The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-13
VESUVIUS CEASES ITS FURY.
VOLCANOES CHIMNEY BLOCKED
BY COLLAPSE OF CRATER.
Naples Again Sees the Sky. and Fan OF
Ashes Becomes Intermittent-Lava
Flow Stops-Heavy Rains Chief Danger
Special coolo Despa,ene, to THE SUI.

NAPLhS, ApTl H. NeSuNlub nhS Codscu
to threaten this city and towns in the danger
zone. The people have taken heart. now
that the terrifying features Of the eruption
have passed, and are engaged in the work
OF rescue and relief.
The sky Of Naples became bright again
to-day and the fall OF ashes grew inter-
mittent. The ashes themselves are of a
reddish color, which heralds the end Of the
disturbance. The eruption Of lava has
stopped. No further danger Is feared.
Ashes fell In diminishing quantity this
morning, but they were still thick enough
to obscure the sky and to make breathing
difficult. The dust cloud between the city
and Vesuvius remains 80 dense as to shut
of the view of the volcano.
Prof. Mercalli ascribes the cessation of
the eruption to the blocking Of the chimney
Of the volcano by the collapse Of the>crater.
He predicts that the mountain will remain
in repose for at least a year, perhaps for
several years, but fine sand may be emitted
for some time yet.
The greatest danger now is the prob
ability Of heavy rains following the erup-
ton, which would wash immense masses
Of sand and pebbles onto the towns and
villages. Enormous quantities Of sand
have already fallen. The towns will also
be In great danger in the event Of heavy
rains from the choking of the drains.
Among the most interesting phenomena
Of the eruption to a mere onlooker have
been the rapid and frequent transforms
lions in the color of the sky. Gray, yellow,
green, red and black succeeded each other
at short intervals, giving a strange APP
pearanoe to the sun when the latter was
visible. AT times it seemed to be blood
red, then white and then blue, according
to the medium through which it was seen,
one of its most beautiful appearances being
as a tiny metallic blue circle fringed with
orange.
A new fssure has appeared on the side
Of the mountain near the station of the
Funicular Railway.
Prof. Mattucci, the director of the Royal
Observatory on Noun vesuvius, tele-
era phed the following report to-day:
I'VE have passed the last two days and
nights as in an inferno. Our lives have
been endangered hundreds Of times. Many
of my instruments have been broken, but
excellent scientific results have been OBJ
tained.'
The soldiers are feverishly searching g for
the victims at San Giuseppe and Ottino,
where over one hundred bodies have been
recovered. They are in a state of decom-
position.
The stream Of lava which threatened
Tore dell Annunziata has ceased to flow
and is now solidifying and cooling. The
iva which has invaded the district Of Bosco
Reale and Bosco Trecase varies from thirty
to t~hirty-fve feet in height and the stream
Is from $50 to $50 feet Wide.
Naples last evening resembled a city OF
motorists. Everybody appeared to be
wearing goggles and o~veralls to protect
his eyes and clothing from the fine dust
which filed the air.
The King left the city in a motor car al
$50 o'clock thism morning to visit the stricken
districts. The Queen followed a half houl
afterward, in another car
There is enough food on hand to supply
= the refugees who AVE focked to the city
, and supplies are being distributed to then
! by the soldiers. The work Of removing
ashes from the roofs, to prevent any sucf
!, disaster as occurred in the Monte Olivett
market, is proceeding regularly.
4 The population has grown oalmer. Man.
j Of the people are convinced that the cessa'
ton Of the eruption was q miracle performed
, by the image Of San Gennaro. The popu
< lar uneasiness led the ecclesiastical author
| tiles to issue an order to-day directing tn
people to refrain from providing tn
' churches.
The work OF strengthening the building
!. and removing the deposits from the roof
and streets is proceeding rapidly, and th
streets are gradually resuming their norma
aspect. The streets are almost cleared.
= British and French warships arrived her
to-day to assist IN the work OF rescue ant
= relief.
Flremen from several large toWnS near o.
= have arrived and are helping In the wor
= OF clearing the roofs and relieving the des
: ~titution. The soldiers are almost ex
hausted from their three days inoessan
work.
Thanksgiving professions pervade tn
. towns, and the distribution Of food to tn
refugees Is proceeding regularly.
ROME, April 12r-The Government hs
n contributed 500 900 TO the fund which
3 being raised by the relief committee, c
n which committee the Duke Of Aosta
\ president. The total fund raised thus "a
is Ss75Jooo. The generosity Of the foretg
residents Of the city has been most marked
1t is reported that the Pope has Gver
a 1000, 900 lire for the relief of the sufferer
The King has made a second donation {
& 100 900 lire.
n LONDON. April 2.-One OF the numeror
instances OF the Catholic faith in the eff
cacy Of the images Of saints to avert disaste
ia is related by q correspondent who visite
10 Tore deli Annunziata. Their oemeter
y there, as at Bosoo Trecase. was spared, an