Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-10
ERUPTION OF yssuWus.
Mandreds Of Persons Bursed q
Death BY Boiling LAVA.

UO0lo Dy nohttu AIaVns
RoxE, April 2s.-The announcement
OF the terrible scenes taking place ut
Mount Vesuvius was formally made In
the Chamber Of Deputies, by Prime
Minister LAMA, who read a dispatch
stating that the eruption Of Vcsuvius
was Increasing and becoming moro Sc.
rioui. Many persons had been burned
by the lava. Flames had burst from
the earth under the feet Of the inhab-
itants. Tore del Greco was In danger
Of destruction the people we're flying
from the town. Temporary provision
was made for them BY the authorities.
A fresh crater opened OIL Friday. The
ashes and lava threatened the villages
on the mountain side, and the inhal L.
ants removed their household goods.
Thousands camped In the fields. The
Ministers were summoned from Rome,
and are going to make provision for
the h~ouseless people. The reports are
that Of a number Of persons whose
curiosity led them too ear the volca-
no, sixty we're killed and wounded by
a shower Of lava. The eruption proved
and Irresistible attraction to a large
number of tourists and others, many
Of whom approached the mountain
when the first symptoms OF activity
were apparent aud remained In dan
gerous proximity, not experimenting
any increase In the violence of the
eruption. Upward of q hundred per-
sons are reported to have been burned
to death by streams Of boiling lava
bursting from the mountain and over
whelming them before they could save
themselves by flight. Tho extent Of
the calamity may probably prove much
greater when the facts are fully ascer-
tained from the city and bay of Ma
Piles.
The spectacle Of the volcano in
action Is grand and terribly impress
sive. The present eruption IL the most
violent In many years, and should 1t
further increase the consequences will
be disastrous beyond conception. The
towns at the base of the mountain, III
Guiding Tore del Greco and Tore del
Annunslata, are partially destroyed.
Many buildings were overthrown by
rocks and stones elected from the vol
cano. White lava, scoriae and general
debris fill tho streets. The inhabitants
have fled, and hundreds are homeless.
Families are applying to the Ncapoli-
tan authorities for aid. Tho fatalities
were confined exclusively to the resi-
dents Of the villages or the side and
base of tho volcano. There Is no
abatement Of tho force Of the eruption.
Lava continues to flow down the sides
Of the volcano, destroying everything
in Its path. The explosions are dis
tinctly heard In Naples. A panic pre-
walls among the inhabitants of the
country around the mountain. The
lava has reached Sabastiana, and
threatens other towns. The consterna-
ton among the Inhabitants Of the VIII
lagos and towns which are threatened
with danger increases. King Victor
Emanuel had sent aid to the persons
who were compelled to flee from their
homes and encamp in the fields.
LATER.-The villages Of Sebastiana
and Masadisomma have been CON-
pletely destroyed by lava from Vesu-
vius. The towns Of Portccella and
Tore del Greco are also threatened.
and tho Inhabitants are abandoning
their houses. Detonations, rs If Of
explosions from the interior of the
burning mountain, AFRO continually
heard In Naples. Provision has been
made by the Government to shelter
those who have been forced to fly from
their homes.