The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-31
LECTURE BEFORE THE ELKs.
Interesting Description of Rome by Pro-
 lessor Edward E. Hay


 lessor Edward E. Hay
 "A fair-sized audience was present at the Grand opera house last evening to hear Edwin B. Hay of Washington, D. C., on Rome, the Eternal City, Ancient and Modern; Its Churches and Ruins" The lecture was given on behalf of the charity fund of the New Haven Elks. The lecture, which contained much to interest and instruct, was profusely H. lustrated with stereoptican views of the places described. throughout.
 After speaking briefly of the charita- ble work of the Ellzs the sneaker pro- ceeded with the lecture of the evening, The first picture thrown on the screen was the station, structure of modern appearance, with other. like structures near at hand. Next the audience was taken through the via Rationale, the modern thoroughfare of Rome, whose shop windows contain as attractive stocks of goods as the store windows of our own Broadway. Then the most eel ebrated of the old streets was shown,- street through which the Roman tri- I umphs Then were visited many scenes of historic and architectural interest 1 throughout the city-the coliseum, fo- rum, pantheon, baths, arches, churches and tombs. Of the coliseum the speak l CT said that it was built to seat 100000 people. It Is 1900 feet in circumference and is 150 feet in height. It is four stories in height, the first story being l of the Doric style of architecture, the | secohd of the Ionic and the third and fourth of the Corinthian. At times B. GOO wild beasts have said to have been ! in this amphitheater and one one occa- sion 10000 persons and 5000 captives | were filled in it. At times portions of l it were flooded with water and actual naval engagements conducted before l the eyes of the applauding audiences. To-day this scene of former cruel, glad l iatorial fights and slaughter of innocent | beings is completely transformed. Its l ruins are overgrown with grass, while flowers add their fragrance and song birds their music to aid in transforming the place.
 Professor Hay related an amusing in- l stance of how he was left in charge of the Vatican for a time. He was on fa- maliar terms with the chief chamber lain, and one day called there on an er- rand only to find his friend absent and only an assistant chamberlain there.
 The latter soon went out, telling him that he should have charge in his ab- sence. There were only two pages. one of whom spoke Italian and the other native Irish, so that all his orders had
 to be given by signs. He wrote to his friend afterwards that he had expected to look at the Vatican while in Rome, but had not expected to run it. The
 incident came to the pope's ear and he was much amused The lecturer also showed views of some of the lovely paintings that adorn the walls of the Vatican.
 The lecturer also spoke briefly of the
 circus with it's seating capacity of 150,- 900 people, the Appian way. 300 miles in length; the cathedrals of@St. Paurs and
 St. Peters with their grand and beau tiful architecture; the gruesome cata.
 combs and the tonlbs and monuments
 of some of Rome's greatest geniuses Among modern recollections of Rome are the heas, a most persistent creature
 and the goats, which are driven to a house and milked to order.