Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-11
500 People Perish in Region Be-
tween 0ttajano and San Giuseppe.
Building Crushed at NapIes---l2
Dead, Many Injured=--Flow of
Lava Now T0wardPompeii.

| only by the firm intervention "t tn"
| police ana rarhiurcrS WAS II possible
to keep back the crowd from over
y hclming thns" who were engaged in
the work of rescue.
While early in the day the volcanic
activity of Mount Ncsuvius appeared
| to have diminished, as night approach
"a III" prospect Of immediate relief
faded. and the fate of the villages ana
towns grouped around the volcano
s, cmcd more hopeless. Instead of de
crcaSing, the fall of sand and ashes
emitted from the crater increased.
The case Of Tore Del Greco is typi-
cal For 80 hours the place has been
| practically deserted. but amid the
ruins and Il semi darkness illuminated
| from time to time by vivid flashes of
| lightning a frw Of the inha bitants 60
ing about hungry, with throats parchcd
| with smoke and dust seemingly un-
able Ia tear themselves away from the
| ruins of what 50 recently were their
| II, mes
| Communication by rail or tranWay
with Tore Del Greco AMI Zorro An
nun2iatl is impossible owing to the
| cindcrr. sand and ash deposits. Rail
| WAY travel to- and from Naples is much
| hanr.rn,. by the same conditions. and
Il collision today resulted in tn" injury
Of about l. passengers. Photographic
communication with tn" towns farthcSt
| in th" danger ZO'c, also is interrupted.
Til" flow Of lana from TIL" volcano.
which had almost ceased turing III"
| the. fall of volcanic "i'ctH in tho NeSu-
yian r,iHmllncS has been enormous
1t is feared thai TIA" weight of ashes
ON IN" roofs will cause the collapse of
many nor" bindings both here ANA in
the towns and villages nearer the vol
| Cano
Director Matt -pur.i WI" continues
at his post. in the observatory. t"lc-
graph"h tonight hat tn" volcano was
generally calm last night with n"t asion-
~ sharp "NpI"Sinns. these becoming
more violent towards morning Director
Matt"L-S' say his seismic Instruments
Indicate great suhtcrr:ln,nn ugItatiun
Ming Nictnr Emmanuel ana Queen
HcIcun have forwarded to Premier
s;onniun, VII" is here. k2o,"m. to hc ar
piled towards The rcli.l IT thc suffer
"rS hv the volcano.
| The prcf".t has rcmnvcd til" mayor
"f san GiuSs"pp" from office because
ir the face, Of danger hc left his village
Mith"u' informing his supcrnrS
| Cardinal PrISc", Irohhsh"p Of Naples.
who today visited "a" people wounded hy
the fan of the Mount Olly,.tn market,
| brought tn those mfnrtunatrS the b"uc-
dictinn Of the Pope.
| Tho Duchess of AnSta vas today i v";'-
liable angel of merry To- the sufferers hN
thc market disaster Size spout tn. IN
tire day at tn" hospital cpmfnri,ng the
| bcrcavcd and assisting In" wounded AZ
th" ,IuchcSs tent over 4 at 10 give 4
conlirg drink Ia q, child who WIS bruised
ana battered from head to foot. sh" folt
k;s imprinted IN Her hand I.ook!:t:.
down. tha duchess eyes met those of a
woman kn'cl!nE IL hcr feet. who said.
"Your cXCoIcncy. SHE pointing tn the
suffering child. is all ! have. am Il
| widow May tinI reward YOU
The troops On Guty in the volcanic z"r"
are utilizing the railway carriag, ( at ,lif-
fcrcnt localities as camp hospitals The
Red Cross Society has established hos
pital in the vicinity Of san Giuseppe.
The number of dead taken from the
church at San Giuseppe, which cola ps,I
300 persons were attending mass. is u.
There were - severely injured
Naples. April 10.-A friGhtful disas-
ter has occurred in the center of this
city. following the eruptions of Mount
| NcSuNiuS.
TWO hundred people it is estimated.
were buried this morning in the ruins of
tn, market Monte Olivcto when the roof
collapsed under the weight Of cinders
from the volcano.
The exact number Of people within
the building at the moment Of the ca
tastropke is not known but the disaster
was appalling. The courtyard covers
six hundred feet square and was rooted.
The space within was unusually crowd
"a with buyers ana their children. the
accident happening at the hour of the
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