Show terrible news of havoc wrought in south of italy plunges whole country in deepest gloom k home sept S all italy Is suffering from terrible depression because of the news from the south where one of the worst earthquakes ever experienced perien ced occurred today although the earthquake was felt all over calabria and to certain extent in sicily the worst news comes from pizzo and and from eighteen villages which are said to have been complete ly destroyed according to the latest news received persons have been hilled and a great number injured it Is as yet impossible to even estl mato the property losses the shock was felt at this morning it lasted tor eighteen seconds at catanzaro and soon thereafter the shock was felt at messina reggio monteleone martinano ste naida and and other placed scenes of indescribable terror ensued bomon arouson arous od from thear eleen rushed halt clothed into the streets screaming with tear carrying their babies and dragging along other and calling for help on the madonna and the saints tha men escaped into the open with their families all calling on their favorite saints for protection the batea were taken by assault by the strangely garbed crowd but as daylight broke with out a repetition of the earthquake tho crowd gradually melted away until by 8 the streets had almost assumed the normal appearance except in the ruined villages where the no diomes to go to the confusion was added to by dreadful cries from the jails where the prisoners were beside themselves with fright and in some cases ned but fortunately all the prisoners were kept within bounds troops engineers and doctors have been hurried to tho scenes ot disaster 10 assist in the work of rescue and salvage the ministry of the interior subscribed tor iho relief of the destitute and minister of public works ferraris left for calabria this evening widespread destruction catanzaro province ot calabria italy sept 8 according to the latest telegrams received hero the earthquake caused serious damage to houses in san fioro where one person was killed at bonadi ten persons were and a hundred wounded at daffina buildings were damaged tind a number of persons were wiled or wounded borgia two pr ons were killed wounded many houses collapsed at girifalco badly dara ageda buah ere wai no lots of ditc gAIon tauro se veril bouses collapsed al five persons were killed and joany wounded houses were badly damaged at nicastro and cartall there was much damage to property and many persons wera wounded at two persons were billed and there were serious property olsnes at martimano thre were many victims but the number is unknown out of a population of a little more ihan there are 2200 without shelter at the houses suffered considerably but there were no victims troops have been dispatched to the acene and engineers have been sent to martinano Martl nano naida Gimi gUano and dl calabria |