The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-04-12

Naples, April 9.-The stream OF
lava which has been threatening Tore
Annunziata, a town of 2S,OS4 inhab-
itants IL miles from Naples and the
road to Castellammare, has remained
stationary since Sunday. evening SO
that the danger that the place would
be- oyerwhelhed appears to have
passed The action of the volcano has
perceptibly diminished. The shower
of ashes ceased to fall over Naples
for a time Monday morning but began
againslaler In the day. gsS g.
Thse are 150,apO refugees gathered
insthiss city. When the last train was
leaving Rosco Trecaseaa fresh crater
opened near the station. The refugees
from Ottajano say that ten houses
and five churches collapsed from the
wave of ashes.
Z All excursion steamer attenpt ing q
reach Naples from the Island Of Capri
had to return as the passengers were
being suffocated by the cinders. -
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena arrived here Monday morning
from Rome and set out for the towns
and villages In the path. OF the lava
stream pouring down the sides OF
Mount Vesuvius; When their train
arrived at the station the eruption OF
the volcano was most violent. Both
the king and the queen, althoug great
ly fatigued, insisted that they should
leave immediately for Tore Annun
ziata, the king saying: IF Tore
Annunziata is In danger It Is my duty
to be there" .1s3,
The people of Tore Aununziata
are tremendously excited. The womer
are especially in a state OF panic
A rumor WIS started to the effec
that the visit of the king ant
the sovereign and while the king ant
queen of Italy and the Duke of Aosta
had resulted in miracle. SingularlS
enough, shortly after the arrival OF
the soverigne and while the king anc
queen we're trying to console the peo
| pie, repeating frequently "courag'
be strong" the wind suddenly changed
and the atmosphere, which. up to tha
moment had been impregnated will
sulphurous gas and suffocating fumes
cleared away and the sun burst forth
the stream of lava stopped its marcel
after having destroyed a section o.
the northeast part Of the suburb ant
the adjacent cemetery. The air rams
with benedictions for the king from
his devoted subjects. Hope at onc'
returned and the king and queen wer'
preparing to move on but the people
insisted that they remain, Begging
that they be not abandoned. Tit
liking and queen wished to visit othel
distressed villages, but the railwa.
was interrupted and they were force
to return to Naples whence they Sc
out for Ottajano and Tore Del Greco
The panic was spread to Naples
1.-TWO strong earthquake shocks whicl
shattered windows and cracked tn
walls of buildings were experiences
SUNDAY. The entire population rush
ed to the streets in terror, many per
sons crying "The Madonna has for
saken us: the end Of the world ha
come"
lyNo trace remains of Bosco Trecas,
i a commune on the southern declivi
\ ty Of the mountain, where up to 4
hours ago ten thousand persons lived
land -TorreT Annpnziatai on the shore
Of the Gulf of Naples one mileFto tn
southwark, Is almost surrounded b
lshsi invading laYa ana hfa been evae
RiassS ,1s III fhey .thSdsahd dnhabl
|knuts ffkj &beopse vert brogBht I
kNepleeshs .trainA street cars. nitar
VIA lH ateamhips. Simila{ mean
n "a tnstatidR are being el5ploye
TO bring away the people fro4 Torn
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