The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-10
VOLCANO THREATENS
City OF $4,000
Lava From vesuvius is now Flowing
Toward Caserta--ToWn Of NoIa
is Being Buried by Showers
OF Ashes

Naples, April ~ -1hls has been a
day of terror for the cities, towns and
conntIy about Mount Vesuvius. Ac-
cording to Information received late
tonight. probably as many as SOC lives
were lost.
1t is said that more tnan 200 per-
sons perished in the district of San
Giuse ppe, wbere-from the ruins of
church which collapsed owing to
the weight of ashes ON the roof -
forty nine bodies were extricated,
and it is asserted that at Sorrento
twenty. two persons were killed by
falling houses.
Reports from coast and inland towns
depict terrible devastation. San Cir
ovio. Cremons, Portici, Resina and
Torrea del Greco have been almost
completely abandoned.
Naples, April l0.-The situati on in
regard to the eruption of Vesnvius can
be summarized as follows;
The conditions at Tore AnDunziata,
Tore Del Greco and Pompeii, have
improved, OWNS to change in the
direction taken by the flowing lava.
On the otner hand, the conditions
at Ottajano are worse. The ashes and
cinders which have fallen there are
four feet deep and frequent earthquake
shocks are felt. Several houses and
four churches have fallen, five people
have been killed. aud all unknown num-
Der of persons have been injured
Serious apprehension is felt for the
Inhabitants of the country in the vi
cinity of Caserta, termed the Yer
saiIles of Naples, place of about 35.
QUO Inhabitants, in which direction
the lava is now flowing. The town
of Nola is being buried under the
showers of ashes coming from the
crater, whlcn are carried bv the wind
as far as the Adriatic Sea. Nola is
very old to wp, twenty two miles from
Naples, having about $4,000 inhabi
tants.
The quantity Of ashes and cinders
thrown up the Mount Nesuvlus in
twenty four hours is unprecedented.
An analysis shows this discharge to be
chiefly composed OF iron, sulphur and
magnesia When dry the whole reg
ion seemed to be under gray sheet
but now, after fall OF rain, it appears
to have been transformed into an i'm
mense lake of chocolate.
| The evacuation of the threatened
villages and towns continues, bus
means to transport the inhabitants ara
lacking. although thousands of sold
iers with artillery carts have been sent
to the places where the sufferers are
most in need of assistance.
At many pla ces the people are suffer
ing from panic and q state of 81 eat con-
fusion exists, which has been added
to by superstition. Some OF the par
ish priest refused to omen their church.
es to people who tried to obtain al
mittance. fearing that All earthquake
woald destroy them when full of peo-
pie ena thus increase the disaster.
Crowds of women attacked the
churc hes, pulled down the doors and
took possession of the pictures. AID
statues of the SAINTS, which they car
ried about as protection against
death.
Many people ale camped along roads
and in the fields outside Tore Annun-
ziata and tajano, where they think
they will be safer than in the towns.
They are nearly blinded by ashes, wet
to the skin by the rain and terrorized
b the gigantic curved flaming mass
above, resembling soimitar ready to
fall upon them.
Only about 10000 out of $4,000 in.
hAbitants of Tore Annunziata dare to
remain in the town, which is not pa
trolled by soldiers. The number of
| fugitives is augmenting everywhere,
land it is estimated that half million
people have fled from their holnss.