Show VEIL tIL OF SAINT EXPECTED TO STOP FLOW OF LAVA Church Dignitary Promises tt t Bring Relic Upon Which Peasants Depend to Curb Angry Humor of Mt Aetna FOUR NEW CRATERS OPEN IN DANGEROUS VOLCANO People Flee in Wild Terror From the Advancing Flood of Mol Molten Molten Molten ten Rock That Is Bringing Death and Desolation TROOPS AID DISTRESSED I ATAXIA Sicily March 25 Aetna I C Ull still is III angry ango From Prom the tUe top of the old crater volumes volume of white bite are tanning issuIng Is tonight while from the new craters that have formed Inin Jain in Is I IssUing and large incandescent masses are ore exploding explodIng ing lug with loud detonations and anil ernie sloaN lonH of black From Froni Catania and along the railway surrounding Aetna Acton of per eons are arc watching the progress of the eruption The streams of In lava 1111 a already bm have bue e nr r rII linseed II in volume those of the eruption of 1892 but hIlt changing their courses just Nicolosi l lie II they the reached Belpasso and they the have bae followed the thc main roads rund those to two villages which have thus far escaped destruction The people are ore still fearful tearful but in both soldiers arc ure encamped In la Inthe lathe Inthe the squares to avert a II panic while he the mayor major and parish priests priest are minister ministering ing lug to the needy Cardinal Francisca Nava who re ye returned returned turned today to the scene scone of the eruption eruption eruption tion promised to bring back to the peo people people pie ot or and Belpasso the veil of St S1 Agatha which they thoy believe has the power to stop the advancing lava Pro Professor Professor fessor Ricco director of the observatory observatory observatory tory on the volcano despite a narrow escape from death eath today has returned I Ito to the lava fields To those who ad advised advised I prudence he replied My post is there Frank A Perrett of Brooklyn N Y who Is attached to the Royal observatory tory tor on ott Mount Vesuvius arrived here today and went Immediately to the scene of the eruption An official report on the volcanic dis disturbances disturbances disturbances in the Mount Aetna district made public this forenoon while con confirming confirming confirming firming the gravity of the situation holds out the hope that the worst is over The craters that may be prop properly properly properly erly described as new appear to be Ire only four tour in number These have opened at atthe atthe atthe the foot Coot of Mount Castellazzo four miles In an air line from the summit of or Mount Aetna People Are Terrified One of these craters Is at a spot called Tasca This is not throwing out much lava but is ia the noisiest of the four and its loud detonations are chief chiefly chiefly chiefly ly responsible for the terror of the pop population population for miles nilles around A second crater is feet teet above in l a place called Volta Amo This Is feet Ceet Continued on Page Two VEil OF 0 SAINT IS EXPECTED TO STOP flOW I OF LAVA Continued from Page P ge One above the t e sea and the most active of ot ottle the tle openings emitting the greatest amount of at Incandescent matter At Tasca Arena is a third break also very active and near it is the fourth show showing showing showing ing a less serious eruption The four streams emitted from these craters have united at the toot foot of at Mount Castena Castellazzo o and formed a great reat river of at lava that is bringing death and mc desolation into the invaded ded districts Plants trees whole vineyards and l or orchards orchards orchards have hava been destroyed by the con consuming consuming consuming suming flood This morning the lava Java river had extended nine miles s from its Ita source Even In this city there was little sleep for anyone last night The greatest anxiety was felt for friends and relatives and their property interests inter interests Interests ests in the threatened districts by those who well know the possibilities of at the toe disaster In the path of the advancing flood the people are n great terror and thou thousands thousands sands had abandoned their homes homel at daylight The roaring pf of If Mount Aetna Ae na continued 1 without interruption today and a rain of ot cinders fell for miles around Homes of If Peasants Destroyed Several Sever 1 houses of peasants already have been destroyed and It is III feared fe rod that if the tha flow does doel not cease soon the flood will enter Borello Caravans of ot peasants carrying all aU their household goods and all of at their transportable pos poa possessions possessions sessions are moving to places of safety In their distress they present a pathetic sight Bight At many homes the molten mass has entered the cisterns and caused destructive de destructive explosions During the last hours the t e emission of lava lva it is estimated has amounted to cubic yards Professor Ricco director of the Mount Aetna observatory advancing too far tar Into the disturbed zone one today was caught in a storm of cinders and smoke and forced to flee for his life lite Troops have been blen ordered into the vicinity and volunteers from neigh neighboring neighboring neighboring boring villages have come to the aid of the distressed After reaching tho valley the lava flood widened but diminished in velocity ty and this afternoon tho the hope that the he were decreasing in volume was strengthened News From Volcano Mr arrived at this afternoon and sent the following telegram tele telegram telegram gram to Catania The great eruption continues with unabated violence The craters constantly are throwing out liquid fire tire and rock to a height of twenty meters It is a Q magnificent though terrifying spectacle The lava has flowed ten kilometers about seven miles In two days The lower end of the stream is two hundred meters broad and five meters meter high The stream is advancing sixty meters per hour destroying vineyards and houses housos Enormous damage to property has been done The Alpine clubs refuge has been destroyed The lava will reach and partly destroy and Bel Belpasso Be Belpasso passo pas so within three days if it present con conditions conditions conditions continue is in dan danger dangel danger ger gel There is now little smoke from the eruption The Central crater is Inactive but there are prolonged rum rumblings rumblings from within I have measured the tho surface tempera temperature temperature temperature ture at the lower end of the lava stream and it registers degrees centigrade The lava Java does not form a crust around trees but Ignites them Crowds of visitors are enjoying the wonderful spectacle The present eruption is the sequel tp the abortive outbreak In April 1908 and was ex expected and even predicted I hope soon to visit the tho mouths that have not as yet et been visited by any anyone anYone anyone one The Tho entire path of the ascent of the he volcano is covered with burning lava ava in some places shallow and others deep It is meters broad The final result of ot the eruption cannot be pre predicted predicted predicted all depending upon the dura duration duration duration tion of at the phenomenon The latest ob observations observations show a slight reduction in inthe Inthe Inthe the intensity of ot the eruption King Will Go to Scene Rome March 25 King Victor Em Km Emmanual Emmanuel manuel manual today expressed his intention to go o Into the territory threatened by bythe bythe bythe the volcanic eruptions In tn the th vicinity of Mount Aetna to direct the work of ot succor encourage and share the danger of his subjects If the gravity of ot the eruptions continued Premier Sonnino who is sUn still acting pending the choice of or his successor in office Instructed the prefect of ot police of ot Catania today to use all aU the means in his its power to afford aid to the people suffering by reason of ot the eruptions At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time the minister of war or ordered ordered ordered dered troops sent to the scene to assist the he mayors of the villages In tn maintain maintaining ing order ordet o der and saving property This city is la crowded with visitors Moro More than tourists including a large arge number of Americans Americana are here hero Today many of these thesa started south to witness the eruptions The pope has received a report pf the situation from Cardinal Nava about Catania who yes yesterday I arday visited Nicolosi and the vicinity The cardinal describes the desolation of ot he the stricken districts the great tea fear pf of t the population and the comfort received from the faith as manifested In public prayers and processions |