The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-25
From the Baltimore Sun.


From the Baltimore Sun.
This story began more than 1900 years
ago on the banks OF the Nile. and the end
Is not yet II concerns the life, and more
than the life Of an Egyptian woman. and
another chapter was yritten in her history
afternoon at the Womans College of Ball
timore, when President Goucher took Off
the wrapping in which her mhmmlfed
body has rested through all the ages o6
time since the Ptolmies ruled over Egypt.
What will be the end of it all no one
knows, but it seems tolerably certain
that the mummy will find a permanent
resting place right here in Baltimore In
the college museum, where the fair stu
dents and the college visitors can gaze
upon the form and features Of an "olds
time woman"
Dr. Goucher secured this mummy and
another while In Egypt last winter through
the kindness Of BruBsch Bey, the director
Of the famous museum OF Gizeh, near tho
pyramids where the best and most valu-
able OF the relies OF ancient Egypt have
been collected during the past ten years.
They had been found IN she eacsncus
tombs at Fayum on the Nile. One Of tha
two secured by DR.. Goucher is supposed
TO be girl connected with the royal FAM
lily of an early dynasty It's external dec
orations are much more elaborate than
the other, and altogether II has the app
pearance OF having been embalmed with
much more care and expense than the one
which was unwrapped yesterday This
one was probably woman of the middle
class
The process of removing the wrappingS
and getting down anywhere near the mum-
my consumed the best part Of an hour
The mummy was taken out OF the gaudily
decorated case in which II had rested for
1000 years and was stretched out on tna
table in one of the upper rooms Of GoucheH
hall. President Goucher then drew nears
armed with pair of sheers, while around
him clustered an eager group of specta-
tors among whom were Dean J. b. Van
Meter Mr. Charles +. Fiji, trustee OF
the college; DR.. J. S. Barnard, Mr. Gus
tave Kahn, superintendent OF the collega
buildings and Cashier George Hilbert.
The wrappings were found to be put on
In several different ways. First there
would be strips of linen, two or three
inches wide, running from the neck and
shoulders down the length Of the body.
Then bits of linen of irregular size We're
laid on In wads, so as TO make the outside
appearance smooth and rounded, and then
across the body would be still other strips
Of linen not much more than an inch wide-
The doctor, as he worked his way downs
found layer after layer put on in this way
forming a covering at least two inches
thick all around the body. The linen was
Of a light brown color and tore apart easl-
~ from its great age. The outer bandages
were Of much finer quality than those next
the body.
Bitumen had been put on the body thick
iy and carelessly by the embalmer. and
the passing Of the years had made It ex-
ceedingly hard. After digging into II for
half an hour with but little tangible re-
suits. the doctor. decided to give up tho
Job for the day and walt until some other
time 20 completely expose the mummy.
When he left on only the elbows. the
right hand. and ears were IN sight. They
were as dark az the bitumen BY which
they were surrounded. bat could easily
BE- differentiated from the bitumen by a
smooth merbied appearance The outline
OF tbs face Is usually the most Interesting
part ~ q mummy, blt ~ FAR d is impossi-
be 10 zen whether the woman of oid's
MAS young OF aged. pretty OF homeiys
strong Ia character, 0r lacking ia streaeta.