Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
DEATH LIST NEARS
1900 IN TEMBLORS
Hurricane Also Adds to Ter
ror in Stricken Areas
of Italy.
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presence was expected to have decided
effect upon the spirits of the people
whose greatest need aside from imme-
diate physical Succor was spiritual and
moral support.
The King was to visit hospitals in
Naples and temporary shelters else
where in which more than 1000 injured
today were being treated,
Projects of the five provinces central
within the devastated area today did
their utmost to bring into an ineligible
form the reports of relief workers which
indicated this forenoon that the end OF
the casualty list by no means had been
reached.
Official death lists accounting for
1883 dead were supplemented by figures
gathered by Italian and foreign news
paper correspondents who Travelled
throughout yesterday and last night in
the ruined zone making tabulations as
best they could of the many communeS.
Approximately 80 towns and cities SUI
fered damages varying from complete
demolition to the topping o. some of
the old buildings and i'll which death
lists ranged from 600, reported in Lace
Cionia, to d few scattered casualties on
the rim of the territory.
Quake Renews Panic.
Yesterdays quake at Ariano, more
violent than many of the slight tenn
blors of the last "a hours, cost the life
of one person. Its worst effect was a
renewal of the state of panic which had
subsidized to some extent. Southern Italy
escaped entirely the hurricane. which
was local to the Piave River Valley sec
ton and killed % persons. bringing to
the once war-devaStated Northern coun-
try new grief.
Every estimate made by unofficial
statiSticians in Naples, Benevento and
other points close to the death zone fix
the fatalities at not less than 2,240.
One report sent to Rome just before
noon today said that in the province
Of Avellino alone, in which are located
the cities of Villanova, Lacedonia,
Aquilonia, TreviSo, Ariano and several
other of the hardest hit communities,
there were 2,575 dead and 1,3l5 injured.
Pressure of emergency work kept
scores of government officials at their
desks without rest ever since the first
alarming reports from the south began
TO pour into the capital.
Council Is Called.
Premier Mussolini today called a
council of ministers for next Tuesday
morning at Viminale Palace, where he
had remained, almost without sleep,
since Wednesday. The council meet
ings will occur on his birthday and on
the thirtieth anniversary of King
Victor's accession to the throne Of
Italy.
Although yesterdays Ariano earth
quake recurrence, which killed an old
lady and injured several other persons,
Increased the fears of the people, rescue
work in that area went forward more
swiftly today because the relief squads
had been better equipped.
Minister of Public Works Crollalaza
reported this forenoon that he had met
Undersecretary Leoni, Senator Gre
monesi, president of the Italian Red
Cross. and the military and Fascist
commanders of the zone, with the tech
nical experts of. his department, and
that they had proceeded together to
Roche tia and had taken charge Of the
relief and rescue work.
Alexander Kirk of Chicago, charge
d'sGaireS of the United States embassy
today personally presented the formal
condol, nee of the American Govern
mont TO the Italian foreign office.
Similar calls of sympathy were made
by the diplomatic representatives of
Cuoa, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.