The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-04-14
DEADLY VOLCANO
RESUMES ACTIVITY AFTER SHORT
CESSATION.
LARGE MARKET C0LLAPsES
Many Killed and injured-euildings
Covered With Sand and Ashes-Rail-
way Travel Endangered.

Naples.-The volcano is resuming
activity. especially at Cercola. The
stream Of lava which started anew in
the direction of Tore Annunziata
reached the cemetery of that town and
then turned toward Pompeii. The peo-
pie are in despair.
When morning broke Tuesday the
outlook was promising for an ameliora-
ton of the conditions consequent upon
the activity of Mount Vesuvius. The
hopefulness of the populace. however.
was short-lived, and the Neapolitans
were plunged into a condition border
ing on frenzy by the collapse of the
Mount Oliveto market, which covered
plot of ground 600 feet square. The
structure fell upon 200 or more per
sons, of whom twelve We're killed, two
mortally injured, twenty-four danger
ously and 100 less seriously injured.
Several of the dead We're crushed and
uangled beyond recognition.
The scenes in the vicinity of the
ruins were agonizing. relatives of the
victims clamoring TO be allowed to go
to their dead or dying. Only by the
firm intervention of the police and car
bineers was it possible to keep back
the crowd from overwhelming those
who were engaged in the work of res
cue.
While early in the day the volcanic
activity of Mount Nesuvius appeared
to have diminished. as night ap-
preached the prospect of immediate re-
lief faded, and the fate of the villages
and town grouped around the volcano
seemed more helpless. Instead of de-
creasing the fall of sand and ashes
emitted from the crater increased.
Even with the sun shining high in
the heavens the light was dim yell
low, in the midst of which the few
people who remained in the stricken
towns, their clothing. hair and boards
covered with ashes, moved about in
the awful stiffness of desolation like
gray ghosts.
The case of Tore del Greco is typ
ical For thirty hours the place has
been practically deserted. but amid the
ruins and semi-darkness Illuminated
from time to time with vivid flashes of
lightning, a few of the inhabitants go
about hungry and with throats parched
with smoke and dust, seemingly unable
to tear themselves away from the ruins
of what so recently were their homes.
Communication by rail or tramway
with Tore del Greco and Tore An
nunciation is impossible owing to the
cinder and sand and ash deposits Rail
way travel to and from Naples is much
hampered by the same conditions and
a collision to-day resulted in the injury
Of about twelve passengers. Telegraph
communication with the towns farth-
est in the danger zone also is inter
rupted.
The flow OF lava from the volcano,
which had almost ceased during the
night, resumed early to-day and the
volcanic elected in the Vesuvius COM
munes has been enormous. 1t is feared
that the weight of ashes on roofs will
cause the collapse of many buildings
both here and in the towns and viii
lagos nearer the volcano.
Director Matteucci, who continues at
his post in the observatory. tele
graphed tonight that the volcano was
generally calm last night, with occa-
sional sharp explosions, these becom-
ing more violent toward morning. Di-
rector Matteucci says his seismic in
struments indicate great subterranean
agitation.
King Victor Emmanuel and QUEEN
Helene have forwarded to Premier
Sonnino, who is here, $4,000 to be ap
piled toward the relief OF the sufferers
by the volcano. The prefect has re-
moved the mayor OF San Giuseppe from
Office because in the face of danger he
left his village without informing his
superiors.
Cardinal Frisco, Archbishop OF Ma
pies. who to-day visited the people
wounded by the fall Of the Mount Oil
veto market, brought to these unfortu-
mates the benediction of the pope.
The Duchess of Aosta was verita-
able angel Of mercy to the sufferers by
the market house disaster. She spent
the entire day at the hospital comfort
ing the bereaved and assisting the in
jured.
The troops on duty in the volcanic
zone are utilizing the railway carriages
at different localities as camp hospi- |
tails. The Red Cross Society has estab-
lished hospital in the vicinity of San
Giuseppe. The number of dead taken
from the church at San Giuseppe,
which collapsed yesterday while a con.
gregation of about 200 persons were
attending mass is twenty-six. There |
were seventy severely injured.
A violent storm of sulphurous rain
occurred to-day at San Giuseppe, Vesu-
viana and Saviano.