The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-13

Case OF Tore Del Greco is Typical.
Naples, April 1O.-The volcano is re-
Stunning activity, especially at Cercola.
The stream of lava which started anew
in the direction of Tore Annunziata
reached the cemetery OF that town,
and then turned in the direction of
Pompeii.
The troops are conveying provisions,
surgical accessories, and material to
be used flor" the relief Of the injured
in the vicinity of Ottajano. The work
Of rescue is being actively prosecuted.
A violent storm of sulphurous rain oc-
Cured today at San Giuseppe, Vesuvi-
ana and Saviano.
When the morning broke today the
outlook was promising for an amelio-
ration of the conditions consequent
upon the activity Of Mount Vesuvius.
The hopefulness of the populace,
however, was short lived, M the Ma
politans were plunged into a condition
bordering on frenzy by the collapse Of
the Mount Oliveto market, which COW
cred a plot Of GOO feet square, the
structure falling upon two hundred or
more persons, of whom twelve were
killed, two mortally injured, twenty
four dangerously and n hundred less
seriously injured and one hundred less
were crushed and mangled beyond re-
cognition.
The scenes in the vicinity of the
ruins were agoniZing, relatives of the
victims clamoring to be allowed to go
to their dead O r dying. Only by the
firm intervention of the police and car
bineers was it possible to keep back
the crowd from overwhelming> those
who were engaged in the work Of
rescue.
While early in the day the volcanic
activity of Mount Vesuvius appeared
to have diminished, as night approach
ed the prospects of immediate relief
faded, and the fate of the villages and
towns grouped around b volcano
seemed more hopeless. Instead Of de-
creasing, the fall of sand and ashes
Even with the sun shining high in the
heavens, the light was a dim yellow,
in the midst of which the few people
who remained in the stricken towns,
their clothing, hair and boards covered
with ashes, moved about in the awful
stiffness of desolation like gray
ghosts.
The case of Tore del Greco is typl-
cal. For thirty hours the place has
been practically deserted, but amid
the ruins and a semi-darkness, illum-
mated from time to time by vivid
flashes of lightning, a few of the in
habitants go about hungry and with
threats parched with smoke and dust,
seemingly unable to tear themselves
away from the ruins Of what so re-
Gently were their homes. Communi-
cation by rail or tramway with Tore
rel Greco and Tore AnnunZiata is i'm
possible owing to the cinders, sand and
ashe deposits.
Railway travel to and from Naples
is much hampered by the same condi-
tons, and a collision today resulted in
the injury of about twelve passengers.
Telegraphic communication with the
towns farthest in the danger zone also
is interrupted.
The flow of lava from the volcano,
which had almost ceased during the
night, recommended early today and
the fall of v~olvanic ejecta in the We
suvian has been enormous. 1t is fear
ed that the weight Of ashes on roofs
will cause the collapse Of many more
buildings, both here and in the towns
and villages nearer the volcano.
Director Metteucci, who continues at
his post in the observatory, telegraph
ed tonight that the volcano was gener-
ally calmn last night, with occasional
sharp explosions, these becoming more
violent towards morning. Director
Matteucci says his seismic instruments
indicate great subterranean agitation.
King Victor Emanuel and Queen
Helena have forwarded to Premier
Sonnino, who is here, $4,000 to be