New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-16
SCULIEMINNS DISCOVERIES.
TIE BODIES FOUND At MYKENE.

TIE BODIES FOUND At MYKENK.
LETTER FROM DIR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AMI
WEAPONS FOUND-GOLDES MASKS.
Dr. Schliemann, writing to The London Times
under date of Dee. q, gives the following account
of the contents of of the ancient toInDs exca-
waited by him at Myken@:
The tbree ji,s of this tomb lay with their heads TO
TO the their icCt tO the west all three were Oh
gigantic prOpO lions, ana appeared 10 nave Dt' siesI
with force into the small space of only SIX Icct HhIch
s IL for item bctw en- the Aforesaid walls tlc bones
of the legs which ae nearly uniJdred are fe'Hl oi
Although he head OF the first covered with a
massive golden mash, lis sku cTulnJlCd away Oh Den7
,,,D # T. fIe air. and but a few bone. could be saved
h i. irosr of lie les The same was tho with
the second body Wich lad been puhdrftt II ann ~.
tnnb he round .ce with ali III flesh had been wonder
fuzzy preserved I'm Ter IT'S pOnderous golden mask Hefc
was no yosgc bur Dut DOth eyes were perfectly vsl-
bic, also Cne mouth winch ny TIE enormous WGSll lna
bad been pressing upon IL, Vas Wht open ana ShO"cu
b beautiful teaTn. BY these all me physicians WHO
came to SEE the body led TO Deeye tnai tie nat
must have dcd ~ the early axe O o. me nose h.u en-
rcy gone Ie body bdyIug boen too long Tor the sao5
bet cen the " inner walls o. the OMb, tho head had
pressed IA Such on the breast thil lhr upper
with the ycrcx Oi the head it, OF The large golden
brcastpLte, iOe aad been preserved OF the Dfeas
that The inner side OF the spine Was F"Die III many
places.
10 It's sqhecz Il and inutated state the body measured
Ony feet 42 inches from the tOpoi tht Heaa 10 tic
beginning OF the O.ns the breadth OF the shoulders ala
not exceed loot and Il inch, ana the breadth OF the
stomach foot Inches; bat inc 9lGhtic thSh DoIcs
could leave nodOub regarding inc fcdt pOpOrtohs Oh le
body. such nj, been tac pressure OF the tdD9IsH ana
that the body AId been reduced TO thickness OF
/ II inch The color Of tho corpse rcsth1eh very
much tuat 81 an E2py tian mummy TAG 'front.' VI thc
man was sHtot with PLAIN round rear 81 Soli
and q still larger one was lying on tht right eye
further observed large ana 'Hall soia iedi Oh Tic
breast, below the large g1!deh biet''-coFef
Resumlug his letter on the Sd OF December, DR..
SchiieInann says:
10 the right and left Of the body lay long bronze
sWOr.s; 10 Tie iei also u long bgoAIe KNIFE al
TEES weapons had PROBABLY been suspended on Dct OF
embroidered work Wulc had Disappeared Inc she tlhs
the swords Eal been OF WOOD, mueh deDrls o. "hlcA
remained. All she.stA5 had been yaeh, ana lad ~
their entire len .tI adorned Win round DdtcN OF
gold, hch showed many different sorts 81 h'Si' I'elH
engraved spiral Ines The handles OI the swords we're
plated with gold aud covered with splendid cuSidiln 5
Instead If tbe usual LARGE wood or JlaD.eI buttons "a
me handles the word handles Of this body seem 20 nave
haa az their extremity richly orHaGelted golden plates
ten which found close 10 IT,. Euch Of tAcu - 50
inches long and Is inGbe broad. and every one ~ t'H
represents large cOwhcdd with ioug horns ar immense
eyes mrthcT lion pursuing sttS With Such 'e!ytiy
that Our legs are IN the SIinr horizontal le WltA us
bOdy the stag, Enough stl running az f1l speed feels
that Ia lost. his head toward his mccilcss pur-
suer, aud looks al hun iul Of anguish 10 thg ieNer'G
ode vi these wOnd rlul pa'e still sticks good Ccdi Oh
a blackish matter, perhaps sort OF lime, which may
have served do not know how, 10 fasten then 10 tAe
handles Two plates mast necessarily nave boon r.
qu red iOr each handle. To the bronze sword Oh tAe
right Of the body, MAS attached 80 inch long S'deh
The massive golden mask which covered the head Of
III, body and which mentioned - ny - it.'ef, Is
l. 3 mcuos long and i2l3 inches broad VI j. 50 iieA
that The enormous weight which Tor ages Ia, been press
INK np1n 1t las n't"e no 1hPr, son "u H. - Si'S
round face, with large ci co ani rage mo lth hl,L ~
ana 4 feel NOW more convinced than tAIt AL tie
golden masks hluhJ represent tit features "Hich
ihry cover. in ac s.u-e glance on t--ic sp-cnrGy-
made masks must convince every one Tat thei are zeal
portrait, aud not idca types. Ihe golden Dr. cover
oil this body. Wch likewise mentioned iu M i Letter.
i r., inches long ana sj ucEcs bioih Al p distance
OF hardly ah one foot 10 th" rSt % tAo boG1
found bronze Swords, OF which u4a' d more o.. jos
suffered from nUisturc ont the other sWO "cit sea PIE
served.
Tue treasures discovered By Dr.. schliemann at
Mykeue have arrived at Athens, with the exception
of The sculptures. They have been deposited in the
Hellenic Bank until proper place can be provided
where they may he properly arranged aud exhibited.