Arizona republican., 1906-04-12
MT. VESUVIUS
 GIVING OUT
The Worst Believed to
 Have Passed
But the Cities and Villages Below are Still Shaking With the Terror OrIt.

Naples, April 1.-The whole of the 1 Vesuvius district as far as Naples, Caserta and Castellammare is one vast Saharan desert. Reports tonight from all sides state that the fall of ashes is not so heavy as it has been | for the last few days that the ashes are much finer, and from this, it is ] argued that the prospects are much | brighter. The blockade of local traf- fife continues. but service on the main | lines of railway has been re-establish- | ed, although greatly disarranged by | the indescribable confusion in the sta 1 tions, where foreigners, not fully un- ! derstanding the situation inveigh i against the delays and discomforts to which they have been subjected.
 This has been disquieting day in Naples. The people, alarmed by what has happened, have deserted their shops and the manufacturers estab- lishments are now nearly all closed. The crowd is in a temper for any ex- cess It would only require a spark to start a conflagration.
 The arrival of King Victor Emman- uel and Queen Helena has done much | to restore calm. They have been re- ceived with great joy, especially when the sovereigns left a hospital after a visit to the wounded there. One poor | woman exclaimed: 'I would consent to be wounded for the sake of being kissed by the queen" Both the royal palaces of Cappo Di Monti and San Fernando have been given up to re- fugees.
 Reports of the destruction of two towns. SarnO and San GenarO, the former having q population of more than 5000, have proved to be without foundation At Sarno 5000 persons from nearby villages and farms have found refuge. OttajanO, where many lives were lost on Monday is now prac- tically buried. There is great difficult ty in ascertaining the actual condi- ton of affairs in that part of the dis trict nearest the volcano. The tram and railway tracks are deep under sand and ashes. and even the fisher men who ply their calling on the Bay of Naples, are afraid to venture out on the water anywhere in the vicinity of Vesuvius. All these conditions | make it difficult to give an Tnre1If- gent estimate of the loss of property. One estimate is that $2O.0OO,O 900 dam age has been done and that the 5O.OOO persons have been rendered homeless.
 EVENTS OF THE DAY.
 Naples. April 11-Conditions tonight | in the section affected by the erup- ton of Mount Vesuvius are greatly ameliOrated. The fall of volcanic ash es has diminished. and the scientists express the opinion that the volcano nas spent itself All the papers to- night advise the public to be calm, pointing out the improved condition of affairs. The papers also eulogiZe Director Matteucci for his courage in l rat iue tn ba nhCpf.X-q fn on Mount Vesuvius and sending from that place messages of encouragement and expressions of confidence that Vesuvius will soon quiet down.
 The theaters, cafes, and places of amusement throughout the city have been closed, and before all the sacred images in the streets candles are kept burning, while smaller images are be- ing carried about, in many cases being set down in the open air and sur rounded by candles. Troops are engag- ed in clearing the roofs of buildings of the accumulation of sand and ashes which endanger the structures The large glass covered galleries through out the city which are much frequent ed have been ordered closed lest the weight upon the roofs cause them to collapse. The village of San Genaro has been partially buried in sand and ashes and several houses have fallen in. At that place three persons were killed and more than twenty injured.
 The distress among the tens of thousands of fugitives is appalling. King Victor Emmanuel has placed the royal palace of Cappo Di Monti, situ- ate above the city. at the disposal of the wounded refugees.
 When their majesties reached Ma pies this evening, they received moss enthusiastic greeting. Later, the king and queen visited the sufferers in the hospital and were heartily cheered as they passed through the streets AL though the report that Sarno has been destroyed is denied, it is now officially ladmitted that Ottajano has been bur jed. The number of killed there and in the surrounding villages is not known, but 300, it is believed, would be a low estimate.
 Even Capri, a small island off the coast of Campania, nineteen miles south of Naples a favorite resort for tourists and artists, has been covered with ashes and has been abandoned by it's foreign population, which in cluded several Americans.
 The magnitude of the disaster is al most indescribable. Mount Vesuvius has spread desolation and terror over an immense tract of country. In the road at Tore del Greco three persons were found dead from suffocatiOn The people who remain at Torre Annun- ziata are in danger of perishing from starvation, all the shops having been closed. Rations for 200 persons have been sent there.
 The warships ordered here have been doing effective service in the removal of refugees.