Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-04-13

Naples.-Mount Yesuyius is a eolos.
sal brazier, and the town OF Boseotre-
ease ON its southern decliyity has been
transformed into gray island OF ruin
by the ashes from the crater OF the vol
eano.
| Torrents OF liquid fire. resembling
In the distance serpents with glitter
Ing yellow and black scales. are
eoursing In all directions. amid rum
biings. detonations and earth trem'
blinss. while u pail OF suiphurous
smoke that hoyers over all makes
breathing difficult.
The streams OF lava are resistiess
They snap like pipestems the trunks
OF chestnut trees 500 years old. and
blight with their torrid breath the
blooms on the peach trees before the
| trees themselves have been reached.
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 slack
their thirst. and. after hlling them. con
| tinue their course down the mountain
side.
Everywhere In the vicinity of the
volcano pitifui scenes are Witnessed
women tearing their hair In their grief
and old men crying at the loss OF their
beloved homcsteads. while In the dis
lance. In striking contrast. lie the sap
psirc-colored Mediterranean. the violet
hucd mountains OF the Sorrento penin,
sula and the Island of Capri in the
tranquil sea.
Artillery ears have been sent TO tho
assistance OF the fleeing peasants. and
tho Duke OF Aosta. Cardinal Jos.
Frisco. and all of the authorities. de-
spite the rain. to-day went to the por-
tions Of the mountain most threatened
In order to succor or comfort thc pco.
pie.
The Duke OF Aosta was especially
active. lie explained the means he
thought best to save lives and proper.
~ and had the engineers and soldiers
erect parapcis and dig trenches In or.
der to change the course OF the lava
streams. ana at times gave nm example
OF his energy by working himself.
Cardinal Frisco distributed ncccs-
saTics OF life to the peasants and cycr
went so far M TO give away the rings
he wore on his fingers. Repeatedly he
exclaimed to the frightened peasants:
Pray. my children: you may be sure
God will not desert you"
Whole families. surrounded by their
household goods. are waiting In the
donkey TO help them place their pos.
sessions beyond danger.
The statue of st. Ann. which was
taken to the mountain side to confront
the lava. is frequently moved back.
ward as the tide advances.
Considerable apprehension Is felt be.
cause of the earthquake shocks. which
are growing stronger and are felt even
Mt Cas;allamarc. fifteen miles south.
east OF this city.
Each shock Is accompanied by deep
and prolonged dctonations.
Ottajano Mt the northeast foot OF the
mountain. is threatened by II stream OF
lava, and the people are beginning to
desert the town.
Signor Mattcucci, director of the OBJ
servatory on Vesuvius, still continues
to occupy n most dangerous position.
With him is an American engineer
named Perrct.
The hope that Mount vcsuvius was
becoming calm was dissipatcd to-day
Sunday, when the volcano become
more active than ever.
The panic has spread to Naples.
Two strong earthquake shocks. which
shattered windows and cracked the
walls of buildings. were experienced to-
day. The entire population rushed TO
the streets in terror, many persons cry
ing: "The madonna has forsalen us:
the end of the world has come"
No trace remains Of Boscotrecasc. a
commune on the southern declivity Of
the mountain, where up to forty-eiSht
hours ago 10000 persons lived: and
Tore Annunziata, on the shores OF the
Gulf of Naples. one mile to the south
ward. is almost surrounded by the in.
vading lava and has been evacuated
by its 10000 inhabitants. The people
were brought to Naples by trains,
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