Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-13
TOday's Telegraphic News
Veanxius,s Deadly Work.


Naples, April 13.-Another interval
of clear skies, due to the cessation OF the
falling of the ashes and cinders from the
volcano, came during this morning TO
cheer the people and give renewed hope
that ii will not be many days now until
the eruption is really over.
With the beginning of the new day
there WAS not much in the prospect to
offer encouragement until the shower OF
ashes ceased.
At daybreak the situation was regard
ed as grave, and the ashes were still tall
ing. To add to the misery OF the situa-
ton. there was recurrence OF the earth
trenblings and this gave rise to new
fears that the volcano. which apparent
" is quieting down. might be preparing
for fresh burst OF activity, or that earth
quakes might follow the eruption.
The arrival of British warships here
has increased the hopes OF the people
that il will be easier now to carry relief
to the stricken town along the coast. 1t
is expected that American warships will
also be sent here to assist in the relief
and rescue work.
Reports received late yesterday after
noon indicated that the flow OF lava had
ceased everywhere and that the streams
which rolled down the sides OF the
mountain were cooling.
As the stricken towns are partially
cleared additional cOrpses are found,
showing that the death roll, if it is ever
completed, will be greater than WAS at
first supposed. Evidences OF more COM
plete ruin wrought by the eruption than
was believed to have occurred have also
been disclosed.
The correspondent of the Publishers
Press has Just returned from tour OF
some of the Vesuyian villages The
scenes witnessed were heartrending.
Ruin and devastation are spread every
where and scattered here aud there in
some of the villages are bodies OF men,
women and children lying where the
victims fell.
In most of the villages there are still
few people living. their condition is
desperate, as they are practically without
food or water, and they are living in the
midst of the inferno caused by The erup-
| ton.
examination of the corpses OF those
who fell victims to the eruption shows
in many cases that sunOcaLion, or laryn-
gifts, caused death.
AT Oteiano, where church collapsed
several days ago, one hundred aud
thirty-iwo bodies were recovered from
the ruins of the church.
The death list is still being added to
daily, as persons in the Vesuyian viii
lagos are dying of laryngitis and sui
location from the poisonous gases from
the volcano.
Animals in the eruption districts are
dying by thousands, as they are unable
10 find food, aud, deserted by their own
ers, they are helpless The birds have
practically deserted the country and
thousands of them have persisted. The
few that remain in the neighborhood OF
the volcano appear terror stricken.
Pope Plus X telegraphed to Cardinal
Frisco to prohibit the holding of Holy
Week services in the great churches Of
the city, in order to avoid the danger Of
the collapse of the buildings and prevent
other disasters similar TO that OF tho
Mont 0liyeto market house.
The statement made today by the
chief of police Of Naples puts new
light on The supposed religious process
sions through the streets in which
images of the saints we're carried and
applications for assistance offered.
This official states that the procession
are made up largely of prostitutes and
members of the Camorrs Society who
used this pretext for black mailing pc
destrisns. Various ringleaders OF the
sch emes have been arrested.