governmental and
private relief agencies are engag-
ed in the work of aiding the sur
yivors and searching the ruins LOT
any victims who may still be alive,
but the work is seriously handi- !
capped by the difficulty experienced
in reaching many Of the ruined
town.. situated in the mountains
and almost inaccessible. Electric
light wires have been broken and
work in the ruins must stop at
nightfall.
New Shocks Felt.
New shocks, but none of them OF
the intensity Of the one which
caused the widespread destruction
early Tuesday, have been felt IN
Florence.
The upheaval was especially ter
rife in the famous quarry district
Of Carrara, from which comes the
finest specimens OF marble.
A tragic and memorable scene
was enacted at Marina. near Car
rara, when the earthquake shatter-
ed church, where mass was be-
ing celebrated, killing many. The
priest was cut by falling fragments
of the ceiling, but he reverently
finished the service before attend
ing to the injuries Of those about
him.
Rome, Sept. 9.-(United Press,)
With the number of casualties
and extent of damage from Tues
DAVIS earthquake still undeterm-
ined, slight shocks were felt yes
terday throughout the Lunigiana
and Versilla districts, in the reg
ion OF Genoa.
The latest reports showed more
! than three hundred dead in the
large area affected by the earth
quake, with prospects of this num-
Der being increased by several hum
dred as communication was rees-
tablished with isolated communl-
ties. Thousands were known tc
be injured and the number of home
less was estimated at 100000 tc
75O, 900.
/ King Victor Emmanuel, who was
in Pisa when the shock occurred
Joined relief parties and visited sew
eral ruined towns today.
/ Among the towns visited by tht
king were Ffvizzano. where 2W
were reported buried beneath thu
ruins, and Garfagnana, which aist
was completely razed. A numbel
of other towns were practicall!
wiped out.
A message received in Lucca sail
, that so bodies had been recoveres
in Darga and that many more wer'
, | in the ruins. A mother and he
, seven children were said to hav'
: hoon kiIled at Marinacarrara