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cities east of the mountain, and with fire companies, carabinieri, and 

 the numerous refugees did excellent work in rescuing the wounded 

 and in digging out the railway. Artillery wagons loaded with bread 

 supphed the homeless who still remained in the partly buried cities. 

 By the 15th railway communications had been established between 

 Naples and Ottaiano. 



In Naples the roof of the market of Monte Oliveto and a few 

 other poorly constructed houses collapsed from the weight of ash. 



Bay of Naplci 



Fig. 3. — Diagram to illustrate the courses of air currents and of projectiles near 

 Vesuvius during the grand stage of the recent eruption. 



in the iirst mentioned instance with considerable loss of hfe. The 

 principal inconvenience to the people from the falling cinder was 

 to the eyes, which had to be protected with glasses, celluloid plates, 

 or some other device ; and of people of the better class upon the streets 

 the greater number carried extended umbrellas for better protection. 

 For a number of days, and until a shifting wind again brought the 

 bright sunlight, the streets were occupied by religious processions 

 following efhgies or pictures of San Gennaro, the patron of the city. 

 In contrast with the eruption of 1872, the late outburst offered 

 little opportunity for observing its developments. The constantly 

 shifting light winds kept Naples and nearly, the whole western and 

 northern circumvesuvian country shrouded in ash for most of the 



