Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-13
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REsuxrcF rsAE ERCPTIoN
or Mo1rsT AiEsiEsIuS.

Villages in the Vicinity Of the Crater
and Refugees Are Floeking into Ma.
pIes by the oussnds--Weight OF
FaIlinq Ashes as Destructive az the
Streams Of Lava.
Naples, April l0.--Reports OF fatali-
ties consequent upon the eruption OF
Mount vesuvius are coming In. Ac-
cording to information received late
at night probably as many as 500 lives
were lost. II is said that more
than 200 persons perished In the
district OF San Giuseppe, while
from the ruins OF church which
collapsed owing TO the weight OF ashes
ON the roof. forty-nine corpses were
extricated and it is asserted that at
Sorrento thirty seven persons were
killed by falling houses.
Cavalry proceeding 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 1t impossible
tor the horses to travel
Terror reigned all day In the cities,
towns and country about Mount We
suvius. Unconfirmed reports place
the number of dead and injured at sew
eral hundred, but not many facts can
be obtained upon which to base an &C
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.
tall is cooling the lava where 1t 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
eausee 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 ONCE the roof fell In and about
sixty persons were badly injured,
These unfortunates were four hours
without surgical or medical assistance
At Ottajano Ave churches and ten
houses fell under the weight OF ashes
and cinders, which lie four feet deep
ON tho ground 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. Resina and Tore del
Greco have been almost completely
abandoned The inhabitants OF Tore
Annunzlato are prepared to leave at
moments warning
Fifty Thousand Persons Homeless.
The loss to property by the volcano
outbreak Is estimated at $4,000, 900
and II is announced that $4,000 per-
sons have been rendered homeless.
Tore del Greco, Sarno and San Gen
naro have been evacuated and Por-
tici, Ciricello, Poggio and Morino are
practically unlnhabitable.
The situation at Tore Annunziata
has somewhat improved, as the cur.
rent OF lava has ceased to threaten it.
At Tore del Greco the downfall of
ashes and sand continues. The in.
habitants are awaiting steamers to
escape from the danger zone.
San Gennaro Is plunged in obscur-
lty. The majority Of the houses have
fallen.
AT San Giuseppe the ashes and sand
are over four feet deep
All bodies of those who were killed
In the church at San Giuseppe on Mon
day have been recovered, the number
being 105 Search is being made OF
the houses at Ottajano, where fifty
corpses have already been found 1t
Is believed that there are still many
10 be recovered.