The Brookhaven leader., 1886-11-18
HE SECOND WALL.
Interesting Discovery Made In breaking
Ground for q Hotel at Jerussiem.I

Interesting Discovery Made On Breaking
Ground for q Hotel at Jerussiem.I
II is TO Sir Charles Warren. the
present First Commission Of Police,
who, as Captain Warren. acted for the
Palestine exploration fund. that we owe
our first glimps,s of underground
Jerusalem" lie told us in exact fig
ures of the great depth Of rubbish which
had gathered in the valleys, and which.
in spite Of the filling up, are still visible
in the ancient city. The work OF Sir c.
Warren cleared up some points that
were formerly doubtful, but much re-
mains obscure There are many prob
lens regarding the old topography
which can not be solved until further
excavations are made. Prominent
amcng the points requiring ligh: to be
thrown upon them are the exact posi-.
tons of the Temple and the Holy sep
ulchcr.
The questions have not only histor-
ical and archaeological interest, but the
whole Christian world has naturally n
deep anxiety TO know the exact truth
regarding them. At present no eN-
cavations can be carried on; the Porte
refuses all applications for permission
TO explore where digging might A. pres
ent be done, aud it is only when the
foundations of hous" require the clear
ing away of the ground that chance
brings something 10 light. Such 4
chance has lately taken place. A new
hotel had to be built near the Jaila gate
this was the Mediterranean Hotel,
which, as visitors to Jerusalem will re-
member, formerly stool not far from
the Damascus gate. The spot where
this took place may be described in the
words of the account which has come
home-it is lat the head OF David
street. not named directly from the
ROYAL Psalmist, but from the Tower of
David. which stands at the end of
il, Here. in clearing ont the fOunda-
tons, old walls canals and CistcrnS
were laid bare: but the most important
discovery was come TO at a depth of fiji
teen feet Here were found the remains
of an old wall, which is supposed to have
been one of the anc ent city walls, and
almost all the authorities are agreed it
is the second wall Of .Joscphus, which
has been so long sought for. About
thirty ward, Of this wall have been un"Ov
cred. Two courses. and in places three
courses, of the stones remain in posi-
ton. These stones are large and SINH
lar to those in the Tower OF David. The
line of the wall begins directly opposit"
the tower and runs to the north tend
ing slightly 10 the west. So far it fol-
lows a line parallel to the present wall
running from the JaiIa Gatcto the north
west corner of the ety.. The interest
attaching To this wall is peculiar.
A great many people believe tina. the
Holy Scpulchcr does not stand on Col
potha nor over the new srpulchcr.
wherein was never man laid, which
had been cxca,atcd in the Garden Of
Joseph Of Arimathca. Dr. Robinson
was not the first to express doubts on
this subject. but he has dealt largely on
il in his work on Jerusalem: Captain
Condor prefers for Gol@Otha. or Cal
vary. the round mound formed like Il
skull outside Of the Damascus Gate
General Gordon. who lived some months
in Jerusalem Immediately brfor" going
to Khart0um, and devoted his time eX-
clusiyelv TO the study Of this subject.
also accepted the knob of rock at the
Damascus Gata as the most probable
position. The connection existing b.
tween the Holy Sepulchcr and the second
wall comes about in this way: The cru.
rliixion took place without the gate
Now the second wall is supposed to be
as old as the time of II .leliiah. and his
existence at the time Of the Saviour's
soiourn on earth is not doubted. The
Holy ~cpulchcr /, at present in the very
middle Of the city, The city may have
grown round it m eighteen centuries.