Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1920 — ITALY IS ROCKED BY NEW QUAKE [ARTICLE]

ITALY IS ROCKED BY NEW QUAKE

Heavy Loss Is Reported In the Provinces In Emilia Area. THIRD DAY OF DISTURBANCE Terror Grows as Temblor Region Spreads—Relief Work Handicapped—San Jose, Calif., Feels Quiver. Rome, Sept. 10.—Another violent earthquake occurred in the Emilia district nt\2:3s In the morhlng. causing the- 4pss"pf lives and important damage. * J The shock Ws more violent than that of last Tuesday. The communities suffering the most were Reggio, Ospedalettl, Bussnna, Toano and Cavola. The Emilia embraces the district between the Apennines and the River Po, and Is divided into the eight provinces of Piacenza, Parma, Reggio, Modena, Bologna, Ferrara. Ravenna and Forll. It covers an area of some 7.920 square miles, and has a population of approximately 2,500,000 persons. Relief Work Handicapped. More than 300 persons perished in the earthquake disaster which shattered cities and villages nprth of Florence on Tuesday morning. Governmental nnd private relief agencies are engaged In the work of aiding the survivors and searching the ruins for any victims who may still be alive, but the work is seriously handicapped by the difficulty experienced In reaching many of the ruined towns, which are situated In the mountains and are almost inaccessible. Electric light wires have been broken and work in the ruins must stop at nightfall. New shocks, but none of them of the intensity of the one which caused the widespread destruction early Tuesday, have been felt In Florence and in the neighborhood of that city. These have shaken down tottering structures, however, and have still further delayed the work of rescuers. MassaCarrara, in the center of the earthquake sone,' was cut off from communication with the outside world Wednesday night, but it is not believed a new castrophe has occurred there. The upheaval’was especially terrific in the famous quarry district of Carrara, from which comes the finest specimens of marble. Great rocks, dislodged by the shock, rolled down steep roads leading up into the bills, crushing everything in their path. Death List Grows. Florence, Sept. 10. —The number of dead from Tuesday’s earthquake is steadily growing, as additional reports come in. The latest advices from Flvlzzano bring the total of dead there alone up to 432, while in Vlgnatta 124 are dead and about 1,000 injured. In nearly three-score towns and villages, serious damage was done and a total population of more than 10,000 rendered homeless. Signor Michell, the minister of agriculture, is visiting the outlying mountainous districts and giving all the assistance possible. Quake Shakes San Jose, Cal. San Jose, Cal., Sept. 10. —An earthquake, the heaviest in years here, was felt at 8:57 a. m. According to the Lick observatory, on Mount Hamilton, the direction of the quake was from east to west. No reports of damage had been received soon after the shock.