Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-19
PEOPLE IN PANIC
PRAY FOR SvCC0R
Vesuvius Breaks Out in New
Spots and Destroys
Towns.
RIVERS OF HOT LAVE
Town of eoacotrecase Has Been Sur
rounded and Invaded BY Outpour-
ings Of tho Fire Mountain
Special Prayers Ordered.

Naples, April 1c.-The hope that Mt
Nesuvius WAS becoming calm was dis
sipated yesterday when iae Nuicano be
came more active than ever.
The panic has spread TO Naples. Two
strong earthquake s%ilocits. winch shat
tered windows and cracked the walls
of buildings, We're experienced yesier-
day. The entire population rushed &c
the streets in terror, many persons cry
ing: The Madonna has forSaiSen us;
the end of the world has come"
No race remains of Fo-scoi:ccase o
commune on the southern d,cilsity OF
the mountain. where VI 20 iori>-cight
hours & 10000 persons lived, and
Tore A~nnunziata, on the sArreS OF inc
Gulf of Naples one mile 10 the SOUTH
ward, is almost surrounded by the IN
vading lava and has been evacuated
by its sc ,000 inhabitants The people
We're brought to Naples l.. trans street
cars. military carts and steamships.
Similar means of Transportation are
being employed to bring aWaN tlo
people from Tore del Greco. The po7
lice and carbinccrs are guarding me
abandoned houses, ana several menu
bers of the government also afe there
Observatory in Danger.
A telegram received FROM tie mayor
OF san Sebastian. 4 village near the
observatory ON lllt lO.bliM'St tthitNiNs
of NeSuvius, says the lava Is a~up.uach-
ing rapidly and that the people are
terror stricken. They have been Tor
nights without sleep, ne says. are des-
titute and begs that assistance Ice Civ
en- them.
The work of succor is harnpered ow-
Ing To delays To the railway service.
which is interrupted by red!.ut stones
thrown to Il height of 1900 feet fall
ing on the tracks. As yet 1t - Impos-
sible to count the cratcrs That nave
opened and from which streams of lava
have flooded the beautiful, prosperous
and happy land lying on the southeast
shores of the Gulf of Naples.
The atmosphere is heavily charged
with electricity. and now and then the
flashes of lightning are binding. while
the d%etonations from the volcano re-
semble those of terrible explosions.
The churches of the city We're open
all Saturday night and were oIcwded
with panic stricken people. Members
of the clergy are doing their utmost to
calm their fears. but the effects OF
their arguments go almost for naught
when renewed earthquake shocks are
experienced.
Naples. April 1O.-Boscotrecase has
been surrounded and invaded by lava.
and n stream is closely threatening
Ottajano.
New craters are opening in the VOL
cano.
The populations OF towns and VIII
lagos neal the danger zone are still
panic stricken.
Whole families. surrounded by house-
hold goods, are waiting III the streets,
hoping to find n car. horse or donkey
to help them place their possessions
beyond danger.
Many heartrending scenes are wit
messed. Artillery carts nave been sent
to help the fugitivas.
Archbishop Orders Prayers.
The archbishop of Naples has or
dered special prayers to be offered for
the safety OF those who are in danger,
and it Is expected he VIII go to the
scene of desolation. Boscoe Reale is
one OF the villages In danger of de-
6truction.
Many homes have been abandoned
for the open air. although there has
been a thick fog all day ana the at
inosphere has been dense with VOL
canic ashes and the fumes OF subter-
ranean fires. The churches are crowd
, ed day and night with people praying
for deliverance from an impending
peril, manifestations Of which are
heard and felt in explosions which re-
semble "a heavy c~annonad:ng and in the
trembling OF the earth which are con-
stantly recurring.
A Molten Stream.
ine mann Strearn OF lava proceeding
from Vesuvius is 200 feet wide and it
advances at times at the rate of ,wen-
ty-one feet in q minute, the intense
heat destroying vegetation before the
stream reaches 1T. The peasants OF
Portici. at the west foot of Vesuvius,
cleared their grounds of vineyards and
trees In the effort to lessen the dam
ger from fire. and resisted the progress
of the lava to their utmost. The popu-
lation of Boscotrecase. on the south
ern declivity of the mountain, have
sought safety in flight. Women Weep
Ing with fright, carried a statue OF
st. Anne as near as they could go tc
the flowing lava. imploring a miracle
to stay the advance OF the consuming
stream.
The village OF Tore del Greco. which
has been eight times destroyed and as
often rebuilt. is again threatened and
the inhabitants are in extreme terror.
Pope Wants the News.
Rome. April 10.-Pope Plus is greatly
distressed by the calamity wrought by
the eruption Of MI. Vesuvius. In talk
ing with his secretary he said: THESE
are moments when my imprisonment is
lrksome.'
His holiness personally will not be
able to go to the scene, but ne has sent
n letter to Cardinal Frisco. archbishop
of Naples, expressing Ills grief for the
sufferers by the disaster and iustruc.
Ing him to distribute RELIEF amcns them.
and to send to the vatican particulars
OF the eruption.