Earthquake in Italy

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jun 21, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 24.

Earthquake in Italy

Earthquake in Italy.—Violent earthquake shocks in Central Italy, June 7, leveled nearly a score of villages, resulting in the death of nearly fifty persons. Later in the day a cyclone swept over the island of Sardinia, causing havoc and destruction in five villages, and doing damage to the extent of $2,000,000. The king and queen have gone to help relieve the suffering. The queen declared that as her presence was necessary at festivities, so she must be present as a woman and a mother where her people were suffering.

Astonishing developments are made along navigation of the air of late. Only a short time ago a great flight was made in England for a large prize; but May 29 a greater one still was made from Albany, New York, for a prize of ten thousand dollars, by Glenn H. Curtiss, in which the records for both speed and distance were broken by the aeroplane. The average speed was 54 4-5 miles an hour, and at times as fast as 60 miles an hour. A very fast train running down the Hudson could scarcely keep in sight. While passing through the Highlands, it seemed at times that the cross currents of air would wreck the ship. It fell at one time sidewise forty feet, but the aviator caught himself before the water was reached. There has now been offered an aggregate amount of $265,000 for prizes from point to point. Almost immediately a $30,000 prize was offered to the ship which would fly from New York City to St. Louis. June 2 Captain Charles Stuart Rolls, an Englishman, crossed the channel from Dover to Sangatte, near Calais, in a Wright bi-plane, and returned without stopping. Added to this it is stated that the Government is planning a sham battle in which aeroplanes shall have a prominent place. They will be used for carrying explosives and dropping them upon objects to see what effect it would have. The sad thing is that every new invention that can possibly be turned to the destruction of life is used in that way.