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much saved from it by it's inhabitants or
dug out and dispersed by Plinys contemporaries
and by the barbarians who followed them
IN civilized times. On the contrary, Herculaneum
was sealed in its tomb in 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
It was covered. The entombment of Hercu-
taneum," says Mr.. Waldstein, was sudden, COM
plete and secure. and this not the with
The other Campanan cities nor with Pompeii."
From the excavations under Resina treasures
nave already been obtained. "All Europe" wrote
a correspondent of the Mercure de France in 175f,
.lmpatiently supports the suspense in which IL
Is held over the discoveries in ancient Hercu-
laneum, or Heraclea, as 1t Is now termed in Ma
PIES But only at present has the italian gov
eminent been able to think of accomplishing the
gigantic task of unearthing the entire CITY, and it
Is most probable that the new tone given to the
national spirit by the may make the charge
appear light which must be imposed upon the
budget in order to obtain complete result.
In Roman official spheres there is absolutely no
knowledge Of the existence Of and project of Mr..
j. Pierpont Morgan for excavations at Hercu-
laneum. Mr.. Morgan's name has been mixed up
with this question owing to the fact that Mr..
Charles Waldstein, the author Of an international
project for unearthing 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 I'm New York Mr. Wadstein
had visited Rome and spoken the matter with
the king Sgnor Giolitti and Sgnor Orlando, then
minister Of public instruction. He had even OBJ
tanned from Signor Orlando letter warmly
mending the project. but in 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-
recton Of fine arts and antiquities, the direction
Of which had just been placed under Signor Cor
RADIO Ricci. world renowned writer art.
Mr.. Waldstein later published an account OF
his Ill luck In Italy and America I'm a book upon
Herculaneum which much appreciated ("Her-
culaneum, Past. Present and Future" by Charles
Waldstein; London: Macmillan & Co.. 1909.
I Signor Giacomo Boni this morning at
the excavations on Mount Paatino. where he has
Just made some lucky finds. which led him to ask
humbly: Am worthy of it?" He declared to
that he knew nothing of any project OF Mr.
J. Plerpont Morgan In regard to the question of
excavations at Herculaneum-a question more
over, that has been settled.
Sgnor Corrado Ricci. general director OF fine
arts and antiquities repeated the same thing to
me- He added, THE Italian government will
never-I repeat never-give 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 excavate In
certain places to complete their studies we should
hasten to undertake the work ourselves, at our
pwn expense and to place the material unearthed
ut the disposal Of whoever wishes to study them.
"Thts is what we have just done for the Grand
Duchy of Baden which desired to know what was
hidden under the soil of Locrfa, In Crotona. la