The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

These were expected by the majority of the public
the great attraction of the day. and consequently
surrounded by numerous eager spectators long be-
fore the bands of blue bloused excavators made
fortunately selected for my stand shop facing on
the main street in the sixth block of houses in the
ninth region. belonging to a house with very eie-
giant internal architectural arrangements, SO far as
could be seen in its half excavated state
HOW THE EXCAVATIONS ARE MADE.
The system observed in these cases is To remove
previously the upper stratum of earth and only
leave for the ceremonial i've or six feet covering
the ancient floor level of the building on which, of
course any objects left by the fugitive Inhabitants
reasonably expected to be found. The FRO
lessor superintendent the operation personally ana
seemed to be much gratihed at the abundant
harvest of antiquities 1t yielded. Indeed the major
iy of the spectators laughed ironically as one object
ginning ut the street entrance raked down the
stratum lof light dry iapiM. or pumice stone. ana
cinders. 1t is known that under the Bourbonic gov
eminent. when any crowned head or distinguished
parsonage was invited to see Pompeian mousse ex-
cavated taken that the search should not Do
a barren one, the objects found were always pre-
scented to His Her Majesty or Royal Highness;
but L am assured that such practices have
been discontinued and that tho objects found
yesterday were really tho genuine and not
unusual yield Of shop and upper cham
Der not previously ransaeked. The first
things found were chiefly bronze jugs and
kitchen utensils OF various forms and Sizes some
very elegant and well preserved, especially pair OF
vases with silver handles; there were fbulD,
brooches bracelets. rings coins, separate and also
joined by corrosion into q mass at the bottom of q
the corresponding column; terra Gotta vases and
plates knives with bone handles hinges. locks and
fragments OF bronze requiring some study to name
properly. AS the excavation proceeded, however
different class OF objects to lightwooden beams
and sacks of corn partly carbonized. large am
phorae and other indications of provision store,
showing that the contents of one floor had been
precipitated on to the floor below. In the excava-
ton attended by the Professor Salazaro and other
spectators, large bronze tray, with gilt handles,
was found; a candelabrum, some shapes to bake
pastry in; the impression in the earth OF wooden
casket, which had perished leaving only its lock
and hinges, and some other trifes; in third room
only some bones, apparently belonging TO three
skeletons, and in two other shops OF meaner ap-
pearance nothing at all was found.
After the excavations everybody assembled to an
adjoining platform of earth, covering who knows
what interesting edifce art treasures, but which
just then proved attractive to hungry spocta-
tors, they found ample means Of satisfying their
appettes under spacious and gayly decorated tent:
vocal and instrumental performers and perhaps one
of the finest panoramic views in the world. com.
mandng the richly cultivated slopes and plain around
Vesuvius the volcano itself looking sulky, with
an immense cap of smoke and stream of lava; the
Mountains of Castellamare, with Vico and Sor-
rento sparkling in the afternoon sun; then the
bounded by the island OF Capri and the long
reach OF bright coast to Portci and Naples. found
a number OF friends from Rome under the tent and
had the pleasure of making Professor Ruggiero's
acquaintance and hearing from him the destination
of the objects found that morning, the most select
of which would be sent to the museum at Naples
and reserved to enrich the local collection
to Naples was one of the longest saw. with
two locomotives to drag and third to push it along
Others followed and the day ended without any mis-
hap whatever.