Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-10
PEOPLE IN TERROR
OF FLAMING VESUV|US
Crows Mad With Fear AS Earth
quakes Shake City.
"END OF THE WORLD HAS GOMEZ"
Churches Are Filled, and the Surena
Crowds in Streets Bemoan Their
Fate, Wailing that They Have Been
Deserted by Their Madonna.

Naples, April 9-The hope that
| Mount Vesuvius was becoming calm
was dissipated Sunday, when the vol
cano became more active than ever.
The panic has spread to Naples. Two
strong earthquake shocks which shat
tered windows and cracked the walls
of buildings, were experienced. The
entire population rushed to the streets
in terror, many persons crying: The
Madonna has forsaken us; the end OF
the world has eome."
No trace remains of BoscOtrecase, a
commune on the southern declevity
of the mountain where up to 48 hours
ago 10000 people lived; and Tore An
nunziata on the shores of the gulf of
Naples, one mile to the southwark, is
almost surrounded by the invading
lava, and has been evacuated by its
10000 inhabitants.
The people were brought to Naples
by trains, street cars, military carts
and :V.eaboats. Similar means of
transportation are being employed to
bring away the people of Tore Del
Greco.
A telegram received from the mayor
of San SebastianO, village near the
observatory, northwest declivity of
Vesuvius, says the lava is approaching
rapidly and that the people are terror
Etriken. They have been for nights
without sleep, he says, are destitute
and beg that assistance be given them
The work of succor Is hampered, ow-
ing to delays to the railway service
which is interrupted by red hot stones
thrown to height of three thousand
feet, falling on the tracks. AS yet
1t Is impossible to count the craters
that have opened and from which the
streams of lava have flooded the beau
tiful, prosperous southeast shores of
is heavily laden with electricity and
now and them the flashes of lightning
are binding, while the detonations of
the volcano resemble those of terrible
explosions.
The churches of the city were open
all Saturday night and were crowded
| with panic-stricken people. Members
of the clergy are doing their utmost to
calm their fears, but the effects of
their arguments go almost for naught
when renewed earthquake shocks are
experienced.
|. With the danger and horror of the
situation aside, Vesuvius presents one
of the most splendid sights imaginable
The mountain of fire, whose speech is
by detonation, and whose acts are de
struction, seems like an enraged
giant determined to make the pigmies
of earth feel the might of his wrath
Here and there on the mountainside
stand the blasted trunks OF pine trees,
their bare branches ourstretched as
though in protest against the devasta.
tion the volcano has wroght.
The Duchess of Aosta, who always Is
to be found where misery exists, is
not sparing herself in her efforts to
| alleviate distress. The people call
her an agel of mercy.
The observatory has been destroyed
and Signor Matteucci, the director and
the employees had narrow escapes.
Prisoners in jails on the mountain
side went mad with terror and mu-
tinted and were only partially quieted
by being brought here. But their
| fears have been communicated to the
prisoners here, who may rebel at any
moment. The situation is critical.
Breathing is momentarily becoming
| more difficult, because of the poison.
GUS fumes and smokes, while the hot
ashes which are still falling tend to
make life burden.
Contrary to expectations, the sea
has not yet shown signs of being af.
fected by the phenomena, but fears are
entertained that tidal waves may yet
come and many craft have put to sea.
Structures Burn on Convict Farm.
Birmingham, Ala, April "a spe-
cial to the News from Jackson, Miss,
says the buildings on the state convict
| farm in Rankin county were partially
| destroyed by fire early Monday caus-
ing loss of about $4,000. Thirty
horses, "a mules, a number of cattle
and large collection of farming imple-
| ments were also burned So far none
of the convicts are missing. The fire
| began in a big barn, and is thought
to have been of incendiary origin.
Many Lives Lost In Wreck.
Billings, Mont, April 9.-The Bur
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