New-York tribune., 1872-04-29


ITS VIOLENCE UNABATED-THE LOSS OF LIFE
GREATLY EXAGGERATED - TWO VILLAGES
OVERWHELMED BY THE LAVA, AND OTHERs
ROME. April %, 1872.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius continues
with dreadful violence The flowing lava has already
reached Sabastano and threatens other towns EXPO
in the volcano are constantly heard In Naples Ihe
constcrnaton among the inhabitants OF the villages ana
towns which threatened with danger increases. IL
sreasered that many tourists were surrounded by the
lava. and pershed His Majesty, King Victor Emanuel
has aid TO the persons who have been compelled to
fee from their homes and encamp in the fields.
At the session Of the Chamber OF Deputies yesterday
sgnor sea, tho Minister Of Finance, read dispatch
from Prime Minister LAMA, who proceeded to Naples
Friday night rectifying the estimates OF the killed given
In the dispatch read on Friday. The telegram
from Minister LAMA stated that only twelve
persons have thus far been killed and twelve In
jured by the running lava The villages OF San sebas
tiano and Massadisomma have been almost entirely
destroyed. but all their inhabitants succeeded
In getting away safely. The lava IL now nd
vanting toward tho villages OF Ponticein
Ceroola st. George, and Portci, which have
been abandoned by their inhabitants Tho people living
In the towns OF Tore del Greco Resna and Boscotrecarc
have also fed from their homes, those places arc
threatened with destruction These homeless persons
have been provided with temporary shelter On FRI
day the lava advanced at the rate OF kiometre an
hour. but to-day its pace has slackened While there
have been number OF heavy explosions in the interior
Of the volcano, today there has been no trembling OF
the earth. The Chamber OF Deputies have authorized
the Government to take the necessary to pro-
vide for the comfort Of the people who have been SO sud-
denly deprived Of their homes.
LONDON, April a. 1872.
TIE Naples correspondent OF The Daily Telenaph in
dispatch that paper he has visited all the hotels
In that city ascertain Of the guests among
tho persons injured by the lava flowing from Mount
Vesivius. He learned that OF them missing,
andtbat the fatalities confined exclusively to the
residents of the villages ION tho side and the base Of
thevolcano.
LArER-TIIE FIRES sUBsIDING-THE STREAMS OF
LAVA COOLING.
NAPLES, April 2S-Evenlng.
The streams of lava which threatened the
villages OF Resna and Pirslna have ceased, and the
men mass is cooling. The eruption is decreasing,
but the villagers do not yet dare to return to their
homes.
new crater opened near Tersigna to-day, but with
every fresh opening now the violence Of the eruption
seems to abate. Yesterday tho entire mountain was
cO,ceaed from sight by the smoke which settled around
1t. This morning the heavens were darkened by the
dose clouds of smoke and ashes, and o strong wind
carried the showers Of burning cnders and old scOrie
asfar as scafate and Palermo. The precaution was
taken to flood the Government powder magazine at
Scfate.
The volume OF the stream OF lava near San Sebasano
isle feet deeS and the village IL still in danger. The
King who arrived in Naples yesterday has gone to San
ssbastiano direct for the relief OF the In
bitants. The devastation has been terrible thousands
d acres OF cultivated land have been overwhelmed by
sshes and lava and vine and farms buried out
Of sight The loss OF life must have been heavy, but
Is impossible to ascertain the number OF the victims.