The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-04-13
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FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AS
RESULT OF THE ERUPTION
OF MOUNT vEsUvlUs.

Terror Reiqns in All the Towns and
Villages in the Vicinity of the Crater
and Refugees Are Floekino Into Ma
pies by the Thousands-Weight Of
Falling Ashes as Destructive as the
Streams Of Lava.
Naples, April 10.-Reports of fatali.
ties consequent upon the eruption of
Mount vesuvius are coming in. Ac-
oording to information received late
at night probably as many as 500 lives
were lost. It is said that more
than 200 persons perished in the
district of San Giuseppe, while
lrom the ruins of a church which
collapsed owing to the weight of ashes
On the roof, forty.nine corpses were
Sxtrieated, and it is asserted that at
Sorrento thirty.seven persons were
killed by falling houses.
Cavalry proceeding to the succor Of
ehe Inhabitants Of the devastated Sec
zion has been unable to make prog
fess, the rain falling on the ashes a
foot deep having made it impossible
tor the horses to travel.
Terror reigned all day in the cities.
towns and country about Mount We
suvius. Unconfirmed reports place
the number Of dead and injured at sew
oral hundred, but not many facts can
be obtained upon which to base an ac-
curate estimate. At midnight the sit
uation appeared more assuring, the
lava streams having diminished in vol
tune and in some directions having
eeased altogether, while copious rain.
eall Is cooling the lava where it re.
mains stationary.
Damage Done by cindsrs.
Almost equally with the devastation
rendered by the lava is the damage
done by cinders and ashes, which in
almost inoredible quantities have been
carried great distances. This has
saused the practical destruction of San
Giuseppe, place of 5000 inhabitants.
Al except 200 Of the people had fed
from Giuseppe and these 200 as
eembled in church to attend mass.
While the priest was performing his
sacred ONCE the roof fell in and about
sixty persons were badly injured.
These unfortunates were four hours
without surgical or medical assistance.
At Ottajano, five churches and ten
houses fell under the weight of ashes
and ctnders, which lie four feet deep
On the ground. In the fall of the
buildings about twelve persons were
killed and many were injured. The
village Is completely deserted by its
people. After the evacuation Of the
place the barracks and prisons fell in.
Reports from coast and inland towns
depict devastation. San Giorgio, Gre.
mona, Portici, Resina and Tore del
Greco have been almost completely
abandoned The inhabitants Of Tore
Annunziato are prepared to leave at a
moments warning.
Many Perlshsd in Their Homes.
The most of the buildings in the vii.
lage are of fimsy construction and
have flat roofs and so are but poorly
calculated tc bear the weight Of ashes
and cinders that have rallen upon
5 them. Inevitably 1t will be found that
q considerable number Of persons have
perished by the falling OF their homes.
Although the eruption Of. the volcano
is less violent than 1t was twenty-fonr
hours ago the ashes are still falling In
great quantities.
Refugees from the threatened or de-
stroyed villages are pouring into Ma
pies by the thousands. arriving IN
every description OF conveyance and
on foot. These roads are crowded
with professions Of men and women
carrying crosses and crying piteously.
Special railway trains, warships and
steamers are employed in conveying
the homeless people to Naples, Rome
and astellammare, while large NUM-
bers ofpeopie are fleeing overland IN
the direction OF Caserta. Not less
than 900 refugees, have reached
tellammare.
CALAMITY At NAPLES.