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much was saved from 1t by its Inhabitants or
dug out and dispersed by Plinys contemporaries
and by the barbarians who followed them even
In civilized times On the contrary Herculaneum
sealed in its tomb in a few hours by the
mixture OF mud ashes and scorae and no one
has even been able to reach IT, high is the
mountain of debris and hardened stone by which
II covered. THE entombment of Hercu
ianeum." says Mr. Waldsten was sudden com
pete and secure, and this not the case with
the other Campanan cities, with Pompeii.'
From the excavations under Resina treasures
have already been obtained. "All Europe" wrote
correspondent OF the Mercure de France In 1851.
'lmpatienty supports the suspense in which It
IL held the discoveries in ancient Hercu-
laneum. or Heraclea, as 1t is termed in Ma
pies" But only at present has the Italian gov.
ernment been able to think of accomplishing the
gigantic task OF unearthing the entire city, and 1t
Ia most probable that the tone given to the
national spirit by the war may make the charge
appear light which must be imposed upon the
budget In order to obtain n complete result.
In Roman official spheres there is absolutely
knowledge OF the existence OF and project OF Mr..
J. Perpont Morgan for excavations at Hercu-
laneum. Mr.. Morgan's name has been mixed up
with this question owing to the fact that Mr..
Charles Wadsten, the author of an international
project for unoarthlng the buried city. delivered
a lecture on January g. 1905, in his house in New
York with the object OF collecting the money
necessary for the work. which then estimated
at 100000 lire annually at least
Before lecturing In New York Mr. Wadstein
had visited Rome and spoken on the matter with
the king. Signor Golitti and Signor Orlando, then
minister of public instruction. He had OBJ
tained from Slgnor Orlando letter warmly com
mending the project but In no way engaging his
responsibility. As the idea became
known in Italy the press raised violent protests
and Signor Orlando obliged to withdraw his
moral support from Mr.. Waldstein.
Two years later under secretary OF state
for education declared In the chamber OF deputies
that the Italian government reserved to itself
the faculty OF making the necessary excavations,
and that commission had been appointed with
this object and funds supplied TO the general di.
rection OF fine arts and antiquities the direction
OF which had just been placed under Signor Cor.
RADIO Ricci world renowned writer art.
Mr. Waldsten later published an account OF
HIS III luck In Italy and America in book upon
Herculaneum which was much appreciated C'Her-
culaneum, Past, Present and Future" by Charles
Waldsteln: London; Macmillan & Co. 19OS).
| saw SCnor Gacomo Bonl this morning at
the excavations Mount Palatino. where he has
Just made some lucky finds, which led him to ask
humbly: Am ] worthy Of IT." He declared to
me that he knew nothing OF any project Of Mr.
J. Pierpont Morgan In regard TO the question of
excavations at Herculaneum-a question, more.
over. that has been settled
Slgnor Corrado Ricci, general director Of fine
arts and antiquities repeated the same thing TO
me He added. THE Italian government will
never repeat neycr-giye permission to any
one whatever to search the soil OF the fatherland
We are not Turkey Even though foreign gov.
ernments should express the desire to eNcayate In
certain places to complete their studies, we should
hasten to undertake the work ourselves at our
own expense and to place the material uncarthed
at the disposal OF whoever wishes TO study them
This is what we have Just done for the Grand
Duchy OF Baden which desired to know what was
hidden under the soil OF Loeria, In Crotona. In