Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-12
ASHES DROPPING
 EVERYWHERETODAY
HOUSES C0LLAPSING AND BURY
 ING THE OCCUPANTS.

HOUSES C0LLAPSING AND BURY
 ING THE OCCUPANTS.
  Such Is the Situation in the Vicinity
 of Mount Vesuvius-King
 Victor Emmanuel Goes
 Among the People.
 Naples, April 12 (1O a. m.).-, From all quarters come reports that the situation has ameliorated, but ashes from Mount Vesuvius are falI- ing everywhere, houses are collaps- Ing and burying their occupants, and roads near the volcano and no sooner opened than they are closed again by falling cinders. The inhabitants of this city are enduring the yellow gray atmosphere of yesterday, which IS even more oppressive than before. The popular costume of those who can afford 1t consists of automobile coats, caps and goggles, Which en- ables the wearer to maintain sem blance of cleanliness, but the people generally have to be contented with paper masks and raised umbrellas. The drivers of trolley cars are wear ing masks of some transparent ma terial under the visors of their caps.
 More shops were opened to-day and the city is slowly resuming it's normal life. The people, having re- covered from the panic of yestel- day, are less sullen and down-heart- ed. The presence of King Victor Emmanuel in Naples, which always produces good effect, has acted as a tonic on the Neapolitans, who. have a superstitious veneration for his majesty. From early in the day crowds gathered before the palace, where men were heard to exclaim. "He comes, but the pope stays at home. Long live the king!"
 This feeling, however, does not in terfere with the Neapolitans' venera- tion for their saints. A woman in the crowd before the palace was heard to confide in friend as fol- lows:
 My daughter. who lives at Tore del Greco, is a refugee. She has been received into the royal palace, lives like princess and has been spoken to by the queen. May the saints protect her majesty!"
 The king left Naples early this morning for San Giuseppe, Ottajano and Terzigno, in order to ascertain personally the actual situation at these towns. He hoped to be able to continue his journey to Sarno and Castellammare. His majesty in spected all the camp hospitals" in which the troops are caring for suf- fering refugees, speaking to the in jured, comforting them in their mis- fortunes and asking them what he could do to relieve their distress. On receiving a reply indicating suf- ferer's desire that something be i'm mediately done in his or her behalf his majesty gave orders to have the desire fulfilled. This gave rise to many heart-rending scenes. As the king bent over poor man, with toil- hardened hands, whose right leg had been amputated. the sufferer, reply ing to his majesty's question regard ing his immediate necessities, said with tears in his eyes:
 Send me my sop. who is serving as a soldier"
 The king, who was visibly affected, clasped the mans hand and ex- claimed:
 My poor fellow! I can do much, but to grant your request would mean breaking the laws, which Il must be the first to respect. I would give anything have were 1t possible by so doing to send your son to you, but I cannot do so."
 There were tears in the kings eyes as he turned away from the sor- rowing fathers bedside.
 The queen while the king was away visited the charitable institu- tions here and inspected the places where the refugees are housed.
 In spite of the fact that many gov ernment officials have arrived here to reinforce the local officers, the congestion of the telegraph bureaus is indescribable. A telegram sent from Paris at p. m. yesterday was not delivered until g o'clock.
 The most consoling news this morning is that the lava is cooling on all sides.
 Some extraordinary escapes from death have been recorded. A man and his four children have been res cued after having been lost in the | ash covered wilderness for fifty-six | hours. They were terribly exhaust | ed and seemed more like five skele- | tons than human beings.
 Bremen have been sent from Pal ermo, Sicily, and other places to tho | in this vicinity which have suffered the most from the fall of | ashes SO as to assist in removing the | ashes from the roofs and relieve the | exhausted soldiers. Camp kitchens | have been established at a number | of places and free meals are being wherever possible to those in need of them.
 The American steam yacht Nahma with Mrs Robert Goelet and a party of friends on board has arrived at Palermo, Sicily. They witnessed the eruption of Mount vesuvius from Amalfi. on the bay of sslerno, not far from Naples. and give a vivid description of the scene.
 German Veterans.