Show To Oust Snakes In Old Roman Tunnels TOLEDO TOLEDO Spain iD August Augu t 17 By By ByThe The Associated Press Polson Poison Poisonous ous snakes end nd insects arc to be chased t t of the underground pass pass- passages passages passages ages beneath the city and their weah we h hof of Roman I Marish Jewish and Jond Christian art objects disclosed dL closed to the public by modern electric lights I he he entra entea J the tunas tunS which d 2 ba to Roman times was found beneath neath b tI tl home cf of El Greco the famous sev se- century p p p- p tel ter I The passages pas ages are tunnelled five stores stor stor- storIes ies es underground and secret corridors gc off of for miles ii it several directions some e. e e coming out into the river below the city Built by various arlous holders of or the ancient c c they contain valuable relics of the Romans the Mc Me the Jews and the Christians The home of the painter was once owned by a n arich ari rich rl ri Jew to whom certain of or the tun ton tunnels tonne nels ne are attributed and de nails of gold have bee bce discovered in them There also are splendid Roman vases Moorish doorways doo ays and mur m ls ls By Dy next year r the city of or Toledo will have many of the valuable relics restored and mary many of the rooms lighted so that thit they may be easily accessible to tourists Many difficulties ar being met in connect on with the tho work The un un- underground md rooms and ud corridors are areso areso areso so Infested with scorpions snakes and other poisonous creatures that few workmen were willing to enter them There were lere bottomless pits to be bridged and Just as the work seemed simplified new passages were suddenly discovered and they were to be cleared out Some the tunnels have hwe never been c and the tse t e city has offered every inducement to workers who have constantly ref ref- It is I tim cUm c Um- Um that some come of the tunnels could not be cone cane through h In ten days |