Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-13
All The News Received at Naples
This Morning Was Of an
Encouraging Nature.
SUN is SHINING BRIGHTLY
For The First Time Since Tuesday,
the Fall Of Ashes Has Almost
Entirely Ceased.
NEAPOLlTANS IN BETTER SPIRITS
Because the Air Ia Clear and
lnvigoratlng.
SIX THOUSAND MEN REMOVING ASHES
Associated Pres, Disoa,oa by special Wire,


Associated Press Dspnton oy special Wire.
Naples Italy April l3.-7.55 a. m.-.
All the news received here this morning
is encouraging For the first time since
Tuesday. the sun Is shining nll over
Naples and. although above the city the
usual gmy cloud is disccmiblc. the fall
of ashes has almost entirely ceased Ashes,
however. continued Co lall throughout the
night adding several inches TO the accu-
mutation iu the streets Nearly 5000
people are employed in clearing the roofs
and main thoroughiarcs Gangs of men
are engaged in pling the ashes in tho
middle of the narrow streets. which makes
the passage of vehicles exceedingly dilli-
cult and adds TO the discomfort OF podes-
trnns
The Noapolitans. TO o certain degree,
| have become sun worshippers Ono day
/ they are plunged In the depths ol despair,
| because the sun ig ohscurcd hy falling
ashes. and the next day their spirits are
! huoyant for the sun shines, and no ashes
are sprinkling over Naples. Today the
inhabitants of Naples are particularly
happy. for not only Is the sun shining
brightly, but the air Is clear of ashes and
| mNgomtng. with the result that auto-
mobile coats and goggles. the ash-storm
D
gay-colored apparel people are driving
about I'm open carriages and go much
color has returned TO the surroundings
that the grayness of the buildings, palms
and other ash-covercd trees makes
pleasant contrast with the sapphiU-tintod
sea.
Several men apparently have hraved
the terrors of the wild wastes of lava about
the Royal Observatory, on Mt. Ncsuvius.
One of them returned here this morning
and gave an account OF most Interest,"
ing conversation which he had with Prof
Mattucci, director Of the observatory,
who was in a very hopeful mood when
his visitor left him. The professor said.
"Nery little is known Of the volcanic
forces, so one can never safely predict
what is going TO happen. But l thinl, /
4 can with some confidence express the
y hope, based on my experience here, that
4 the explosive period OF the eruption has
4 passed 10 is impossible to make a posi-
tive statement to this effect, but the
probabilities point TO a quieting down
OF the volcano This however, does not
! mean that It's activity viii entirely cease.
4 Until the crater definitely assumes its
F new shape, that is TO say when the ridges
have been smoothed down, there Is a
possibility of further disturbance For
the present. the light wind blowing will
i'm an probability carry the ashes in "a
direction which will leave Naples free
from other annoyance Of this nature, and,
rs IL is, the IN wind is blowing good TO
other places, for ashes arc the best fer
tilizer il is possible TO use. II Is merely
q question just now Of having too much
E of n good thing"
Prof. Mattucci today climbed Nesuviua
F. / -. ..I.a
tory. az the imminent risk Of his lie, and
! ascertained that. unless the conditions
change radically, there viii bo no further
discharge of lava at present. He added
that it was impossible TO determine the
quantity Of sand in the crater, but, as the
cone had diminished considerably IN
height and the showers of cinders thrown
out had been transformed into ashes, he
belived that the end of the disturbance
"a was near.
Prof. Mattucci is not the only persor
= who regards the situation as having i'm
proved King Victor Emmanuel an,
Queen Helena expect to return to ROM
today and Premier Sonnina and tinanc
Minister Sallandra, who have been super
vising the relief measures, LETT Naples 10
the capital this morning.
Nearly 5000 refugees are alread
housed here, and the number is rapidl
increasing. In fact, all the building
available for the accommodation of th
fugitives are crowded, and il many NOR
- people seek shelter here it will be nece.
~ sary to place them in army tents. tn
municipal and military authorities hav
already taken steps to accommodate
large number of people in this manner.
The crowdng of refugees into Maple
has resulted in the almost complete stol
page of the supply of food usually 70
warded 10 the Nesuvian districts, an'
e consequently, the prices of food ha'
rinse enormously and the lack Of met
nm, and bread especially is seriously felt
Jun those districts.
The reputation Of Noapolitans for laz
ness is i'm striking contrast with the ieve
led ish activity displayed everywhere he
the today. The hours, even the minute
seem too short for what must be don
The people rush here and there, hors
gallon about and even the dogs and ca
rs. Seem TO be infected with the gener
spirit of hustle.
81 A curious phenomenon has been notice
at Cape Posilipo a picture sque spot
fhe northeastern part OF the Bay
Naples. Owing TO the great quantity
aches and oinders which have fallen in
" IN bav. the intogsen. large shell hs
y which is common there have come TO u
O. surface while all the other fish have d
appeared.