The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
THE GREAT MAN OF MODERN
GREECE.
a Visit to Or. Schliemann in His Athe-
nia1 Palace
From the Christian Unioi

FROM me titfiSLtun OHtOn.
called upon DR.. Henry Schliemann at
bis aristocratic bic palace, in which the
dis 'overer Of the ruins of Troy is more
sumptuously lodged than were the Grecian
Kings who conquered that city. The top of
the superb pile IS crowned by statues Of the
poets, philosophers and statesmen of ancient
Greece. The trout door was opened by
Greek servant who spoke French very well.
Sending up my card, which contained my
American address, was shown into one of
the most beautiful Libraries in the world.
The walls were adorned by exquisite paint
lngs, the scenes of which We're chiefly taken
from Grecian history while marble statues
OF marvellous loneliness stood in each cor
ner of the apartment. The elegant
bookcases were sCrmounted by highly
finished bustss of Homer, Plato,
Aristotle aud other celebrated
Grecian poets ald philosophers DR.. Schlie-
mann is a German by birth, but Greece is
the home of his adoption. In fact 50 thor
ough Grecian has he become that he mas
chosen the LEI guage OF ancient Greece for
the language Of his house, and has given all
his servants classic names. His butler is
called PeiOps and his cook Jocasee. The
doctor married a Greek lady, who possesses
in a remarkable degree that wondrous
beauty Of face and figure which in ancient
times inspired the genius whose beautiful
marble g'ddesses have been the admira-
ton and despair of all succeeding ages.
| Beauty is hereditary in Greece Mime.
Schliemann is the daughter of an
Athenian shopkeeper, but she has all the
| grace AID bearing of born queen, and
what is rare among her country women of
| the present day, she possesses intellectual
| gifts Of high order. Her husband always
finds in her a congenial companion and
| sympathetic friend. They have two chill
dren, and according 10 the classic tastes Of the
! father the boy bears the name of Agamem-
| non, and the girl is called Andromache
| The latter is II years old, and so exquisitely
beautiful that as she glided across the mar
bic hail fancied one of the Graces had es-
| capped from her marble impr .sonment, and,
like Pygmaliou's statue OF ivory, had as
sumed the human form
Notwithstanding DR.. Schliemanns classic
tastt and surroundings, he is very Justly
| proud of being a citizen of the United
States. He was resident of California
when that State was admitted into the
Union, and thus became a citizen of the
Great Republic His love of Greece and
her antiquities commenced when he was q
schoolboy by reading Homer's stirring ac-
| count of Grecian herOism at Troy At the
age of Is he was placed in a counting room
| IN Germany, where he worked hard for a
| small salary, but managed to save money
| enough 10 buy books, which he read in mo
monts snatched from sleep. In this way he
mastered Greek. As clerk he was Just the
reverse OF Hogarth's Idle Apprentice, and
| his industry was rewarded by promotion
and increase of salary, and in the course of
| time he became partner in an indigo
| house. Having made fortune in trade, he
retired from business and determined to
carry out his life-iong intention of ex-
cavating the ruins of Troy, employing 800
men in the work His success has not
| only given him a splendid reputation, but
| has greatly increased his fortune. The
| articles found in tie ruins have proved of
| immense value to the historian and the
| arch9Oogist, and have been sold for large
sums to the great libraries and museums of
the world. DR.. Schllemann's income is
| 500 100 year, and he spends It with princaly
| liberality. He is the leader of Atheuian
society, and entertains with royal magnifi
cence. But, beyond all this, there is
| classical aroma about the whole establish
ment which is specially charming to all
who are interested in Grecian history and
! literature.
DR.. Schliemann is 6S years old. but he
has all the mental and physical activity Of
n man OF 80. His features are of a marked
| German type. Judging from my own ex-
| perlence, he is very polite to Americans
visiting Athens. The day after | called
upon him he sent me an invitation to a re-
ception at his palace. Nine Schliemann
was most graceful and gracious hostess.
! The evening closed with dance.