The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-10-03
FINE ART WORK
FROM BABYLON

NEW YORK, September GA cable
to the Herald from Berlin says: Ger
man Orientalists continue to be deeply
interested in DR.. koldenberg's discov-
cries in Nebuchadnezzar's palace in
Babylon, which Is proving the richest
storehouse OF ancient art ever unearth-
ed.
The encaustic thing wherewith the
great court of the palace was decorat
ed. DR. Koldenberg says. surpasses in
the fineness OF It's glaze and the luster
and beauty Of its coloring anything
that modern art ever attained.
The frieze surrounding this court
contains boldly carved figures of all
kinds of real and mythical beasts, the
sculpture revealing so advanced state
OF art that DR.. Koldenberg Is convinc-
ed that he will find further specimens
proving that even In the time of Abra-
ham and earlier. art had achieved "A
high point of development on the plains
Of Mcsopotamia.
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army of butterflies then attacked" the
street lamp in front of "A macaroni-
house in the same street where they
were dISp I'IulSfi Wy lll' Shiil' 'tiNAi'o'
The invaders made attacks" on sever
al other places but were likewise de-
feated every time, their number being
considerably thinned down. Eventually
the survivors flew away.
IMPERIAL WOODEN LEGS.
Seven survivors Of the late Aomori
disaster received artificial limbs from
the Empress in the presence of the
Commander and other officers of the
Eighth Army Division on the 9th inst.
They left the barracks in Aomori for
home the following day.
TIDAL WAVE AT ODAWARA.
on the 4th and 9Th inst. Odawara
and Yoshhama were visited by extra
ordinarily high waves and much dam
age was done to property. More dam
age was done at Yoshihama than at
Odawara. The former is little fish
ing village on the coast some ten miles
from Odawara. About 2 o'clock on the
afternoon of the 4th inst. the sea began
to show an unusual state of disturbance
and shortly afterwards high waves
commenced to break on the shore with
tremendous force though there was not
much wind. Gradually the waves in
bankments and inundating the fields
Many houses built on low-lying parts
along the coast were flooded AS soon
as the dangerous nature of the waves
was made known the police authorities
summoned some 100 firemen and other
coolies who in addition to a host OF
willing helpers OF the town We're EN-
ployed in the protection of the embank-
axfan1fnu tNun D1ilag
from Odawara to Kodzu. Several thou
sands OF sandb bags We're piled beneath
the entertainments to protect them from
devastation by the waves. Meanwhile
the waves came dashing on the shore
with ever increasing force washing away
the pile of sand bags and the efforts OF
the workers were of little avail
Through the night Of the 4th the men
We're engaged in the protection of the
entertainments which gave way in some
places. At o'clock on the morning OF
the 9Th at full tide, waves more than
20 feet In height came rolling over the
entertainments submerging some OF the
houses near the shore. This state of
affairs continued throughout the 9th
and 9th. on the night Of the 9Th heavy
rain began 10 fan, extingu shing the
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greatly handicapped in their work A
sentry was posted on hill near by and
every time there came a high wave
gave warning 10 the workmen by ring
ing bells so that they might avoid the
wave. BY sunday morning tn,
waves had considerably subsidized. Many
men were caught In the waves and
dashed against The entertainments. Tive
men were seriously injured and 81,
others slightly. Al Odawara about 81
houses were demolished and more thar
200 inundated while at Yoshihama q
houses were demolished and TO Hooded