Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-09
A PANIC AT NAPLES
Earthquakes Shake City of
 the Beautiful Bay.
VESUyIUS DESTROYS BOSCOTRECASE

Forty Thousand Flee From Torrents
 of Liquid Fire on Blazing Moun-
 tain's DecIivities-Royal Ob-
 servatory Destroyed.
 NAPLES, April 9.-Streams of mol ten lava are pouring from Vesuvius out of many new openings, and the village of Boscotracase, on it's southern declivi- ty. has been transformed into a gray ruin by the ashes from the crater of the volcano. Torrents of liquid fire, re- sembling in the distance serpents with glittering yellow and black scales, are coursing in all directions, amid rum blings, detonations and earth trem- blings, while cloud of sulphurous smoke that hovers over all makes breathing difficult.
 King Victor Emmanuel, who was born in Naples, spent his youth there. and as crown prince of Italy bore the title of prince of Naples, has express cd his intention of visiting the afflicted districts
 The hope that Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm has been dissipated, as the volcano has became more active than ever.
 The panic has spread to Naples. Two strong earthquake shocks, which shat tered window panes and cracked the walls of buildings, were experienced last night The entire population rush. ed to the streets in terror, many per- saken us. The end of the world has come."
 No trace remains of Boscotrecase, where up to forty-eight hours ago 10,- GOO persons lived, and Tore An nunziata, on the shores of the gulf of Naples one mile to the southward, is almost surrounded by the invading lava and has been evacuated by its 30,000 inhabitants. The people were brought to Naples by trains. street cars, military carts and steamships. Like transportation facilities have been sent to Tore del Greco to take away the people.
 As yet it is impossible to count the craters that have opened and from which streams of lava have flooded the beautiful, prosperous and happy land lying on the southeast shores of the gulf of Naples.
 The atmosphere is heavily charged with electricity, and now and then the flashes of lightning are blinding, while the detonations from the volcano re- semble in sound terrible explosion.
 With the danger and horror of the situation aside. Vesuyius presents one of the most splendid sights imaginable.
 The streams of lava snap like pipe stems the trunks of great trees and blight the peach blossoms before the trees have been reached. Many homes of peasants have been razed.
 Everywhere in the neighborhood of the volcano pitiful scenes are witness ed. Artillery carts have been sent to the assistance of the fleeing peasants, and the Duke of Aosta. Cardinal Jo- seph Frisco and all the authorities went to the threatened region in order to succor or comfort the people. Bosco Reale. the village which Is in the great est danger of destruction, is the birth place of the cardinal.
 The Duke of Aosta. gave orders to the engineers and soldiers to erect par apets and dig trenches in order to change the course of the lava streams and took part in the work. Cardinal Frisco distributed food and money to the peasants and even gave away the rings he wore on his fingers. The statue of St. Anne which was taken to the mountainside to confront the lava. is frequently moved backward as the tide advances.
 The observatory has been destroyed. and Signor Matteucei, the director. and the employees had narrow escapes. They passed the night in the darkness save for the frequent flashes of light ming. as the gas works and electric lighting plant also were destroyed. The restaurant of the Funicular railroad, too. has been obliterated.
 Prisoners in jails on the mountain side went mad with terror and mu- tinied and were only partially quleted by being brought here. But their fears have been communicated to the pris- oners here, who may rebel at any mo- ment. The situation is critical.
 Breathing is momentarily becoming more difficult because of the poisonous fumes and smoke. while the hot ashes which are stIll falling tend to make life burden. Big Forest Fire. st Egg Hsrbor.