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Show MT. VESUVIUS AOAJ ACTIVE Repetition of Disaster of 1906 Is Feared Inhabitants Greatly Alarmed. Naples, via Rome. Nov. 2, 11' 47, a m Mount Vesuvius is again motion, mo-tion, and the inhabitants in ils vicinity vicin-ity have become greatly alarmed. On Sunday special prayers were made and processions of people went to favored shrines a6 a repetition of the disaster of 1906 Is feared The activity of the volcano first became be-came manifest by deep detonations and rumblings. This as followed by gigantic columns of Bmok and soon thereafter an abundant eruption of lava began The last serious eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred in tin spring oi 1906 Several villages were destroyed and the property loss was estimated at $201000,000. About 500 peraom were killed and 50,000 were rendered homeless Many nations, especially the United States, sent, aid to the sufferers. There have been several eruplious since 1906 but all were of a minor cnaracter and no serious losses resulted. |