Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-04-13

ton of Mount Vesuvius. Two hum
bred people, it is estimated, were bur-
led in the ruins of the Monte Oliveto
market when the roof collapsed under
the weight Of cinders from the vol
cano.
Il Naples, April 1O.-Reports of fatali-
ties consequent upon the eruption OF
Mount Vesuvius are coming in. Ac-
cOrding to information received late
at night probably as many as 500 lives
were lost 1t is said that more
than 200 persons persisted in the
district Of San Giuseppe, while
from the ruins of a church which
collapsed owing to the weight of ashes
on the roof, forty-nine corpses were
extricated, and it is asserted that at
Sorrento thirty seven persons were
killed by falling houses.
A railway train from San Giuseppe
for Naples was derailed owing to
showers of stones from the crater.
| Cavalry proceeding to the succor OF
the inhabitants Of the devastated Sec
lion has been unable to make prog
ress, the rain falling on the ashes a
foot deep having made it impossible
for the horses to travel.
Terror reigned ali day in the cities,
towns and country about Mount We
suvius. Unconfrmed reports place
the number Of dead and injured at sew
eral hundred, but not many facts can
be obtained upon which to base an &C.
curate estimate. At midnight the sit
uation appeared more assuring, the
lava streams having diminished in vol
unle and in some directions having
ceased altogether, while copious rain
fall is cooling the lava where it re-
mains stationary.
Damage Done by Cinders.
| Almost equally with the devastation
rendered by the lava is the damage
done by cinders and ashes, which in
almost incredible quantities have been
carried great distances This has
!
| Giuseppe, a place of 5000 inhabitants.
All except 200 of the people had fed
from Giuseppe and these 200 as
sembled in a church to attend mass,
While the priest was performing his
sacred Office the roof fell in and about
sixty persons were badly injured
These unfortunates were four hours
So%o
The only thing left standing in the
church was a statute of St. Anne, the
preservation of which the poor home
less people accepted as miracle and
promise Of deliverance from their
peril.
At OttajanO, five churches and ten
houses fell under the weight of ashes
and cinders, which lie four feet deep
on the ground In the fall of the
buildings about twelve persons were
killed and many were injured. The
village is completely deserted by its
people. After the evacuation of the
place the barracks and prisons fell in.
Reports from coast and inland towns
depict devastation. San GiorgiO, Gre.
mona, Portici Resina and Tore del
Greco have been almost completely
abandoned. The inhabitants of Tore
| Annunziato are prepared to leave at
| moments warning.
Somma Vesuviana is another village
| that has suffered most severely.
Many Perished in Their Homes.
The most of the buildings in the vii
lage are of flimsy construction and
have fiat roofs and so are but poorly
calculated to bear the weight of ashes
| and cinders that have rallen upon
| them. Inevitably it will be found that
a considerable number of persons have
| perished by the falling of their homes.
| Although the eruption of the volcano
is less violent than it was twenty-four
! hours ago the ashes are still falling in
great quantities.
| The high cone Of the volcano has
gone almost entirely, having been
swallowed up, SO that the height of the
mountain is nearly 600 feet less than
formerly. On the north side of the
pountain new craters have been
| formed.
! Refugees from the threatened or de-
stroyed villages are pouring into Ma
pies by the thousands, arriving in
every description of conveyance and
on foot. These roads are crowded
with professions of men and women
carrying crosses and crying piteously.
Special railway trains, warships and
steamers are employed in conveying
the homeless people to Naples, Rome
and Castellammare, while large num-
bers of people are fleeing overland in
the direction of Caserta Not less