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Rh The reader can imagine the fate of all the buildings in Potenza at the second shock of earthquake, during which the tottering habitations were falling against each other. We have already mentioned the principal injuries done to the public buildings; we now add that the victims (twenty-one according to the last official report), all belonging to the labouring classes, people who were unlikely to be awake at the hour the catastrophe occurred, especially in the provinces. From what we have said of Potenza, it is easy to conceive what must have been the shock, and the noise, in such places as are entirely or almost destroyed. We shall give the remaining details in catalogue form.

Brienza.—The earth opened along the market-place; the buildings were greatly injured. Up to this date a hundred people have been taken from the ruins.

Picerno.—The greater part demolished; eight dead; the houses still left standing are much disfigured.

Pietrafesa.—Many houses thrown down; a few wounded; none dead.

Abriola.—A few huts destroyed; some houses disfigured; one dead and two wounded.

Vignola.—Many buildings disfigured; a great many houses thrown down; others injured; number of deaths unknown.

Marmisiconuovo.—About two-thirds of the dwellings destroyed; a large number of deaths, amount unknown.

Calvello.—A heap of ruins; many victims, all not yet disinterred.

Vigiano.—Almost all levelled to the ground; a fire, as in Laurenzana, increased the horrors of the earthquake.

Tricarico.—A few injuries to buildings; no deaths.

Bariele. — Many houses in ruins; two dead; some wounded.

Rianero.—Slight injuries to the buildings.

Montemurro.—Entirely levelled to the ground; a few survivors, and these injured.

Tramutola.—All the dwellings destroyed; a large number of deaths, amount unknown.

Balvano.—Great damage. No deaths.

Moliterno.—All the houses more or less injured, some thrown down; no deaths.