New-York tribune., 1906-04-14
TESUVIUS AGAIN CALM.
n1NGER BELIEVED PAST.
pecOoery of Understanding IN
yapIes-King LeaUes City.

.in Mount Vesuvius has ceased tn
psh0 sru Of life. The volcano seems to
st o" .. Itself in one enormous convulsion.
NV Matteucci who heroically holds his
DIV. .he observatory. believes that the erup
ps =. ended. and every outward indication
u'' .his view The volcano is hidden be-
c'l"-, ,.L,c,, ,urtsir Of smoke which rises from
a"" and then spreads and falls. envelop-
m' -. circle in semi-darkness. Naples is
Hs ,.,,s this circle and to-day the city was
...,ss in sunshine.
.ssooiated Press's correspondent travelled
- the belt over which ashes continue TO
Tho zone OF serni-obscurity began twenty
.i,.s above Naples. Here there was an un-
- ,oeuomenon. The SUM- although shining.
'~-'. ,-,sshle Its light seemed 10 come through
- glass shedding Il sickly glare upon
I,.,,ss vegetation Everything was covered
- Thin. gray powder. The Campagna pre-
&c she appearance Of a Dakota prairie after
s,,zzard except that everything is gray in
- ~ white The ashes lie in drifts knee
80, villas trees and churches have been
80 with gray mud on the sides exposed to
.bs volcanic storm
Tar miles north OF Naples the train enters an
=. of serni-night Thick waves of smoke roll
,-,,, The direction Of the mountain. The rail-
,.v telegraph poles become invisible twenty
..., away. The train moves with extreme pre-
..r,ion 70 avoid collision. Breathing is diff
,ult. and the smoke makes the eyes water. This
.Ds,uritv lasts until q short distance north of
y,ples where The sky clears.
After the last great eruption. in 1872 the land
,,vs-ed by cinders did not produce crops for
,.v,sn wears and the losses in this respect alone
,O,rsred Sa0Oo00oo yearly. 1t is believed that
vfu take ten years 10 bring the land under
Cultivation again.
The neople 10 show their gratitude for the
.~nnsthv which led 70 the French squadron
,snr sent here enthusiastically greeted the
rrsncb sailors when they landed.
The Duke Of the Ahruzzi arrived here to-day
4, his motor car He had passed through the
AZ helt and was hardly recognizable. He will
so,n sail or his trip Of exploration in South
africa
The following telegram from signor Matteucci
vss sent this evening by the director from the
observatory on Mount Nesuvius:
last night and to-day the activity Of Vesuvius
sn5 the agitation az the surface Of the volcano
s.usibly diminished. Electric discharges ceased
,oday and the discharge of volcanic matter was
sss abundant From the presumed formation
of the crater and other indica tions, and If the
news coming 20 me is true of the cessation OF
il TWO or three days calm viii reign.
The publication Of this dispatch has brought
10y to the people, and to-night's Good Friday
services al the churches. which We're attended
by large congregations. took the form Of fer
vent thanksgiving for danger past.
Conditions al Naples were much better to-
day The weather was fine. and the wind had
shifted 50 that the clouds Of ashes from the
volcano, instead Of enveloping Naples. were car
red il the direction Of Caserta
Al B0scotrecase the exhumation of the dead is
being carried on by soldiers. who, owing to the
advanced safe of decomposition of the corpses.
SH unable 10 work more than hour at a
tine The work is one Of great cost of money
Is vel as Of danger 10 those engaged in it
Many Of the bodies are shapeless masses of
Aesh and bones. AS rapidly as possible they are
buried in quickme 10 avoid the danger Of an
Epidemic. Only those engaged in the work of re-
covering the bodies are permitted in the neigh
orhood
Although the usual gray cloud hung above
naples early this morning, the fall of ashes had
smost entirely ceased Nearly six thousand
ETsons are employed IN clearing the roofs and
Haln thoroughfares. Gangs Of men are engaged
pillng the ashes in the middle of the narrow
streets. which makes the passage Of vehicles ex-
aeeo!ngly difficult and ADDS TO the discomfort
Pedestrians
several men apparently have braved the dan
gers OF the wastes Of lava about the Royal
observatory on Mount Vesuvius One Of them
Fturned here this morning and reported con-
'e'saton with Signor Matteucci, who said:
Little is known Of the volcanic forces. so one
Ah never safely predict what is going TO hap
-" but think that the explosive period OF
ae eruption has passed. Until the crater as
e-Hles us new shape when the ridges have been
Eneothed down. there is however. a possibility
" iufther disturbances.
sgnor MatteUcci to-day climbed up Vesuvius
point q long way above the observatory.
vanity Of sand in the crater. The cone had
unihshed considera bly, in height.
Ahg Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena left
"sples to-day and Premier Sonuino and Signor
~Aanora, the Minister Of Finance. who have
ssh Supervising the work OF relief started for
'''ne this morning
S'eeh Helena revisited the quarters occupied
NE refugees and made large gifts 10 the suf-
among her majesty's gifts was d guam
~s Z" linen, for which she paid $1,000
tiH hNe thousand refugees are already
'e1 Aere, and the number is rapidly increas-
= Al the buildings availa ble for their ac-
-Haooaton are crowded. The municipal and
s~iy authorities have prepared TO accommo-
iarge number Of people in army tents
"a, -"e cro~ding OF refugees into Naples has re-
'-'ed in the almost complete stoppaee of the
spF of food usually forwarded TO the Vess-
- ols'Ilcts. Prices OF food I'm the stricken
nave risen enormously.