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Show HOME OF HflEUT POPE ISJADLY DAMAGED Earthquake Works Havoc In Monastery Monas-tery of Benedictions, at Monte Casslno. Naples, Fob. 8. It was learnod today to-day that tho historic monstory of Mon to Casslno, nonr this city, where St. Benedict in 520 A. D. founded tho ro-llgloug ro-llgloug order bearing his name, was dnmajod badly by tha recent earthquake. earth-quake. Tho library Is almost at tho point of collapso. In Emperor William's Wil-liam's hall, co-callod from tho visit paid by tho omporor to tho monastery monast-ery in 1904, thoro Is a largo Assure about 200 foot long. Tho right wing of tho building Is almost dctni' from tho main struturo. This win' Btnnds at tho odge of an abyss, Into which It would bo precipitated, owing to Its wenkeued postlon, should there bo n recurronco of tho earth shocks. A'arm Is felt for tho safety of historic his-toric art troasures In the monastery. In tho library Is a priceless codex. Tho threatened right wing contains many objects associated with tho early ear-ly Christian era, and with tho middle nges. Tho government has sent engineers to Monto Casslno to undortnko the restoration re-storation of tho monastery. Modern building matorlals will be used for tho first tlmo to strengthen tho ancient an-cient structure. Tho monastery Is used as an oc-tlesiastical oc-tlesiastical training collogo, which now has 300 students. News of tho damage to tho monastery has boon cupprossed hitherto to avoid spending spend-ing alarm among tho relatives of there students. |