Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-10
Scores Killed in Covered
Market Place and
Church.
AWFUL SCENES ENSUE
Superstitious Fear of People
Adds to the Horror---Res-
cue Difficult.

Naples, April 10.-The weather sud
denly changed this afternoon and. the
wind blew strongly towards Naples
and ashes from Mount Vesuvius began
falling fast over the city. Twenty-six
more dead bodies have been found in
the church at San Giuseppe, making
the total 79.
Market Roof Collnpses.
Naples, April lot is estimated
200 people were buried this morning
in the ruins of the market at Monte
Oliveto, when the roof collapsed under
the weight of cinders from Mount We
suvius. Sixteen dead persons have
been taken from the ruins and 17S in
jured people are being cared for at the
hospitals.
Large Area Rooted.
The courtyard covers 900 square fee!
and was rooted The space within was
unusually crowded with buyers and
their children, the accident happening
at an hour when trade was most brisk.
The terrible crash came with scarcely
a tremor of warning.
Blame the Authorities.
result of the market disaster increases
as each additional body is taken out,
and a disturbance approaching a riot
in importance has already occurred.
The people loudly insist the authori-
ties were aware the market was un-
safe
Searching the Ruins.
The work of searching the ruins con-
tinues in a most energetic manner
The inhabitants of mar houses near
the collapsed market have been or
dered by the police as a matter of
precaution to evacuate their residences
owing to fear the roofs may fall in
Faces ConvuIsed From Terror.
Scenes at Ottajano when the first
victims were unearthed were most ter
ribIe. The positions of the bodies
showed the victims had died while in
a state of terror, the faces being con-
vulsed with fear. Three bodies were
found in the confessional at one of the
fallen churches, and other bodies found
later caused such an impression among
the already frantic population that the
authorities did not deem it advisable
TO permit any more bodies to be iden-
tilted for the present.
Could Not Pull Carts.
The fate of many children is un
known When the military carts ar
rived at the scene of the disaster 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, al
though there were four horses harness
ed to each wagon, they could not pull
their loads through the deep ashes.
Children Flee in Panic.
This caused a panic among the chill
dren, who expected to be buried in the
ashes from the volcano, and they fled
in all directions in the darkness and
binding rain and have not since been
heard of. Many tales are told of
heroic rescues on the part of the sol
d.ers sent TO the assistance of the suf
ferers.
Break Through Crust.
Several lads in Bosctrocase, who
were unharmed when the danger fol-
lowing the eruption of Mount Vesu-
vius seemed most imminent, subse-
quently ventured to walk on the cool
ing lava. They went too far, and the
crust broke under their weight, and
they were swallowed up before the
helpless onlookers. Many school chill
dren who are thought to have fed
from school and to have become lost
on the mountains, are safe.
Had Been Giving Thanks.
Just previous to the disaster relig-
ious professions had been passing
through the streets, and the people,
desiring to render thanks to the AL
mighty for having apparently averted
much greater disasters than those
hitherto recorded here. News Of the
market disaster changed the joyous
scene to one of gloom and the process
sions quickly disbanded.
People Deaenfed.
The people seemed demented. They
surrounded the market, in many cases
tearing their hair, cursing and scream
ing. Some of them were heard to ex-
claim that a curse rested upon the
people of Naples for repudiating their
saints yesterday when Mount Vesu-
vius was in its most violent mood.
Terrible News From Otjano.
Naples, April TO- Terrifying news