Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-10
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Associated Press Dispatches ny Special Wires
Naples, Italy, April 1O.-7.25 a. M
All efforts on the part Of the press repre-
sentatives and the authorities 10 ascer-
tain the cxact number Of those who have
already fallen victims to the eruptions
of Mt Nosuvius have so far failed. This
Is accounted for from the fact that the
buried villages are impossible of access
and further because the people who fled
when their houses began 20 fall have
scattered throughout the country dis
tricts. The finding Of 06 bodies is de
terminod as follows: AZ San Giuseppe,
40; no Ierzigno, 20; at Ottaiano, "a.
Terrifying news is reaching this city
from points throughout the district sur
rounding Ottajano. Reports indicate
that an anormous area is buried beneath
ashes and cinders
The present disaster is looked upon as
a repetition of the catastrophes at POM
peu and Herculaneum, except that in this
instance the loss of life is less.
CHILDREN sAiorHERED IN THE ASHES.
s.55 a. m.-The fate Of many children
at Ottaiano is unknown.
When the military carts arrived at the
scene of the disaster last night the sol
diers arranged TO have the children and
aged people get into the carts, but when
the vehicles had gone a few hundred feet
/ il was found that, although there were
| four horses harnessed 10 each wagon,
/ they could not pull their loads through
the deep ashes, in spite Of several des-
pernto efforts made 70 do 20. This caused
a panic among the children, who ex-
pected to be buried in the ashes from the
volcano. and they fed IN ell directions in
the darkness and binding rain and have
not since been heard Of. Searching
parties went ai ter the children, but, in
spite Of continuous shouting and calling,
no trace was found OF than, and it is
feared that the children have been smoth-
cred in the ashes.
TERRIBLE SCENES AT oTrAgANo.
015 a. m.-The scenes at Ottaiano
when the first victims were unearthed
there we're terrible. The positions Of the
bodies showed that the victims had died
while in a state Of great terror, the faces
being convulsed with fear. Three bodies
were found in a confessional Of one Of the
fallen churches. One body was that OF
an old woman, who was sitting with her
right arm raised as though 10 ward of
! the advancing danger. The second was
that OF girl about s years old, who was
found dead in a position which would in
dicate that she had fallen with a little dog
close TO her and had died with one arm
raised across her face to protect herself
and her pet from tho crumbhng ruins
The third body, that of woman was
reduced 10 an unrecognizahle mass. These
victims were revercntly laid side by side,
while procession of friends and relatives
offered up prayers beside them. Other
bodies. which were found later, caused
such an impression among the already
frantic population that the authorities
did not deem 10 advisable TO permit any
more bodies 10 be identified Tor the
Fortv-nine bodies have already beer
taken ont Of one of the churches al
Ottaiano.
MANY HEROIC REscuEs.
q3O a. m.-Many tales are told o
heroic rescues on the part Of the soldier
, sent TO Ottaiano and elsewhere to assis
fine sufferers from the volcanic disaster
One man rode his horse through the ashes
reaching up TO its hanks, at Ottalano
b calling out:
, lie was rewarded by hearing a woman
, voice reply i'm weak tones, and, spnnginl
/ from his horse, the soldier called com
! rade to his assistance and houndere'
, among the ashes until he arrived at tn
r,tined walls of a house, from which tn
voice seemed to come. As he made hi
: way towards the building, the soldie
4 shouted words of encouragement and
climbing over a heap of ruins and bravinl
a toppling wall. he entered the building
and in the cellar found the bodies OF thre
children. Near them was woman, barel'
. alive. who by almost superhuman efforts
lasting for hours, had succeeded IN treeinl
herself from a mass Of debris, which ha'
= fIlen upon her. The soldier picked tn
woman no in his arms and carried her t.
= a place OF safety, where It was found tha
: both her legs were broken and that sh
! lad been badly crushed about the body
= II is believed that she will live, although
! sbe endured further suffering for som
4 time after her rescue. owing to the am
u cultv experienced in finding surgeon 4
attend her.