The Earthquake in Italy.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 12, 15 January 1915, Page 5

The Earthquake in Italy.

MOST DISASTROUS RESULTS'. RADIUS OF 100 MILES. ( By Electuio Telegraph—Copyright] United Press Association. Home, January 13. The belfry of the Church of St. Andrea delle Irate was badly shaken by the earthquake. The statue of St. Paul fell from San Giovanni in Lateiano. The inhabitants of Monte Ho Ondo led in panic. Two storeys of the tower >f the Town Hall fell, damaging the ower portion. Two people were kdled ind many'injured. Several houses collapsed at Breoh, with a number of fatalities. SEVERE SHOCK AT THE VATICAN MANY DEATHS AND MUCH RUIN. Pome, January 14. The earthquake shock was felt from Ancona to Naples at 8 o’clock on Wedlesday morning. Eighty buildings were lamaged in Pome, and the colonnade >f St. Peter’s suffered considerably, vhile 150 windows were shattered in the Basilica. The shock was severely elt at the Vatican, and the Pope hinted everybody to pray. The column ,f Marcus Aurelius was broken in varinis palces, the bas-reliefs being irreparably damaged. The effect in the provinces was severe. Reports have been received of many deaths, and of people being wounded in all parts. The diock lasted 70 seconds.

In Naples one palace suffered severely. Avezzano was completely destroyed, also all the buildings in the surrounding country. The hulk of the 300 survivors were injured. Many villages are in ruins, and relief has been sent.

Forty deaths occurred at Aquila, and several hundred were injured. Ten dead persons and 150 injured have already been taken from the ruins it Tsola del Liri.

Many houses collapsed at Sora. Twenty dead were found at Villaaoo.

Many victims are believed to have been buried in the debris of the townhips of Popoli and Pentium. The inhabitants of Tivoli are camping in the open air. The official report states that the ?arthquake was the most disastrous ■xperienced in the district, with a •adius of 100 miles, whose centre is orohahly the province of Potenza.

Communication with Potenza is severed, and it is feared there has been ’ grave disaster there.

800 SAVED OUT OF 8000. London, January 14. Reuter reports that only eight hunIred were saved at Avezzano out of i population of eight thousand. 12.000 KILLED :: 20,000 INJURED. i-i'v (Received 8.30 a.in.) London, January 14. Reuter’s at Rome states that the total estimated te 12,000 killed and 20.000 injured. FEW VICTIMS AT POTENZA. ANOTHER SHOCK AT ROME. (Received 8.50 a.m.) Rome, January 14. The buildings at Potenza were seriously damaged, but there were few victims. The greatest havoc was .vrought in the villages surrounding the extinct volcano Monte Vulture nid the tidal wave near Naples.

A second shock occurred in Rome at three o’clock on Thursday morning, and the inhabitants spent the night in the open. Celauo and Pescina were partially destroyed. There are many dead under the ruins.

Fifty-seven buildings were damaged in Rome.

Cicero’s tower at Arpino, in southurn Italy, collapsed.

ONLY ONE HUNDRED SURVIVORS AT AVEZZANO. “AN IMMENSE CEMETERY.” VOICES IN THE RUINS CRY FOR HELP. , OVER 20 TOWNS DESTROYED. _ | (Received 12.25 p.m.) Rome, January 14. It is believed there are only one hundred survivors at Avezzano. They camped around fires in the principal square, and seemed to have lost their senses, or to be incapable of aiding the victims. Thus they passed the night. One of the survivors states he was in the street when it was shaken to pieces. Others state that the destruction xdipsed that at Messina. The town is one immense cemetery. Under the ruins of a college for voting girls, a voice was heard saying: “There are 140 still alive, bring help quickly.” Groans and cries are heard everywhere from the ruins. Xinety-five out of one hundred Cara. bineeres comprising the garrison were killed. Twenty other towns were destroyed, including Magliano Di Marsi.