Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-10
MANY KILLED
By VOLCANO IN
SUNNY ITALY
Monte Oliveto Mar
ket CollapsedUn-
der Weight of
Ashes.
HUNDREDS WERE BURIED
ALIVE
Children Fled in Terror at
Night to Be Seen No More
Joy Turns to
Grief.


aster occurred in the center of the
city following the eruption of Mount
Vesuvlus. Two hundred people 1t Is
estimated, were buried this morning
in the ruins of the market Of Monte
Oliveto, when the roof collapsed un-
der the weight of cinders from the
volcano. The work of rescue has pro.
gressed rapidly and up to 10 o'clock
this morning, sixteen bodies were TAX
en- from the ruins and 17S persons are
being cared for at the hospitals.
Number of Dead Unknown.
At 1920 o'clock a. m. all efforts on
the part OF the president, representa-.
tives and authorities to ascertain the
exact number Of deaths from the erup.
ton of Vesuvius has so far failed.
This is accounted for by the fact that
the buried villages are impossible OF
access and further because the peo.
pie who fled when the houses began
to fall have scattered throughout the
country districts. So far SO bodies
have been recovered. At S:55 o'clock
a. m. it was said that the fate of many
children at Ottajano was unknown be-
cause when the military carts arrived
at the scene of the disaster last night
the children and aged people were put
in them but when they had gone a
few hundred feet it was found that the
horses could not pull them. This
caused a panic and the children fled
in every direction in the darkness and
have not since been seen. 1t is feared
they smothered in the ashes.
People Blame Authorities.
Naples, April 10-Ten injured per
sons were taken from the ruins Of the
Monte Oliveto market and have a bet
ter chance of recovery than the victims
of the disaster at Ottajano as the lat
ter when they escaped death from the
falling buildings were in many cases
suffocated by the ashes. The indigna
ton of the people as a result Of the
market disaster increases with each
additional body recovered and almost
resulted in riot. The people loudly
insist that the authorities were aware
that the roof was unsafe but were toe
economical TO appropriate money to
repair it. The Identification of the
bodies in many cases is impossible as
they are crushed to pulp. Among
the dead are many children sent by
their parents to do the morning mar
keting and the grief of these parents
when the bodies of the children are
found Is heart rending.
How Bodies Were Found.
Naples, April 10-The scenes at
Ottajano when the first victims were
unearthed there were most terrible
The positions of the bodies showed
that the victims died while in a state
Of great terror, their faces being con
vulsed with fear. Three bodies were
found in the confessional of one o1
the fallen churches. One body, thai
of an old woman was sitting with the
right arm raised as though to ware
off the advancing danger; second
that of child about eight years old
was found in position which would
indicate the child had fallen with 6
| little dog close to it and died trying
| to protect it's pet; third body was
| that of a woman. Other bodies were
found later, forty-nine being taker
from one church.
From Joy to Sorrow.
| Naples, April 10.-Noon-Naple'
this morning returned to its norma
self. The day was brilliant, the SIX!
cloudless, and the waters Of the Medi
terranean blue and unrippled, in plac'
of the melancholy grayness Of the las
few days, and better still, the menac
ing column of smoke from Vesuviu'
almost disappeared though the small
er craters. still gave forth smoke. TIL.
wind turned in another direction ant
an air of peace and spring time spreat
over Naples. But this scene of quie
was turned into mourning later whel
news of the collapse Of the roof of th'
Monte Oliveto market and the loss O
| life became known. People gathered
at the market we're soon in a state o
great excitement, which increased
when the recovery Of bodies began.
Just previous to the disaster, reli
gious professions had passed through
!, fhf city the nnnnln desiring to rem