The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
FLOODS KILL SCORES
BY BAY Of NAPLES
Cloudburst Accompanies an
Eruption of Mount
veSuviuS.
ISCHIAN TOWNS IN RUINS
Disasters Near Salerno Too
italian Wsrships to
the Rescue.
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plete r"Turis have reached the Minister
% The Interior all dAy regarding great
! disaster ~ ~ hIa 'hr capital II the island
81 Isrhia sixteen miles southwest II
J Naples ~ the Mediterranean Many
| lives appear - have been lost there and
| elsewhere
! Even the nature of the calamity - vague
B kilograms from various points on the
mainland south e Naples Indicate that
| the disastrous rnBdiuun- were vide
: spread. I'M whether the shores have
/ been swept by a tidal wave which was
| coupled with an outbreak - Noun, We
! suvius or whether the damage j. due T."
! torrentiaI rains and cloudbursts simply
! simultaneously With the volcanic action
| remains uncertain
A. soon a. the first news came from
Naples " the disaster at ISohlA torpedo
boats were sent from Naples To- Isohia
To- ascertain The situation and render
assistance Telegraph and cable conner
/ ton between l-cha and Naples - broken
telegram received ~ Naples ~
O'Clock IA the afternoon from Procida. an
! island northeast ~ Isch,a reports that
the town 81 Cassamicciola. town in the
| latter island was partly DESTROYED dur
| ing last nj ght owing 10 heavy rains which
washed away tho wooden undsrpinuing
% the wooden houses winch had been
! built ,or m" purpose ~ resisting earth
/ quAkr-
/ The Project 81 Naples wired that h..
had heard from the captain 81 n steam.
ship that a terrific storm struck the isla nd
Of Ischla One story said Il caused great
damage 20 property. but that there were
no fatalities another report .ard ;na'
a. least vs. p.rsons were drown-u The
Project said he had de~pa'ched troops
to l~chla to undertake the work Of rasCua
The Mayor ~ Casan lCciola telegram
Later to the prefsct Of police hs-. that
ClsamiccIoH has been destroyed To.
Telegram added that 'hsTe are many
victims and that help ~ urgently needle I
A. - RESULT ~ thus plea the Governmsrt
has SEM a h"..i ~ WarshIJ- consisting 81
thre. baIt'eShIps and four "rIS.rs win
instructions 10 hurry 20 the seen. Of ih.
disaster with all provisions and food
available Troops also have been hurried
1 to N. stricken cav
Word comes that ~ ~ not likely that
there are any Americans among tho
victims Of ths. disaster SOtns late a..
vices Indicate that the hotels az Casamic-
ciola are empty owing 10 the prevalence
Of cholera AZ Maple They also Aay that
the food damage ~ confined - the ,i--
striiction 81 wooden houses. which are
occupied nv peasants
The only American known 20 have heen
IN CasamlrcIola - late ~ ia. painter
Rohe-t Hale. who comes from ~ Paul
Mimi and who IN -,id 10 hav. left tn.
town several DAYS ago
Snll later d.spI tche- only confirm the
great loss Of M. following what ~ de
scrih.d 10 the terrific rainfall along me
slopes Of N"suvius II 10 now stated that
IN. foods resulted ia the washing away
of thousands Of tons ~ lava and ashes
which had accumulated along IN" rr.-ts
Of the mountain sine" he last eruption
/ Floods are reported al IeiAra Amalii
and other places In the n~!ghhorhoOd
Of Salerno there haV" bs'~n numerous
deaths Accurat. news from I-chla ~
still awaited but unysrifi"d reports from
: there Indicate that h. loss Of life ia the
| island has been very heavy Their. ~
r1Imor that hundreds ~ lives have been
lost ~ CaSamicciola
NAPIFs oct % Then. was a sever.
! CloudburSf over the Bav 81 Naples dur
| ing the night II ~ b-l,.y"d that there
! was also a tidal wave The sea heayed
] Violently. and even large steamships ~
/ IN. bav were affected A. the Sam- i'm.
! Nesuyiuz emitted streams 81 mud. aud
two families Ner" buried ~ Tore ds
Greco n the foot 81 III" mountain Five
bodies have been recovered
! I OeA 81 lie ~ also rero ~ - from etaTa.
on the Gun ~ Salernu
Great damage was done a. R--rnl
which was brIilt on the RUNS 81 Herou-
laneum. a. we'll ~ at Tore del Greco
A street ~ the latter town was alnnst
completely destroyed The authorities
and troops are working h"ruicIlly Ia res
cue the injured
A food IN Naples supposed 20 be- due 10
heavy rains caused tho walls - several
,Iilding- q" COLLAPSE. The damage was
slight
News has been received here from fhs
island ~ Isrhia which leads thr aufhOri-
Ices "a fear that great damage was done
by ~. tidal wave ~ tasanIccIola and
Irchia on that ISlaud
The population ~ IN" town ~ l~chih
10 betU $3.50 and iDD IN" island 10
about sixteen mil"' southwest ~ Naples
ard ~ about twenty miles ~ Clrcum-
f.-en6e n" population of ~" island
sns % sol ~ 1871 Tn" .rilr" island IN ~
volcanic origin II - low ~ most PARTS.
Monte Fpomeo. IN extinct volranO. rising
.bo,tt . ~, fee nigh dominating the
Who'll. ISLAND
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