The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03

| stools for mis- legs his simple wardrobe and
book shell. General sherman was invited to SIT IN
the unkingiy seat, and then Senior Martinez placed
IN his hands dirty folding board, on WHICH King
Phlp signed the Treaty OF the Hague. Just before
his death ne was carried ON a litter all over the
building or his creation. and then placed so that
from his bed he could see the altar There, on the
18th OF September, 1898, he died. Morning service
was going on at the time. Philips eyes were fixed
on the altar and the host and he held In his hands
the very crucinx his great father, Charles ", had
held when ne died.
/ In the Palace they showed us the bed on which
Ferdinand VII was born, and the high chair and
table where he sat ana played as child. Descend
ing some stone steps we entered
THE CHURCH.
AS we did so the sounds OF sweet music from one
OF the organs burst upon u.s. The Conservation had
kindly hunted up the organist and set him to play
ing for General Sherman's special entertainment
We were shown all over the vast temple. with its
nine organs its forty choir Its fifteen clOsters its
Jasper steps, Its gorgeous pulpts. Then VIC
mounted 10 the altar and sat while listening TO
some OF Schubert's brilliant compositions on the
organ We each IN our turn sat in the little seat In
the corner where King Philip used to SIT when he
was well. We then passed to the Panteon dc los
Reyes.
THE BURIAL PLACE OF THE SPANISH MoNARcHs.
of the finest Italian marble The vault Is circular,
and the bodies lie shelves In rich sarcophag Of
marble. They are in the following order:-To the
right OF the altar row OF FOUR We read the names
on each:-
Charles ", Philip H., Philip ILL.,, Philip Nv.
NEXT ROW.
Carlos H.. LUIS l., Carlos III. aud Carlos ~.
NEXT ROW.
Ferdinand VII, with three unified sarcophag
underneath HIS
TO THE LEFT or THE ALTAR-FIRsT ROW.
Empress Emp Dona Isabel, wie OF charles Mn ". :,
Dona Margarta, wife or Philip III.
Dona Isabel, Of Bourbon, first wife of Philip ~.
bona Maria Ana de Austria, second wife OF
Philip ~.
Dona Maria Luisa dc SAVOY, first wife Philip v.
DOna Maria Amalia OF SaXOny, wife OF Carlos LII.
bona Maria Luisa de Bourbon, wife Of Carlos Nv.
CHOOSING HER OWN GRAVE.
1t Is said that one day Dona Maria Luisa OF
Savoy, wife OF Philip ", visited this mausoleum,
and being asked to choose a sarc0phagus for her.
self, she selected one. aud scratched her name
"Luisa," thereon with the point OF the scissors she
carried in her pocket. We shown these letters
distinctly traceable on the solid stone.
PANTHEON OF THE INFANTEs.
We did not visit the Pantheon OF the Infantes for
want OF time; but we were shown over new pam
theon for them, in white marble, Queen Isabella
was constructing when the revolution csme. II
ever 1t Is finished 1t Will be the finest collection OF
underground tombs In the world.
IN THE LIBRARY.
Glad to leave these records OF the mighty dead,
we proceeded to the Bibi oteca or library. Here,
and especially among It's manuscripts, rarely exhib-
tied, we fingered long. General Sherman was much
interested in that vast collection, probably the most
extensive and most valuable in the world The
good priest who has the custody OF these literary
treasures took great pride in showing them TO us.
We found him a man of wondrous learning, as be-
, fitted one who has such lore In his charge He
spoke anu conversed with us nuenty in seven lam
guages-viz., Spanish, English, Latin Greek, FRENCH
German and Italian. We parted from MIN with
regret
Time prevented our seeing the collection OF reli
OF which the Escurial boasts no fewer than 422.
The afternoon was wearing on and we had to hasten
to visit a small royal palace situated in
THE GARDENS.
IL IS called the Caslta del Principe, House OF the
Prince. 1t built just 100 years ago for Charles
Nv. 1t is most superby furnished. for a palace In
miniature, and its walls are covered with pictures
Here we had to leave General Sherman and his
friends, who took the train for France en- route to
Nice while the rest OF our party returned to Madrid