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Show FLED FROM THEIR HOMES. Avalanche of Mud, Sand, Ashes and Cinders Come Down from Vesuvius. , Naples. Another disaster has occurred oc-curred In tho Vesuvius region. Torrents Tor-rents of rnln fell, accompanied by n heavy galo of wind, causing largo avalanches ava-lanches of mud, sand, ashes and cinders cin-ders to fall' over Somma and Santa Anastatla, destroying bridges, blocking block-ing tho roads, flooding many habitations, habita-tions, Interrupting communication by telegraph and carrying away portions of tho railway. Troops and military wagons wore hurriedly dispatched to tho assistance of tho sufferers. Tho inhabitants of tho stricken places mentioned woro nwakenod by a roaring, rushing sound, which was absolutely ab-solutely now to them, nnd on running out of their houses thoy found their property threatened by tho fall of avalanches ava-lanches of sand, ashes, etc. Their terror ter-ror was extreme. Tho women and children fled, screaming with fright. Into tho open country, hut in sp.lto of tho avalanches, floods nnd gales, no loss of llfo had been reported. |