The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-04-12
VESUYIUS
RENTS
Volcanic Fury at Naples Is
Gradually Abating.
DISTRICT A VAST SAHARA
Ashes and Sand Make Desert Of
World Renowned Scenes
of Beauty.
DISTRICT A VAST SAHARA

NAPLES April T. The whole Of the
NesWmS district as Tar as Naples.
Csserta ana Caste,lammare is one
vast Saharlan desert Reports from
al Sides state that the fall of ashes
is not So heavy as it has been for the
last few days and that the ashes are
much finer, and from this it is argued
that the prospects are much brighter.
The blockade of traffic continues,
but service on the main lines of rail
way has been re-established, although
greatly dsauanged by the indescriba
BILE confusion in the stations where
foreigners. not fully understanding the
situation, inveigh against the delays
and diScomforts to which they have
been subjected.
The people of Naples. alarmed by
what has happened, have deserted their
shops, and the manufactures are near
ly all closed. The crowds are in
temper for any excess. 1t would only
require spark to start a cOnhagration.
Tie arrival of King Victor En-
manuel and Queen Helena has done
muck to restore calm. They have
been received with great joy. which
turned into delrum whenever the SOW
ereigns left Il hospital after visit to
the wounded there One poor woman
exclaimed. Il would consent to be
wounded for the sake of being kissed
by the queen Others cannot find
words in which to express their graft
tude that both the royal palaces of
Cappodimonti and San Fernando have
been given up to refugees.
A correspondent who visited Somma
Nesuvlana confirms the reports that
Sarno has practically been destroyed
10y a shower of ashes. but the ma
jority of the inhabitants have succeed
ed in escaping There We're 5000 mill
operatives at Sarno, which is an indus
trial center. Later, however the re-
port Of Samo's destruction was denied,
and it was asserted that 1000 fugitives
have sought shelter there
San Gennaro was destroyed by ash
es. which have buried the place.
Even Capri, small island off the
coast of Campania. nineteen miles
south of Naples fayOrte resort for
tourists and artists. has been covered
with ashes and has been abandoned by
its foreign population, which included
several Americans
The magnitude OF the disaster is al
most understandable. Mount Nesuvus
has spread desolation and terror over
an immense tract of country.
The papers eulOgize Director Mat
teucci for his courage in returning TO
the ruined observatory on Mount We
suyiuS. sticking to his dangerous post
and sending from thence messages of
encouragement and expressions of con
tidence that Yesuyius will soon quiet
down. All the theaterS, cafes and
places of amusement here have been
closed.
Two American girls who had heed
lessiy ventured into the NeSuvius dis
trict, where the abandonment of the
train by which they were travelling
caused them much discomfort and no
little peril. were brought here by the
steamer st. Bon. They were delighted
that their adventure had no more seri-
Gus ending.
According to the Mattino fifty houses
three churches and the municipal build
lngs at Somma have collapsed the sand
and cinders are six feet deep there. and
all the inhabitants have sought safety
in flight
The panic here is increasing The
prisoners in the city Jail mutinied ow-
ing to fright and succeeded in break
ing open some of the doors inside the
building. but were subdued by the
guards. The prisoners however, are in
state of great excitement, requiring
doubled guards
Troops are encamped in the public
squares here In readiness to move
quickly to the assistance of endangered
places. and patrols with military doc
tors are rendering assistance to the fu-
gitives.
The eruptions from Nesuvius in
creased during the night. and in the
morning coating OF ashes and clnders
to depth of four inches covered the
ground aud the roofs of buildings.
All railroad service out of the city
was interrupted The engineers re-
fused to take ont their trains because
of the darkness caused by the heavy
fall of ashes.
A great eruption Of sand is observed
on the east side Of the main crater.
This il worse than ashes as it is heav-
Ter. The election of ashes seems to
have diminished