Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-04-12
FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST AS
RESULT OF THE ERUPTION
OF MOUNT vESUvIuS.
Terror Reiens in All the Towns and
Villages in the Vicinity of the Crater
and Refugees Are Flocking Into Ma
pies by the Thousands-Weight OF
Falling Ashes as Destructive as the
Streams of Lava.
Streams of Lava.

Streams of Lava.
Naples, April 10.-Reports Of fatali-
ties consequent upon the eruption or
Mount Vesuvius are coming in. Ac-
rording to information received late
at night probably as many as 500 lives
were lost. 1t is said that more
than 200 persons persisted in the
district of San Giuseppe, while
from the ruins of a church which
collapsed owing to the weight of ashes
on the roof, forty nine corpses were
eKtrieated, and it is asserted that at
Sorrento thirty seven persons were
killed by falling houses.
Cavalry p. oceeding to the succor of
the inhabitants of the devastated Sec
ton has been unable to make prog
ress, the rain falling on the ashes
foot deep having made it impossible
for the herses to travel
Terror reigned all day in the cities,
towns and country about Mount We
suvius. Unconfrmed reports place
the number of dead and injured at sew
eral hundred, but not many facts can
be obtained upon which to base an ac-
curate estimate. At midnight the sit
uation appeared more assuring, the
lava streams having diminished in vol
ume and in some directions having
ceased altogether, while copious rain
fall is cooling the lava where it re-
mains stationary.
Damage Done by Cinders.
Almost equally with the devastation
rendered by the lava is the damage
done by cinders and ashes, which in
almost Incredible quantities have been
carried great distances. This has
caused the practical destruction of San
Giuseppe, place of 5000 inhabitants
All except 200 Of the people had fed
from Giuseppe and these 200 as
sembled In a church to attend mass,
While the priest was performing his
sacred office the roof fell in and about
sixty persons were badly injured
These unfortunates were four hours
without surgical or medical assistance
At Ottajano, five churches and ten
houses fell under the weight of ashes
and cinders. which lie four feet deep
on the gro md In the fall of the
buildings about twelve persons were
killed and many were injured. The
village Is completely deserted by its
people After the evacuation of the
place the barracks and prisons fell in.
Reports from coast and inland towns
depict devastation. San Giorgio, Gre
mona, Portici, Rssina and Tore del
Greco have been almost completely
abandoned The inhabitants of Tore
Annunziato are prepared to leave at a
moments warning.
Many Perished In Their Homes.
The most of the buildings in the vii.
lage are of flimsy construction and
have fiat roofs and so are but poorly
calculated to bear the weight Of ashes
and cinders that have rallen upon
them. Inevitably 1t will be found that
considerable number of persons have
persisted by the falling of their homes
Although the eruption Of the volcano
is less violent than it was twenty-four
hours ago the ashes are still falling in
great quantities.
Refugees from the threatened or de-
stroyed villages are pouring into Ma
pies by the thousands, arriving in
every description of conveyance and
on foot. These roads are crowded
with professions of men and women
carrying crosses and crying piteously.
Special railway trains, warships and
steamers are employed in conveying
the homeless people to Naples, Rome
and Castellammare. while large num-
bers of people are fleeing overland in
the direction of Caserta. Not less
than $4,000 refugees have reached
Castellammare.