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Show AETNA AGAIN ACTIVE NEW OUTBURST OF HISTORIC VOLCANO ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE EARTH 8H0CKS. Populace of Adjoining Villages Are Terror Stricken Many Homes Having Hav-ing Been Burled Under Mass of Moving Lava. Castanla, Sicily. Mount Aetna Is again In a stnto of violent activity. A pronounced movement within the crnter bogan Wednesday night, steadily stead-ily Increased In volume, and tho gravest grav-est fears aro entertained of tho results re-sults It tho activity continues In Us present form. Tho lava flow had already reached tho vineyards above San Leo and Rl-nnzzo, Rl-nnzzo, sovon miles from tho crater, nnd had burled many peasant houses. It camo In aovornl streams and united in ono great mass about 20 feet high and 1,500 feet wide. Its velocity was estimated at thrco to four feet a minute, min-ute, vnrylng according to the condition of the ground. The populnce, terror-stricken, are fleeing from their homes. There have been fifty earth shocks, and there Is a continuous vibration and trembling for many miles. Everywhere the villagers villag-ers aro carrying Images In procession and aro Imploring mercy. Twelvo new craters havo been opened up. |