TO CORRESPONDENTS.
"G.H."—Tlio eruption of Vesuvius, in August, 79 A.D., overwhelmed tho towns of Pompeii, Herculancum and Stabin.-. We cannot say the Rclunl p.xtent of cwintiy covered. I'ompcii waa buiicd beneath 20 feet of ashes, and its site even remained unknown for centimes, owing to the uphcavul of tho ground ami chnngcx wrought by Uio eruption and earthquakes. It was once a .seaport; it is now more than a milo diatnnt from the shore. Upwards of 200,000 persons perished. We do not know how mnny wero saved.
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Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, 14 June 1886, Page 2
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87TO CORRESPONDENTS. Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 23, 14 June 1886, Page 2
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