The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-04-08
Ephesus.

1t is just twelve years since the Trustees
of the British Museum inaugurated the re-
searches at Ephesus, which six years
later eliminated in the discovery of the
Temple of Diana-one of the sO-called
seven wonders of the world. A firman
was obtained from the Turkish Govern
ment, and Mr.. John Il. Wood, of London,
was selected to superintend the excava-
tions. The choice of Mr.. Wood, an archi-
tect by profession, was most happy, and
there have been great results from the Wis
dom of the selection made by the Trustees.
For eleven years the investigations cOntin-
ued, and were brought to an end, we are
told, through motives of economy on the
part of the British Government. Not,
however, fortunately, before some of the
discovered relics were safely placed within
the walls of the British Museum. Before
MIR. Wood began his work, little was
known definitely of Ephesus-One of the
seven churches, and in its day city mag
nificent in all its parts. The date OF the
founding of the city was about 1913 b. G.
1t was the ancient capital of Iona, and was
celebrated for its splendor. The first
prominent result of Mr.. Woods work was
the discovery of a beautiful building, 80
feet in diameter, having sixteen columns,
standing in the middle of a quadrangle,
believed to be the tomb of st. Luke, as
most reliable historian has stated that the
Apostle was buried at Ephesus. In 1866,
the exploration of the Great Theater was
commenced. This vast edifice was found
to be 495 feet in diameter, and Mr.. Wood
calculates that it was capable of holding
"a, 800 persons. On the last day of the
year 1869, Mr.. Wood came upon the pave
ment of the Temple of Diana, some 20 feet
below the present surface, and outside the
precincts of the ancient city. At a gate of
entrance two roads were found to diverge,
one of which had deep ruts of chariot
wheels, by following which the temple
was reached. Pliny gave the dimensions
of the temple as 425 feet long by 220 feet
wide, but MIR. Wood found these were the
dimensions of the lowest step of the base
on which the building stood, the actual
dimensions of the temple itself being 3OS by
1853 feet. CtesiphOn is named as the chief
architect, and Pliny says there were l27
columns, 60 feet high, of Parian marble,
furnished by so many Kings. Mr.. Wood
found the altar in its proper position, and
a sculptured figure of Diana was discOv-
cred. A vast block of marble, about III
tons in weight, part of the frieZe OF the
temple, elaborately sculptured with re-
presentation of the ninth labor Of Her
cules, was among the " treasure trove"
and may be seen, together with every 9th
er morsel of the sculpture, at the British
Museum. Mr.. Wood found evidence In
the relics that the temple was adorned
with gold and rich coloring. The discov-
cry of lime-kiln on the lower step of the
platform, and large heap of marble chips,
is suggestive to what became of the miss
ing part of the edifices.-Bos:on Advertiser.
MUCH CONSERVATION was caused among
the city merchants assembled the other af-
ternoon in Jerusalem Chamber, COwper's
Court, in London, by an accident which
happened to man employed upon some
adjoining premises. He lost his foothold
and came with tremendous crash on the
skylight of the Jerusalem Chamber, send
ing the glass flying in all directions. He
managed to support himself by means OF
his arms, but his position was exceedingly
perilous, owing to the slight support Of
fered by the fragile sash. Every one
present thought that he must soon fall,
but an old gentleman, nearly eighty, ran
to his assistance and grasped him by the
collar, holding him until sufficient help
arrived to place him on the roof in safety.
The man was terribly shaken, and sus-
tanned some severe cuts from the broken
glass, as also did several of the gentle
men down below, two or three of whom
had to procure medical assistance. The
distance from the roof to the ground Is
about sixty feet. e 49,