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Show DISASTER IHJJALY Cities Are Destroyed and the Loss of Life Is Heavy. Rome, .Ian. 14. 8:16 a m. The victims vic-tims of the earthquake disaster, ar-cording ar-cording to the latest reports received here, number about 50,000, including dead and wounded London. Ian H 12 40 p. ra. A news agency dispatch from Rome says that a further distinct earth-shock earth-shock was felt in Rome about " O'clock this morning. In several quarter'- of the city the people fled from their houses. London, Jan 14, 0 86 a. m. A I train has Just arrived at Rome with ; 100 injured from Avezzano and Tagli-aCOZZO Tagli-aCOZZO pays a dispatch to Renter' Telegram company from the Italian capital, who confirm the news that Ivezzano has been destroyer). London. Jan 14 Late reports from the zone which suffered from yester-day'fl yester-day'fl earthquake, while still fragment arj Indicate that there has been great loss of life and property. Latest estimates of (he killed and injured ore 5000, but fear is Telt here that the death list may be larger than this when the figures are officially compiled. The earthjnake zone, so far as can be cathered here extends for nearly three hundred miles: from below Naples Na-ples in 'he south to Ferrara In the north and practically across the en tire width of the country' in the district dis-trict Indicated The country to the east and southeast of Rome suffered the most apparently, for reports of loss of life and damage to property come from all over this district. Wczzano. with 1200 inhabitants. G3 miles east of Rome, seems to have been the center of the disturbance and this place, with a number of nearby near-by towns and villages, is reported destroyed ui trai iv-s in me m tin i '.u ui itvcA zano ajid vicinity the number of dead and injured there being placed at more than 1000 Among the towns in the earthquake district reported destroyed are Bussi, Tapelle. Scureola. Magnlano. Cappa-docia. Cappa-docia. Celano and Pesciro. Sora and Arpino are said to have been partially partial-ly wrecked. Naples felt the shock severely but "suffered only slicht damage. Sulmo-na Sulmo-na and Aqulla. in the province of Ab-ruz7i, Ab-ruz7i, and other towns In that region, re-gion, report much damage and some-loss some-loss of life No one was killed In Rome, but there is considerable material damage dam-age Several of Rome's historical structures were damaged but it is hoped not irredeemably so About 100 persons were killed In towns near Rome, according to reports. Relief work is already under way and it is stated that King Victor Emmanuel Em-manuel will himself visit the most severely stricken districts at the earliest earli-est possible moment Premier Salandra has personally taken charge of the relief work. He has established quarters in the home office from which he will direct the rescue work in the earthquake district dis-trict Special trains with doctors medicines, ambulances and nurses already al-ready have been dispatched and gov- DmmBnl nfMnlali Hn-. rri,nn carte blanche to provide all necessaries necessa-ries to the stricken people. Queen Helena has expressed deep sorrow at the fact that she is still obliged to remain In bed, owing to the recent birth of a princess, as she ardently desired to go personally and give succor to the victims The Duchess of Aosta has gone to Mon-teroduni, Mon-teroduni, where she has installed herself her-self as a hospital nurse for the w olinded Pope Benedict is awaiting a report from Monslgnor Sagni. archbishop of Aqulla, on the gravity of the situation situa-tion and the probable lo6S of life. He has expressed a desire to go to the spot if his presence is necessary to encourage and comfort the distressed. dis-tressed. The anxiety concerning the province prov-ince of Potenza seems unnecessary as the latest reports say that while' tho earthquake damaged buildings there it caused no loss of life The greatest great-est injury occurred in the villages around the extinguished volcano Vulture. Vul-ture. Director Friedlander of the International Inter-national Volcanological institution at Naples says the origin of the earthquake earth-quake is geological and volcanic with its epicentrum In the valley of the Gangliano river. The registration of the earthquake at the obseratory lasted for rorty seconds and w-as so violent that the needles broke Mount Vesuvius, according to the observers in that district, has shown no signs of unusual activity. oo |