The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-13
CRISIS IS OVER
At Mt. VESUVIUS
But DesolatiOn Wrought by
Lava and Ashes Is Ter
ribIe to See.
THOUSANDS OF HOUSES
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED
Relief Work Is Going Forward;
100000 Has Been
Raised.

NAPLES. April 12-From all quarters
come reports that the situation has
amelioratcd. bat ashes from Mount Yesu-
vius are falling everywhere, houses are
colIapsIng and buryIns their occupants.
ana roads near the volcano are no sooner
opened than they are closed again by
falling cinderss rho Inhabitants of this
city arc enduring tho yellow gray atmos-
phcre OF yesterday, which is even more
oppressive than before.
Shops Again Opened.
More shops were opened today and the
city Is slowly resuming Its normal llfes
Tho people having recovered from tho
down-hearted. Tho presence OF King Vic
tor Emmanuel in Naples, which always
caused good effect has acted as a tonic
upon the Neapolitans. who have a super
stitious ycneratiCn for the Eing. For
mcrly in tho day crowds gathered before
tho palace, where men were heard to ex-
claim, He comes, but the Pope stays at
home" Long live tho King"
Rely Upon Saints.
The feeling however. docs not interfere
with the NcapollJanS' Yencr0tion for their
saints. a woman In the crowd before the
palace was heard TO confide to friend as
follows,
MY daughter, who lives at Tore Del
Greco, Is refugee. She has been re-
princess and has been spoken to by the
Queen. May the saints protect her
majesty"
=. King Visits Desolate Towns.
| The King left Naples early today for
San Giuseppe. Ottajano and TerSlgno, in
order TO ascertain personally the actual
| situation at these towns. He hoped TO be
able TO continue hls journey TO Sarno and
Castellammare. The King inspected all
| the camp hospitals" In which the sol
| diers arc caring for suffering fugitives,
| speaking to the injured. comforting them
| In their mlsfortunes and asking them
/ vH,. l1a haIr III
tress. On receiving reply indicating
! sufferers desire that something knmedi-
! ately be done in his or her behalf tho
| King gave orders TO have the desire full
| filed. This gave rise 10 many heartrend-
| ing scenes,
Asks for His Son
As the King bent over poor man, with
| toll-hardened hands, whose right leg had
| been amputatcd the sufferer replying TO
| his matesty's question regarding his I'M
| mediate necessities. said with tears In his
| Dyes. send me my son, who Is serving as
! soldier"
Messages Delayed.
In spite of the fact that MANY Govern
i ment officials have arrived here 10
| inforce the local officers the congestion
| of the telegraph business Is lndescriba-
bic. telegram sent from Paris MT
p. IN. yesterday was not delivered until
o'clock
The most consollng news this morning
| is that the lava is cooling on all sides.
Many Narrow Escapes.
Some extraordinary escapes from death
| have been recorded 4 man and his four
children were rescued after having been
lost in the wilderness FOR flfty-SiX hours.
! They were terribly exhausted and seemed
more Ike five skeletons than human be-
inEs.
Firemen have been sent from Palermo.
Sicily and other places to the villages
in this vicinity which have suffered th"
most from the fall OF ashes, TO asst in rc-
moving the ashes from the roofs and
relieve the exhausted soldiers Camp
Kitchens have been established at num-
Der of places and free meals are being
distributed wherever possible 10 those
In need of them.
Americans We're There.
The American steam yacht Mamma with
Mrs Robert Goelct and a party OF friends
on board has arrived at Palermo. Sicily.
They witnessed the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius from Amaln on the Bay of Sa-
lerno not far from Naples. and give
vivid description of the scene
Thousands Of Houses Gone.
The latest reports show that 2f3 houses
hive bssn damaged at Portlci, 1875 at San
Giovanni and Teduccio I22 at RoslDa and
1000 at rorre del Graeco 1t Is impossible
10 determine the eXnct number OF build
lngs demolished at Tore Annun8lata. IL
is estimated that about 5000 houses In all
have been partly or entirely destroyed
In villages on the Ottajano side OF the
mountain all the houses damaged
AT Nola desolation reigns. the place haV-
ing been almost entirely abandoned
a committee has been formed TO col
lect funds and organize assistance Tor the
sufferers It is presided over by the Duke
OF Aosta The Government heads the sun
sCription list with SiCo010. The amount
81. tad nm 10 hr