The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
Inhabitants of the Stricken Cit,
Cover Their Faces
To Protect Them From Showers
of Ashes Still Falling.
HOUSES ARE CRUSHED
By Weight of Cinders Burying
Their Occupants.
Roads Are No Sooner Opened
Than They Are Filled Up.

Naples. April 1910 a. m.=Fron1
all quarters come reports that the stu
alton has ameliorated, but ashes from
Mount Vesuvius are falling every
where. houses are collapsing and bury
ing their occupants and roads near the
volcano are no sooner opened than they
are closed again by falling cinders.
The inhabitants of this city are endur-
ing the yellow gray atmosphere of yes
terday, which is even more oppressive
than before The popular costume Of
those who can afford it consists of au-
tomobile coat, cap and goggles, which
enables the wearer to maintain a SEM
blance of cleanliness, but the people
generally have to be cOntented with
paper masks and raised umbrellas. The
drivers of trolley cars are wearing
masks of some transparent material
under the visors OF their caps.
More shops were opened today and
the city is slowly resuming its normal
life The people having recovered from
the panic of yesterday, are less sunen
and doWnhearted. The presence Of
King Victor Emmanuel in Naples.
which always produces a good effect,
has acted as a tonic upon the Neapoli-
tans, who have a superstitious venera-
ton for the king. From early in the
day crowds gathered before the palace,
He comes. but the pope stays at
| home" Long live the king"
The feeling, however, does not IN
terfere with the Neapolitans' venera-
/ ton for their saints. A woman in the
crowd before the palace was heard to
/ cOnfide in a friend as follows:
My daughter, who lives at Tore
4 Del Greco, is a refugee. She has been
received into the royal palace, lives like
a princess and has been spoken to by
! the queen. May the saints protect her
majesty.
King Ministers TO Sufferers.
The king left Naples early today for
/ San Giuseppe Ottajano and Tersigno,
4 in order to ascertain personally the
actual situation at these towns. He
hoped to be able to continue his jour
/ ney to Sarno and Castallamar- The
I king inspected all the camp hospitals
I fering fugitive, speaking TO the injur-
/ ed, comforting them in their misfor-
tunes and asking them what he can do
/ to relieve their distress. On receiving
a reply indicating a sufferers desires
! that something be Immediately done in
/ his or her behalf the king gave orders
! to have the desire fulfilled. This gave
4 rise to many heart rending scenes. As
the king bent over a poor man, with
/ toll hardened hands, whose right leg
had been amputated. the sufferer, re-
I plying to his majesty's question regard
! ing his immediate necessities, said
with tears in his eyes:
Send me my son, who is serving as
Z a soldier
The king. who was visibly affected,
clasped the mans hand and exclaimed:
My poor fellow: I can do much, but
/ to grant your request would mean
breaking the laws, which I must be the
first to respect. I would give anything
1 have were it possible by so doing to
send your son to you, but can not
! do So"
IL
4 as he turned away from the sorrowing
! fathers bedside
The queen while the king was away
/ visited the charitable Institutions here
/ and inspected the places where the
refugees are housed.
In spite of the fact that many gov
! ernment officials have arrived here to
! reinforce the local officers the conges-
ton of the telegraph bureaus is inde-
/ scribable. A telegram sent from Paris
/ at 6 o. m. yesterday was not delivered
until 9 o'clock.
The most consoling news this morn
4 ing is that the lava is cooling on all
| sides Some extraordinary eSca pes
from death have been recorded. A
man and his four children were res
cued after having been lost in the ash
covered wilderness for 56 hours. They
were terribly exhausted and seemed
more like skeletons than human be
ings. Firemen have been sent from
/ Palermo. Sicily. and other places to
the villages in this vicinity which have
suffered the most from the fall of
ashes to assist in removing the ashes
from the roofs and relieve the ex-
hausted soldiers. Camp kitchens have
been established at a number of places
and free meals are being distributed
wherever possible to those in need Of
them.
The American steam yacht Nahma.
with Mrs. Robert Goelet and a party
of friends on board. has arrived at
/ Palermo Sicily They witnessed the
eruption of Mount Vesuvius from
Amalfi on the bay of Salerno. not far
from Naples and give vivid deserip-
| ton of the scene.
The latest reports show that 243
houses have been damaged at Portici
1876 at San Giovanni and Teduccio, 432
at Resina and I, 900 at Tore Del Greco.
1 It is impossible to determine the exact
number of buildings demolished at
! Tore Annunziata- It is estimated that
1 about 5000 houses in all have been part
ly or entirely destroyed
In the villages on the OttajanO side of
| the mountain all the houses are dam
aged. At Nola desolation reigns. the
place having been almost entirely aban-
| doned committee has been formed
/ to collect funds and organize a syste-
matte fund for the sufferers. It is pre-
sided over by the Duke Of AOsta. The
| government headed the subscription list
with 500, 600
The amount collected up to the pres
ent time Is $500, 900.
Weather Indications.
Chicago. April 12.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Threatening with showers and
thunder storms tonight and possibly in