Volume 10, Issue 45
25 August, 79 AD
THE ROMAN REPORTER
DISASTER AT POMPEII
Mt. Vesuvius’
Warning
Mt. Vesuvius Erupts
Mt. Vesuvius lies 5 miles from
the quaint vacation spot of
Pompeii. In 69AD, Vesuvius
produced warning gurgles,
foreshadowing a future
catastrophe on the horizon.
However, more vacationers and
habitants flocked to the
beautifully damned city.
Survivor of
Eruption Tells Her
Tale
Apollonia, a 20 year old artisan
and survivor, reported that “hell
arose to earth… Satan was
collecting the souls of the
damned.” After showing us the
burned pads of her feet and
legs, Apollonia continued to
describe the scene. “The world
grew dark, the air was thick
with ash, making it impossible
to breathe. The ground was
hotter than a stove, burning my
feet through my sandals. I
jumped into the Bay and swam
for my life.” If any citizens
have information regarding
Apollonia’s family, Paolo and
Vicenza Castanza, please come
to the newspaper headquarters
in Rome.
Lorum Ipsum Dolor
Hell on Earth- a cloud of ash and debris consumes the city
25th August, 79 A.D.
By Tatum Menake
Yesterday, it was a beautiful sunny morning in Pompeii.
Vacationers were sunbathing on the Bay of Naples and soaking in
the beauty. However, this was only the calm before the storm of
Biblical proportions. Mt. Vesuvius fired hot lava, pumice and
rocks into the heavens, bringing down rains of ash and gaseous
death. Of the 20,000 habitants of Pompeii, it is estimated that
2,000 people lost their lives.
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A Message from the
Emperor
Emperor Vespasian urges
survivors of the event to report
to Rome and file a missing
person’s report for their
missing family members rather
than venture back into the city
to search for them. The danger
in Pompeii is still unknown,
and Roman soldiers will be
dispatched to search and rescue
any survivors.
Missing Persons
Carla Vespucci
Adolphus Linguine
Marcus Valente
Alessandro Vespucci
Giuseppe Castronuova
Gianni Russo.
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At approximately 5:30 p.m., ash escaped the volcano, striking as a
warning of the carnage that was to come. At that point, some
evacuated while others, too stunned to move, fell victim to the
gasses and ash-clogged air, dying immediately. The city
evacuation bells were chiming uncontrollably, horses broke free of
their reigns and galloped around the city, children wailed and
mothers sobbed.
At approximately 7:30 p.m. the real devastation took place when
the hot lava came rolling down the volcano’s sides and into the
city. With the ash raining down while the lava infiltrated the city,
escape seemed almost impossible.
Pliny the Younger, a writer and eye witness from across the Bay in
Misenum, reported that “ It was not clear at that distance from
which mountain the cloud was rising (it was afterwards known to
be Vesuvius); its general appearance can best be expressed as
being like an umbrella pine, for it rose to a great height on a sort
of trunk and then split off into branches, I imagine because it was
thrust upwards by the first blast and then left unsupported as the
pressure subsided, or else it was borne down by its own weight so
that it spread out and gradually dispersed…. I believed I was
perishing with the world and the world with me!”
Roman officials plan to send soldiers to the ruined city to help
with the search and rescue of survivors. The City of Pompeii has
been buried in ash and dust, and now will serve as a cautionary
tale for generations to come.
Salvatore Ferrari.
Domenica Cancio.
Vincenza Bianchi.
Lucia Alfonsi.
Antonio Romano.
Paolo Colombo.
Concetta Ricci.
A family buried by lava.
Lorum Ipsum Dolor
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