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⇧ 28. 12. Zerstörung von Messina!" (s. Blg. „N. fr. Pr.“ 1 © Transcription Ian Bent, 2017 |
⇧ December 28 The destruction of Messina!" (see annex, Neue freie Presse) 1 © Translation Ian Bent, 2017 |
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⇧ 28. 12. Zerstörung von Messina!" (s. Blg. „N. fr. Pr.“ 1 © Transcription Ian Bent, 2017 |
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⇧ December 28 The destruction of Messina!" (see annex, Neue freie Presse) 1 © Translation Ian Bent, 2017 |
Footnotes1 The earthquake (7.1 on the Richter scale) that destroyed Messina (Sicily) took place on December 28, 1908. The Neue freie Presse first reported it on December 29, p. 9, "Die Erdbebenkatastrophe in Süditalien"; and on December 30, pp. 9‒10, carried an item headed "Das Erdbeben in Süditalien" of which a subsection was headed "Die Zerstörung von Messina," reporting that Messina had been completely destroyed leaving about 12,000 dead. |