The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-18
EXCAVATIONS AT JERuAsLEM.
a Gateway Found with stills belonging
to Pour Different Periods

~ AhhN hAMNfNhA
At the general meeting OF the Pales.
tire Exploration fund this year Lieut.
Gel Watson read the annual report,
which stated that the excavations at
jerusalem. for which a hrman was
granted by the porte. have been carried |
on by Dr. Bliss with success. says the
London Standard. An interesting |
rockscarp has been traced for some |
distance along the side OF an old wall |
OF the city. south OF the present wall
and followed for over 900 feet In this |
line Of wall the remains OF several an
Client towers and a gateway were dis
covered and no less than four sills OF
this ancient gateway, belonging to -four
llnerentperlods we're found In stu. one
above the other. Dr. Bliss wrote say
ing that he knew Of no more interest
ing example Of a place where four dis
tinct periods might be studied In the
short. perpendicular space Of four feet
subsequently. on following the wall
/ toward Sloan there was found near the
bottom OF the hill another gateway. al
80 representing four distinct periods.
| a retaining wall across the mouth Of the
the Tyropeean valley vas examined. II
was still too early TO know the full sig
nlhcance OF these discoveries DIR.
Bliss. In summary Of the results OF
the excavations. stated that near ST.
loan. outside the city wall. interest
Ing Roman baths were discovered
Their work. he added. had gone yery
smoothly. a buried wall was no re-
specier Of persons. and ran through the
lands Of Greek patriarch. a Moslcm
pasha. Latin father or a Sloan
fCllah. with all Of whom the excavators
must come 20 some understanding,
financial or otherwise But he was
clad 10 say that this understanding had
always been friendly Unfortunately
most OF their work had been covered
up A barley field had revealed its
.ecrets and once again was IN super
Gc.al appearance mere barley field.
The excavations were not the only
work which has been carried on at
Jerusalem under the auspices OF the
fund Tho veteran explorer. Herr Won
schlck. has pursued Investigations OF
q very interesting character within the
city. His examinations OF medieval
churches and converts In jerusalem
and Of the quarter known NJ Bah Hytta
threw a Hood Of light on the conditions
Of the holy city during the period COW
cred by the crusaders occupation Of Il
Since the last meeting 227 annual sub
slribCrs had been added and i3l had
been taken OF through death and
other causes. The total receipts fol
the past year amounted 20 f2,i92. u
shl,lngs. pence. and they had SINAI
balance In the bank The executive
committee. On concluding Us report
, stated that IN order TO carry out th'
objects OF the fund effectively a con
siderable increase in rs volume wal
absolutely and essentially necessary
D otherwise the excavations az Jerusalem
would have 90 be- suspended, llavinl
G so lately obtained the hrman from IN
sultan Tor continuing these operation
which had been prosecuted TO the pres
ent time with such unequallcd success
their cessation or delay would be a mat
y ter to De- most deeply doplorCd.
Sir Charles Wils1n. the chairman
moved the adoption Of the report an
said that the most interesting poin
= they wished TO solve next was th
course Of the wall 10 the Tyropean val
ley and which was the gate throug
: which the last King OF Jerusalem iiet
~ Tie considered that Dr. Bliss had car
rled out the work In a remarkably sue
" ccssful manner aud al a very chea
rate. Future experiments be va
afraid. would be more expensive, hu
T. be believed that the results would
" worth the money laid out