Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-24


OF vegetation. which the next eruption will deyonE
and LASTLY. you reach the "Herm,tage." sur.uund.
81 on all sides. Sve ono, BY tho lava oil79I, 1910.
1918. aud 1922. Here you aligh;. AMI enter a re-
gion OF chlos. No M IRE trees, vegetation. birds. or
insects are To be seen. Every thing is dark. briSt
ling with points. rent into aoep sni rugged irac-
lures. covered with scOril. of a sulphuro-, smell
which tear your feet before they burn them. You.
are upw at the foot of the cone; all that rem tins to
he done - 10 ascend vertically along the external
sidcs Of the volcano. hllting on your way To- cast a
glance at a lateral plateau. called l. ) Jmnn. which
was. NJ doubJ.pt one true the main fIcIs Of vesu.
vius.
II yuir hear, has no failed you along this ladder
Of dt,ed lava, you will reach the top 1t the volcano
in Ihrec-qulrtrrs OF an hour. re- tue sight begins
II terrible. original. aud mex ycctcd one. nuiwith. I
Standing all the deScIi puphs gwen Of n. Imagine
a fun ol five hundred metres deep. whose upper
edges present iunumcrIO!e trcvices. whilst from The
loNcr part rise clouis Ut sulpIuious vappr. winch
escape by mum Jerless aprrtures. bOrdcred with
dust "f a lively orange color. u You stop Ia admire
IN the distance the city OF Naples softly spreading
round the guilt, md at your feet the evcr-srnpking
crater. Won feel tho fire penetrating your boots. AMI
the guide will urge YOU 10 walk, IN order Ia AVOID
acct leui'. TIE grOlll, whrn sirD1.ly struck,
yield. = G ri1'u rnetlllie siuri. AL - yoI go round
The m 'untain yOu rnsci with z pins nPcriures. nj
the hntio.n OF when burns u roI ani htish fame.
| have plunged into one OF these pisa l1n. chesnn'-
tree tick. fresh cut. an covered wIIh II, slii mos;
bark. ard II has instantly caught IRE. A~y0u kncel
he.irc hos, internal gates to ,S'c:tIiu their depth.
YOU distinctly p 'rrcivc within bIud-rc tch the himr
bonding upon ITSELF dense, quiet, tni almost linIiI:
% dISch1rgrs cloudS ut S%IlphuTC Irtl gas. which
oNciin q COACH, aud snon compel the observer tn
out ia" spit. The grrIui. a such a utnr can be
gwen To the dungeons IL Or winch cuvcrs lhr orr
tic ui the Vol-aun. - sire we wth gay lava, ashes.
melting sulph n. AMI pyrtc Substances. whence g..
capcs. at inIerviI,, a white surkr. yhich G 81,
7 1900 aa.a. HN N.a.- ,HLN .H 60. .t... ..A-
ont rclnct,nre from that awful scene. q e can
scarcely conceive how that crl;g =. So narrow in IS
lower part, has vOmiied heais of lava large enough
To- form a mIuntIiu four times rs bulky as the We.
suv.rs itself. without mentioning the ashes, small
pebbles. aud mIss,s of boiling water Nhlch the
wutd has sometimes CARRIE To enormous distances.
notwithstanding It's 10 ,riul aspect. thc Nrsuyius
may ~ crsIly approached even when IT. crup'ionS
take place. The lava itself. whose progress is -
tirmidlble and inlSN'bic. 1Ivanccs with extreme
s~lpNnesS. OIc hl' lane To avnid or H. bcinrc a..
The slightest obstacle stops II; il turns round ohj.cis
burns them II they he ruiur.s Ip'e, AMI envelopes
AMI p]-triies Them rs 1t c,ols. al they he No 81
t. Thus II Is that the city of iisrJulaIeun has Sccn
{ sealed in;n 4 semi-metailIc mass, aud, IS Il Nerc.
@ east la the lava which nnA coVcrsu. Puupcii ha,
I disappeared under a discharge fnun NpsuvIus, an.
r der q shower Of ashes aul little stones which have
{ gradually though rapid y covered IL. Just as certain
|, Alpine villages d~isrpprar beneath the snow in our
severe winters. Such Is the reason why 81 much
p mncy is been e~NpenIcl ~ uIruS"rIIS huta f. ;
+. anal parts Of llnrCullncum. namely. II, theatre
, which continues hal in utter dIgSness; whilst a
r thrri plrl of PImpeii IN. he cleared. exhIbiIs il.
self Ia The open shy, anil readers rs emp riry
{ with It's inhabitants. Let rs. therefore, hasten down
%. the Vas ivius and view its ravlges, which have
+, been m,rlculonsly preserved for rs IN lis whole
Il. splcnior. a city of thirty ia ,usIud souls Ouricd Tor
p eighteen hundred year, past.
i. lIcrculaneum aud p 'mp-ii seem both very dis.
1fapf Trfn III. I.rts n L,-.y,,- nj. --
ssIaraiad from It b. inhabitants AMI cultivated
spaces which have b'cl conquered from the lava
an recovered from IA, volcano. Tao village o.
forI!cr - bail; upIn TIA r-ots of the first Of tn isc
iw' cities. which was p%rirIied OF the day of lis
, deIth, arI int u the ISmh oi which one drscends As
mic 4 mine, b. a SORT OF ,hlli. end NJ Al thc theatre
where, 1t - couJocturol, The NH rhiiunis were a.
e se'n)!ed when The crlP,ioI surprised them. IL
' was IN 1861 th't Tho rams of the cry made their
appearance for the first time in an excavation made
= at random. which was resumed IN 1920. and final
!, ly organized in 1888 with adrsirIblc success. The
discovery OF ihe theatre and oicvcry thing else ha,
g taken place since that period. The theatre i, of
Greek architecture, II - omamcntel with a fine
: front, and With marble columns standing on the
4 stage itself. The spectators Occumc tN~u5y-pnc row,
5 OF s'eiS. wiih u gallery abJSs ehoelIIshcd with
. bronze statues.
Ohe can still dlsiin suish the places allotted ia
( The m g siraies. The scene behind which ilie actors
wii1drew. and \ nUmhgr al Objects which excite IN
the traveller mingled a-Onisimcnt aud cm1ilon-
lhcrc are ais' at HsnrhIan,um a forum surronn.
hed Win PorIicoes and temples. which are almo,,
all OF them damaged. snI u grpl " IA old rnsfy IRON
bars 10 which the prisoners wrrc chrined-a mel.
anch"iy feature of oil tunes an places. and \
rnoloionons emblem Of hum IN Soripiy at all periods.
Us YOU leave those cIca ,atinns, which have rs vel
made lEtle progress, AMI cannot be much exipudr J
with 'nt eliingerIng the slleIy OF Ppuic!. Won d -.
lncl!y perceive several strata of lava. pr,ying be.
EOpd A a tuhI that II.r.nl,n.,r, - =.
repeated erupiiOns OF esuvius.
The difficulty of carrying on the excavations nj
80 great a depth, and under the very iourdaii,nso of
a new Town. hns caused the RUNS uf IL .rculanerm
to tie almost abandoned Tor ihlse OF Punpeii which
presents Tar more striking interest Al IIprculau.
cum there are only caIlcom1s. At Pompcr the
Rom ms entirely revive; the h buses stand and nre
FURNISHED and Ornamente,i with pictIre.que min.
lings, tho cellars are stocked rs well a. Inc tables;
in mnre than one dwelling The dinner has been
found on the table. and the skeletons of the guests
rOuni It, and then you enter everywhere on The
same hrnr; and rs tho ashes. which lie but a few
"a tres thick upon the ancient buildings. are clear.
ed, the town appears. us one come 10 lighi again
when the snow melus ~ mouulIiuous c1unIries-
You arrive by a suburb wirrily lined with Roman
,""lb'' ana walk over a Roman pavement worn out
by R'mIn vehicles; yOI may enter the ma; there
a'o the stables, with the rings 10 fasien horses; close
ny ~ the iarricr. with his sign over his dopr. Ifyou
y 'fANRH ~ VII tilA NIHNg
containing ashes, hair. and fragments of calci,ed
Dunes. Every where are displayed Inscriptions.
unaffected. ~digniicd, and touching. such rs tho
epitiph dedic tied by u woman IN her husband.
"S'rviliI. 10 the freud VI her soul" Let uz al.
vance; we are IN the town. 70 the right Of ibc rorc
W" hehnlG The grarduu s]r1lry.hu1 cut INTO the
siTne. Take the fOOiwtv. Er there mr.. Cr,,,v,ys
NJ P'npcr. X man loIt,NIys. with posts at intervals
o. boh sides. 6pi'yays wherein ono cclscs no, ro
gave On wheel uts. made eighteen hundred wear.
ago. '
Whom do yOl wish 10 be- taken to- Won b,vc
'u' 70 'PcHN-ihe n1m1s are written o. The dp,r
~ every h'uSe ~ large rcd letters. Here Il a., n
p'ihernys shop, with 70 -drug. % p',iaIs. with sur.
gIrnl m'irum"nis iuI b,slms suI yirIdip, n smell
i"re are Tar dIt re't things, D. ny futh, Enter
yon nave nothing 90 ieIr bot ! dare Mt tell yo,
"'ere y'n are. un's,, yoI have perceived IN. sig,
over The dor What think Won Of rp-,,J -,
ti " VS.
Let 10. then pay q Few visits; Nc ar- iu , baker.
sh'p. aud here o. rme n,wur rufd..oYa- -.
slon" sugar loh covered wit. ln crirg,i.brI ,I,g