The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-10

The roads are crowded with process
slons of men and women carving
crosses and crying piteously.
Thousands Of Refugees.
Special railway trains. warships and
steamers are carrying the thousands of
HHomeIess people to Naples, Rome and
CaStelIdmare, while large numbers of
people are fleeing overland in the dfrec-
tlon OF Caserta- Not less than 800 reftI-
gees have reached CasteIlamare where
the steamer Princess MafaIda Is anchored
Ihis vessel left the island OF Capri with
I.OOO passengers, including many foreign
ers, on board. but she was unable to
reach her destination owing to tha
stiinng clouds of ashes and the fumes
OF gases from the volcano which en-
KeIoped her a mile from the coast King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
nave further endeaTed themselves to the
people by their activity in behalf Of suf-
ferers by the eruption. and the govern
InenI is e%ertng itself for the relief of
the congestion Of all means OF transpor-
tation,- which are mOnOpOlzed in the car
danger.
Arrival of King and Queen.
The king and queen and their suites
arrived at Naples this morning from
Rome. When the royal train reached
the station the eruption of the volcano
was almost at its worst but both in
SISIeo upon leaving immediately for Tor
re Annunziata, the king declaring:
II Tore AnnunEiata is in danger it is
my duty to be there
Travelling IN automobiles and accom-
panied by the Duke aud Duchess of Aosta
ana $L the Princess of Schleswig- Holstein.
they set out for the afflicted districts
Iouchlng scenes greeted them along the
way BY the kings order there was no
him. The SoVereigns visited Santa Anas-
tasia, Cercola and SOmma Vesuviana.
where they were greeted with great en-
At certain point the royal party were
struck by a small cyclone of ashes and
ahead at fun speed and crossed The Nah
OF the cyclone in safety. 1t was found
necessary to continue the journey on
Safe for the Present.
The conditions at Tore Annunziata and
Pompen improved today owing TO the
chanse in direction taken by the flowing
Early in the day apprehension was felt
for the inhabitants Of the country in the
~ %,S 0n0 inb OF Sa$erta place Of about
lava was then flowing.
The town of Nola. an old place of IL
600 inhabitants twenty-five miles from
Naples, has suffered severely by the
fail of ashes coming from the crater
which were carried by the wind as FAR
About $4,000 refugees from the district
of Somma Nesuviana have sought shell
ter here and elsewhere. Four thousand
persons are lodged in the granite bar
racks In this city.
Fresh Crater Opened.
The stream of lava which mad been
threatening Tore AnnunZiata has re-
NAMED stationary since Sunday evening.
so that the danger that the place would
De overwhelmed appears to have passed.
When the last train was leaving Ros-
cocatrez a fresh crater opened near the
observatory station.
The minister Of finance has suspended
the collection o. taxes in the disturbed
provinces. The military authorities are
distributing rations and have placed huts
and tents at the disposition of the home
less.
Professor Di Lorenzo, the scientist and
specialist in the study of volcanoes, es-
timated that the smoke from Nesuvius
has reached the height of %, 600 feet.
The statement is made here that in the
vicinity of OttajapO cinders and ashes
from the volcano lie to a depth Of $50
feet.