The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-04-12
WITH FIERY FLOOD
Old Vesuyi:s is Dealing
Death and destruction.
PEOPLE FLEE FOR LIFE
Torrents Of Lava Resistless and In
habitants of Naples Are Appelled.
Earthquake Adds Horror.

Advices FROM Naples state that
Mount Vesuvius is colossal brazier.
Torrents of liquid fire, resembling, in
the distance, serpents with glitterinG
yellow and black scales, are coursing
in all directions, amid rumblings, deto-
nations and earth-tremblings, while
pail of sulphurous smoke that hovers
over all makes breathing difficult.
The streams of lava are resistless.
The molten streams do not spare the
homes of the peasants, and when
these have been razed they dash into
the wells, as though seeking to slake
their thirst, and, having filled them,
continue their course down the noun
tainside.
Everywhere in the vicinity Of the
volcano, pitiful scenes are Witnessed
women tearing their hair in their
uncomfortable grief, and old men cry
ing aloud at the loss of their beloved
homesteads.
On Sunday the volcano became
more active than ever. The panic has
spread to Naples. Two strong earth
quake shocks which shattered win
downs and cracked the walls of build
ings, were experienced early Sunday
morning. The entire population rush
ed to the streets in terror, many per-
sons crying: "The Madonna has for
saken US: the end of the world has
Gomez
No trace remains of Boscotrecase,
commune on the southern declivity
of the mountain where up to forty
eight hours previous 10000 persons
lived: and Tore Annunziata on the
shores of the gulf Of Naples, Is almost
surrounded by the invading lava AMI
has been evacuated by its thirty thou
sand inhabitants.
The people were brought to Naples
by trains, street cars, military carts
and steamboats,. Similar means OF
transportation are being employed 10
bring away the people from Tore Del
Greco. The police and carbineers are
,, guarding the abandoned houses and
several members of the government
also are there.
A telegram received from the mayor
of San Sebastiano, a village near the
observatory, northwest declivity OF
Vesuvius, says the lava is approach
ing RAPIDLY and that the people are
tcrror-stricken. -
The work of succor is hampered,
owing to delays to the railway service
which is interrupted by red hot stones
thrown to a height Of three thousand
feet, falling on the tracks. AS yet II
is impossible to count the craters that
have opened and from which streams
of lava have flooded the beautiful
PROSPEROUS and happy land lying on
the southeast shores. of the gulf OF
Naples. The atmosphere is heavily
charged with electricity and now and
then the flashes of lightning are
binding, while the detonations from
the volcano resemble those OF terri
BILE explosions.
The churches of the city were open
all Saturday night and were crowdea
with panic-stricken people. Members
Of the clergy are doing their utmost
10 calm their fears, but the effects
pf their arguments go almost Tor
raught when renewed earthquake
shocks are experienced.
With the danger and horror OF the
situation aside. Vesuvius presents one
OF the most splendid sights imagin-
able. The mountain of fire. whose
speech is by detonation, and whose
acts are destruction, seems like an
enraged giant determined to make the
pigmies of earth feel the might OF
his wrath. Here and there on thu
mountainside stand the blasted trunks
OF pine trees, their bare branches out
stretched as though in protest against
the devastation the volcano mas
wrought.