Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-10
Disaster Occurred in Naples
Where Cinders Crushed in
Monte 0liveto Market.
NUMBER OF DEAD IS UNKNOWN
Religious PROFESSIONS Had Been
Passing Through Streets
lust Before Accident.
People Terribly Indignant Because
Authorities Neglected TO Strength
en- the Building.

Authorities Neglected 10 Strength
en- the Building.
Naples, April 10. moon. Naples this
morning early returned to her normal
self. The day was brilliant, the sky
ciondless, the waters OF the Mediter-
ranean were blue and unrippled in place
of the melancholy grayness OF the last
few days, and better still the menacing
column OF smoke from Nesuvius had
almost disappeared and though the
smaller craters still gave forth smoke
the wind had turned In another direction
and an air of peace and springtmc had
spread over Naples and its vicinity.
But this scene OF quiet was turned into
mourning later when the news OF the
collapse of the roof of the Monte OH
veto market and the loss of ife be-
came known. The people who gathered
about the market were soon in state
of great excitement, which increased
when the recovery of the bodies COM
menced.
Just previous to this disaster relig-
ious professions had been passing
through the streets of the city the peo-
pie desiring to render thanks to the AL
mlghy for having apparently aVerted
much greater disasters than those hith-
erto recorded here. Here and there
these professions wendell their way
with images of the Madonna or saint,
dressed in most gorgeous robes Of deep
blue or yellow satin, borne above seas
of dark heads, mostly those OF women,
walking arm In arm and chanting as
they moved along the main thorough
fares individuals stopping now and
then to exchange jokes with passers-
by These motley but picturesque pro-
cessions were headed by numbers of
boys walking two and two and carrying
lighted candles which ilickered family
I'm the bright sunshine. Only in n few
cases did priests accompany the pro-
cessious which, in the main seemed TO
be local and spontaneous AFFAIRS, or
ganlzed on the moment, In various dis
trcts,
The news OF the market disaster
changed this brilliant scene 70 one OF
gloom and the professions quickly dis
banded.
CINDERS CRUSH ROOF
Naples. April ia frghtful disas-
ter has occurred i'm the center OF this
city. following the eruptions of Mount
Nesuvlus Two hundred people, II is
estimated were buried this morning
I'm the ruins of the market Monte
Olveto, when the roof collapsed un-
der the weight of cinders from the
volcano.
The exact number Of people within
the building at the moment Of the ca
tastrophe is not known, and the list Of
fatalities is problematical.
The disaster at the market place
was appalling The court yard, cover
ing 500 feet square and which Is sur
rounded by stalls, had been tempor-
arily rooted To protect The shoppers
from the falling ashes. The space
within was unusually crowded with
buyers and their children, the acct
dent happening at the hour of the day
when trade Is most brisk Rival dis
plays of flowers. fruits and vegetables
contended for buyers while market
women screamed their wares and
joked with their customers. Little
children played about the stands add
ing gaiety to the scene, the like Of
which is not to he witnessed outside
OF Naples.
Suddenly, with scarcely tremor
OF warning, there was terrifying
crash and the brilliant sights dsap-
peared In cloud of dust while shreks
OF agony rent the air.
SIXTEEN BODIES RECOVERED.
Naples, April 10. 1915 a, NIP 10
the present time the bodies of rs dead
persons have been taken from the ruins
OF the Monte Oliveto Market and rs
injured people are being cared for at
the hospitals.
THE INJURED.
Naples, April 10. 1910 a. m.-The in
jured persons taken from the ruins
of Monte Oliveto market have better
chance Of recovery than the victims
of the disaster at Ottajano, as the lat
ter. when they escaped death from fall
ing buildings, were I'm many cases suf-
located by ashes.
The indignation OF the people here
ms result of the Market disaster In
creases az each additional body is taken
out, and n disturbance approaching Il
riot In importance has already oc-
Cured The people loudly insist that
the authorities We're aware that the
roof OF the Market was unsafe and that
they were so excessively economical
that they would not appropriate the
funds needed TO repair II. The identi-
fication Of the bodies OF number OF
the killed by the collapse OF the Mar
ket roof has been found to be impossi-
Bile, owing to their being absolutely
unrecogni2able IN some cases being
reduced TO pulp. while others were
horribly mutllated, giving rise to scenes
which are better undescribed. Among
the dead are many children, who had
been sent by their parents to do the
mornings marketing. and the grief OF
the parents when the bodies OF their
children were found was heartrending.
A MASS OF RUINS.
The market itself Ia a mass OF ruins.
surrounded by enormous crowds OF
people, who are kept In order by cor
dons OF police and carblneers. The
work OF searching the ruins continues
IN the most energetic manner. doctors.
firemen. municipal guards, police ana
arsenal employees taking part in Il un-
der the direction OF the Duke OF Aosts.
project OF Naples. whose wife is assist
ing IN the care OF the injured. All The
city authorities are also on the spot,
and everything possible IL being done
TO assist tn families Of the victims. Az
ter visiting the ruins OF the market the
Duke and Duchess OF Aosta proceeded
to the Pelgrlni hospital, to which IN.
sttuton many Of the injured were taxi
en-. The inhabitants OF many houses
near the collapsed market have been
ordered by the police as a matter Of
precautlon to evacuate their residences.
Some OF the people about the market
were heard to exclaim that a curse rest
cd upon the people OF Naples. for re-
pudiatlng their saints yesterday when
Mount Nesuvlus was In It's most vlo-