Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-26
QUAKE DEATH TOLL
OFFICIALLY PUT At
2,142 AT TER CHECK
Figures Expected to Be Aug
mented as Rescue Workers
Continue Search in Ruins.
TEMPORARY SHELTERS
PLANNED FOR VICTIMS
Government Making Tabulation of
Houses and Other Property
Damaged in Italy.
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, July 26.-An oficial recount
Of casualties obtained I'D to 8 O'Clock
last night was issued this morning.
placing the dead from Wednesdays
earthquake at 2,142 and the injured at
1851.
Even these figures probably will be
augmented, as it still is impossible to
estimate the number remaining under
wrecked buildings in the four provinces
devastated by the eartf1's upheaval.
The new figures were contained in a
report made to Premier Mussolini by
Minister of Public Works Crollalanza.
Figures Not Definite.
The report gave the totals with this
ominous sentence added:
These figures cannot be considered
definite In view of the uncertainty
which certain still UNEMPLOYED regions
OF debris prevent, especially in the
country, as well as the difficulty OF
calculation deriving from the absence
OF families who may have gone away
or remained under the ruins"
Crollalanzas report said that in view
of the altitude of several ruined viz
lagos and the relatively short time in
which Winter would be upon the noun
tain territory, he had arranged that in
the districts badly damaged temporary
hut cities would be begun.
At first the shelter will be only tenn
porary, but later it is planned to COM
piete or enlarge the buildings under
DEFINITE plans and with what money
is at the ministry's disposal
He told again how the township of
Aquilonia was completely destroyed,
Lacedonia nearly so and Bissaccia af-
fected only IN one section
Crollalanza said today that statistics
on the number of houses destroyed and
damaged, as given In Undersecretary
LeoniS report OF yesterday, would have
TO be increased. He added that It is
not possible, under existing conditions
IN the stricken zone, to be exact. since
there are identifications and appraisals
under way which are extremely difficult
to complete. He said he would do all
within the power of the government
forces at his disposal to complete an
accurate statistical picture Of the sit j,
uation.
The most difficult phase of the relief
work presented itself today in the form
OF urgent measures against disease.
Bodies still In the ruins began to offer
the menace that such disasters always
present
In some places the situation was so
bad that all excepting the relief forces.
who worked with sanitary equipment,
were removed to a considerable dis
lance.
The burial problem also became more
nd Acfa -
victims separate graves it become neces-
ssary at some points simply to dig
trenches and hold mass funerals.
4 Worst Stricken Town.
Vice Project Giordano of Potenza. told
the Associated Press that the deaths In
his province would number 300 although
but 215 bodies had been recovered at
noon today
There remained no doubt that from a
property viewpoint. at least, Melfi. Rio Z
Nearo, Atella and Rapolla were the
worst stricken, there being hardly any
thing but ruins to greet the eye in those
towns.
The country people expressed deep
gratitude to the relief workers for their
untiring efforts and self sacrifice. The
soldiers have voluntarily taxed them
selves one-fifth of a months pay in
OIueT 10 alu Tie helpless.
Today for the first time since the
quake the public in Potenza Province
was allowed the use of the telephone
and telegraph to trace missing relatives.
the wires had been restricted
to official business in connection with
relief.
In the last few days 100000 kilograms
have been received at the Potenza Post
ONCE. Most of these had to be de-
livered by mail.
The government force of civil en-
gineers today began charting the work
Of reconstruction Hundreds of work.
men, largely from Naples, working un-
der syndicate and Fascist engineers
took up this task.
Bakeries Are ReOpened.
The government announcement today
said that many of the local bakeries m
the quake zone were resuning opera
tons, so that the rationing problem
from now on would be less serious. To
avoid abuses and boarding ration cards
today were in circulation.
The assurance that famine was not
stalking in the wake of the earthquake
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