The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13
MERClzSS VOLCANO
KILLS AND TERRIFIES
Naples the Scene OF Collapsing
Market Place, Where Scores
Perish.
AWFUL SCENES ENsuE
People crazed by Fear and Anger
Worse Reports Than Ever from
the Towns Nearer the
Fiery Monster.

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Fiery Monster.
Naples, April 12.-The weather
suddenly changed this afternoon,
and the wind blew strongly to-
wards Naples, and ashes from Mt.
Vesuyius began falling fast over
the city.
Twenty-six more dead bodies
have been found in the church at
San Giuseppe, making a total OF
seventy-nine.
Naples, April PA great eruption
pf sand Is observed on the east side of
the main crater. h is worse than
she's. as it is heavier. The election of
ashes seems to ave diminished. Fresh
shocks Of earthquake are being felt,
especially in the direction of Ottajano,
Eomma and Nola. Another part of the
main cone of the volcano has fallen In.
causing q great discharge OF red not
stones, slime and smoke. Reports from
Sicily state that ashes from Mt. We
suvius are noticeable there.
The volcano is resuming activity, and
especially at Cercola. The stream OF
ava which started anew in the direc-
tion of Tore Annunziata reached the
cemetery of that town and then turned
toward Pompeii.
The troops are conveying provisions,
surgical accessories n other material
for the relief of the injured near OF
tajano. A violent storm of sulphurous
rain occurred today at San Giuseppe,
Vesuyiana and Saviano.
Naples, April l2.-It is estimated
600 people were buried this morning
In the ruins of the market at Monte
nlS,v4<1 rr,t, 81 roNf o0l1a need under
the weight Of cinders from Mount Vesu-
vius.
Sixteen dead persons ave been taken
from the ruins and 178 injured people
are being cared for at the hospitals.
The courtyard covers 600 square feet
and was rooted. The a within was
unusually crowded with buyers and
at an hour when trade was most BRISK.
Without Warning.
The terrible crash came with scarce
" a tremor of warning.
The Indignation of the people here, as
q result of the market disaster. In
creases as each additional body Is TAX
en- out and a disturbance approaching
q riot in Importance has already oc-
Cured. People loudly insist the au-
thorities were aware the market was
unsafe.
Identification of The bodies and the
number killed by the collapse OF the
to their being absolutely u~nrecogniz-
able, in SOM cases being reduced to
pulp. while others are horribly multi
ated giving rise to scenes winch are
better undescribed.
Many Children Perish.
Among the dead are many children
who had beer sent by their parents
10 do the morning marketing. Inc
grief of the parents is heartrenderlng.
me market itself is a mass of ruins.
The work of searching the ruins coh-
tinues in a most energetic manner.
inhabitants of many houses near the
co.,a nsea market have been ordered by
the police. az a matter OF
to %evacuate their residences owing TO
fear the roofs may fall In.
Praise Changes to Curses.
Just previous to the disaster religious
processions had been passing through
the streets the people desiring to rem
der thankssto the Almighty for having
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS much greater dis
asters than those hitherto recorded
here.
News of the market disaster changed
the Joyous scene to one of gloom and
the professions quickly disbanded. The
people seemed demented. They sur
rounded the market. in many cases
tearing their hair, curs!ng and scream
ing. Some were heard to exclaim that
the curse rested upon the people OF
Naples for repudtating their saints yes
terday when Mount NesuVius was IN
its most violent mood.
Terrifying news IL reaching his city
from points throughout the district sur
rounding Ottajano. h reports indi-
cate an enormous area Is buried be-
meath ashes and cindGvs.
Hundreds Ara Dead.
All efforts to ascertain the exact
number OF victims of the eruptions have
failed. This is accounted for from the
fact that the buried village are impos-
sible OF access, and because the peo-
pie who fed when their houses began
to fall have scattered throughout the
country district.
Forty-nine bodies have already been
taken out of the church at Ottajano.
and seventy bodies recovered at San
giuseppe and Terzigno.
Scenes at Ottajano when the first
victims were unearthed were most ter
rible. The positions OF the bodies
showed III victims had died while in a
been convulsed with fear. Three bodies
were found in the confessional Of one
OF the fallen churches.
People Driven Frantic.
Other bodies found later caused such
an impression among the already fran
tic population that the authorities did
NOT deem 1t advisable to permit any
more bodies to be identified for the
present.
Tho fate OF many children is UNI
known. When the military carts ar
rived at the scene of the disaster last
night the soldiers arranged to have the
children and aged people get into the
carts. but when she vehicles had gone
a few hundred fee. 1T was found, al
though there were four horses har-
messed to each wagon, they could not
null their loads through the deep ashes.
This caused a panic among the hill
dren, who expected to be buried in the
ashes from the volcano. and they fed
in all directions In the darkness and
binding rain n have not since been
heard OF.
Many Heroic Efforts.
Many tales are told Of the heroic res
cues on the part of the soldiers sent
to the assistance OF the sufferers.
One mar rode his horse through ashes
reaching uD to its TANKS at Ottatapo