The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-12

and cinders are six feet deep there, and
all the inhabitants have sought safety in
lapsing and most of the buildings in the
towns and villages in that neighbOrhOOd
are tottering in ruins
Panic in Naples Factory.
The employees of tobacco factory at
Naples, thinking the roof was about to
the building and communicated their fears
to SO many people outside that the police
were compelled to interfere and restore
order. Many persons were injured dur
ing the panic.
Wherever it has been possible to do
so, the street car service has been re
sumed. The wheels in their friction with
the tracks generate flames, showing the
great amount of sulphur in the ashes
Tore DelgrecO, Sarno and San Gen
marc have been evacuated, and Portico,
CiricellO. POggiO and MOrinO are prac-
tically uninhabited.
The situation at Tore Annunzldta has
somewhat improved, as the current of
lava has ceased to threaten it,
At Tore DelgrecO the downfall of
ashes and sand continues The inhabi-
tants are awaiting steamers to escape
from the danger zone.
Houses Are Falling.
San Genaro is plunged in obscurity.
The majority of the houses have fallen.
Fugitives arriving in Naples confirm the
es at Ottaiano continue to fall and the
villages in the neighbOrhOod are in ru-
ms. About San Giuseppe the aSneS ana
sand are over four feet deep.
Troops are encamDed in the public
squares here in readiness to move quick
" to the assistance of endangered places,
and patrols with military doctors are
sending assistance to the fuSitives.
The distress among the tens of thou
sands of fugitiVeS is appalling. The gov
eminent has forwarded supplies of food
and money. several of the Italian cit
les have done the same. and private cit
liens are contributing money for the
sistance of the sufferers. More help is
needed.
King Returns to Naples.
King Victor Emmanuel has placed the
royal palace at Cappo di Monu, situ-
ated above the city. at the disposal of
the wounded refugees. and early in the
day announced his intention of return
ing to Naples from Rome. in order to
personally direct the relief work The
news caused much satisfaction. and
when their majesties reached Naples this
evening they received a most enthusl-
astic greeting Later the king and queen
we're nearby ssheeree--aE- they passed
through the streets Although the re-
port that Sarno has been destroyed is
denied it is now officially admitted that
OttajanO has been buried The number
of killed there and in the surrounding
villages is not known but 300, il is be
heved, would be low estimate.
Capri Abandoned.
Even Capri. a small island off the coast
of Campania, nineteen miles south Of
Naples, a taVOrlIe resort Tor lOurlSIS ana
artists has been covered with ashes, and
has been abandoned by its foreign pOpu-
lation, which included several Americans.
The ma gnitude of the disaster is al
most indescribable. Mount Vesuvius has
spread desolation and terror over an inn
mense tract of country
Some idea of the difficulties encOun-
tered by the authorities in obtaining ac-
curate knowledge of the situation may
be gained from the fact that Minister
of Finance Salandra and Under Secre-
tary of State Denava were blOckaded at
Tore Anuunziata by ash heaps and
were compelled to go to CaStellamare
i'm an automobile, reaching that place
with great difficulty. They hoped TO
get a boat at CaStellamaTe to take them
from there to this city, but even the
fishermen refused to run the risk of
crossing the Bay of Naples, they
would have had to pass Mount Vesuvius.
which is situated about half way be-
tween Castellamare and Naples.
The train which brought Premier Son
ninO here today from Rome was con-
Sidera bIv DELAYED bV ashes