, 1877-09-15
%P011PE1I.
Present Condition ot thu Excavations.
A correspondent of the London ,4At,4oar,
writes frttr, ssu,,tca a =, frt1ovs.

Present Condition ot the f:reavattons.
A correspondent of the London .4Ih:nean1
writes from, ,;ap!cs a, follows:
"a recent visit To roinpcii nftcr a long In
ing "details of TINT remarkable lnsnlisr. Lei ,uu
eauttut1, however. every one against visiting It
at midsummer, when the thermometer is at
!sscr height. and the *1,' am! fcsurIua nn;sc
Their powers tU scnrv!t nnr. Asaut tw.ptfihs Of
the city hasr already been f1!sntcrfeu. and the
excavations arc now being carried G,I bv III
average nlt'nter of one hundred men towards
te eaH ,,o o. northeast. TT; part as tns p1tnc;
acquainted, as arc most of tho rca.icrs IT tha
ithea,nm. still, With t"q,aeiuns .suaic hJ
yo.tr s.le, sumo novelty Gu 1Masant aiwys pre-
where fresh h,I:H or thcir forms III plaster oi
pas3s arc constantly atitlcI Years llayc l,assct
thcc WAS psrscnt ut the first ingenious cx,
b.rltnent which was made by tho present ecualo,
F'orelii to Recover the turns nj least OF tie
lcal 40 that It is with no slight Interest that
regard anr )rogre.t, and considerable rroqrrts
las been n tlie mode Ut preservation. II often
an! otE'cr caases, the bones have been displaced
--ttcse arc hnw reH,nyrd fs9N, tic debris rs far
as possible, ST. that tho figure Is not ,ltfo1ur.l
BY bones prottuslinE froIn wrong. PLACES. Ttl!s
iinucd over since with great sttccrss. Perhaps
the most beautiful figure in thc collection Is
that OF young EsEf. rxgu!stclr formed: si,e is
lying On )ier iace, whc hcr lll,ltl was evidently
dress, the very texture, anl lIer hair, are nil
sharpsv defined. Near her lag. and lies, man
nn h,: back. and By h!s s'dc wa. and IL. an trun
rod. fo!r tcet lonE, With which 1t ie surpassed lo
figure. With t,n sandals ATTACHED tn the feet,
he ho'lrs o: wlics, urc we'll preserved, Without
lingering ilcsc any lonRes. however. let us pass
"n tu ttr hntlst IN wiIc., nn excavation va,
male IN 1lir .,ring In honor III our t'rtnccts.
The 00letts t0iinI there nlnt tnen, Of no great
salne, were presented t" tier l.orai ilighness;
they ate nn nit1i',ra, u nce;larn with eighty
iour plcres Of r,ra1, ina@a VI paist Vi yellow
euiar, and lew ot!cr urttclet. In tlIts llolso
was q sn'p Tor warn drft'';si' two or thrco
gool frcstoc. n!"rll The walls. and o!l.jars aro
sunk III marble slabs.
"Tnas comparatively 70 little Of tho treasures
Of the rolnpcitn IS tntir,l Is cusily exp4.,,ed
by thu sact tat tic. tnhalhtants VIM had
escapt! at'd tllhrvt< bruke Into ihc i:nusc..
especially between tlc Garth nak' unl thu ert1,,-
t:tn, am. carried oil n't :rtt.us Ut value. Most
vi the housus tayc ;ntti atiu,s VI tLu.r rists lu
tbs mudesn Ha.on.wark which rln-cs IL hue.
an not aware tlat wtnt arc tnIlc1 the 'wnter
tast1es have teen sufficiently n.tcd, perhaps
fur the sensDH thai ilpst l,av.' been tarcIGsfy
DESTROYED. Dnc. however. has Ia:tly i,celi tlIs-
covered. and Es"p}~l ", a,ul bound rt.uutl with
tr,n; they Hsrc bu!ll'ucs f"' .r1p4ly'us tho
large va+ca 10 which watrr wns carried up tty
lralen i,ipe-. II great nutner u wl.1.h still liza
under tie !cvc. VI the FRO !na. by pipes tbe
house from! thu vasta. The Hlrno, which sup-
piled It. still runs snIcrncas! Po.npc. and ils
imparity ii evident from the le'n,sitS with
hare been formed ou tlIo walls VI tho t7lstlr; is
conttnua! dEopsam: has covered then with a
Kind Of stalA:tiic. Further examination
stIows thnt tlcse deposits correspond
exactly with. the stonc with wa:cu u
great part Of rompc, was built. The
tho .anlc natnc, wt'eh tins sup,''ics ,hc inl'at'-
isnnts with buitIhi. material AsiI Isinktny
water. The. spot on wl.!v4 exAsatlu4s ure
nstuallr carried On now Is called tho bathit'g r,-
Labllshlurnt. IL Is un tnnnensr hall, 1Ml Ia
still half full ut pu,s.-stnuo; hut In tic very
cenrcot the ','ass, after nuny feet u saii ha'l
letu IctM0yc1, tfiere wcrB found l:t2
tnunttI. tour husnan skeletons, one of, y
wo'I!au, al"i by tlter, wcsc tue fnlluwsn.
pre- .Ious uhtcvts. whlcl, they wert evidently
CARRYING nM: III vold. Two Necklaces, euslsttnc
Of 'Itnets-iour picre-, rcpscncnting iry-leaycs,
two earrings, n chain with MI emerald. In ST.
ycr. two easserp'rs. Il larYu hhoksnr.gluss. thres
vases, ladlc- Fix large spoo'*. s'xtccil smaller
nl.rIt.s, two forms lor making t,1.try, kku
nrallop suclIs: all arc vel! preserved and highly
decorated. They have been. sent. to tht,
.nsseain, Iut nrc not set exhibited to tho
putlle."