The Greenville times., 1878-06-15

Meats ard delicacies are On the
counter; hre places to keep the
soups and msssss warm srs ssill n
The room. Tho sane building con-
tains : yrist min and bakery. In
the bakers shop . baich Of Ioavee
VA foand which had been il The
oven siHce the sith Of Ausust q. d.
-. The mill was turned BY hosse
power.
The various temples that have
been exhumed contain idols made
Of marble, silver and gold. The
temple Of Isis Is eishty.f -four feet
loag and seventy-6ve feet broad.
Tho ashes Of the victims were
found on It's altars. The skeleton
Of . priest, sitting at . table on
which Was spread . meal, 10 here,
while near the door was another
priest holding In his skeleton hand
. hatchet, with which be had tried
to cut his way out OF the temple.
Three hundred skeletons were dis
covered In tho temple Of Juno all
crowded together aud buricd b.
meath the ashes. At the very hour
Of their destruction the priestoss
was Offering sacrifice 10 the queen
Of the gods. The forum occupies
tho central portion Of the city.
On each side are rows Of columns
and long porticoes which show the
outline Of tho spot. Pcdestals on
which formerly stood famous stat
ues are dotted here and there.
Public meetings were held In the
forum, and q meeting was called
for the very night when the city
was destroyed.
Tho amphitcatrc which Is about
half y mile from the present exca.
vations, Is IN . splendid state oi
preservation. II is built Of stone,
ID IN tho torn Of the Colosseum q
Rome, aud was used for the ylada.
| sorial shows. II II $50 feet long,
BY So feet wide. The stomc stcps
.eat $4,000 spectators. Placardi
| with the announcement of theat'
rical performance are to be seeu
on the walls. Tho doors, seats
pillars, entrances, and caves fol
the wild animals arc ~ perfect aI
they were 1000 years ayo.
| Tho " Villa Of Diomcsle, " 90 call
Cd because a tomb bearing that
name was found near BY, and fol
| this reason II was supposed to be-
long to Dionlcdc, Is tho ono that
has been rendered famous BY Bull
wor's description OF Il. Il stand'
just outside the "llerculancuiI
Gate" and the supposed owner
| was discovered IN his garden, Will
a bunch Of keys and a purse wei
filed with gold aud silver coin II
his hands. In tho cellar Of tlt
Diomcdc's house, huddlcd together
IN a corner, were found eighteen
skeletons, mostly females, suppos
oil to have been members Of thu
family. All were encased III hard
encd mud and ashes. One was al
| infAnt, whose form sill clung 4
thc bony bosom Of its mother
Some Of tho victims had rings ant
bracelets encirclIng their finger
and wrists and gold ornaments o.
their nccks. Over six hundred
skeletons have already been exhu
med but fortunately most Of tn
inhabitants managed to escape
having needed the warning Of tn
burning mountain. Only the bone
remain Of the Victims, the fiesl
having mostly psrishcd, but nov
and then . little tuft Of mould!
| hair hal been found clinging to th
skull. The positions Of the bones
In every possible form Of contor
ton, all indicate . violent death
one Of agony aud suffering. 4
miscr was found grasping . bag 0
gold in his bony hand.
In one room ) family group en-
| bracing zach other IN death, 10 On
other tho bones Of dancing girl
mingled with the broken instrt'
ments Of music, can bo seen. i
another place the skeleton Of
cook near his stove In the kitchen
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