New Ulm Weekly Review

EXPLANATION OF THE MASONIC EMBLEMS AT THE FOUNDATION OF THE OBELISK.

Alexandria Cablegram to the N. Y. Herald.

Dr. Fanton, a highly instructed Mason, has finished a careful examination of the foundations of the obelisk and confirms Lieutenant Commander Gorringe's discovery of the Masonic emblems which establish the relations of many ancient Egyptian monuments. Dr. Fanton declares that the Hiram version of Masonry, which originated with the construction of Solomon's Temple, is disproved by the revelations of the foundation of the obelisk. The Masonic emblem of life and the sun, beyond doubt, is identical with the monument of the Egyptian god Osiris. This proves that Masonry originated with the construction of the pyramids, or, at least, with a far remoter period than the construction of the foundation of the obelisk. The number of blocks comprising the foundation as well as their position and arrangement, indicate that ancients were familiar with the higher degrees of Masonry, at least as high as the eighteenth degree. Many peculiar emblems not understood by Lieutenant Commander Gorringe were fully explained by Dr. Fanton. From a Masonic point of view this discovery furnishes a clue to other important discoveries, not only under the fallen obelisks, but also in other parts of Egypt, rendering probable a solution of the mystery of the construction of the pyramids.

Among the discoveries was found a perfect cube, and also emblems of all Masonic foundations. Lieutenant Commander Gorringe, who is a member of the Masonic fraternity, entirely approves of Dr. Fanton's explanation, and gives this dispatch his entire approbation.