The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-04-11
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Naples, Italy, Apr. 11.-(9:10 a. NO.
The morning opened with an atmos-
phere oppressive and yellow with
ashes from Mount Vesuvius, causing
a feeling of apprehension regarding
what the future may hold in store
for this city and vicinity. The volca-
no was completely hidden in the
dense mass of cirder-laden smoke,
the only signs of. activity being fire.
quent and severe detonations and
deep rumblings. From all quarters
came reports of the accumulation of
ashes, the flight of terror stricken in
habitants of towns and villages, the
collapse of buildings, the insufficient
cy of relief measures, hunger and
discoura cement.
1t is no longer possible to reach
the points which have suffered the
most severely. Even the soldiers de-
tailed to guard Ottajano have been
recalled and the town is left to its
fate. The military has earned the
gratitude and admiration of the peo-
pie by it's devotion to duty. Not only
acts of heroism, but they displayed
untiring perseverance in searching
for the living and dead among the
tottering walls, assisting the fug1-
tives to reach places of safety, giving
aid to the wounded and burying the
dead, and all this while partly suffo-
Gated by the ash and cinder-laden
wind blowing from the volcano Es-
pecial praise is also due the Duke
and Duchess of AoSta.
According to Mattino, fifty houses
three churches and the municipal
building at Sarno have collapsed, the
sand and cinders being six feet deep
there, and all the inhabitants have
fled Holes and Ottajano are still col
lapsing, and most of the towns and
villages in that neighborhood are
tottering or in ruins.
The employees of a tobacco facto-
nv here fled in panic this morning,
fearing the room was about to fall
in. and many of them were injured
The wheels of the street cars gener-
ate flames through friction, showing
the great amount of sulphur in the
ashes.
Naples, Italy, Apr. 11-Mattine in
its issue to-day asserts that Sarno,
town in the province of Salerno has
been destroyed by the volcano. The
story is impossible to verify. The
town has 10000 population and is
situated about ten miles east of Mt.
Vesuvius.
The eruption of Vesuvius increas-
ed during the night and a coating OF
ashes and cinders TO the depth of four
inches covers the ground and roofs
of Naples today. Railroad service out
of the city is interrupted. The engi-
neers refuse to take out their trains
because of the darkness caused by
the heavy fall of ashes
The panic here is increasing The
prisoners in the city Jail mutinied to-
day, owing to fright, and succeeded
in breaking open some doors inside
the JAIL but were subdued by the
guards. The prisoners, however. are
still in a state of great excitement,
requiring the presence of extra
guards.
So widespread is the catastrophe
caused by the eruption of Vesuvius
! that it is estimated it will require
an organized body of 100000 men
and the expenditure of many million
dollars to repair the houses made un-
safe by accumulation of ashes and
cinders, to erect temporary houses
for the refugees and bury the dead.
The papers unite today in urging the
government to send here General
! BaIdfssera, who sa ed the situation
after the crushing defeat OF Italians