Show FOUR THOUSAND S LIVES LOST IN AN EARTHQUAKE 4 S 1ll Appalling Loss of Life Tna Seismic Disturbance i II I ASKABAD RUSSIA THE PLACE L II I I S Already 800 Bodies Have Been I I Recovered from Ruins I I S r Shocks Continue with Increasing I Violence and Work of Escava 1 I Il I l tion Is Proceeding Slowly I I Ashkabad Russian Turkcstan Dec j 23Een the worst of the earlier k reports of the recent earthquake disaster S dis-aster at AndlJan Quite underestimate the appalling loss of life S A telegram today from the scene of the catastrophe put the number of victims S vic-tims In the native quarter of tho town at 1000 Already 800 corpses have been S disinterred from the ruins The work S of excavation progresses slowly STATE TREASURY IN RUINS The State treasury containing 5000 5 000 roubles Is In the ruins and excavations excava-tions to get the money are carried on under supervision of a strong cordon of I H i police The water In the wells has disappeared t disap-peared and a general subsidence of the I site of the town Is feared Large numbers I I num-bers of laborers are being sent t o excavate I ex-cavate Sappers have arrived and are expected to make moro rapid progress S S QUARTERED IN CARS The shocks continue with Increasing violence The area of seismic disturbance disturb-ance comprises 200 square vcrsts The I Russian population Is camolnjr at tho S ro oad station where 500 cars are 1 I placed at the disposal of the copulation I copula-tion The local government ofllclala S are quartered In cars t Sheds for the destitute are being built Ins J I-ns rapidly as possible Free soup kitchens kitch-ens have been started and ofllclals aro of the inhabitants aiding the departure 5 by distributing food money and free railroad tlcketu I At St Petersburg It I Is estimated that I nearly 5000 have been killed by tho 1 earthquake at Andljan j I WORK OF RELIEF I I The engineer officers at Andljan who I were superintending the excavations being made with the view of recovering S 1 the burled treasure at tho sites of tho I Army department State treasury past S office etc and tho erection of sheds to I shelter tho ollldlals and other homeless I J people report that although the work I Is progressing as rapidly an possible I a month must elapse before the officers will bo housed The cash remittances In aid of the destitute people have thus far been very I p small I 1 t |