The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-10
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Many Cities Suffer the Mighty Wrath
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Naples, April. 1O.-Terrifying news is
reaching the city this morning from
points thruout the district: surrounding
Ottajano. o.
Reports indicate that an enormous
area is buried beneath ashes and Gin
ders. @ -
The present disaster Is looked upon as
a repetition Of the catastrophe to Pom
peii and Her%culaneum, except that in
this instance the loss of life is less.
All efforts ito ascertain the exact
number of those. who have already
fallen victims to. the eruptions of
Vesuvius have SO far failed.
Thu" buried villages are impossible Of
access and the people who fled when
their houses began to fall, have scat
tered turnout the country districts.
The finding Ct -ninety-six bodies is
determined as follows: At San Gui-
sseppe, 40; at 1eszigno, 20; at Otta-
jano, ~.
Children May Be Buried.
The fate Of many children at Otto
Jano is unknown. When the military
carts arrived at the scene of the disas-
ter last night the soldiers arranged to
have the children and aged people get
into the carts, but when the vehicles
had gone a few hundred feet it was
found that, altho there were four horses
harnessed to each wagon, they could not
pull their loads thru the deep ashes in
spite OF several desperate efforts made
to do so. - ~ ".., ., :
This caused a panic among the chill
dren who expected to be buried in the
ashes from the volcano, and they fed in
all direetionsHin the darkness and blind
ing rain, and have netssineeegl been heard
Searching parties went after the
children, but in spite of continuous call
ing and shouting no trace was found of
them, and it is feared that the. children
have been smothered in the ashes.
Hundreds May Be Dead.
Unconfrmed reports place the mum
dred, but not many facts can be- OBJ
tanned upon which to base an accurate
estimate. The situation now appear.
more assuring, the lava streams having
diminished in volume and in some 5;di
rections having stopped altogether. :
Almost equally with the devastation
wrought by the lava is the damage
done by cinders and ashes, which il
incredible quantities have been carrie,
great distances. This has caused tn
practical destruction of San Guiseppe
a place Of 5000 inhabitants.
Roof Falls as Priest Prays.
All except 200 Of the people had Ge;
from San Giuseppe, and these 200 as
semhled in a church to attend mass
While the priest was performing hi
sacred office the roof fell in, and abou
sixty persons were badly injured. Thes
unfortunates were for hours withou
surgical or medical assistance.
The only thing left standing in tn
church was a statue of St.. Anne, tn
preservation Of which the poor. home
less people accepted as a miracle.
Five Churches Borne Down.
At Ottajano five churches and tc
houses fell under the weight Of ashe
and cinders, which lie four feet dee
on the ground: In the fall of the build
ings about twelve persons were kille
and many were injured. The village j
completely deserted.
After the evacuation Of the place til
barracks and prisons fell in. Report
from, coast and inland towns depict lei
ribie devastation. San Giorgio, Creme
ma. Portici, Resina and Tore del Gree
have been almost completely aba1
:. dOned.
Stand Ready to Flee.
The Inhabitants of Tore A~nnunziat
are prepared to, leave at a moment
warning.
Somma Vesuviana is another villae
which has suffered most severely.
Most Of the buildings in the village
are Of fimsy construction and have lie
roofs, and so cannot bear the weigh