Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-03-12
Foreign Correspondence ofthe Paines-
Vile Telesraph.l
Ramblss in Europe.
Piles.

In my last left you at the tomb Of
Virgil, musing over the mutations Of
two thousand syears past. Hence IL
will be an easy transit to the view Of
Herculaneum, which we visited the
same day. This buried city. though
larger and more important than Pom
peiI before their destruction, Is not so
much visited by tourist as the latter.
The reason Is that q much larger por-
tion OF POmpeii is exhumed than of
the other. But there were a few
things we desired to see and to see
well here. Among them are these
old cities now exhibiting treasures of
art and of the civilization cOeval win
the christian era.
Hereulaneum was destroyed in the
years So and ~, when both 1t and
POmpeii we're overwhelmed. The
first Is buried at depth Of so or 100
feet with lava; and the town of ROsi-
Ia was built over the city whose very
location had been forgotten. The first
discovery Of its position was in 1T8z.
Since its location has been known,
considerable has been done to bring to.
light its hidden treasures. The lar |
gest building found is the theatre.
built, Rs the Inscription records, by /
J.. Annius Marmmianus Rufus. |
which could accommodate {, 600 spec
tatOrs. We saw all Of this which is
seeable, parts being filed in with Ia
va to give support to the new city,
built 50 feet above il, But portion /
Of the old city is exhumed and is open
to full view. Here we see streets as
they were used by the ancient citizens
and the paving stones still as they
were originally laid and used, We
enter one wine-shOp where the work
men had just uncovered six large
wine jars tset in masonry which
xeuld hold some half bbI. each, j
These are of terra Gotta, and we had (
.he pleasure Of removing the earth |
rom the top of the last, and to see {
ihe old relic which had not been look !
ID upon before ioB 1000 years.
In one room We saw q large plate
If terra Gotta just uncovered. Many
If the rooms bad freseOed walls with I
,Olars still distinct, and the figures l
emarkably well defined. The floors c
we're generally of mosaic, the square. I
)eing filled in with Roman cement 7
II various devices and rOofsd In to Q
lrOtect the freseOe7.
One house of some ten rooms.
FbOss Inscription tells US was the g
house of Argo," seemed to have :
eep enc of better appointments than {
be others. The walls are rich in Q
reseoes, and the garden contains q
Latue OF Mercury, and q tanIe of q
lar0le still standing where its owner a
sed it. On the table was found q Q
ra-elet. The statue and bracelet are :,
.IAoHed to the museum at Naples.
te enter large dinning hall with c.
ehiy freseOed walls, and a eisUern. u
III perfect, is In convenient proxim- p
The excavation has uncovered parts "
the original walls Of the city. In
lOther apartment we saw Is wine.
water Jars, each having one ham L
e, they being very long in cOmpar.
on with the diameter. But ] sllu- :
lse POmpeii will show US more. and
III more interesting sights than "
We will hope to re- %
'rt Pompeii in due tlme. At Her %
Iianeun We saw large masses Of 81
llrFed wood. 1 enclose q piece 10 u
%, which will be ground t. pow 70
II" before u sees your sSnctum, but " ~
~ will be enabled to look upon a 10 10
Irt OF an old city which antedates II
g christian era, and which I TOOK pr
'm its long resting place 70 send you. PI
VESUVIUS. ~
To-day Jan. 30) we lave been IN DIT
e mountain that has been in full tiC
ew more than 3 week. The dav il
ls beautiful and the ride thither en- an
anting. After reaching the lava 20,
Ids, the road is graded Nd the ON
1untain by zigZag course, cufyinp see
I counted in returning, some one tic
ndred times to the right and len co,
aking as complete aud smooth a be,
I'd IS you see In Psinesville, but II lar
g up. up, up into the region of the to
iuds, 1000 feet above the sea. Here be.
located an observatory, in which
kept inssruments for recording the ]
let time Of any disturbance Of the psC
til, and its intensity. There is also no
eiegraph wire extending to NaDles pes
] beyond, that the watchman NAV pu
nmnnieate any unJsual pbenome-
that may ceeur. 2
'ronf the observatory they go on tn