Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-11-11
! The Very --latest Discoveries in PompeIi.

The Very --latest Discoveries In PomPeii.
NJ. Mare Mounier in an article in a French
journal gives the following graphic account of
the discovery of human bodies IN Pompeii, by
NJ Fioreili: .-,s-s g.
One day in a little street, under heap Ofstnnes
and rubbish a vacant space was discovered, at
the bottom Of which appeared something like
bones. NJ Fiorellii was summoned in haste, and
he conceived luminous idea. He poured in
some liquid plaster, and the same operation was
performed at other points where bones had been
likewise discovered; and as soon as the plaster
hardened, the mould was lifted with the greatest
precautiOn, and, on the hardened ashes and lava
being removed, four cOrpses appeared. They
are now at the museum aud no more striking
sight is it possible 20 behold. They are not
statues. but human bodies moulded by Fesuyi-
us, aud preserved from decay by that envelope
of lava which reprOduees the clothes, the flesh,
nay, almost the appearance of life The bones
prstrNde here and there where the molten 1iq-
uid did not completely cover The limbs No.
where does anything like this exist. The Egypt
ian nluinmies are naked, black, hideous. They
appear TO have nothing in common with human
ity; they are dressed out by the Egyptian un-
dertaker lor their eternal repose-the exhumed
iPoinpelna are human beings in the act of dy-
ing. One of the bodies is that of a woman near
whom were found ninety-oee silver CONS, two
silver vases, some keys, and afew jewels. She
was flying, carrying her most valuable commo-
dities with her wheu she fell into the narrow
street. Her headdress, the tissue of her clothes,
and two silver rings on her finger, can be easily
detected. One of her hands is broken, and the
cellular structure of the bones exposed to view;
the left arm as raised and writhing, the delicate
hand convulsively shut the nails appear to
have entered the flesh. The whole body ap-
pears swollen and contracted; the legs alone
the rounded and delicate outline of which has
not suffered-are stretched out You can feel
that she had struggled long in fearful pain. Her
attitude is that Of agony; not death. Behind
her woman and young girl had fallen. The
former, the mother, possibly. was of humble ex-
traction, TO Judge from the size of her ears. On
her finger is single iron ring. Her left leg,
raised and bent, denotes that she also struggled
and suffered. Near her reclines the young girl
almost a child. The tissue of her dress is
seen with wondenOus distinctness- -heF sleeves
coming down TO the wrist, and the embroidery
on her shoes. She had through fear probably,
lifted her dress over. She fell with her face to
the ground One of her hands is half open, as
though she had used to keep her veil over her
face. The bones of her fingers protrude through
the lava. Shea appears to have died easily
Nothing yet discovered at Pompeii offer us any
thing TO be compared with this palpitating dra-
ma IL is violent death with lis supreme tor
lures, its cOnFnlsionsand agonies brought clear
ly before US, and, as it were, taken in the act
after the lapse Of eighteen centuries.