Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-04-10
CITIES ARE
DESTROYED
ERUPTION OF vEsuvIus THREAT.
EMS LIVES AND PROP
ERTY
LAVA FLOWS in RIVERS
Great Streams Of Fire Course Down
the Mountain Sides Enormous
Damage Has Already Been Done ant
Much More Is Threatened by vclca
no.

Much More Is Threatened BY volca
no.
Naples, April 9.-The situation
this morning can be summar-
lied as follows: Conditions at
Tore Annunziata, Tore Del
Greco and Pompeii has Inn 4
proved owing to the change In
the direction by the flowing lava. #
Conditions at Ottajano ara
worse. Ashes and cinders have
fallen three or four feet deep and
frequent earthquake shocks are
felt. Several houses and four
churches have fallen, and ave
people were killed. An unknown
number have been wounded.
Serious apprehension Is felt for
the $4,000 inhabitants of the coun-
try in the vicinity Of the town OF
Caserta, in whose direction the
lava is now flowing.
The town of Nola, with $1,000
people. is being buried under
showers of ashes. 4
Naples, April 9.-Only about
1000 out Of the $4,000 inhabitants
Of Tore del Annunziata dare to
remain In the town. The number
OF fugitives is augmenting eyerv-
where and 1t is estiwrtsd Lilat half
o million people have fed from
their homes. Many persons are
leaving Naples In alarm. Traffic
on the railroads is interrupted and
numbers of the fs.gitives arc going
to Sicily by sea.
Tore Anhunziata, April 9.The
people Althis town are tremen-
dclsAy excited ,and tha women es:
pecfally ne "a state of panic.
+ The rli1ilor was started to the: ef-
feet that the visit Of the King ana
queen OF Italy and the Duke of
Aosta had resulted In a miracle
and singularly enough, shortly att
er the arrival Of the sovereigns
and while the king and queen
were trying to console the people,
repeating frequently, Courage.
be strong" the wind suddenly
changed and atmosphere, which up
to that moment had been impreg-
mated with sulphurous gas and suf-
focating fumes, cleared away. and
the sun burst forth. The stream
OF lava stopped its march after
having destroyed section Of the
northeast part of q suburb. and an
adjacent cemetery. The air rang
with benedictions for the king and
his devoted subjects and hope at
once returned.
New York. April 9.-Tbe Even,
ing Sun publishes the following
today from Naples:
Better news was received this
morning from the villages about
Mount Vesuvius. Since last even;
ing the stream of lava that was
moving toward Tore Del Annun-
ziafa has been stationary and the
eruptions from the volcano are
less frequent. The rain Of ashes
ceased for q time last night, but
the showers Of cinders again fell
upon Naples at intervals today.
The Giorno says 100000 refu-
gees from the afflicted districts
are in Naples. Ten thousand in.
habitaEts of Bosco Trecaso have
all fled from their homes.
King Victa,. Emmanuel and
Queen Helers today made trip
to the villages at the foot Of the
volcano.
Rome, April 9.-The entire Italia
Mediterranean fleet now at Gaeta hi
been order to Naples to take ordel
from the duke of Aosta, now ther
The warships will assist in embarkir
refugees at the coast towns. III
minister of finance and many oths
high officials have gone to Naples
superintend the work Of rescue.
Destruction Is Widespread.
Naples, April 9.-vesuvius hour]
becomes more destructive. The erru
lions, which increased with frightfl
violence, now threaten to destroy I'll
entire coast from Portici to Pom peii.
Pompeii, buried under ashes 1,S(
years ago, is now threatened with d
gulfment by lava. A great molte
food, 500 feet wide and 81 feet dee
after swe ing over the town Of Tor
Annuzy is approaching the ruins
PompA t a rapid rate. Already tt
cemeteir and some houses northWe
Of the town have been destroyed.
The work of excavating the buris
city Of Pompeii cost infinite labor du
ing many decades and the expenditul
Of enormous sums of money.
Now the lava threatens to fill ii
streets, temples. forums, gardens al
terraces excavated with SO great {
expense of time and money. The ruiz
Of Pompcii, once overwhelmed by ii
lava food. can never be re-excavate
Greater Destruction In Store.
But the second DESTRUCTION Of POI
peii is not all of the havoc threatens