CARNARVON DEAD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17009, 6 April 1923, Page 8

CARNARVON DEAD.

DISCOVERER OF LUXOR TOMB. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, April 5. The Earl of Carnarvon, who suffered, blood poisoning in Egypt, is dead. CONSCIOUS TILL NEAR END. LONDON, April 5. The Earl of Carnarvon died at two o’clock this morning. He was conscious till near the endIt is recorded that by a curious chance the late Earl casually asked the keeper of the Egyptian antiques at the British Museum to suggest for him a hobby. When Egyptology was suggested the, Earl of Carnarvon devoted practically the wfi.oie of his time to asking questions. A message received at an earlier hour yesterday stated: —The Earl of Carnarvon’s fight for his life at Cairo is evoking the keenest sympathy. Bulletins are awaited with deepening interest. This morning’s bulletin states that, following on a bad day, liis pulse was lower. The patient had some rest, but his condition is still serious. The Earl of Carnarvon, who succeeded his father in 1890, was born in 1866. He was educated at Eton, and a: Trinity College, Cambridge. He was married to a daughter of the late Frederick C. Wombell in 1895, and leaves a widow, one son, and one daughter. He owned about . 30,000 acres of land. For some time past lie lias been actively associated with the Luxor discoveries, and it has been largely through liis instrumentality that the relics of ancient Egypt have been recovered. For a considerable time he has been engaged in archae-

ological research. A week or two ago lie .suffered blood poisoning, which was attributed to a bite from a mosquito. Ho made satisfactory progress for a time, but a relapse occurred and pneumonia and other complications supervened. His heir is Lord Dorchester, who was born in 1898 and was married last year to a daughter of the late Mr J- Wendell, of New York The late Earl of Carnarvon, presiding at a meeting of the Camera Club ii London on January 8, gave the first account in England of his recent discoveries in the tomb of Tutankhamen. He said the find represented r. previously almost unknown period in Egyptian history, but was of great value because the death of the King occurred at what was, apparently, the height of artistic* development in Egypt. A certain amount of luck was attached to his find. In most cases the tombs of the kings had been freely robbed, but tho importance of his discoveries was increased by the fact that thf Tomb of Tutankhamen had not been tampered with since twenty years after its sealing. He believed that the tomb had been lost sight of, owing to the failure of the commission formed by Ttameses IX.. to report upon the condition of the tombs, to locate it.