Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19

rule, the houses are unearthed entire aud
nretty nearly In their original condition
the frescoes fresh Us If painted but yes
terday, uud even articles of food are
found Just where they were left 1900
years ago.
From certain indications 1t seems evil
dent that during the first four centuries
of our era many slight excavations were
made, possibly with view of unearth-
ing hidden treasures, and that even n
village or so was built on the sits OF the
once great city; but in 472 another Wig
orous eruption destroyed the huts and so
scared the people that, until l74S, no
further attempts were made to uncover
what nature, IN one OF her freaks OF
temper, had so artfully concealed. 10
that year, however, n peasant, when
digging Il well, found painted cham Der
CONTAINING statutes and other objects of
interest. King Charles IL. of Naples, IN
whom the scoveries of Herculaueum had
awakened q desire for further explora-
tons, ordered the excavations to be con-
tinued. In 1855 the nmphitheater was
laid bnre, and since then until now, and
notably during the past ten years, the
works have gone on pretty steadily. 4,
PAINS paraphernalia is arranged with
every attention TO detail to depict the
doomed Pompeii as II stood at the dawn
of the Christian era.
When the spectator takes his seat In
the Enclosure he looks across q vast lake
in which are 3 900, 900 gallons of water,
and there on the edge OF the water he
sees the grand old city rising up from the
shore 10 the highlands. land stretching far
IN I'm Of Or Npsnvina
which in awful grandeur forms the back
ground of the setting.
At the waters edge and in plain view
of all the spectators centers all interest.
Here are to occur the festivities In
honor of the goddess Isis, and as the
play opens the people begin to arrive
on the street TO witness the pro-
cesson and ceremonies. "The peo-
ple' as used by Pain are not q
handful of street arabs picked up for the
occasion. Some 800 people are engaged
in the scene. They are apparaled In
beautiful costumes, for is this not IL hol-
day, and are not the citizenry dressed in
their best? Here IRE priests, flower girls,
vendors of refreshments, young men and
maidens, all anxious TO see the solemn
pageant IN honor OF their favorite god
dess.
The procession Is q grand display. The
costuming is brilliant and gorgeous.
FRS came the white robed priests, then
the dancers, senator with his retinue of
attendants, ladies of high degree,
concluding with Arbaces. The procession
awaits Ut the waters edge the arrival of
galleys and fiower-decked burgess bear
ing the Greek Glaucus and his af1ianced
bride lone. The procession re-
forms, aud with the addition OF
the lutte arrivals proceeds to n
position in the neighborhood of Arbaces'
house. Then is the temple of Isis thrown
open, revealing gorgeous and brilliantly
decorated and lighted interior, whence
issue white robed priests, also priestesses,
clad in solemn raiment. When the
symbol of the goddess Is deposited
in the midst of the populace
the games begin. These are specialties
in their way, ani are superior us per-
formed by rare artists. Last night were
given exhibitions of bicycle riding, box
ing, racing, acrobatics, etc. Beautiful
dances by flower girls and others are
rare features.
Then came the dramatic details, as
given by Bulwer. Immediately preceding
the eruption OF Nesuvius.
THE ERUPTION OF vEsUvIUs.
The awful grandeur of that sight as
given by Pain lust night could only be
equaled by the actual occurrence; and
even that would no doubt fall short in
brIlliancy and dramatic features of the
display last night.
From the crater over beyond the city
first arises dark smoke, then dull
blue flame, and in an instant oil Is fire.
Far up into the darkeued heavens the
flames shoot, down the mountain side
runs the hot lava, and on all hands Is o
rush and hurry for safety, which the
doomed people of Pompei found not.
That Is the last of Pompeii.
But the end of the exhibition is not vet,
Professor Beal, Pains great pyro-
techuIc artist, has not been idle, and be-
fore anybody has realized that Pompeii
Is destroyed roar as from q cannon uud
II star shooting high into the dark night
thlt the fire works are let
loose.
For so long that the spectator takes no
note of the time Is continued such O dis.
play OF pyrotechnics as never was
dreamed of in Texas before. Each
feature produced last night merits de-
tailed description.
The closing and browning piece was an
immense representation of Governor L.
). Ross In fire. The likeness was good,
the unique presentation marvellous.
The Last Days OF Pompeii have made q
grand start. The opening has been sue
cessful. The outlook is for even greater
success, for il Is predicted that when the
grandeur OF the display becomes bruitsd
abroad the grand stand will not be large
enough TO hold all who will flock to
see IL.
The next exhibition VIII be Monday
night, Fort Worth night. when the
special feature will be u representation
OF Mayor Peter Smith in fireworks.
Poinpeifis grand success.