New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
NEW FINDS At POnPEM
Firm. Ihe PaN NaR Ga.stls.


the digginCs. Tho only wonder is that anything Is
ever dag UP 1t al! rhe process is rdculousy sl"w,
even i'f Italy Inc directors SIT all day on the rub
bush heaps smoking, and dozens of children file mp
aud down with their little baskets of ear h. whilst 70
few Idle peasants shovel mp few lazy spadeiuls at
time, Ntul, the first thing | saw was the side OF
GlnluR-rOOW, uncovered only few days ago. Tn
one side was bright picture Of fine cock and hens
IN great st!ie of excitement over large basket ot
gram duur"d cherries, all upSe-Laudster could not
have done II better The fOulues- of the Pompelllns
Tor birds, hra-tg and fishes Is very apparent and
they always seemed to be dining The wealth of cook
ing apparatus IN the museum Is astonishing You
lave saucepan, perforated with countless holes, nm
most elaborate pattrrus-eycTy conceivable KIND ot
boii'I aud 'Idrou, cas- for Jcc-, representing tue
PROSTATE mare dud Tie sucking plg; ladies, spoons,
skewer5 dishes FOR roasting slX eggs OI dozen eggs
30 once. tOlstiug-fOrk,, grlduon7, and fancy MA
chine, Tor pastry and delicate confectionery, So hat
In tuIaIe,l's day were called Coucr.t5.' In Pom
pom Itself the Uil-pots and wine amphorp let luGO
slabs, and of mosaic work of COIOred marble, pre
among the quaiute-t features o! th. TuIueu shops.
saw III another hrW part a unc diHl groom, iounq
three months ago, with some VI th" lyeI. 81 animal
painting aCuJhlc. ne first 5ccIOu of tnr walls
AL around represented the boldc~t scenes under the
se9-a c"nE.r struggling with an octopus. shark
pursuing li~ prev, ~uOJl OF fish Il ,Ug through the
water, all g.lt,Uug and trr~u Inc middle section
dealt with birds 1uu wild tow tl'atug flying, quar-
felIn2, GIVING; and the upper and largest ectlOn
s-Fe ueIce limiting 5ceue,-a horse pursued by ,
o, AN OK IN desert scenery sprung upon bT Tiger
ana all these were set IN scenery Of n NJ force,
variety aud charactcr-WOods, rocks, rivers and
green hills.
The corridors and auterom. of this house are
q!aily rch l.c walls couousiy yiguctted with fig
uIcs-dwarts ou stills. street scenes. animals IN
one room ,lclc is perfectly white suite Oh marble
steps ia stu. belonging 60 fountain. In whole
thing and~ as though finished yesterday without
sOII OF chip OF scratch They seem now 10 be COM
Ing 10 some OF the richest houses, and have broken
into the oUter court or one which stands beau
uiui fountain cHpola and niche or elaborate mosaic
work, representing gods and gOIdcs,e- in the deep
blue heavens nall yelled with iieeCT clouds. The
house i, ,Ull embedded under thirty feet OF earth ;
buJ. If this Is the back yard what must the halls
ana corridor, bei The plan now adopted Is TO leave
mach as possible IA stu. Specimens repeat
thems-i yes aud d. Is needless to g on removing
similar mosaica pr trescoes of which there plenty
the Nap.,s museum. As rule, therefore, all the
laIer excavations are more interesting than the Old
Ones because they have left un,pOIIed OF their
treasure. / should like TO spend week at POmpcu
every year. II only 20 watch the uncOyerng and
Tevel IN the new finds.