The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-09
More Quake Shocks Felt in
Northern Italy.
Casualty List Constantly Grow
ing as Rescuers Work.
THOUSANDS WERE INJURED
Over Half Million Made Home.
less by Big TremOr.
Many Meet Death When
Churches Fall Upon Them.

Rome. Sept. s.-Another violent
earthquake occurred in the Emilia dis
trict at 2:35 o'clock this morning.
causing loss of life and important
damage.
With the number of casualties and
extent of damage from TUESDAYS
earthquake still undetermined. slight
shocks recurred today thruout the
Lurfg1ana and Versilla districts. in the
region OF Genoa.
The latest reports showed more than
500 known dead in the large area af-
fected by the earthquake with Dros-
poets of this number being Increased
by several hundred as communication
was re-esta blished with isolated COM
munities. Thousands were known to
be injured and the number of home
| 900.
King Victor Emmanuel, who was in
Pisa when the shock occurred. jofned
relief parties and visited several ruined
towns today.
Towns Entirely Wiped Out
Among the towns visited by the king
were Fivizzano, where 200 were re-
ported buried beneath the ruins, and
iGargafnana, which also was completes
/ ly RACED. A number of other towns
were practically wiped out.
A message received in Lucca said
that nifty bodies had been recovered IN
tDafga and that many more were in the
truins. A mother and her seven chill
Idren were said to have been kiiIAd at
marina, Carrara
| New Shocks Are Felt.
Governmental and private relief
lagencies are aiding the survivors and
searching the ruins for any victims
iwho. may still be alive, but the work
is seriously handicapped by the diff
lculty experienced in reaching many of
the ruined towns. which are situated
in the mountains and are almost in
accessible. Electric light wires have
I been broken and work in the ruins
Unjust stop at nightfall.
! New shocks. but none of them of the
intensity of the one which caused tho
widespread destruction Tuesday. have
been felt in Florence and in the neigh
borhood. These have shaken the tot
tering structures. however. and still
further delayed the work OF rescuers.
Massa- -Carrara, in the center of the
earthquake zone, was cut off from
last night, and it is believed a new ca
tastrophe has occurred there.
Many Killed I'm Church.
The upheaval was especially terrific
in the famous quarry district of Car
lrara from which come the finest
specimens of marble. Great rocks.
dislodged by the shock. rolled down
crushing everything in their path
tragic and memorable scene was
enacted at Marina, near Carrara. when
then earthquake shattered a church
where mass was being celebrated.
The pastor had just raised the chalice
in the most solemn moment OF the
service when the ceiling of the edifice
fell upon the congregation. killing
many OF those who were worshipping &.
| The priest was struck by falling frag-
ments of the ceiling. and his hands
and face were cut but he reverentiy
| finished the service before attending
, to the injuries of those about him.
Priest Killed at Altar.
l Less fortunate was Father Brusco-
lettf, at Casta nzalvoi who was killed
while celebrating mass. At Castel
Nuovo Carfagnana the wife of Deputy
Dugoni was among the injured
II Pope Benedict sent a telegram TO
$ Cardinal Peer Mafn. archbishop of
Pisa. asking him to go into the EARTH
/ quake zone and, administer aid and
/ moral support and distribute supplies
Word has reached this city. however
g that before the poutiffs telegram ar
$ rived in Pisa the cardinal had left fof
o the deva stated district