Evening star., 1923-02-17
Gems and Gold Dazzle When
Pharaoh Tomb Is Penetrated

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tomb, which shows the resting place
OF the sarcophagus to be inside a
series OF concentric boxes. or taber-
nacle, painted to indicate wood, pre-
cisely such as was round To-Day.
The historical interest of the dis
coyery is, therefore, enormous.
VIII Not See Body for Time.
What also may be taken as red-
sonaoly certain is that the construc-
ton of the successive. tabernacles,
which successfully -baffied z the an
cfent robbers, makes the Immediate
opening Of them impossible The ac-
tual sight of King Rutankhamen
whore he lies will have TO be post
poned TO some time indsf1nite. the
period OF his long and lonely ~atch
Is not yet ended.
Hoard OF Jewels.
Each OF those who entered today
Ia enthusiastic, II rather incoherent,
IN admiration of the neg hoard OF
articles lying in the further cham-
Der. This is merely q room he"n
out of rock. never having had door
built In st. So it has always been
open to access from the chamber
containing the tabernacles.s The view,
therefore,. of Its contents Is unob-
structed. -,
above with the four guardian god
desses, all with their faces turned 70
the entrance, as If pleading not to
be disturbed. The workmanship OF
this Is most beautiful. The greatest
also Is expressed o,9 ha .or sons soms
ioyelier even than the lovely ones
formerly discovered. They are ap-
parently white, not having become
yellow by age. The statuettes ana
SO forth seen are undoubtedly OF the
greatest beauty and value Wniie' tne
seals unbroken give promise OF an
harvest OF precious
things.
Problem Faces Diacoverer.
With the contents Of the annex to
the outer chamber still awaiting at
tention added to this new and amaz-
ing store Of wonders. the mere en-
Of riches confronts Lord
Carnarvon and Mr.. Carter with a seri-
ous problem, even though no attempt
is made to touch for awhile the
tabernacle Of the king. The immen-
atty of the whole thing makes one
gasp. -. h.,,,a
through the sealed door started at
1:45 pm. Luncheon was over a little
after / and the party, led by Lord
Carnarvon and Sir William Garstin,
made their way from the staff dining
room in q cache to the tomb. into the
veil Of which all descended.
A short interval elapsed for the ar
Pasha Soliman, undersecretary for
Alter various introductions Mr.. Cal
lender removed the grille and de-
scended the passage in order to un-
lock the steel gate. All present then
proceeded to take on their coats, for
not only was the opening a process
likely to be lengthy, but the atmos-
phere was certain to be sultry, to
say the least of 1t.
Electric Current Fails.
There was a slight hitch. owing to
tho failure Of the electric current A
few moments were full of tense sus-
pense, and even those watching from
the parapet could sense the sup
pressed excitement which possessed
each Of those standing below at the
top Of the steps. on the lookout for
the signal when they were to de-
scend to experience tho moment for
which they had waited three months.
when, before their eyes. the crum.
bling wall would reveal the mystery
that had lain behind 1t for 5000 years.
: AZ last Mr.. Calender sent up word
hak hA Oh
and then Lord Carnarvon, with Lady
Evelyn Herbert close at hand, fol-
lowed by Sir william Garstin. Abdel
Aamid Pasha Soliman, Mr.. Lacu, Mr..
EnEelbach. Prof. Breasted, DR.. Gardi-
ner, Mr.. LythEoe and others, descend
ed into the ante-chamber. There were
twenty in all, to whom must be added
the laborers who carried down huge
trays for the reception Of seals. etc.
Carter Iculesi.es Carnarvon.
Before the actual work started Mr..
Carter made . little speech In which
h% stated that all that bad. been done
ana anything that the wall might re-