Torre del Greco

Some of the residents of rubber, Portici, Torre del Greco in horror watching every movement of the fiery river, is threatened by the fact that other place, while others lay motionless on the altar, praying for salvation. Suddenly, the lava rushed to rubber and Portici. In Torre del Greco entire population rushed into the church, thanking God for salvation in an outburst of joy they forgot about the inevitable death that awaited their neighbors. But the lava meets on his way deep ditch, changes direction and tends to the poor Torre del Greco, who fancied himself saved. Fire flow with renewed fury, rushes through the steep slopes and no fractions on the sleeves, reaches flourishing city in the form of the river in 2000 feet wide. All the eighteen thousandth people rushed to the sea, looking for there salvation. From coast to be seen as the lava over the roofs of flooded homes it rose columns of black smoke and huge flames, like lightning. With the noise of falling palaces and churches, and scary mountain thundered. Lava burst from the volcano at 11 o'clock at night, and at 5 am the town of Torre del Greco was not. At 6 hours burning mass was held four Italian miles with a rapidity unknown in the history of Vesuvius. Even the sea was powerless to stop it, the lower parts of lava flows in the water froze and the top flew over them. Long distance water is boiling, and cook fish without counting floated on its surface. Came the next day. The fire is no longer tried to escape from the crater, but was not visible and the mountains. Thick black cloud was lying over her dark veil and spread out over the bay and the sea. In Naples and its suburbs falling ashes, and he covered with grass and trees, houses and streets. The sun was devoid of luster and light, and the day was like the twilight of the dawn. Only in the far west could see a streak of light, and the gloomier seemed darkness enveloping the city ... Horror became unbearable. Killed by fear and anguish, the Neapolitans would appease the angry sky solemn procession. With a cross in his hands noisily walked the streets the crowds; noble families of Naples and the adjacent silent procession with a heavy sigh, went for a cross. Among the people rumored that everything touched ash contaminated breath of death, many with a dull despair, looked at an imaginary gybel rich gardens. The government a lot of sweat to dispel this fear and to prove the harmlessness of the components of ash.