Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-10

or Vesuvius to-day. This, rearing its
head above the sea, boiled and roared,
perhaps for other ages, and then sank
back beneath the waves. The waters
cleaning above IL to-day are those of
the gulf of Naples. The broken voloa-
no IS edges, still standing, mark the SEM
icircular heights above the city of Ma
piles, the long, splendid arm sweeping
around to the south, below which Is Sa-
lerno gulf, and then, out 10 sea, are its
outjuttings, showing in Mount st. Con-
tanzo and the island of Capri; while
its northern rim is outlined by the
heights west of Naples, Cape Misenum
and the islands of Proclda and Isohia,
breaking off grandly 20 the southwest.
More than three-quarters of the rim of
this tremendous extinct crater is thus
clearly disoerned. As late as 1902 Mount
Epomeo, in Isohia. limited of the olden
volcanic furies by pouring out destructive
floods OF lava; while, dominating the
eastern shore of the gulf, and marking
the limits of volcanic action on that side
of the original mouth of flame, Vesuvius
has since stood, grim, silent and
"burnt mountain at the time of
Christ's birth, but in the year 70 burning
and crumbling into two great divisions;
and, though sending forth no lava,
belching such showers of hot and wet
ashes as to hide splendid Herculaneum
and lordIy Pompeii from sight of human
eyes for 1900 years. Naples itself faces
ths. south along that northern arm of the
gulf known as the bay of Naples; and you
have picture of its shape and contour
il you Will imagine
TREMENDOUS CHECKERED-BA TURTLE
which has crept down steep bank 10 q
glowing watersida, to bask there in the
sun. Its wary head is the Castle dell
Ovo. Its fore legs stretch lazily around
to the east and west. It's hind legs pro-
trude TO the right and left in the coun-
tryward streets of Salute and Foria. And
its shining tall is represented by
the splendid height of Capodimopte
behind, where CLEAN the walls of
that noble pile, the PRllazo Reale. "See
Naples and die is a maxim which
must have had its origin in the mind of
some enthusiast who approached the city
from the sea. 10 the north is the noun
famous island, Isohia, its circular shores
banded with picturesque villages, and
fringed with a network OF fishers calls.
Beyond, to the east, lies Prooida, dainty
and, smiling and green. Then, Cape
Miseno walling in the tiny gulf OF Peg
zuoli; with countless vineyards and
villas between Naples and the shore. To
the south, wild and rocky Capri, string |
of pearl-like villages threading the warm |
and glittering shores, and again the |
outer fringe Of lazy sails. Between it |
and the mainland promontorv, mag |
nifcent view of the gulf of Salerno is |
had, with the far spires and domes Of |
Salerno Itself. Ciroling TO the east and |
north, across foreground of bluest |
water and brightest sails, is seen a |
marvelously beautiful shore, dotted by |
villa, hamlet, church and shrine, and |
then, around TO the north, with Vesuyius
ever sending forth its threatening smoke
above. lies the wonderfully enhancing |
region OF the dead s-Castellammare,
Pompeii, and HercuIapeum the latter
but two hours stroll from the splendid /
city which reaches even to it IN thickly
settled enYirous empowered in vines and /
flowers.
Within this still standing almost COM
plete circle of olden crater rim what
majestic historic memories are awakened:
There where tiny Capri, the ancients'
: island OF goats, receives against itg
headland walls the thunderings OF the
Mediterranean, Tiberius lay concealeG |
nearly year after the fall OF Sejanus,
during the Napoleonic wars the island |
was taken by the English and fortified
into another Gibraltar, and then retaken
by brilliant coup-de-main by the dash
ing Prince Murat. Sorrento, Just around
within tbs mainland gulf edge, the an
cient Surrentum of the Romans, is the
birthplace of immortal Tasso. who after
his GLORIOUS but inexpressibiy sad and