Tales of Terror and Mystery
The New Catacomb
Itappearsnowthathehadinrealityfallenavictimtothatfervidloveofarchaeologywhichhadraisedhimtoadistinguishedplaceamonglivingscholars.Hisbodywasdiscoveredintheheartofthenewcatacomb,anditwasevidentfromtheconditionofhisfeetandbootsthathehadtrampedfordaysthroughthetortuouscorridorswhichmakethesesubterraneantombssodangeroustoexplorers.Thedeceasedgentlemanhad,withinexplicablerashness,madehiswayintothislabyrinthwithout,asfarascanbediscovered,takingwithhimeithercandlesormatches,sothathissadfatewasthenaturalresultofhisowntemerity.WhatmakesthemattermorepainfulisthatDr.JuliusBurgerwasanintimatefriendofthedeceased.Hisjoyattheextraordinaryfindwhichhehasbeensofortunateastomakehasbeengreatlymarredbytheterriblefateofhiscomradeandfellow-worker."
