The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-29
THE DISENTOMBED CITY.
uaryels of Old Pompeti-Ihe Latest
discoveries Among the Houses
DeGuuct Romans.

Col. Forney's Pompeii Letter to the Phila-
dclphla Press.
Our party was admitted on paying
TWO francs each, all Americans, including
q New York baby about one year old,
who with its Philadelphia mother, took
/ ,Ie deepest interest in the Investigation,
# We NAV Judge by its commendablc
. .flaucr and Cuurteou, behavior. Carried
ON Il chair during the whole trip II slept
gently for nj least an hour and awOke
/ v,a,tbcd i'm smiles. We had French
Guide who described the different iocaii-
tir, but ourcNcrllcut consul al Naples,
b q. Duncan, Esq, gave US the bcneHt
of his experience. and added new delight
T., the walks. Only one third Of the city
Lo, been cxcavated, which, however, III
cludrs the Forum, with the contiguous
temple, and public buildings, two thea
lcrs with large porticocS, amphitheater,
and many private dwellings. The streets
are twcutv-four feet broad, the lanes
fourteen irct-paved with large blocks OF
hard lava. At the corners of the streets
AR. hubble fountains decorated with the
head Of It god or mask. The shops or
stores were generally separated from the
dwelling part OF the house. The hre
d.lur, from the mountain caught TIE
baker baking his bread, and the trades
mnn selling his wares, the gambler ut his
t,bl. the wine,ellcr among his jars, and
the people at the theater. In the Mu-
scum near the entrance, are the casts oil
f,ur bodies found in 1863 When they
were first discovered piustcr-parIs was
carefully poured into the cavities IN
which they had lain, and the figures and
attitudes Of their death struggles correctly
obtained. 1T may be mentioned here
;r,;lontIy that il was not until the mod
crn arcnpologist, French, English and
German. in the present century, appLed
tbofr great experience To Pompcil that
its rpslyglun was ascrrtaiuCd. This IN
ye,,ion of plastcr-paris is one OF tn"
result. Of their laborS. Former cxcava-
tiors were not only clumsy, but were
conducted simply from motives of plum
der One of the figures thus revealed
WA, that Of Il man with his clothes gath
cred around him for flight; another That
/ ot u woman with q ring on her niger;
then. two other women, one old and one
Young. We stood in the Forum in the
central part of the town; it i still very
striking. The area Is 5l5 feet in length,
los feet in breadth, and is paved with
slabs. The Temple Of Mercury is made
a receptacle for many articles found in
the RUNS. Here you again understand
hat ..there is nothing new under the
sun for among other things found in
PompeH let me mention mails, scales,
stone weights, with iron handles, tires of
waron.wheels. great stone jars for wine
aud oil four thousand specimens OF glass,
/ b,d,trads. vases lnortars, carthcnware OF
every description, hammers, gold and
I silver ornaments worn by the dandieS ana
the beauties of Pompeii. or employed to
decorate the house, Of the wealthy; cam
go. rrms. earrings. necklaces, pots OF
rouge. combs. hair pins kitchen utensils
without end, including portable cooking
stoves ieily molds fashioned IN imitation
%, birds and animals, latchcs, locks, keys,
.,irrups bridlcS.vriting materials. Most
marvellous in this depository OF mar'eI'
where the numerous rolls OF PaPyr"s
uunY the wax surface of which the
"a
with an instrument Of bone called the
syyjsH. They were almost charrcd IN the
fires of Nesuyius, bvt science Is success
fully icciphcring them by q process We
saw in the Museum. They are gradual
l.. urroilcd and fastened On & nalt SKIN
-. thin Is gold leaf and u" nrigina.
Greek on the pdpyretS Is turned int
LATIN or ItulliaH. and printed lu books
orar for the spectator. watched This
,,r.,.os, with wonder and delight. These
,...y.,,.; were discovered ia lI12 IN on" "t
ipr houses of Herculaucum. HE mum
L.r of rolls exceeded l,I5o. OF which q
,I.,rl ls,e been unrolled :.uI drcIph'red.
Nrnp,, -hcm are treatise ~ EP'uruS,
and d,,courccs ON music or rhetoric q!
PhloGrmus. The candeIabra- are PAT
,,cularly exquisite and numerous ana 81,
of th. trcscpes mosaics, sculptures, ana
larger b-ouzes. A further rNamin1'''"
~ .La-o articles in the Neapo..:iI' NUS
am found under ground in f'mE .''
Hcrculancum, and CumT, dIsciosrs '.r
wonderful variety, ingenuity, ana or'SI-
naJty OF the people Of these cities Two
or three thousand years ago. But lei
n" glyy!ou few more specimens OF my
persona. experience in Pompeii Bull
wcr M ms great novel, The Last Days
oi Pompel written in Naples in 1884,
jr,cr.tcs the earthquake \ D. CD and
the final catastrophe 4. \. D. 79D with
vivid novelty and force. He located
par, of his story in the house of Diomed.
where eighteen persons mostly women.
gathered in the winccellar, and were
suAocatcd 10y the hot lava and frey wind.
One woman was superior TO the rest, as
could be perceived oy the ornaments that
she wore. the fueuess Of her dress, and
the coins found near her. Diomed per.
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