The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
ST. MARKS FALLEN CANP.lNyLE.
Nothing Done Yet Toward Rebuilding
Nenice'S Great Tower.

| The party intrigues which have been vigOr-
! Ously carried on ever since the Campanile
fell by the supporters OF those who then were
turned out Of Office, have once more sue
ceeded, First Commondatore Boni, dscour-
aged by tho difficulties thrown in his pai A.
retired 10 carry on mis- more congenial work
among the excavations OF the Forum, and
| now Commentators Belrami has followed his
| example. Against Signor Boni e advice the
authorities left the great base of the tower
standing instead Of unbuiding il all down
70 the level of the pilr-hcads; and they insisted
| that Signor B"trami should build the new
| Campanile upon this old base, As every
| stone and block OF this base is rounded and
slippery and damaged with age, there is
absolutely nothing for the new building to
hold grip of, and IT. would be impossible 10
bind them together, II would only keep in
place by itS own. weight. and having nothing
TO riyet it down to the foundations, il would
topple over at the first shak" OF earthquakes
Besides this. the very consist"ucr OF he old
n seG ~H IT, Pnyar in "ar Hs" nnr
tlan times was simply Il miNtur" OF imr and
sand, ana the continual ooHing up into ihe
ol the tides. mas IN IN" "ourS" Of 50 many
INJURIES. washed MI away both linn" aud
sand-and the stones only stood In plHC" be-
cause there was nowhere for them 10 go TO-
as all WIS held IN place by the surrounding
mud and earth.
It IS tru" that no defect in III" foundations
caused the fall bur % build up now tower
on them as they are would be very serious
mistake and il was this that SignOr Brl,rani
NncEl ne game 10 lUll ktlONlrigr Of the COnul-
ton of rtings below ground refused 10 do
and which caused him llrst TO 20 TO tn" country
for his health, and now finally to resign
altogether, The intriguing party has cleared
the ground, but ii - remarkable hat no one
appears ready 10 undertake the work now
that the condition Of things is viSib!" 10 dlI
"" were down in the great trench round
IN" base this morning. and IRON III" "Nrayl-
ton dug into ia mass was issuing u flowing
stream of water All work has been stopped
and everything in the matter il, ~ an official
Snld to-day, CONFUSION w0rs" COntOurdrd
Meantime, in the digging round the spot
many things of interest have come to Ii ght
sovino's Iibrarva thick wall Of foundation
stones has been laid bare. which from their
position mud from historical records. turn
out TO bc those OF an ospIHl0, or hospital.
built by the aHintlv old pogr OrseOlo abouf
a7r. The Lowell OF lu".r foundations s con-
sidcrahy higher than ,hose of the Campa.llr.
showing TINT these We're ct Il much earlier
date, and that in Doge Orseolos time the soil
had already risen. This Also goes to prove
the truth OF the idea TINT the Cnmpanilc had
existed ms n witch tower long before 1t was
used AZ the Dnl-iowcr Of 81. Marks one of
Doge Orscolo- stones nov rests III our hail
Another interest irg discovery AZ the north
west corner Of the excavation, at still greater
depth. were stakes and wAttle-work which
had once lined a canal bank in the time of
vasiOn OF the Huns sent the dwellers on tho
mainland to seek lety among these watery
wastes, Their wattle-work was the original
from which 40 many beautiful designs were
taken for DECORATIONS Of vases and for carviug
in marble in the eighth and ninth centuries
and WHICH, indeed, are found, believe, in all
parts Of the globe. This wattle-work. to-
gpther with other interesting objects found |
il being carefully preserved in the Ducai |
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