Show U S CONSULATE DESTROYED un ted states consul and dead in the ru ns washington ahat arthur S che ney american consul at messina bic i and his wife lost their lives in the earthquake disaster which devas fated that city is indicated by an of dispatch received tuesday flight ly the state department from stuart lupton american vice consul at mes u the messina consulate destroyed and consul and wife e opposed to be dead LUPTON consul gale in forwarding the dig 1 atch by cable added that lupton is supposed to have escanez he stated atiat a british warship had left malta tor meisina to assist in the work of rescue arthur S ceeney Is a native of 1 nois but was appointed a consul to messina from connecticut august 15 mr lipton who Is from ten i essee was only decently lecent ly appointed ace and debuty consul at meisina and had just arrived at his post sue beeding J pierce an italian |