The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-13
Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Etna, and
Mt. Stromboli in Italy
Are Violent
EARTHQUAKES FELT
AT BRINDISI
According to Dispatches the
Residents Are Fleeing
for Their Lives

Naples, Aug. l3.--Vcsuvius, Etna and
Stromboli, three of the worlds greatest
volcanoes, have suddenly become active
and are belching forth great clouds OF
steam and smoke.
Streams of lava are pouring down the
eastern slope of Mount Etna from two
new craters, threatening the destruction
Of Sicilian villages.
The people OF Naples, of Nessina ana
other Sicilian towns are In state OF
terror.
Severe earthquake shocks have been
felt at laramie and Brindisi, in southern
Italy, according to dispatches received
here yesterday, increasing the fear mere
that gigantic earth disturbance Is about
to shake Italy, though Naples scientists
are trying to reassure the public. The
first earth tremor was felt at Brindisi at
3 o'clock on Tuesday morning, followed
by nine others. 1t was estimated that
the center of disturbance was l25 miles
from Brindisi. The meteorological APP
paratus at Vesuyius observatory was
wrecked by earth tremors Wednesday.
En- route from Athens to Naples aboard
the Greek steamer Adriaticus, CORE
spondent witnessed the reawakening OF
the three great Italian volcanoes. Pass
ing through the 1onian sea, the smoke
pouring from Mount 4Etna was visible
for miles. The top of the great cone,
standing two miles above the sea, was
shrouded in a thick cap of smoke and
steam.
New Craters on Etna.
Dispatches from Catania yesterday said
that two new eraters have been opened
on Mount .Ftns, on the eastern side,
and that thick stream of lava is pour
ing down the slopes, threatening the de-
struction of Casino del Inglese. The peo-
pie OF Catania, often visited by destruc-
tive outpourings of lava, are fiocklng to
their church TO implore divine protection.
Messina, 60 miles northeast OF the
great volcano and the scene OF the great
est earthquake disaster in history, IS
greatly alarmed. The population is
clamoring for the traditional procession
OF the Madonna Della Lettera, which
has so often saved the city from Htnats
wrath, according TO popular belief.
Stromboli, rising 5000 feet above the
sea on one of the Lipari islands, was
giving forth an angry stream OF lava
that poured into the sea and spouting
forth a thin dust of ashes and flames as
the Adriatirus steamed northward. So
far as we could ascertain through smoke
haze that oyerhlmg the sea, none OF the
small villages at its base had been
harmed.
The heavy yapors from Nesuvius cloud
ed the Bay OF Naples yesterday. Resi-
dents Of some of the small villages near
the base of the volcano are docking into
Naples carrying their household goods
strapped across their backs.
yesuvius. standing on the east side OF
the BAY Of Naples, has not been active
since 1906. Its most violent eruptions
included that of the year 70, destroying
pompeii. Herculsneum and Stabiae; the
eruption of 1881, overwhelming five
towns. and that OF 1872.
Mount .Etna lies on the northeast side
of Sicily, near the coast and about 20
miles from Gatania. II has been in &C
tive eruption about so times, the erup-
ton Of 1893 killing about 10000 persons.
Mount .Etn& has not been active since
1892.
Stromboli is on the island Of the same
name in the Mediterranean, of the north
coast OF Sicily. Since il was first known
20 historians Stromboli has belched forth
lava al intervals Of few years.
The last serious eruption Of Nesuyius
began in the first week Of April, 1906,
and lasted over a week, reaching its
height on April Q. when hundreds of lives
were lost. Several large towns were COM
pletely destroyed by the flow Of lava
md thousands of acres Of cultivated land
were ruined.
The greatest disaster in history caused
bv disturbances Of the earth's crust came
on Dec. 2s. zoos, when Messina and -
cities in Sicily and the southern end Of
italy were destroyed by an earthquake
followed BY an immense tidal wave The
loss Of life was estimated 10 be l64,s50.
on Jan. 4. 1915. an earthquake devas.
taied the central Italian towns, center
ING around Avezzano. 80 miicss east Of
Rome. The list Of dead was said 20
number 2o.ooo, and fully 10000 were IN
jured.