New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

1t. The hlcr0gIyphics are in good condition ana
can he preserved with proper care, the report
SAYS. In conclusion, II states:
In our Judgment there IS no present nced OF any
additional Treatment of the general surface OF
the Ohcl>k, nor of It's development by any pro,
tcctivc covering, nor Of ITS proposed removal
within building but We do insls; upon the most
careful and Watchful treatment Of the defective
parts 20 which We have alluded, and which are
So tlly described IN the appended paper Inc
portions referred 10 should he watched WIN as
sIduous care. and 10 EFFORT should he spared 10
preserve them in place on the ObcllSk, or II DIS
lodged To restore them, If possible. -,
" In conclusion, II your Honorable Board WIZ
cause the recommendations herein submitted to he
carried out carly aS practicable ami viii con
tlnur your usual annual inspection of the ODellsk
by competent persons, your committee Is ot me
opinion that the present condition of the obclsk
may be maiut1ncd indefinitely, IN the present To-
cation, without anxiety rs Ia ltS PERMANENT
preservation.
The description which Professor julien makes
of the HnSOund places Is in substance rs follows
On the west face a quarter Of an inch 81 the
top OF ne pyramdon IS broken and cement mas mas
been sScd 10 supply the shape. large hollow
flake occurs M figure |, about sixteen 10y seven
teen inches, with visible cracks; above TINS are
several cracks some filed with cement app"'l
previous To November, 1888. The other SIDES Oh
the pyramid sound. The Unsound area eN-
tends down 10 figures of hooded hawks. =
large flakes have been removed AMI some SIN
Inches long are loose. Eight feet from top a., anu
about ten feet 4, aud az ljl are un>onnd places
each about foot in area; long. deep fracture
at to-. The spots from a. to 10 show hollow
and unsuund places. and the edge from 10 10 II
Is dcCayed and presents cavities. BtWreIi W.
and ll3 Is a large cavity, seven inches hgh ana
five deep. This r Shown in the photograph taken
Ia Alexandria, and Is apparently artificial. rs thcre
Is no appearance of decay: ~ To IL show UNI
sound places several inches in area, ana scanned
10y line cracks; llS 10 l2ll similar CONDITIONS
deep cavity appears below (?l Of ancient ana
artificial origin, not by decay, and below most
Ot the carvings are Obliteratcd.
" The south face lis in the worst condition ana
is dotted with unsound spots, which range III
size from several inches 10 more than two feet,
with frequent cracks and pits. >,
The carvings in the east face stand out dls
tinctly and are best preserved, but at ~ ana IT
the surface is badly pittcd. The whole OF the
large cartouche l6j is unsound, and 80 Is IA bad
spot. Al 16 is deep crack extending iar into
the stone and filled with cement, which has
shrunlIen some.
ION the north face ID the surface is fiakeC
and several cracks occur at 90. and at a..
| renovated surface. are creviccs onc-quarter o
onc-haf inch wide. There is less p'ttlng Oh
this shaft and little on the plinth.
The base of the Obeiisk under the pllnth con
sists of a cellular limestone. which contains man!
growth formed on it during the last year.
The value of the Obcsk from an archaeological
| point of view lies in its inscriptions: These ar
mainly invocations to the sum- when was Woi
shipped by the Egyptians. but il contains also til
| signatures OF three Egyptian monarchS, represent
! ing three cpochs of that countrys history
| 1hotmcs H. one of the greatest OF the earle
rulers. had this Obelisk anarrled ana lnScribe
! about 1000 Is. C.. His name, or cartouche. II
lating the circumstances. Is inscribed on the SHAFT
! About 300 years later. 1900 t. C.. Rameses
had his inscription chiselled in the stone; an
about 1913 ID, c. lsorkon. who was the King a
| placed his name upon the shaft. Most of tn
| important events in the worlds recorded histOr
have transpired within the period of this monu