Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-11-23
PoMPFIT.
new Biscoverles.

iem Of sxdavntiou Is more scientific, aud tho
objects which are revealed 10 the ewes Of the
modern world are more carefully preserved
than formerly
'-- The excavations Rt Pompeii commenced as
= Tong ago as tho yfWjl7fS when Col Aleu-
hierre, who ha'i bteii Kent 10 inspect new
canal &c water coufse, observed that IL 3
constructed through aAcieHt ruins lie oh.
thined permlssioullrom tharles lll. Ia make
snmo rNcaYaiions, and in lew days he open.
Cd house IN lOmreit The ruined city waa
then suppose d toAe Sialjpr, and 1t was not
tiH aoeIiY eight years Gtt'r the discovery that
Il was ideulfisd As Pom h
The continuous labors Of The Negpoli'qn
government from that time forward have
uncovered an extensive city, with The streets
and lower stories Of houses, the tempes and
baths tte fardiiure aid decorations, and ia
. many instances with the skeletons Of the an.
cent inhabitants. ihea 1'9 To "I..t.
Readers are familiar with the details OF
these strange aud interesting discovcries
The more recent excavations have 2dded
grcRteiy 10 the Ie'ofest Of Poupeii, and Mr.
Giuseppe Fiorelli hes achieved very mpnr-
tant snccess, surprising IN some respects that
has been done before his appointment 10 the
superinteudence.
4 The Revue des Duck Mundcs lately gave a
remarkable skotch NJ tltn life and career Of
this very learned anl accomplished Italian.
lie was anian ot great ability scholar, ~
twenty lhrer years of age hes was yicc presi
dent OF the Italian eonvealion of sAvans ht
Genoh, The subject OF prosecution by The Nea-
politan government, imprisoned, his manu-
scrrs destroyed, and himsAlf finally reduced
TO earn his living 10y laying pavement in the
streets OF NapleS 81 q. s .'Htt...
\ He was appointed inspector of he Pompsi.
ian exeavat'ous alter the es,abHshment Of the
Italian kingdom, and he has justified the aT-
Z pontnent BY more careful systcm he has
succeeded in nneoyeriug lIio segoud st.ry and
projecting balchunies or houses. IA feature
hitherto unknown iuPomppu
This latter portion is built OF brick, snppor
, ted by timbers, and the evidence Tins psinsd.
shows that the narrow streets of the city
were shaded from the Sunshine mnch as nri
entail cities now are.
y This gives us new idea OF Roman CITY
POmpeii was heretofore little more than A
plan. Streets with ruined walls of houses on
each aide. Now we eau see the city as il
was The careful preservation of FRAGMENTS
noting positions in which found and obserying
minhtest particulars, enables Sienor FiorelIi
ia restore the entire house, instead Of leaving
tia dilspidated ruin as heretofore Bnt the
most remarkable discovery of Siruor Fiorelli
is to be mentioned.
In the cru ton which DESTROYED the citv
] tho ashes fell in some plaeos with consider.
able quantities of water, flrmine.in foct n mud
OF paste which hardened over many obieetr
This iacL has been noticed in one or t,zo
Instances, and the great show article NJ tbe
museum had been The i,npression of fam@Ic
breast in the hardened mould Bul FlorsIG
has gone further, and obtained casts Of The
Eentire body in several instances No has
found The mouda vhare tbo mud f,.,n.'I
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