Prisoners Die By Inches In Quake Ruins
Shattered walls crumble as fresh tremors strike, killing prisoners and hindering rescue efforts. Authorities report more loss of life amid collapsing structures and ongoing aftershocks.
17 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1915
Page
1
Shattered walls crumble as fresh tremors strike, killing prisoners and hindering rescue efforts. Authorities report more loss of life amid collapsing structures and ongoing aftershocks.
Rome reports flood of aid streaming to central Italy after the quake. 28,000 fled and thousands injured as debris-filled roads hamper rescue. Avila and Avezzano suffer extensive damage with homes crushed by landslides. American volunteers and embassy staff mobilize matériel and funds to relieve hunger and cold.
Yonkers Railway Company trolleys collided head-on at a crossover switch near the M24 terminus. A northbound car on the switch struck a Yonkers bound car driven by Eugene Mo otorman, causing telescoped fronts and passengers thrown free amid broken glass. Moss suffered severe cuts. Kelly and Carr sustained injuries.
The unnamed vessel, funded as the United States torpedo boat destroyer, launched this afternoon despite Secretary Dianiele’s injunction against singing "Tipperary" at naval functions. Sponsor Mise Marie de Cushing, daughter of Lt. Cmdr. William Cushing, christened the craft as “The Star Spangled Banner” played during the launch.
Mrs. Langhorne Brooks obtains a divorce decree from Reginald Brooks in Alberdale County Circuit Court on abandonment grounds. Married in 1901, the Astor and Gibeon kinfolk’s daughter was active in hunt clubs and aided wounded soldiers in London while Brooks served abroad.
At Allenhurst New Jersey on January 16 Ferdinand P. Earle and Charlotte Herman remain indoors in their seaside cottage. Their wine and car were watched and they refuse visitors while reporters press for details. Earle disputes a prior claim about posing as a German inventor and says he would have preferred other origins for the tale. He fears possible action by federal authorities under the Mann Act.
S Olmsted and companions Mrs Bibbs and Dr Clements were hurled from their touring car near Irvington after a collision with C C Comstock’s vehicle at the north gate of the Ardsley Club grounds. Both cars wrecked. all occupants were treated at Ferry Hospital and then continued to New York by train.
Edith Goldberg, twenty one, described her slow starvation after losing work and savings. She collapsed near 8th Street and Ninth Avenue, saying she had not eaten for days while doctors urged care. A bystander named Harrelman Scott found her and took her to Mount Sinai Hospital.
A Syracuse court will hear William Barnes Jr and Colonel Roosevelt as they square off over alleged libellous statements. The suit seeks $50,000 in damages with likely two weeks of testimony and 50 to 60 witnesses from each side.
George W. Young testified at his attorney Bainbird's office about his marriage to Lillian Nordica. He described mutual dependency, his financial sacrifices for her career, and efforts to protect her estate amid ongoing litigation. He cited support during operatic productions in Paris and Deal Beach, noting costly demonstrations of devotion and the strain of managing her artistic life.
Washington January 16 The Attorney General was ordered by the President to probe grain market conditions to determine how much wheat price increases stem from speculation versus rising exports. A possible embargo on wheat export was discussed though unlikely without Congress and support from wheat regions. Reports show sharp export growth of foodstuffs with wheat values and monthly exports rising into 1914, while stock prices fell on export ban rumors. Separately federal authorities seized a fortune in gold and silver bullion tied to the Carranza government through the Panuco Mining Company and a Mexican junta lender group. The treasure, sent to Senior Aredondo in Washington, is held in customs vaults pending legal resolution. its shipment sparked an injunction to block delivery.
Sneeb Frumkes of 37 East 4th Street faces bail after a police beating claim tied to an arrest for carrying a revolver. He says patrolman George J. Mera struck him with a blackjack and kicked him, and was later found unconscious at Bellevue Hospital with a skull fracture and intoxication noted by doctors. Coroner Healy obtained an ante mortem statement before Frumkes collapsed.
Two seventy five ton Bethlehem guns were shipped from Bethlehem to Liverpool aboard the Cunard liner Orduna. Workers screened the weapons with canvas and Cunard officials denied the ship carried arms for Britain. Passengers included Mr and Mrs Hamilton Bell of London returning from Japan.
James L Byrne testified Secretary Bryan declined a full affidavit on the Sullivan Santo Domingo affair saying there was no need. Byrne recounted Sullivan cousin Tim Sullivan’s claims of exploiting Dominican contracts with Jim Sullivan, and Bryan’s cautious reaction. Hearing interrupted by a message from the State Department. next session Monday.
Hierlin January 16 reports a Turkish official statement from Constantinople that the French submarine Saphir, attempting to enter the Dardanelles, was sunk by Turkish artillery. Part of its crew was rescued. The Saphir, 386 tons, crew about twenty one, 127 feet beam, six torpedo tubes, 12 knots surface, eight submerged. Built at Toulon.
A Lloyds News dispatch from its correspondent reports that nine British French and Belgian painters dropped bombs on Ostend's railroad station and nearby bat tenka causing considerable damage.
Cable dispatch reports Vienna and Berlin considering peace terms with Germany. Austria-Hungary reportedly seeks peace on workable terms, willing to cede East Galicia. Germany may demand preservation of German possessions. Turkey fate to be left to Allies. separate peace possible if conditions worsen. Germany pledges to bolster Austria with troops to repel Russian aid to Budapest.
Inspector Dwyer’s private auto toppled twelve feet into Transverse Road in Central Park. Patrolman Edward Smith suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries. driver George Block from The Bronx had internal injuries. Meybert escaped unharmed. The aftermath involved automobile recovery and rescue efforts.
Clara nineteen an aerator at a telephone office rallied townspeople during a two hour gun battle when four robbers tried to storm the bank. Three were captured after a running fight. one wounded. Windows shattered. robbers fled in a car as snow fell and police pursued.
Paris reports French forces along the Alane River and near Spinsona repelling German attacks with floods aiding, while Joffre’s troops seize a trench north of Beauséjour farm near Perthes and advance about 50 yards. Germans evacuate coast towns to Ostend area as Allied artillery dominates most front sections.
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