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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
5
Columbia University geologist Dr James F Kemp argues the Sicilian disaster resulted from a fault developing in the earth s outer crust as it adapts to changes in the globe s shape. He compares it to the San Francisco quake and discusses rotation slowdown rivers and gravity shifting as possible factors.
In a discussion of the 107 great Aeolian quake and Calabrian events, scientists note regional earthquake networks where shocks travel along fault lines. Villages in the network show varied damage, with some towns spared while nearby areas suffer severe destruction. A 1833 Italian quake near Cinque Ports produced little instrument indication despite deadly impact.
In his Earthquakes, William Herbert Hobbs notes a heavy quake begins with a low roar like distant thunder. The ground swells into a ridge, people and animals fall, and dust fills the air as buildings crumble and water and sand erupt from openings.
A southeastern coast notices severe movement as waves collapse cliffs and flood areas. One long section of rock fell, destroying a road and trees and sweeping debris inland. A man who had urged others to imitate a sea worshiper was among the victims of the wave.
Special to The New York Times from Baltimore Maryland Prof W W H Hobbe head of the Geology Department at the University of Michigan says reports of the Calabrian earthquake are exaggerated. He notes he visited shaken towns but found no widespread collapse or cracks in walls and cites government reforms after a prior quake as evidence.
Italian residents in New York crowded cable offices the Consul General and Italian papers seeking word on the Italy earthquake disaster. Rome sent no firm details but confirmed massive destruction around Massena and Reggio with many towns lost or shattered and appalling conditions in southern Italy.
The article recalls Messina and Reggio in Calabria, long battered by earthquakes and war, with Messina’s decline yet notable ruins and rebuilt suburbs offering bay views. It notes Reggio’s destruction in 1783, Garibaldi’s capture at Aspromonte, and Palermo’s grand landmarks as regional anchors amid medieval and modern shifts.
The earthquake disaster in Southern Italy could trigger increased immigration shifts as New York steamshipmen weigh labor demand. Wealthier Italian migrants may return to rebuild and tend family matters, while poorer laborers send money home to relieve relatives, possibly altering emigration patterns.
The Italian Government informed five cable companies that interruptions are confined to Calabria and Sicily. A note says accept business for those two provinces at sender's risk and potential delay. Immigration officials said no Italian immigrants will be deported to stricken areas until towns of habitation are confirmed.
The text outlines Catanas as capital with cathedral, academy, schools, college, hospital, population about 25 000. Palm in Calabria near Roggio, Mount E views. Palms population about 14 000. Pizzo near Monteleone Gulf of Eufemia, population about 13 000. Santa Ana near Gulf of Giglio, 13 miles northeast. Ustica island near Sicily north coast, 40 miles northwest of Palermo, 18 miles long, 2 miles wide, volcanic. Lipari Aeolian Islands north of Sicily include Lipari, Galina, Vulcano, Filicudi, Stromboli, Panarea, Salina. Stromboli and Vulcano have active volcanoes. Islands population about 20 000, area about 60 square miles.
Insurance circle notes suggest heavy losses in Italy from the earthquake are unlikely to affect big foreign firms. Royal Insurance and Liverpool, London and Globe officials say they cannot confirm figures but minimize Italy exposures. American insurers here have little to do with Italian risk and few British firms operate in the country.
A damaged OCR text describes a social encounter involving Mrs Carroll and a hotel, with references to a Brooklyn Fifth Avenue area and a facially unclear incident. The piece includes a dated notice of a contact and a denial from a third party, but details are obscured.
Yale University Dramatic Association staged Sheridan’s The Circle at Parsons Theatre in Hartford for the tenth annual production. Alumni from the area attended. The program opened with The Fire Eater, featuring a young cast including M Hannah and others, followed by The Critic with key roles by G. S. Ft Tp and A. Tener. The group plans a Waldorf Astoria engagement in New York on January 6 and 7, then a Junior Promenade bill on June 14.
Eleven year old Myrtle Gold of 200 Catherine Street has sobbed continually for almost a week. Physicians led by Dr Alfred F Alleman have been unable to ease the disorder. Neighbors say teasing contributed, but the direct cause remains unknown as doctors seek a remedy to prevent possible death.
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