Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-25
II IS NOW TEN MILES LONG.
IN MANY Homes Molten Mass Has
Reached Cisterns, Caus-
ina Explosions.
o.,vt, Of situation Officially Con-
s.mc,l-Some Hope That Worst Is
o,er-Troops ordered to Scene.

rsmnia. sicily. March 25.-An Of
e.l.. reuort ON the volcanic distur-
t.-rss I'm .ho Mount Etna district
made pubHc this afternoon, while con-
orrirg the gravity Of the situation,
n,f5s ONT the hope that the worst is
o,er The craters that may be properly
d..eribed as now appear 10 be only
fc.r iu number These have opened at
enc foot of Mount Castellazzo. four
mills i'm an air line from the summit
Of Mount Etna
one of these craters is al spot
called Tasca Albanelu. This Is not
tbrowinr out much lava but is the
poisIest of the four and It's loud de-
donations are chiefly responsible for
the terror OF the population for miles
around A second crater is 600 feet
,bo,. I'm a place called Volta Sangirol
smo. This is 1000 feet above the sea
and the most active Of the openings
emitting the greatest amount OF in-
candescent matter AT Tasca Arena is
"a third break. also very active, and
near IL is the fourth, showing a less
serious eruption.
The four streams emitted from these
craters have united at the foot Of
Mount Caslcllazzp and formed a great
river OF lava that is bringing death
and desoleuon into the invaded dis
uic.s Plants. trees. whole vineyards
and orchards have been destroyed by
the consuming Hood This morning the
lava river had extended nine miles
from lts source.
Sven DO lhis city there was little
sieen for anyone last night The
greatest anxiety was felt for friends
and relatives and their property in
teresa IN the threatened districts by
those Who wen know the possibilities
OF the disaster
In the path OF the advancing hood
the people are In great terror and
thousands had abandoned their homes
cd daylight The roaring Of Mount
Etna continued without interruption
today and a rain Of cinders fell foy
miles around Several houses OF peas
ants already have been destroyed and
So is feared that II the flow does not
cease soon the food will enter Borre,lo.
Caravans OF peasants carrying all their
household goods and all OF their trans
portable possessions arc moving 20
places OF safety In their distress they
present a pathetic sight At many
homes the molten mass has entered The
Csterns and caused destructive eNplo-
SI0us
During the last As hours the emission
of lava. BE- is estimated. has amounted
% 100000 cubic yards.
Prof Ricco. director OF the Mount
Etna observatory advancing too far
into Che disturbed zone today was
caught IN storm OF cindcrs and smoke
IND forced 90 Zee for his life
Troops have been ordered into the
vicinity and volunteers from neighbOr-
ile villages have come 10 the aid Of
the distressed
After reaching the valley the lava
food widencd but diminished in vcloc-
Soy and this afternoon the hope that the
ouptious were decreasing in volume
was strengthened
The project Of Catania. returning
fiom The scene. said.
u have witnessed spectacle OF
desoIation and ruin which only those
WHO saw the eruption of Vosuvius ih
lso6 can imagine. The present erup-
ZION can be compared 10 no other