Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-10
stream of lava, cinders and incandes- cent rock thousands of feet into the

stream of lava, cinders and incandes- cent rock thousands of feet into the Fair. a
 Almost equally with the devastation wrought by the lava is the damage done by cinders and ashes which in in- credible quantities have been carried great distances. This has caused the practical destruction of San Giuseppe, a village of 5000 inhabitants. All but 200 of he people had fled from the village, and these assembled in a church to attend mass While the priest was performing mass the roof fell in, and about sixty persons were badly injured. The only thing left standing in the church was statue of St. Anna, the preservation of which the poor homeless people accepted as a miracle and promise of dellverance.
 More than $50 perished in the region of San Giuseppe, which has been com pletely destroyed. In all the towns and cities lying close around the base of vesuvius the utmost terror prevails, and hundreds of persons have been buried in the ruins of their homes, borne down by the weight of ashes. In this city, fourteen miles from the crest of the mountain, almost foot of ashes has fallen, and 1t Is almost impossible to breathe.
 Special railway trains, a fleet of Italian warships and steamers are em- ployed in conveying the homeless peo- pie from their localities to Naples, Rome and Castellammare. while large numbers of the people are fleeing over land in the direction of Caserta. Not less than 15,0OO refugees have reached Castellammare.
 Lloyd's agency has reported to Lon don that all work in the port of Naples has been suspended.
 According to information received, more than 200 have perished in the dis trict of San Giuseppe. while from the ruins of church which collapsed ow- ing to the weight of ashes on the roof forty-nine corpses were extricated. and it is asserted that at San Giuseppe thirty-seven persons were killed by falling houses.
 A constant stream of refugees is pouring into the city by trains. street cars, steamships and military carts The government has been swamped by the thousands who have applied for relief. Many are starving.
 The conditions at Tore del Annun- ziata and Pompeii have improved. ow- ing to the change in the direction taken by the flowing lava.
 The town of Nola. an old place of 15.- OO0 inhabitants. tverty-two miles from Naples, is being buried under the showers of ashes coming from the era ter which were carried by the wind as far as the Adriatic sea.
 San Giorgio and Tore del Greco are half buried in ashes and sand, and the roofs of many houses have fallen In or are collspsing.
 About 1J0.O00 refugees from vesuvi- ana have sought shelter in Naples and elsewhere. Four thousand gre lodged in the Grsnile barracks. this city.
 King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena and their suits arrived from Rome and. entering automobiles. visit ed the towns and villages in the path of the lava stream pouring down the sides of Mount ye<uvius- When the train which brought their majesties ar rived at the station the eruption of the volcano was most violent But both the king and queen although greatly fatfgsed- insisted upon leaving inne-