New-York tribune., 1906-04-11

hand. and kneeling at her feet SAID;
''Your excellency. She pointing TO the, child. is
all / have. 1 am widow. May God reward
you"
The troops on duty in the volcanic zone are
using the railway carriages at different locali-
ties as camp hospitals. The Red Cross Society
has established a hospital near San Giuseppe
Reports from the districts surrounding Otta-
tano indicate that an enormous area is buried
beneath ashes and cinders. The fate of many
children at Ottajano is unknown. When the
military carts arrived at the scene last night
the soldiers placed the children and aged people
In them but IL found that although there
were four horses harnessed to each wagon, they
could not pull their loads through the deep
ashes This caused panic among the children,
who expected to be buried in the ashes from
the volcano They fed in all directions in the
darkness and binding rain and have not since
been heard OF. Searching parties found no
traces. and It is feared that the children have
been smothered in the ashes.
BODIES FOUND AT OTTAJANO.
The positions of the first bodies unearthed at
ottajano showed that the victims had died
while in state OF great terror. the faces being
convulsed with fear Three bodies were found
IN a confessional of one of the fallen churches.
One body was that of an old woman. who was
sitting with her right arm raised. as II to ward
of the danger. The second was that of child
about eight years old. The third body, that of
q woman. was reduced to a heap Of flesh.
The Duke OF Aosta this morning tried to
visit villages partly buried under the ashes.
A motor car was useless. but he reached the
region on horseback, directed the work of rescue
and saved several people who were at the point
of death
The space within the market of Mount Oliveto
and iaef children
the accident happening at the hour of the day
when trade is most brisk With scarcely
tremor Of warning, there q crash and the
brilliant sight disappeared. in cloud Of dust.
The indignation of the people increased as
each body was taken out and a serious dis
turbance occurred. The people say that the
authorities were aware that the roof Of the mar
ket was unsafe. and that they had refused to
appropriate the funds necessary to repair the
building.
The accident was a lesson TO the whole city,
causing the inhabitants TO remove from their
roofs the accumulation Of ashes. This roof
clearing made walking and driving in the streets
both dangerous and disagreeable. Ashes came
pouring down upon pedestrians and vehicles in
the streets, resulting in many angry scenes
The market of Monte Oliveto at Naples is on the
Piazza d. Monte Oliveto, near the Via Roma some
times called the Via Toledo, the main artery OF
traffic of the city, in one Of the Oldest parts OF
Naples. The market is the old Palazzo Gra-
vina. which was erected about 100 by Ferdlnanao
Corsini. Duca di Gravina. and is now used as the
general post and telegraph office
Another building of Importance near by Is the
c,,,,.h ef Monte Oliveto. usually called SAINT Anna
aei Iornbardi which was begun in l4n by Guere1-o
O~icl,a she favorite of King Ladislaus and was
-t.'o5 ~, % rl- Renaissance style by Andrea &c
clone In the vestibue is the tomb OF Do[betcSS bTrcS
Fontana Q620, and the chapeis "-Siue ''4'
have some notable altar pieces .,,,,,tod h,
Next to this church is building now qBsnedctine
,nnonsstsry where TorQuato TaSso. the pT1esSS' va"
E;TdIv received when I'll and in distress IN 1o'o'