The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-04-12
HUNDREDS PERISH IN
vOLCkHlC ERUPTION

Naples Apr 10 A fFlghtful acei'
dent has isss happened 10 she centel
~ the eity, caused ~ the eruption ol
Mount Nesasius. Two hundred perf
aous, Il IS estimated NeFc buried this
m9fning under the ruins of the Mar.
ket Ollseto, tia reoi of which col
lapsed under the weight % the Gin.
dsn thrown oul b. the volcano
Tho disaster vas appalling. TIE
accident happened 81 an hour when
the piace was crowded With buyers.
men aud women being accompanied
b children. Suddenly. with scarcely
tFemoF ~ warning, there sas 4 ter.
fsfglng crash, aud the alrp.1ys and lhe
people ailke disappeared 10 great
cloud os dust, While AhFleks 81 agony
fent the ar
Vp 10 1913 u. sixteen dead lad
been removed from tlse FulnA while
~ injured Rad heen taken OUT Many
more are stlll IL the Fnlas
Ths Indignation of tie people a. a
result q the market disetef increased
- each additional body was taken oct
and disturbances approaching riot
gnAllY occurred The people insist
that the authorities wefe aware that
the roof was unsafe. The market j. !
mass o. ruins surrounded by enorm.
oua crowds Of people who afn kept
III urueF only BY tho oori0nS " policn.
Tie wnrk u searching the ruins con.
finuss ensrgcglcaliy
AanY uf the bodies that have heen
taken from The ruins werc unrecog
nllAhle. brlng mashed % pulp
willie Others are hafFlbly mutilatrd.
Tsfufylng ness conserving the
eruption of Ncsuslas Feached the cily
this morning from polnts throughout
TIE district surrounding oiteiauo.
Reports indicate That enormous areas
are buried benealh aklles and rindeN
Tie disaster ls looked upon a. q Frte
ttlon II pumpeis and IlereAlaneum,
except tiat ~ ttss Instance Asiles
rather TRAN lava cover ghe drsasgated
Klacas and iile lose q llie i less
Tie fate % many ehlifsa ai Ofle
isu1 e unknown 17ge military carts
that arrived AZ TIE s,eHe ~ ine dis4s.
let laa night attempted ie fescus
tie children aud old folks first The
fsecaefs hoeeycr, Nege unable 10 get
through the deep ssleS This CAUSED
. ranic among the eHlidren. wia aed
ln Ail directions ia tls darkness and
binding rain.
TIE scene, this morning When tle
Ane victims wure aneArthed wers
most terrible fhe position " tbs
baaies showed that taa victims died
vhlle Ia 4 staie II great tsrrpT their
faces being conxa.sad with fear.
Many bodies wefe taken from fallen
churches There ere manY tales q
hefolc rescue on tire paFi Of tie ~.
dlers 81 oitelano aild elsewhere.
TIE Duke of Aosia Ia order 10 en.
e0afage lho people Is today visiting
tie villages baried under the aslies.
After great efforts - sieeesied Ia d.
Eses.ng the Nafk 4 rsscue and ID
saving several pson's alsa aefs AZ fhs
pAut of death
al efforts - ascertain the exacl
namter 20 victims Ii TIE yarloal
t0ens have so far failed becau,s ~
buried villages ara impossible of aeesas
zf.d fecausO the people sho ned fFoa
tHeif homes Ate scattered uironehoai
/ lie eoanfY districts one hpndfel
sad taenis.teo baslies have benl
found however. 81 tie fllioNiul
places sauguiseprs. ~ Tsrngno. s.
lafeiano, gi Haas II the pcrau
+ Injured an Oifsiana which WIS com
/ nIsfe'f DESTROYED. ez8nag ta bfoaeh
Iaaaf oeine 60 tie laek ~ iocunl
/ ives The peepis = Tofr Aunua
slata ani lafre ae sfass afp leAtIn
4 EIsa places