Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-19
DISCOVERIES IN poxPEu.

N. Mare Mouaier, ia an article in q French Journal
gives the owing grphc accOun. OF the discovery OF
human bodies III P5mpei by Il. F:rell:
Oae DAY in little street, ,der heap Of stones snd
rubbish vacant srace discovered, at the bot ON
Of which appeared something looking Ike bones III.
Fiorel Wa summoned in hsete ard be conceived lu-
minous idea he poured in some liquid Taser, and the
same operation performed a. other ponts where
bone, bad been likewise ds;1veed; ald as soon as the
plaster was hardened, the mould was hfed with the.
creates precautions, and Oh the hardened ashes and
Law, being renev.d, four corpses appeared They are
now at the museum aud TO mere striking sight
il it possible 10 bshod. They are no. statues, bus
human bodies moulded by Vesuvius, and preserved
from decay BY thar envelope Of lava which reproduces
the Cookies the fash, nay, almost the appearance OF
life The bones protrcde hero and there where the
molten quid did not completely cover the LIMBS
Nowhere any thing Ike this exist. The Egyptian
mumm,es are naked, bacI, tiGeous. They sppear 70
have nothing in common with buma ty they are
dressed GU! b. the Egyptian undertaken for tier eternal
reposc-the cInumed Pompeans are human beings In
the act Of dying. Ole Of tne bodies Is that OF
woman near whom were found noety-one silver cous,
two silver vises, some keys, and ieE jewels Sac was
filing carrying Der valuable commodities with her
when she fell In tie little narrow street. Her head
drees the sue # her cotbes and two silver RIGGS On
her finger can easily be detected. Oue q The hi DIS Is
broken sod the cellu siucurs Of the bones exposed
to visT The left is "a sed and writing, the deli
entered the esh The whole body appears swollen and
contracted the legs alone, the rounded and delicate
outlno OF which has suffered, stretched out
You can feel that che struggled ong in ftanul PAIN
Her attitude is thas of egouy, not delth. Bsrd her
woman and young girl had fallen. The iorDer, the
mother possibly, was of humble extraction, 10
Judge from the size Of her tars. On her toger
10 q srgle iron rirg. Her lefs leg, raise 6kksd
bent denotes that she Gl.o struggled and mir
cd Near Ter Ieclinss the young g;a-sllost q
child. The tissus of her dress is with wondrous
distirc.ness-ste ssevls coming down to re WRIT, and
the embroidery on her shoes. she had, through fear,
probably litsd her cress her lead She fell with
hsr fics to the ground One Of her hands half opera
though abe bal ued 10 keep her veil her face
Fac bones Of be, hDgee prctrude through the lava
She ippsiIs TO have died easilV. Tee fourth dy Is
that Of mana Colossus II, is stretched en- bis
back Is though be msart 10 meet his fate bravely his
aIms ard legs show sign of strugslpg his cet es
are very distinctly Marked the braeso rou,ers) close
fitting laced iandals, the ol,s !ded with thick nails
on one fnger EN- / on rig; len eefh broken, lis
eyes and hair CD lite a,ed, bit bis thick moustacte
clearly apparent aad it i impoibe be struck
With the martial and eeolue appearance Of his features
ter the women, convuligely ciDgirg TO lie, see
here the map, calmly meeting bis fate in the midst If
the g.eat csnsusion-impavdmn perient ruins NJ.
thing yes discovered Pompsii Of us anyhinI to be
coupired with this palp'aliug drama Il Is violent
dea,h with its supreme tortures, its convulsins and
sgoIies brought clearly before w and, a. 1t were
taken the act after the lapse of eighteen centuries