Chicago bride feared dead in Sicilian quake disaster
Special dispatch reports Mrs Hertha Baur of Chicago and her husband Jacob Baur feared killed in the Messina Reggio earthquake. Messages say Postmaster Daniel Campbell and Assist ant Postmaster Hubbard await word. Baur, a former Chicago lawyer and secretary to Mayor Busse, was on a honeymoon trip.
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Refugees Flock to Naples From Messina and Reggio
Refugees describe unspeakable catastrophe after the Messina quake and sea surge. Thousands displaced across Calabria and Sicily, as Naples receives 800 aboard Serapin with injured, starving survivors. Hospitals overflow. relief appeals issued. death toll and ruins described in dramatic detail.
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Town wiped out after Calabrian earthquake damages coast
Reports from Calabria and Reggio describe Bagnara and Seminara almost completely destroyed by a powerful quake. About 10 000 residents of Bagnara are said dead with ruins, while Pizzo and Sant Eufemia report thousands killed or wounded. Survivors camp in open air without clothing or food as communications fail.
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Refugees Flee as Catania Hospitals Overrun
Reports from Catania describe crowded hospitals and schools turned into infirmaries after a disaster. Survivors recount that only a fraction of the population escaped while thousands remain feared dead in the wrecked area.
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Tidal Wave Swamps Reggio City Causing Severe Destruction
A tidal wave doused Reggio Calabria to about thirty feet above sea level washing away houses along the waterfront. Ten homes were torn from foundations and dragged out to sea while twelve miles inland a railroad building was destroyed. A violent storm compounded the disaster as survivors in Reggio reported dire scenes.
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King and Queen Aid in Messina Earthquake Rescue
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena arrived at Messina aboard Vittoria and joined rescue work amid ruins. Crowds swarmed the royal party as hospitals set small boats at the dock, and the king inspired workers while the queen nearly fainted. A dying man revived briefly to bless the king before passing away.
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Destruction at Reggio Amid Shelled Ruins and Casualties
Eyewitness accounts describe wandering, nude, and demented survivors scavenging for food as Regio college pupils perished. The Reggio chateau lies in ruins. the local prison collapsed with about 1,900 inmates killed. Travelers at the rail station were crushed. twelve miles of stations were ruined and a torpedo boat to Reggio returned due to bad weather.
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Consul Among Earthquake Victims Rumor Believed To Involve Americans
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Griscom in Rome states no word yet on Consul Palermo and that many Americans were at Taormina in the Trinacra hotel which is said destroyed. Foreign offices plan swift aid as consular officers race to locate missing citizens and notify families. Names include Mrs Margaret Mendel and several Brookline and Philadelphia residents believed to be at Taormina with others from New Jersey and Delaware.
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Chicagoans in Danger Zone Names Listed
Chicago, Dec 30: Among those believed in the danger zone are Mr. and Mrs. Higer, Paul Sarber, Dr. Charles A. Logan, Miss Magdalena Hornley, T. A. Griffin, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baur on their honeymoon. Mrs. Baur, newly married, was Bertha Duppler, secretary to Postmaster Campbell, reportedly the highest paid woman in government service.
New York Merchants Worry Over Italian Earthquake Trade
New York merchants and importers with ties to Italy express concern over disrupted communications with affected districts after the earthquake. Analysts estimate about ten million dollars of Italian imports may be affected as trade links are severed or slowed.
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Earthquake Zone Threat Compared With Naples
A report notes an earthquake area has greater risk than Naples yet sustained no damage. It highlights regional differences in seismic activity and impacts on infrastructure and communities.
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Tourists would have suffered greater losses if disaster hit Sicily later
New York reports local European tourist managers say a delay of a month would have killed more Americans and foreigners in Sicily Calabria as the tourist season peaks in late January and begins after New Year. They describe those caught in the catastrophe as travelers seeking off peak times before or after the busy season.
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Yale Professor Links Pault Earthquake to San Francisco Disaster
New Haven December 30 Yale geologist Prof William H Brewer said the earth tremor in Pault was caused by similar fault conditions as the San Francisco quake. He described a tidal wave effect in the Straits of Gina where water receded and rushed back, briefly flooding land that had slipped.
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Cardinal Expresses Sympathy for World at Large
In Baltimore on December 26 Cardinal speaks of a universal sorrow and offers condolences following a recent tragedy that has touched many lives and prompted a global outpouring of sympathy.
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