The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-13
MANY NOTED
MEN AT TOMB
OF KING TUT
Little Crowd Highly Expect.
ant as Casket Lid Is
Lifted by Carter
CEREMONY DESCRIBED

COVery III tne HiStoIy VI ESyP>oASess'
even, as many claim, in archaeology
was made yesterday afternoon in the
plainly adorned sepulchral chamber |
of Tut kin amen in the valley OF the |!
kings.
In the presence of a gathering rep
rcsenting the elite Of Egyptology, the
lid of Tut-Ankh- Amen's great pink
sarcophagus was raised, and stu
pcndously magnificent mummy case.
coveredwith plates Of solid gold, was
brought to light.
The moment was the most dramatic
in the history of the discovery OF
Tut Ankh -Amen's tomb. BY general
consent of those present, the mum
my-form case which individually en-
closes the kings mortal remains, i'm
measurably surpasses in splendor and
beauty even the previous magnificent
treasurers the excavators in this
tomb have brought to light.
Beautiful Case Is Uninjured.
The mummy case is perfectly in
tact. 1t is escribed as one Of the
most wonderful things of its kino
that ever has been found. The phar-
aoh is represented in high relief, COW
cred with sheets of solid gold, more
than twice life size..-his serene and
beautiful face exquisitely inclosed.
with glittering eyes Of aragonite and
a long upcurved beard of solid gold.
The fail and sceptre which the king
grasps in his crossed hands are OF
cilded wood more than three feet
lcng. From the waist down the broad
wings of protective goddesses meet
the knees to shield the pharaoh from
danger.
When the lid was raised, the num-
my case was found to be covered
with three thicknesses Of linen,
Drowned with age. This linen when
rolled up disclosed to the bewildered
eyes OF the eXcavators, as one OF
those present told a correspondent
of the Associated Press, "a cleaning
. golden man." The mummy case
stands in a coffin on what seems tc
be a wooden sleigh on which doubt
, less priests dragged it to the valley
e Of the kings.
Moment Fraught With Possibilities
To picture the scene Of this tire
= mendous nd one must visualize mar
row, low rooted vault, the walls o.
" which are decorated with rather gar
y ish religious scenes which King A!
/ had painted in honor Of himself ant
; his predecessors: in the foreground
D group of guests bareheaded, II
: shirt sleeves and unpleasantly warm
jostling one another in heat of tn
tomb; in the background, bencat
. scaffoldng, pulleys and ropes, tn
T. plain huge mass OF the royal sar
cophagus, brilliantly illuminated ur
4 der> the binding rays of an elgh
"a thousand candlepower electric lapl
10 Of the Psychologists, there, frs
n and foremost were Professor Jane
~ II. Breasted, University of Chicag
- whose name holds high place i
~ the annals of Egyptology; Prof
: Percy f. Newberry, ACKNOWLEDGED AT
. thority on ancient Egypt; Pro
y Pierre Lacau, head of the famou
. Cairo Museum; George Foucart an
90 II. E. Winlock, both of whom, lik
A. Howard Carter, are practical dit
a gers; Albert NJ. Lythgoe, curator
"a the department of Egyptclogy OF tn
If METROPOLITAN Museum of Art, Ne
of York, Dr.. Robert Mond, we'll know
w. as an excavator.
so These men formed the bulk of tn
~ critical spectators.
= When all had assembled in TT
bo tomb, Mr.. Carter turned to the ia
ho Egyptian secretary Of state for pu'
n lie works, and requested permissic
nd to begin the work of raising the /
49, of the coffin. This was Immediate
~ granted. Carter placed himself
" one of the ropes running throue
pulleys suspended from either end
the coffin, attached to four ire
70 clamps ripping the corners OF tt
an lid, and with four white-clad nati'
foremen at the other ropes, the wol
re. began.
~ Slowly Raise Cover.
Slowly, but without noise or mi
bo hap so carefully had the work bee
'-s prepared for, the lid came up.
10 At last a halt was called and Il
lee lid remained suspended good thr
feet above the coffin. Carter was t
. rst to glance within. He saw on
mass of dirty brown cloth. strang
ly billowing up. was tense m
ment. The 20 odd men were, for t
first time in history written in t
annals of their science, gazing up
the inviolate tomb of king of a
/ cient Egypt.
Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Calender,
assistant, bent over the coffin ar
/ starting from the foot, began to re
i up the veil. Slowly and careful
4 they went about their work.
l. first blackened mass. appeared. B
II then there came glimpse OF go
/ end as the covering was drawn
/ there was disclosed before the anna
II ed and enth rallied gaze OF the lit
i group Of guests huge golden figu
Ill of the king.
III AS for he first time in over
III centuries light had struck into
II sarcophagus not the yellow Ian
II light under whieh the pharoah "
confined, but the steely, white gls
III of the powerful electric lights
. was as though great golden m
III Law buried there. There lay the
ID figy of the king, blaze of GO
III moulded in high relief, like q
III sader on the tomb, in sheets OF so
III gold upon the mummy case shaT
al to the form of the mummy VIII
Ill undoubtedly is within.
&l Wears Headdress.
{1 The king was shown wearing
81 "nems" or folded headdress seen
the Sphinx, and in the center, VIII
is Lapis Lazuli, was the sacred
eaus or cobra, side by side with
hawks head. Framed in the gol.
b folds of the wig-like headdress !