Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-12
J PERSONS KILLED.
i7S ARE INJURED
Iarket In Naples Collapsed
With Horrible Results.
ANY CHILDREN AMONG DEAD

arkst Of Mont oIIvsto coiIapsss
Under the Heavy Weight Of cInders
and Ashes from VoleaRo--ldentifIca-
4 sion Of Dead Impossible.
81 Naples, April 11.--A frighttnl dis
ster has occurred In the center OF
his city following the erupuons OF
Mount vesuvius.
= Two hundred people, 1t Is estim2''
ia, were buried this morning In the
tuins Of the market OF Mont Oliveto,
Ehen the roof collapsed under the
heavy weight Of cinders from the vol
apo. The exact number OF people
rithin the building at the moment Of
Die catastrophe is not known and the
lst OF fatalities is problematical.
The work Of rescue progressed dur
ng the morning hours. and before noon
even bodies had been removed and 20
blurred people taken from the ruins.
. The disaster was appalling. The
ourt yard cover GOO square feet. and
kas rooted. The space within was
unusually crowded with buyers and
heir children, the accident happening
bt the hour Of the day when trade was
most brisk. Rival displays Of flowers.
butts and vegetables cOntended for
Buyers, while the market women
creamed their wares and joked with
heir customers. Little children play
about the stands. adding gayety to
be scene, the like OF which is not wit
{ essed outside OF Naples.
Suddenly, with scarcely a tremor or
Warming. there was a terrific crash.
bd the brilliant sights disappeared In
W cloud OF dust while shrieks OF az
by rent the air.
Up to the present time the bodies OF
dead persons have been taken from
eneath the ruins Of the Monte Olive.
ID market. and ITS injured people are
Being cared for at the hospitals.
The persons taken from the ruins
DT Monte OliVeto market have better
chanceS of recovery than the victims
of the disasters Of ottajano. as the lat
.4sr. when they escaped death from
|the falling buildings. were In many
leases suffocated by ashes.
The Indignation Of the people here
B as n result OF the market disaster Ia.
kcreases as each additional body Is TAX.
en, out, and q disturbance approaching
= riot In Importance has already &C
,ruTred.
The people loudly Insist that the au
ahoriiies were aware that the roof 81
lhe mari q was unsafe. and that they
wsIe 80 excessively economical tba,
hey @opid not appropriate the funds
neeAG GARY 4. repair TIE building
"a The liberalization Of a number Of
thosa killed BY the collapse OF The mar
Net Kas been found 10 be- impossible.
lowing 10 thelT being Absolutely unree
AngnlEabIe, In somO cases being reduced
fto pulp. while others were horribly
|maii'sied. Eivihg rise 20 aeensa ShIch
.Afe better undeeeTibed.
Amchg those dead are many rhiF
|dreu. Who had hem sent b. their par
|ants 10 90 the mornings marks ting
ard tho erSsf az the paTcsts whsa ;ss
aodics % their ehildnen we're fonad
Twas hs1rtFeadiuE
The mArksf place Itself IL q JaNss ~
|Tuins. nurYuanasd BY ca0rtposs crowds
az peopis. who are kept IN order ~
corSoss % police and esrslDses.
Tba work of SeareAlne tAs ruiss eos-
tInnss In she most eseFwSaie mAnn~T
moggue mnnsEsFs. eorios1 nrvmea.
maaAcibNi Euards police s1d afssasl
arses6yea takiax part n u usdss ~
6lreetiaa a tAe Esake u bost1. prefeSi
90 NaDies. vho@s utfe h assisiAsg ~
ahs ease' of tAs snJars1 An III essy
nashorssses are alto % The SpDs- ara
svsFy1hanx possible = hsiaE soos 90
azsiss IN taFsissR % ~ FiesiaS
AFTER yiKsslts ire ruias a sas maF
.htt piare - Fsske ans paehsat - 40
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- whicA tssstsssAaN mExNg ~ tAa -
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