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POPULATION— DISASTERS.
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The populations of the chief cities are thus stated:—

Naples city, in 1851 416,475
Bari city, 1850 27,297
Potenza " 12,362
Salerno " 18,892
Cosenza " 13,847
Foggia " 24,058
Caserta " 25,780

The following tables contain all the exact information that I was able to obtain, as to the damage and loss of life, or personal injury; they are defective of a large portion of the shaken country:—

Synoptic Table of the greater Disasters of the Earthquake
in the District of Sala.
Commune. Houses fallen. Houses falling.
Polla 1,300 335
Atena 932 812
Auletta 186 310
Caggiano 43 50
St. Arsenio 121 526
St. Pietro 187 374
Padula 171 50
Montesano 140 100
La Sala 38 26
Diano 19 52
Pertosa 176 133
Totals 3,313 2,786


The damage done to buildings embraced in this return was estimated[1] at 1866 ducats in the government return, a sum obviously not one-twentieth of the actual loss.

Except in the case of Signor Ajosso, the Intendente of Salerno, I found obstacles thrown in the way of giving me returns of the number of persons killed and wounded; and

  1. ↑ No doubt according to order.

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