Evening star., 1923-02-19

DR.. Caroline Ransom Williams. an
Psychologist Of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum and Bryn Mawr, explained that
she determined the ring to have be-
longed to the pharaoh Tutankhamen
| three years ago by studying the in
1t was a day of glorious sunshine,
with a clear blue sky and all of the
circumstances of the ceremonies were
most picturesque.
Every precaution had been taken to
keep order along the six-miie road from
the river to the tomb. which runs by
sandy wastes, past mud-walled villages,
along stretch Of canal bank and then
through a winding rocky valley.
RSaH Guarded By "Chamrs.-
The whole distance was guarded at
1orty-yard intervals by "chaffirs." or
watchmen. in blue uniforms and fezes
made gorgeous with stripes of red, green
and magenta and glistening brass plate
IN 'front.' AS each. Important visitor
nabuts, Or Lon sticks like Indian lathis
The gaps were filled with policemen
on horses. donkeXS. and. mules, while
most picturesque of all was the cease
the camel corps
Besides the invited guests there
was great crowd Of sightSeers who
wended their way to the valley by
| mtdmorning. The low stone wall sur
roundin the entrance TO the tomb
| was fanked many deep by perhaps
the most cosmopolitan and polyglot
crowd that could be seen in the world.
Yesterday 1t included members of the
British peerage. distinguished Amer
leans and Frenchmen, numbers of
Egyptians in .tarbushes and repre-
sentativeS OF almost every country.
EEyrtialA Sulfana ARRIVES.
One OF the earliest of. the potabili-
ties to arrive was Sultana Nalak.
widow Of Sultan Hussein. who
throughout has taken the liveliest
interest in this find. She received an
ovation from the crowd by the river
and at points along the road. She
was received at the tomb by Mr..
Carter, NJ. Lacau and the undersecre-
| tary of the department OF public
scended tho steps on Mr.. .Carter's
arm.- followed by her suite and Yusef
| Asian Cattaui Pash and Nine. Cattaui.
The sultana remaiped in the tomb
about twenty minutes, and before she
| came out Lord Carnarvon and Lady
Evelyn Herbert arrived and went in.
The next visitors to be taken down
! were J. Morton Howell, the American
| minister at Cairo, and his wife, with
Col. and Mrs. Thompson of Ohio. They
Carter. :.
On coming out Mr.. Howell told me
that he was thunderstruck with what
he had seen. He said 1t was a stu
pc ndous discovery, far exceeding any
thing he had anticipated, even after
having seen the outer chamber and
annex a month ago. He was proud of
his fellow countrymen who, through
the Metropolitan Museum, were CO.
operating SO wholeheartedly in a
work which undoubtedly was of the
greatest scientific benefit to mankind.
From him It was learned that the
temporary wooden casing around the
kings statues had been removed so
that the visitors might see them with
out obstruction, a single rail now re-
placing tho former boarding.
Queen Tells OF Visit.
On her return to tho hotel from the
Valley Of the Kings her majesty.
Queen Of the. Belgians, received me
and expressed the profound emotion
she had felt at being present at to-
days opening ceremony. The UNIQUE
spectacle of the Itinerary chamber, in
which every object still remained
where it had originally been placed
5000 years ago, had made an impress
sion upon her which she would never
forget.
Her majesty said she still remained
wonderstruck at the marvellous OBJ
jects there exposed to view and
| Of gratitude to Lord Carnarvon and
Howard Carter.
kilograms Of congratulations have
been pouring in on Lord Carnarvon
A telegram from New York brought
"ecstatic congratulations" from the
scum There were private messages
too numerous to mention.
Lord Carnarvon received the follow
ing telegram from KING Fouad, dated
from Abdine Palace, Cairo:
Telegram From King Fouad.
"On the occasion of the discovery
OF the inestimable treasures with
which you. enrich science and Egypt.
IT is very agreeable to me to address
to you the. testimony OF my warmest
congratulations at the. moment. when
your EFFORTS are crowned with sue
cess ana you have 50 justly, reaped
"FOUAD."
In regard to the objects found IN
the new chamber the question almost
Immediately asked by every one. is
are there any papyri? None has
neen round nor would any be ex-
pected at this stage. If any exist.
they Will be in the boxes yet un-
opened, but 1t is extremely problem
attcal. There are great Quantities of
inscriptions and symbols on the walls
ana various articles for expert In.
terpretation. ana what. Is yet hoped
Of the dad. This is likely to be
placed between the legs OF the dead
king. ready. TO his hand. Il. 1t is
found. this will be immensely inter-
esting because no royal book OF tho
oeao mas yet been discovered.
Describes Art In shrine.
In regard to the inscriptions, an
tnfaPAatin0 t.
been already explained, the entrances
OF both shrines yet seen face the east.
Apparently all parts Of these shripes
Cor taSernac cteA for no~word.a has: : ct
been agreed upon to describe them}
ever. is = matter which must await
authoritative Interpretation. All who
have seen 1t are most enthusiastic
over what is supposed to bs q can.
-opIc -shEiner guarded by four rod.