The landslip at Naples: scene of the disaster, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by M. Bermond, showing '...the entire elevation of the mountain, with the debris which now obstructs the road and cuts off all communication between the eastern and western portions of the to a height of 270 enormous mass of earth and building hangs over the street Tuesday night a vast portion of the mountain was detached from it, and, together with the heavy mason-work, fell on the houses lying is not yet known how many persons lie beneath the ruined h
The landslip at Naples: scene of the disaster, 1868. Engraving from a photograph by M. Bermond, showing '...the entire elevation of the mountain, with the debris which now obstructs the road and cuts off all communication between the eastern and western portions of the to a height of 270 enormous mass of earth and building hangs over the street Tuesday night a vast portion of the mountain was detached from it, and, together with the heavy mason-work, fell on the houses lying is not yet known how many persons lie beneath the ruined Zampari, an engineer in the Royal Corps of Miners, is trying to bore a tunnel from Santa Lucia to the cellars of the is a work of great danger. The wine-shop was usually much frequented by soldiers and sailors at the hour when the disaster occurred, and it is believed that many were there on that all probability both rain and volcanic action are the causes of the calamity. For nearly three months Naples has been rocking with any persons were there they must have all is little expectation of saving are at least twenty persons missing'. From "Illustrated London News", 1868.
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