The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
KING At
SCENE OF HORROR.
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spread to Naples. Two strong earth.
quake shocks, which shattered win.
dows and cracked the walls Of build.
ings, have been experienced today. The
entire population rushed to the streets
IN terror, many persons crying, 1.-THE
Madonna has forsaken us, the end OF
the world has Gomez @s
No trace remains Of Bosco Tre-Case;
q commune on the southern declvity
OF the mountain,
San Sebasdano in Peril.
A telegram received from the mayor
OF San Sebastiano, a, village near the
observatory, on the northwest declivi-
.ty of Vesuvius, says the lava is APP
preaching rapidly and that the people
are terror-stricken. They have been
for nights without sleep, he says, are
destitute and beg that assistance be
given them.
The work of suocor is hampered ow.
which is interrupted by red-hot stones,
thrown. to a height Of 5000 feet, fall
ing on the tracks.
AS yet it is impossible to count the
craters that have opened and from
which streams of lava have flooded the
beautiful and prosperous districts on
the southeast shores of the Gulf of
Naples.
The atmosphere is heavily charged
flashes Of lightning are binding, while
the de~tonations from the volcano re-
those Of terrible explosions.
Brilliant at Night.
With the danger and horror Of the
situation aside, Vesuvius presents one
ct the most splendid sights imaginable.
The mountain of fire, whose speech is
by thunder, whose acts are destruction,
seems like an enraged giant deter
feel the might Of his wrath. Here md
there on the mountainside stand the
ib1asted trunks of pine trees, their bare
branches outstretched as tho in protest
wrought A"0
Duchess, Angel Of Mercy.
The Duchess Of Aosta, who always is
to be found where misery exists, is
not spar1ng herself in her efforts to
an angel Of mercy. She took several
children from the weary mothers and in
her carriage conveyed them to the
royal palace, where they viii remain
until conditions are brighter.
: The observatory has been DESTROYED
and Signor Matteucci, the director and
the employees had narrow escapes. Thew
passed the night in the darkness, save
for the frequent flashes Of lightning.
as the gasworks and electric lighting
plants also were destroyed.
PRISONERS In jails on the mountains
side went mad with terror and mu!.
tinted and were only partially uuieted
by being brought here. But their fears
have been communicated to The prison
t1s here, who may rebel at any mo-
ment. The situation is critical.
Air Reeks with Poison.
Breathing is becoming more difficult
because Of the poisonous fumes ard
smoke. while the hot ashes which are
still falling tend to make life a burden.
Contrary to expectations, the sea has
not yet shown signs Of being affected
by. the phenomena, but fears are enter
end that taaal waves may yet come,
itors to Naples are avoiding the hotels
on the seafront and the people living
there are beginning to leave for higher
attitudes. o. 800
Tho there is much misery, up to the
present time there have been no fatali-
ties, except at Portiei, where an old
woman died, supposedly from fright.
Fresh Crater Opens.
When the last train was leaving
Bose9 Ifsca?e a fresh crater opened
Ottajano say that ten houses n five
churches collapsed from the wave Of
ashes. 80"
An excursion steamer, attempting to
reach Naples from the island Of Canri
had to return as the passengers were be.
ing sufocated by the cinders.