The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-18
How Vesuvius Gave the City
of Pompeii to History.
COVERED TWENTY FEET
With White Ashes Which Pre-
served Forms ofHuman Beings

ful disaster OF its ssad Ia the history q
the world
While no accurate estimate a. the
number - lives destroyed with tha burr
ing Of Pompea under tho terrsec shower
Of dust and ashes from VesuVius can
be made. the fact that the number ~
bodies 50 FAR recovered Is under four
hundred and the s,ze OF the city irdi-
cate much smaller population Ghan leat
az 81. Pierre.
Pompeii - situated on ths shore ~
the Bay 81 Naples. within a VERY short
distance Of the foot cf Mount vesusias.
AT the time Of It's burial Il vas a town
81 Camanie- As a town q the using
Il had no great reputation exs4pt as
resort foe Roman mobiles. and cossuars-
lively little ia known 81 g. hut as the
most remarkable reiic OF antiquity in ex-
istence It's fame i world vide
The wonders OF this ancient cisv and
the horror OF its destruction have made
appeal 70 hundreds OF thousands 90 En-
glish speaking people through Buiwe-
Lyttou's splendid romance. The Last
Days OF Pompei'
Pompeii. like NEST 81 The cities IN the
beautiful country 81 that resion. had
very mixed population A seaport teNn.
II was cosmopolitan 20 a degree. It's
origin T. quite uncertain. hut Il passed
IN and out Of the possession q many
nations before Il was finally conquered
by the Romans after the long siese 81 8
3 c.
Before the end Of the republic pors-
pei became the suburban home ~ ussns
Of the Roman mobiles who built hesstiful
villas IN the nesehborhood and greatly
popularized the city among people -
high degree Cicero was one preminens
occasional resident snd bis letters fire.
quently mention with enthusiasm his
villa there.
Under the Roman empire re same
custom continued and agrins The first
century Of the Christian era e was a
nourishing place With a considerable pop
ulstion.
Only two historic events are recorded
Of the city during this period The first
was a aght IN the amphitheatrc between
visitors from tho neixhboring eoiory g
NIGERIA and the citizens 81 Fompeu ia
which many werc killed and woaade4.
As result Of this glsdiateriai and tas-
atfical exhibitions Were prohibited thera
FOR ten years. Thss was % a r.
-Four years later the city VS. pratt
destroyed b. an earthquake ltH she
neighhoring towns ere injured bY This
disturbance. hut Pompen uas the RIOS;
severely affected Most ~ III pab.ls
buildings and very many ~ the private
residences were destroyed or - badly
injured that they hsd % b. rebuilt. Tbis
work ~ restoring the city VAS actively
under way. whsu in "a DAY ths whois
fife 81 the city was wiped out and ths
very location ~ the very aaurfshsng colp-
ny was lost. 70 remain 81 for many cen
turies
In p A. T. vesuvias bad bees slum.
berinz for unknown ages. suddenly bufe
lnto terrific eruption Vest masses q
earth ard ashes we're thrown iatu fhs
air and fen "a great shower over fhs
surrounding country ard Jaws fpsgfrf
from the rnoantsins crater Tee Whole
country vas vioisnsly dinturhsf ile-
vasfatfon zas wrought su araani th@
shores - the beautiful Faf ard the two
cities n Herculianeur ard rasnpeii aefr
completely buried andsr these masses n
cinders and ashes.
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different manner h@stysr over Hrf-
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Pompsi there fen from fiEhfefn g. fefn-
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