Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1864-09-02
PoNPEIT.


1 FOMF6ll.
! From ths N. z. Journal Of commsros
| The discoveries which arc made In the uncover.
ing of the ruins of Pompeii increase in Interest
from year to year. The present system Of excava-
ton is more scientific, and the objects which are
revealed to the eyes of the modern world are more
carefully preserved than formerly. The excava-
tons at Pompei conmsnced as long ago as the
year 174s, when Colonel Alcubierrs, who had been
sent to inspect canal or water course, obser-
we'd that it was constructed through ancient ruins
He obtained permission from Charles III. to make
come excavations, and in few days he opened a
house in Pompen. The ruined city was then sup
posed to be 5tabia, and it was not till nearly eight
years after the discovery that it was identified as
Pompeii. The continuous labors Of this Neap0litan
Government, from that time forward, have upeoy-
cred an extensive city, with the streets and lower
stories Of houses, the temples and baths, the furn
ture and decorations, and IN many instances with
the skeletons of the ancient inhabitants. Readers
are familiar with the details of these ct ange and
interesting discoveries. The more recent excava-
tions have added greatly to the interest of Pompei
and Mr.. Giuseppe Fiorelli has achieved very i'm.
portaut success, surprising ia sOTe respects all
that had been done before his appointment to the
s.nar;n,sndano. Tia Pon,,. ,ts. D.,r uo.a.,
lataiv ssva ,.msrksbi. sko,ch af tbs ,ifo and GA.
a.. az ,h,s u.s. I...n.d ana .c.ofnr r,.i,an
He was man of great ability, q scholar, at 20
years Of age vice president of the Italian eonyen-
ton Of savans at Genoa tho subject OF persecution
by the Neapoiitan GoVerumsnt Imprisoned, his
manuscripts destroyed, aud himself finally reduced
- 49, ~ no,r,.a ra.a..,a~ =, ,.a
p,,na,,.o excavations as,., Tho s,,ahi,sh,nan, -
,ba Itaiiap kiogdom. and be has iustiasd the an.
poiutmsut. By a more careful system he has sue
coed,a IN pnoovsrinv tho sscond story and nroiact
ing balconies of houses, feature hitherto unknown
ia P,mpei. This latter portion is built of brick,
supported by timbets, and tho evidence thus gained
shows that the partog street, of the CITY were sbe
ded from tae sunshine much as orisatal cities are
nov. This gives us a now idea Of a Roman citv
pompeii was heretofore little more than plap.-
Streets with ruined wals OF houses on each side.-
Now We can SEQ the city as it was. Tas eareiul
preservation of fragments, noting positions 10
which fouud. and observing minatsst particulara.
enables slapor Foreli to restore tho entire house,
instead of leaving it dilapidated ruin az hereto
fore. But the most remarkable discovery Of slzpor
Fiorelli is to be mentioned, Ia the eruuuou
,h;.b dss,rayod ,ha c,,v m. asbss fall in ,om,
niacss With considsrabie oaant,tes Of v.ter f,rm
;ne ,n f,o, n nna ar nas,s which hsrasnsd avar
r,snv obiscts. This fact had bssn poti,sd In one
or two instances. and tho great show article of the
museum lad been the impression of n female breast
in the hardened mould. Bat FDrsln haus gone
farther, and obtained casts of the entire body in
saveral instanons. Hs has found the moulds where