THE VESUVIUS HORROR.

Lake County Press, Issue 2118, 17 May 1906, Page 5

THE VESUVIUS HORROR.

Files by tho Ortona givo an interesting account of the carlior stages of tho Vesuvius outbreak. At ono period of the eruption enormous quantities of salt blanched tho country for miles around tho mountain. This was followed by an eruption of sulphur, which painted tho country yellow. From the crater poured immense columns of smoke, and rod-hot stone and debris were hurled high in the air. It was a magnificent spectacle. Soldiers under tho command of the Duke D'Aosta did magnificent work. They removed the sick, wont to unearth the dead where houses were tottering, comforted the dying, and buried tho dead. Terrible scones were witnessed at Ottajamo and other places nearest the volcano, which overwhelmed them with la'*a and debris. The position of the bodies recovered showed they had suffered great fear from death, tho faces retaining a look of terror. The last accounts stated that there were .110 dou-l bodies. Many of the injured together 200 were buried in tho ruins.