Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-09-01
Description OF Poaaspeli.

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Pompeii is getting daily disencumber
ed, and very considerable part of this
Grecian city unveiled. We entered BY
the Appian way, through narrow street
of marble tombs. beautifully executed,
with the names of the deceased plain AMI
lcgible. We looked into the coIumbarv
below that of Marius Arious Diomedes,
and perceived jars containing the ashes
of the dead, with small lamp at the gate
we perceived sentrv-box, in which the
skeleton of soldier was found, with a
lamp in his hand proceeding up the street
beyond the gate, we went into several
streets, and entered into whst is called
coffee-house, the marks of the cups being
visible on the stone we came likewise,
to a tavern, and fonnd the sign mot a
very decent one) near the entrance
Tie streets are lined with public build
Ings and private houses most of which
have their original painted decorations
fresh and entire. The pavement of the
streets is much worn by carriage wheels,
and holes are cut through the side stones
for the purpose of fastening animals in
the market place--and, in certain situa-
give us rather an unfavorable idea of the
state Of the streets. We passed two beau
tiful little temples; went into a surgeons
house, III the operatIon-room OF which
chIrurgical instruments were found en-
tered an iron-monger's shop, where an
anvil and hammer were discovered
sculptor's and baker's-shop, in the latter
OF which may be seen an oven and grind
ing mills, like old Scotch querns. We
examined, likewise, an Oll-nan's shop,
and wine shop latel y opened where mo-
ney was found in the .ili; a school in
which was found a small pull phi, with steps
up to it, In the middle of the department.;
"a great theatre; temple of justice an
amphtheatre, about two hundred ans
twenty feet in length; various temples
a barrack for soldiers, the columns of
which are scribbled with their names and
tests; wells, cisterns, seats, triclinIums,
beautiful Mosaic; affairs, inscriptions, frag-
ments of statues and many other curious
remains of antiquity. Among the most
remarkable objects was an ancient wall,
with part of still more ancient marble
frieZe, tilt In it as a common stone and
stream, which has flowed under this
once subterraneous city long before It's
burial pipes, of rerra Gotta to convey
the water to the different streets; stocks
for prisoners, in one of which skeleton
was found. All these things incline one
almost to look for the inhabitants, and
wondel at the desolate silence Of the
place.
The houses, in general, are very low,
and the rooms are SMALL should think
not above ten feet high. Every house
is provided with a we'll and cIstern.-
Everything seems to be In proportion.
The principal streets do not appear to ex-
coed sixteen feet in width, with side pave
ments OF about three feet. Some OF the
subordinate streets are from six 20 ten
feet wide, with side pavements in proper
ton; these are occasionally high. and
are reached by steps. The columns OF
the barracks are about fifteen feet In
height they are made of tutfa, with stuc-
| co, one third OF the shaft is smoothly plas-
tered, the rest fluted to the capitol. The
walls of the houses are often painted red,
and some of them have borders and an
uque ornaments, masks, and limitations
OF marble, and, IN general, poorly eXecu-
ted. | have observed on the walls an
eating room various kinds Of food and
game, toleraby represented one wo-
mans apartment was ornamented with
/ subjects relating to love, and mans
with pictures of a martial character
! Considering that the whole has been I'M
der ground upwards of Seventeen centu-
ries, it is certainly surprising that they
should be as fresh as at the period of
their burial. The whole extent of the CT
| ty, not one half of which is excavated.
may be about four miles From WI
liams' s. Irauels IN Italy, Greece" DC.