National Republican., 1886-10-04
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Interesting Discovery Made in rteaN-
ing Gruupd for a New Hotel.

ing Ground for Sew Hotel.
isto Sir Charles Warren, the present
first e., mmissiouer Of police, who, as Chlt.
Warren. acted for the Palestine expl plirdtion
fur d, that we owe our Grst giinps Of
"Undcrground Jeiusilem" lie tuld us IA
exact igur,s " the great depth " ubbsh
which had gathered In the valleys, and
which, iu spite Of the filling up, are still
visible in the ancient city. The word OF
Sir c Warren cleared up some points that
were formerly doubtful, but much remains
obscure. There are many problems re-
gardiDg the old topography which cannot
be solved until further excavations are
made. Prominent among the points re-
outing light to he thrown upon them are
the exact positions Of the Temple and the
Holy Sepulcher.
The questions have not only an historical
and archaeological interest, but the whole
Christian world has naturally a deep anx-
iety to know the exact truth regarding them.
At present no excavations can be carried
on; the porte refuses all applications for
permission to explore where digging might
at present be done, and IL is ouly when the
foundations Of a house require the clearing
away OF the ground that chance brings
lately taken place. A new hotel had to be
built near the JaiTa Gate; this was the Med.
iterranean hotel, which, as visitors t. Jeru.
salem will remember formerly stood not
far from the DamsscusG ate. The spot
where this took place may be described in
the words Of the account which has come
home; II is "at the head OF David street."
psalnist, but from the Tower OF
Dayii, when stands at the ehd Of
IT. Hcte IN clearing out the foundations,
old walls. cauals, aud Ctsterns were laid
bare; tut the most important discovery was
con to ut u depth Of fifteen feet. Hele
we've found the rem ~ m old wall,
which rs supposed to have been one ~ tue
ancient city walls. aud HltiusL all the ai-
thuritirs ATE agre, II Is the second walp'
of Justphns, " hi' Ii nls heen sn long sought
for. About thirty yards Of this wall have
been uncovered. Two courses, AMI N
places three courses, OF the stones remain n
position. These stones aro large aui sidi-
lar to those IN the Tower Of David. II @
line Of the wall begins directly opposite TIE
tower and runs to the north, trendt z
slightly to the west. 81 far 1t follows a
line parallel to the present wall running
from the JOfIa Gate to the or nv corner
OF Il C city. The interest attachin to 1,
wall ls peculiar
A great many people believe that the
Holy Sepulcher does not stand on GOlgUtha
uor over the new sepulcher, "whereiu was
In the Garden Of Joseph Of Arimathea. DR..
Robinson WIS not the tirst to express doubts
on this subject, but he has dealt largely on
II in his work on Jerusalem. Capt. Condor
prefers for GolgJtha, or Calvary, the round
mound, Iormed Ike q skull" outside of
the Damascus gate. Gen. Gordon, VINO
lived some months In Jerusalem immeii-
ately before going to Khartoum, and dt-
voted his time exclusively to the study OF
this subject, also accepted the knob Of rock
at the Damascus gate as the most probable
| position. The connection existing between
| the Holy Sepulcher and the second wall
comes about in this way: The cruciiXlon
took place "without the gate" Now, the
second wall is supposed to be as old as the
time Of Ilezekiah, and its existence ut the
| time Of the Saviour's sojourn on earth is
not doubted. The Holy Sepulcher is at
present In the very middle OF the city. The
| city may have grown around 1t In eighteen
centuries, but II this second wall could be
traced so as to inclose the spot within its
circuit its specially exalted sanctity would
be at orce destroyed. The most sacred
shrine of the Christian church would cease
| TO exist the Crusades would be looked upon
as delusion, as only a fight for an empty
nutshell. This will show the interest which
attaches to the few feet OF ancient masonry
| which have been discovered at the head Of
"David street" In Jerusalem. The thirty
| yards OF wall are not enough to decide the
| point It would require, perhaps, to be
traced lC0 yards further to know whether
| 1t went of TO the west and included the
Holy Sepulcher, or turns TO the east so as to
leave the shrine "without the gate" A
continued exploration is impossible, as the
| space is all built over to the north. Under
these houses lies the secret which has sIch
interest and impoi tancc. There for the
present 1t must remain, and we must wat
TIL the time comes when some other house
has to be rebuilt, and the digging OF the
foundations may give us another glimpse
Of the significant wall,-LondOn Daily NcWS