Show A3IOSG GREEK HUntS l I A Gymnasium and Other Well JPaved Buildings Uncovered New York June SA dispatch received re-ceived from Dr Charles E Peabody dated Eretria Greece states that gymnasium and other wellpaved buildings have been uncovered as well as three Inscriptions three heads and some good architectural fragments According to this dispatch the work of excavation among the ancient Greek ruins which have been carried on for some years by the American school of Classic studies at Athens is continuing to show good results Dr Rufus Ryan Richardson who is mentioned as overseeing the work is the director of the school and has supervised the explorations which have been uncovered which are probably part of the buildings on either side of the ancient street laid bare last year between the theatre and the naval school of King Otho an3 quite near the latter When the houses found last year were cleared a floor of cement and pebbles was discovered about a metre below the surface The wellpaved buildings of the dispatch are no doubt of a similar character The inscriptions heads and architectural architec-tural fragments are In all likelihood of a nature corresponding to the ones brought to light In May a year ago The statement about the excavation of the theatre being nearly completed indicates that the two former attempts made to uncover this building have been followed by another which has been pushed to a more completely successful suc-cessful conclusion Most of the more important excavations and discoveries have been in the Immediate neighbor hood of this theatre |