The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-06

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rntcd. Tie falli of volcanic ashes has d.
n,inished, and scientists express inc
op,n,ot, that tile valcano has spent itsei'.
Ali tho papers tonight advise the pub
Il lie to lie calm. pointing out the improved
condition Of affairs. rho papers ALSO
enlosisc Director Mattcueci for his couf-
nEc In returning to the ruined opserva-
"A tory on Mount Nesuvius and sending from
sl,nt place messages Of icncouiagenent hha
expressions Of confidence that VesuVlus
Wil soon quiet down
THE theatres. cafes and places OF
amusement throughout the city are cloSen'
and before all the sacred images II tne
I streets candles are kept burning. Whiie
IA smaller images are being carried about
u III many cnscs being set down IN the open
air and surrounded by candles,
Troops are engaged in clearing the roofs
of buildings Of the accumulation OF sand
Ana nshes.E which endaugers the struc-
lures. Tho large glass-cnvercd galleries
y throughout the city, which are nl'lch
4 freaucntcd have been ordered closed lcst
= the weight upon the roofs cause them 10
collapse.
Village Partly Burned.
Tho village of san Gcnnaro has been
partially buried In sand and ashes, anu
!. several houses have fallen IN. AT thlt
nlnce three persons were killed and more
than twenty injured.
x n In tho road at Tore del Greco three
"a persons were found dcad from snifoca-
lion 1'hc people who remaln at Tore
Z Annunzlata arc IN danger Of perlshing
from starvation, all the shops having
brcn closed Rations for 200 persons
have been sent there The wnrshins or
dered here have been doing effective SER
vice in the removal Of refugees. Premier
Sonnino reached here to-day by train
from Rome. his journey having been
greatly imrcdcd. He had a conference
g immediatel after his arrival with King
Victor Emmanuel. with whom the premier
discussed the measures to be adopted to
restore public confidence maintain order,
aid the refugees and rcpnir the damage
caused by the eruption.
Two American girls who had hecdlessly
ventured into the Vcsuvius district whore
the abandonment OF the train by which
they were travelling caused them much
F discomfort and no little peril. were
brought here to-day by the steamer 81.
81 Bon
Damage Of Twenty Millions.
The loss Of property by tho volcanic
outbreak is estimated at s20'HO,eto. ana
it is announced that $4,000 persons have
& been rendered homeless.
So widespread is the catastrophe that
1t Is estimated 1t will require an Or
Eanized body of 100000 men and the cX-
penditurc Of many millions of dollars to
raze houses made unsafe for hahttation
bys the accumulation Of ashes and cinders
on the roofs: erect temporary huts OF
refuge for the thousands who have h3'%f
Obliged TO flee from their homes; clear
\ the roofs OF buildings that may yet be
+ saved; and eXtricate from the ruins of
fallen structures and bury the dead.
& Tho distress among the tens of thou
sands of fugitives is appalling. The gov
crnment has forwarded supplies Of food
and money, several Of tho Italian cities
have done the same, and private citizens
arc contributing money for the assist
anco of the suffering people, but more
help is needed.
King Directs Relief Work.
King Victor Emmanuel has placed the
royal palace at Cappodimonti, situated
above this city at the disposal of the
injured refugees and early in the day
announced his Intention of returning to-
Naples from Rome. in order to PERSONAL
ly direct the relief work. The news
caused much satisfaction and when their
majcstics reached Naples this evening
they received 4 most enthusiastic greet
ing. Later tho King and Queen visited
the sufferers In the hospital and were
heartily chcercd as they passed through
the streets. Although the report that
Sarno has been destroyed, is denied, 1t
is now officially admitted that Ottaianot
has been buried. The casualties there and
In the surrounding villages Is not known
but three hundred, 1t is believed, would
be n low estimate.
5 Even Capri, a small island off the
coast of Camnania. nineteen miles south
of Naples, q favorite resort for tourists
and artists has been covered with ashes
and has been abandoned by its foreign
population, which included several Amer
y leans.
Over Immense Territory.
The magnitude of the disaster is al
most understandable. Mount Ncsuvlus has
spread desolation and terror over an i'm
mense tract Of country
4 Some idea Of the difficulties encountered
by. authorities in obtaining accurate
knowledge of the situation, may be gain
ed from the fact that Minister Of Finance
Ealandra and Under Secretary of state
Denava were blockaded nj Tore An
nun2iata by asI :heaps and We're COM
PEELED to 20 TO CasteMmmarc in an au-
tomobilc, reaching that place with great
difficulty. They hoped to get n boat at
Castellammnre to take them from, there
TO this city, but even the Fishermen re-
fused to run the risk of crossing the
hay Of Naples as they would have had
10 pass Mount Vesuvius. which Is sit
uatcd about half way between Caste-
lammnre and Naples The train which
brought Premier Sonnino here to-day
from Rome was considerably delayed by
ashes.