New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
SOUTHERN ITALY.

THE STORM ABOUT THE BAY OF NAPLEs-PRE-
PAIRING FOR THE VISIT OF THE RUSSIAN M
PERIAL FAMILY.
rPRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSRi
NAPLES, Dec. 12.-We have had one of those
fearful storms which occasionally sweep over these
southern ATTITUDES II has been blowing hard from the
beginning Of the month"; but the night OF the Cd and
morning OF the 4h inst the tempest at its hight
After that il subsded little but throughout the week
il ragged less The few vessels that were caught
speedily sought refuge In Castellamare' IOrre dell
AnnunEata Naples, P0zzuoli. but 10 many OF them
their ports OF refuge were the place OF their de-
structIon The barometer fell very suddenly on Tuesday
night and il was evident that the elements were about
TO make a night of it. How the wind beat against our
windows IL was as if giant hurting sacks against
them with Herculean strength During that night few
persons slept in Naples while seaaring men and those
whose interests were vested in shipping, were all on the
alert Ii was q te rrble spectacle which was presented
TO Wednesday morning All round the Bay the sea
was breaking over its ordinary boundaries The ada
cent towns and villages assaulted by the boiling
waves which rose like wall and broke upon the land
The sea leaned over the high walls Of ntaiLuciaand
then going round by the militaryiarsena swept away
mole which wasl nearly completed, and tore up small
ghttower az the extreme end. SO round the Bay the
storm went visiting every weakerpon and leaving RUIN
behind At Pozzuol IL vessels were wrecked at santa
Lucia three went down IN the military arsenal the IRON
clad fgate tue Terrible, was in imminent danger OF
being driven on the rocks, she lost her cables, but
with great exertions sne wasysaved. She has, however
gone dock to repair her damages zone or two other
Italian vessels OF war also suffered severely The Brook
Ign and the Egzisno prepared to 20 10 sea ana pae IL
out II is 70 be observed that the Egziano an Egyptian
vessel OF war was almost the only one which escaped
without damage although she was lying between two
merchant vessels which had been abandoned
In the commercial port the damage done was great
haiu small MANY OF the crafts
were broken one against the other, like egg-shels,
and almost every vessel lost anchors or cables greatest
was the apprehension which was felt Tor the galley
slaves 200 in number, who were confined IN prison
the confines Of the city The sea had broken over
the outer WALL destroyed some OF the WORKS on the
inside and laid the establishment uhder water Inc au
Of the military was called in, and together with the
police they removed the prisoners not one OF whom
fortunately eseaped Iti credtable TO the engineers
that the new port at Terre dellAnnunAata was not IN
mark OF their great satisfaction, has since conferred
them the honor OF cltZenshlp iuoIe NSro .nIce
erabe dane, hnt they were rescued. Lower down the
coast vessels were lost at AmaIn Anu oaerno' Wills
blown down and several persons were buried
under the ruins. During the storn Vessed arred e
Guilty came mo mort The Messagees Franeaise after
struggling for two hours az tue entrnroe sy s,
ers which had been almost given up as lost came Ia
safely after voyage Of SO hours from Leghorn Ihe
a.
Co., IL IA feared Is lost She was en- route from faerno
10 Moraya ana thence to Trieste. Some portions OF te
vessel ana of her cargo have been picked up and as
patches are in town announcing the loss OF al least
part of the crew. All round the Bay was scene OF
ruin The sea was covered with fragments OF wrecks
and the streefs "a WELL while boats were drawn up on
the roads so as part 10 impedeahe passage OF car
riages and pedestrians. On land the naV0c done was
almost as great The telegraph poles were blown down
between Sanles and Rome, as also very geneIaiy
through the south and the trains between TINS aud Rome
were for day. The winds, when nave prevailed
now for some DAYS nave cfrced from T. B. r. round
10 g. W.. and though the weather has improved with
falling barometer and nigh temperature toS1' we may
be In for other storms , . -, .,o o.. ,ho
Preparatious making on grand scale Tor the
intended visit OF Imperial family OF Russia 10 sor
Iento in the month Of February. Ihe VIVA lrocyon
aud the villa Eard been engaged fOr months
for sum but the demands OF tne hassans
are great Tue hotels 20 be refnrnished frou
top TO bottom splendid style; road OF commnnica,
ton s 10 ne opened between them, and Greek cnapei
Is he erected the Garden The province ana the
municipality are called upon 10 do their parts anu VIC
hear OF new roads ~ he constructed and otber
change 10 be made In faOul0usy short ume 80 that
Borreut while IL will be doabtless much Improves VIII
become one OF most expensive, as IL 49, IN tue Wnsor
Spring one of the dampest places on the nay Inc
Car and Grand duchess Marie AeXandrowns VIII u 70
now sad, accompany the Empress, as WIZ aso 'ne
whole Of the Russian Black sea souadron'