New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-23
DISCOVERIES AT EPHESUS.

DISCOVERIES AT EPHESUS.
LECTURE BY JOHN T. WOOD AT COOPER
INSTITUTE.
PATIENT EXPLORATIONS BEFORE DISCOVERING THE
FAMOUS TEMPLE or DIAsA-FINDING TBE TOMB
OF ST. LUKg-NUMEROUs INSCRIPTIONS OBTAINED
LAYING BARE SPACES OF TIE GREAT THEArER
-THE DISCOVERY OF THE GATES OF THE TEMPLE
In response to an invitation from Prof. Kos
well d. Hitchcock, the Rav. Drs Henry G. Potter, H. W.
Bellowa VIM. Adams, and Howard Crosby, VIM Cullen
BRYANT Chiefustoe Charles T. Daily OF the Court Of
Common Pleas Peter Cooper, the Hou. Ahram Hewitt,
Prof. D0remus, President Barnard, Il. l. foa-
mans. and many other prominent eehuemen'
John Wood f. r. B. A., director OF the excavations
al Ephesu delivered the first Of two leeturee on the 70
suits Of his poratons at the Cooper Union last even
ing The lecture profnsrly illustrated by plans ana
disgrams and by photographs thrown on SCREEN many
of which were excellent Probably the more Interesting
Of the two lectures will he that delivered omorrow even
ins As last night Mr. Wood devoted his hour 10 pre-
mnary history OF the steps in his search for the Temple
o. DIANA although many important diseovcres includ
ing the Tomb OF the Great Sautaiian and other
inscriptions the Porteo Of Damanus, and tho Magnetism
and orressian Gates, were recited
After giving extended history OF the former rulers
of the country which he had carried his eyplora
tions Nj Wood said: will now proceed with the mar
rativc Of my yauons. In tho month Of May, 1863
through the influence Of tho British Government, COM
meuced my excavations search of the temple OF Diana
Az I was making these excavations with my own means,
was naturally anxious 10 spend as little money ss poe
sible for merely tentative excavations We set at work
the city the west side, where there Is
long riso Of ground vel OF the plain and which
seemed the p0rc0 Of the temple This portico
was built by a certain rich Roman named DaDionus and
led from tho gate Of the Temple 1t seemed that II
found this p0rtco, would hove further difficulty in
tracing my way TO the Temple Itself Az had learned
OF this fact rofcTence the so Of the Temple before
hand kept continually In mind. Here the lecturer
introduced the representation OF the city
and explained the various pOetons It. found nothing
on THE strip the side III the city but the
remains of q Roman monument went on digging trial
holes IN every direction that aide and explored the
great Gymnasinm. found this tn be n Roman building,
erected tho site Of former Greek building OF similar
character. On tho surface Of the ground, at
the Gymnasium, there were the remains OF some
cofumps Of Egyptian tiex. Some Of these counns were
carried Ut some former time TO ConstantinOpc, were
raised I'm the Great Mosque there and are pointed out rs
the columns from the Temple OF Diana which they are
the remains OF the which had been enjoyed by the
ssbt Of about IS feet digging in the Forum found The
Bspsmal Font, diagram OF which Is shown on chart
font Is 10 feet. You viii see by the rounded sides
that the persons who wish to BE- baptized
fSS acep While the peons the Oapt,ns
would stand in the center ryshod. lrhe place where
raised above the surface of The weter Aud my theory
that the early Christians were baptized in group. or
patches, 8 20 at time found more proofs OF this
in the fact that there is seen there watorppe which
had found nothing during the course Of these expora-
tions to There was no sign OF The Temple
at Vepr years it, the plans Of certain cies
cut in has relief upon tho pnasles OF the
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ton Of the temple In reference TO the city. NO
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explore the great tbeater and the Odeum began my
view and had difficulty, therefore, in finding the
whereabouts Of the proscenium. soon worked my way
number OF portions OF Inscriptions thin marble slabs
These bring put together, were found to be three
date A. b. rs, and the oher. 4 b. 1870 The odeaia
and theater and many other prominent build,
H.. a. "Tea q" Sus vsus SHton1s whose saiae
found IN the II s M Gede the S oensd
up two buildings near by, and in what believe
which IA Fair sample OF the best Roman sculpture IN the
ru Of Antounns The stage Of the 0den IL very mar
wall m tie structure was built Of beautiful white marble
A greater prize however, in discovery awaited me.
had examined the marbles on the stage by turning them
from north to south. When came 10 the southern en-
tons OF DEGREES, chiefly relating TO the number o gold
and silver images which were ordered to he placed IN the
these images To be- carried III procession BY
priest OF the Temple, accompanied by stafhraIer, aud
after the assembly they carried BACK Ia The Temple
This long s,iutoran inscription the clew had
hoped la find. There were two gates tO the Temple,
named the Magnesium and the GRESHAM gates. II seemed
that II could find these gates their direction
could not fail TO point Ia the sit. Of the Temple. AT
searched for thc and IN due time they found
In January 1868, Her M:ucsfy's ship Terrible TO
EpesuS with orders to assist in the excavations, and
carrying the large blocks Of marble from the ruirs
the railway sation aDd dispatched by that ship, after
20 DAYS, about II cascs-the first instailncnis
" antiquities from Epbesus. After they had
great theater, and at the same time I set to work
Also follow up the road leading from the Magursian
Gate. This consisted of three OpeDin,s-twO for
pass1ncers and one for wagons and chariots
The pavement remained intact, with four
distinct chariot ruts cut into it. on
one the essential piers carved "A figure OF Ne
NESTS, with long wings embodying the swiess OF her
and came upon stone pierre of porlico IL feet vide
This was undoubtedly the portic0 OF Damianus. We
found many toIubs, OF which Nautcd cham
beers finished ia gtucco cement and painted and these
had tablets over them. In some 81 the sIcophagi
found many skeletons, In many "a, lying III
yanous directions. was fortunate enough Ia Ind the
scpucler Of Androclus, and then was inred that
the corner OF The PoiibOus wall, In which found in
scrpuos showing that tue wall was built In the time Of
@, sar Augustus.
The lecturer added few words descriptive OF his
escapes the band6 that infested the locality and
car his narrative up to tho suspension VI explorations
In Nay 1869.
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