The state herald., 1915-09-03

covered with the beautiful yachts OF
the fashionable folk who made Baiae,
Just beyond, the most noted resort, as
corrupt as II was noted, for the in
valids and fashionable idlers OF Rome.
There were famous springs here.
which attracted the sick from many
quarters. and It is said that the an
cient name came from the sulphurous
stencil which they emitted. Puteoli
is no longer fashionable watering
place, but from other causes the same
name might be applied to the mod
ern Pozzuoli.
Yet here we can look upon many of
the things which st. Paul saw: the
sea itself. fresh and clean as ever;
the encircling hills. no less beautiful
in their spring greenery than on that
their encircling arms. We can even
see the II piers Of the great mole
which stretched far out into the bay.
within whose shelter vessels anchored.
one the Alexandrian grain ship on
which Paul had arrived. Today we
can see the ruins OF the temple OF
Scraps, or the splendid marketplace
as 1t is now thought to be. which
very likely was in It's pristine glory
when Paul landed.
Tens OF thousands OF travellers from
many lands sail into the famous har-
Dor of Naples every year. but com
paratively few of them realize how
near they are to the footsteps OF st.
Paul, and how. after a short trolley
ride from the city. they can plant their
feet where he trod.
Let us take the electric car from
Largo vittoria. where the beautiful
park. Naples famous promenade and
Rotten Row. begins; park that
stretches for nearly n mile along the
water front Soon, however, we get
beyond the fashionable quarters and
the innumerable hotels. The car makes
its slow way through a slummy re-
gion where the air is rent with the
raucous cries for which noisy Naples
is famous. and the nose il assailed by
more than the seventy odors OF Co.
logne.
Tunnel Under Posiiipo.
Shortly tunnel is reached under
the green hills OF Posilipo. a tunnel
almost as ancient AS Naples itself,
for II was dug by the Romans to
avoid the steep climb over the precip-
itous tufa rocks OF Posilipo. Seneca.
we are told. grumblcd at the dust and
darkness and the odor OF this tunnel.
and they have not been improved since
his day. The noise is deafcning from
the clatter OF horses hoofs. the pat
ter OF herds OF goats. the grinding tor
ture OF the electric car wheels. and
above NIL the brazen throats OF the Ne
apolltans who urge on their donkeys
with an indescribable noise. guttu.
raj and grating. which seems I" come
from the innermost parts OF their nnat.
omy. Imagine all this noise. dupli-
Gated and rcduplicated by the rcsound.
ing arches OF the tunnel. and one can
have some idea OF the grotto that
leads him to PoEzuoli. the ancient Pu-
teoli OF St Paul.
Another slum awaits us at the other
side of tho grotto. followed by vine
yards and orange groves and truck
farms. until. after a ride OF four or
i've miles. the last part OF which
affords glorious views OF tho bay and
It's islands. which never lose their
charm, we ut last find ourselves In nm.
other slnm. more hopeless than any
we have yet seen on the way. and find
that We have at last reached the old
Putcoli. and that the electric car
leaves us but few steps from the
spot where the great apostle must
have come ashore.
Tho immediate surroundings OF tn,
great pier where St Paul landed ar.
as hlihy ms any other part OF Pozxuoli
lndescribable old hays l-cr at us from
tn" doorwayu; ragged and dirty chill
drcn. wholly uDaequaintcd with the
use OF u pocket handkerchief. swarm
around us. Several small nnhinr
boats are drawn up on tho shore, and
litti. church. called 81. Paul'n Chap
81. stands Immediately behind the an.
Client mole.
The modern pier. built over the an
ciont mole. In truly magnificent on.
OF solid cut stone, which runs far out
into the sweet. clean water. and by
going out 10 the far end We get b..
yond the reach Of the importunate
tout. " one can forget the approaches
TO the pier. ho can here enjoy the On
chanting scenery Of sea and shore.
while his mind In stimulated by mem
orieu OF tho mighty past.
but the volcanoes have brought
blessings as well m curses, for the
ash which they pour forth becomes In
u few years u soil Of almos, incrodi
bl. fertility. like tho volcanic soil OF
the Yakima valley on our own Pacific