The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-11
Prisoners in Mutiny.

Naples, April 1.-THE panic here u
The prisoners in the city
Jail mutinied owing to fright and suc-
ceeded in breaking open some OF the
doors inside the building, but were SUBJ
dued by the guards. The prisoners,
however, are in state of great excite
ment, requiring double guards.
Stones Beat Houses Down.
Rome, April 1l.-Premier Zonnino
left Rome for Naples today to super
wise the government measures for the
relief Of the sufferers. from the vol
canic outbreak.
The Vita today published a dispatch
from Eastell ammare, saying that DUR
ing the night trains arrived there with
thousands of fugitives from Terre Del
Greco. These persons were in pitlab BILE
state, covered with ashes and badly
panic stricken.
They said that Tore Del Greco was
visited by a terrible storm, accom-
panied by the fall of boiling water
and stones 4n the size Of eggs The houses
fed. The municipality Of Castelar,.
mare is succoring the fugitives.
AS the dispatch was filed at Castel-
lammare, the volcanic tempest had res
commenced at Tore Annunziata.
Naples, April 1.-THE Mattino today
asserts that Sarno, city in the prov
ince Of Salerpo, has been destroyed. Is
was impossible to verify this report.
Sarno is town of some 10000 peo-
pie and is situated about ten miles east
of Mount Vesuvius. It contains an
old castle, some sulphur baths and man
ufactures of paper, copper wares, cotton
onode and Sill 20 hrins
New Fears in Naples.
The morning opened with the atmos-
phere oppressive and yellow with ashes
from Mount Vesuvius, causing feeling
Of apprehension regarding what the fu-
ture may hold in store for this city and
its vicinity.
The volcano was completely hidden
in a dense mass Of cinder-laden smoke,
frequent and very severe decorations
| and deep rumblings.
Ottajano Left to Fate.
From all quarters come reports Of
the accumulation Of ashes, the fight
Of the terror-stricken inhabitants Of
towns and villages, the collapse Of
buildings, the insuffciency Of the relief
measures. hunger and discouragement.
| It is no longer possible to reach the
| points which have suffered most severe
". Even the soldiers detailed to guard
the ruins at Ottajano have been re-
| called and the town has been left to
it's fate.
! Other Cities Abandoned.
Tore del Greco and San Gennaro
have been evacuated and PORTED, Girl
cello, Poggio and Morino Sare practi-
cally uninhabitable.
The situation at Tore Annunziata
has somewhat improved, as the current
of lava has ceased to threaten 1t. At
Tore del Greco the downfall Of ashes
and sand continues. The inhabitants
are awaiting steamers to escape from
the danger zone.
| San Gennaro is plunged in obscurity.
The majority Of the houses have fallen.
| Villages in Ruins.
/ Fugitives arriving in Naples confirm
the previous reports to the effect that
houses at Ottajano continue to fall and
the town and the villages in its neigh
borhood are nothing but ruins.
At San Giuseppe the ashes and sand
are over four feet deep. Troops sare
encamped in the public squares here
in readiness to move quickly to the
assistance Of endangered places, and
patrols with military doctors are send
ing assistance to the fugitives.
!. Buildings Collapse.
According to the Mattino, ffty
f houses, three churches and the munich
Q pal buildings at Somma have collapsed
9 | the sand and cinders are six feet dee]
there and all the inhabitants hav1
q sought safety in fight.
: Many Hurt in Panic.
i, The employees of a tobacco factor,
s at Naples. thinking the roof was abou
to fall in this morning, fed in pani
+ from the building and communicate
that the s' police = were eompeIied to i
terfere and restore order. Many pei
sons were injured during the panic.
Wherever it has been possible to d
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