The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-08
VESUVIUS IS A
FIERY FURNACE
Torrents Of Liquid Fire Course Down
the Mountain, Leaving Ruin and
Desolation Behind.
LAVA STREAMS RESTLESS
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS GROWING
STRONGER.

Naples, April Mount Vesuvius is
a colossal brazier and the town of
Boscatrecase on it's declivity, has been
transformed into a gray island of ruin
by the ashes from the crater of the
volcano Torrents of liquid fire, re-
sembling in the distance serpents with
glittering yellow and black scales, are
coursing in all directions, amid rumb-
lings, detonations and earth tremblings,
while a pail Of sulphurous smoke that
hOvers over all makes breathing diff
cult.
Resistless Streams of Lava.
Tie streams of lava are ,resistless.
They snap like pipestems the trunks
of chestnut trees hundreds of years
old and blight with their tOrrid breath
the blooms on the peach trees before
the trees themselves have been reach
ed. The molten streams do not spare
the homes OF the peasants, and when
these have been RACED they dash into
the wells. as though seeking to Stake
their thirst. and. after filling them
continue their course down the noun
tain side.
PitifuI Scenes Witnessed.
= Everywhere in the vicinity of the vol
cano pitifuI scenes are witnessed-wo-
men tearing their hair in their grief
and old men crying aloud at the loss
of their beloved hOmesteadS, while in
the distance, i'm striking contrast, lie
the sapphire-cOlOred Mediterranean,
the vioIet-hued mountains of the Sor-
rentO peninsula and the island of Capri
In the tranquil sea
Artillery carts have been sent to the
assistance of the fleeing peasants and
he Duke of Aosta. Cardinal Joseph
Frisco and all the authorities, despite
the rain today. went to the portions
of the mountain most threatened in or
der to succOr or comfort the people
Trying to Divert Streams.
The Duke of Aosta was especially
active He explained that the means
he thought best to save lives and prop
& ty and had the engineers and soldiers
eject parapets and dig trenches in or
DER 10 change the course of the lava
streams and at times gave an example
of his energy by working himself. Car
d nal Frisco distributed, necessaries of
life 10 the peasants and even went so
far as TO give away the rings he wore
on is fingers. Repeatedly he exclaimed
10 the frightened peasants. Pray, my
children; you may De sure God will
not desert you"
Thc statue of St. Afine which was
taken to the mountain side to confront
the lava is frequently moved back
ward as the tide advances.
Alarming Earthquake Shocks.
Considerable app ehensiOn is felt be-
cause OF the earthquake shocks which
are growing stronger and are felt even
ut Castellamare, fifteen miles south
east OF this city. Each shock IS ac-
oompanied by deep ana prolonged de-
donations
GttaJan1, at the northeast foot of
the mountain. is threatened by
stream of lava and the people are be
ginning de n
lace OF Tore Annunziata, at the south
foot, have requested that night trains
be run to tha town This request has
been granted, and trans are now READY
TO proceed thitheT in case of need.
SlSnor Mat-eucci, director of the OBJ
servatory on Nesuvius still continues
10 occupy most dangerous position.
With him is an American engineer
named PeIret-
New craters have opened at differ
ent points on the mountain, but it *
impossible t. ascertain their number
or where they are SitI,ated