The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-23
TrareitHO SketcheS.
TO AND FROM THE OLD WORLD f!
FROM LIVERPOOL TO LONDON.
London and its Wonders

London and its Wonders
On Monday morning We took the Lon
don a Northwestern train at 1890, and |
reached the metropolis at 4 p. N. The |
trip Was a delightful one and must be ex-
perlenccd II w appreciated. Scarcely had |
we left Liverpool ere sc were enveloped |
/ IN midnight darkness. Many Of the tun-
uels in England are over q mile ia length |
ana the one through which Ny passed ap-
\ pcared u be twice AS long. Forty five
miles an hour Is the average made, and We
seemed to pass hedges, vladucts, etc, with
\ lightning speed Nhat garden England
\ appeared N us Ihe scenery Vas mag
nlhcent. the hedges trimmed 70 perfection;
every road crossed with substantial stone
bridges every spare inch II ground, even
down M the iron rul, lawn ur flower
bed Here ami there We pass some castel-
lated paiatlal mansion the home of Eng
lands nobility uuw We rush through
manufacturing centre, where smoke ana
chImueys reign supreme, then out into the
th, meadows like a silver thread more
hedges, more gardens, more mansions, the
whole forming a panorama Of SURPRISING
grandeur, but here Is London, the worlds
wonder, and our moralHng must draw to
close II il said the man who dies with
out seeing il dies fool though We fear
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objects Of wonder and art, to peer into It's
ten Thousand attractions, even for a single
glance, viii demand the labor Of a life, We
conclude, wisely no doubt, to pay our at
tention exclusively to those sights which
possess a worldwide celebrity. Acting
accordingly Wy direct cabby Jo drive Us To
St. Paul's Cathedral the masterpiece Of
the immortal Wren, and glorious old
MOI ment it is Il looms up il the dis
lance like some giant nf the forest Its
dome being only second to that Of st.
Peters in Rome The outside of the
building is hoary with age, many Of the
stones crumblIng or pealug At its base. II
is 22S2 feet Ill circumference, or within
342 feet of half a mile. From east TO
west it measures 5lO feet from north to
south, 282 The elevation IF the cross is
from the foundation 4O4 feet and from
the floor to the basement 800 feet The
height Of the cross is 80 feet the weight
Of the bell ,, 500 pounds, and that Of the
cross 3, $50 pounds On entering, feel
ing Of awe overcomes us. Its lofty vault
ing and noble concave arrests our atten-
ton. Here too, is the resting place Of the
mighty dead. Here are monuments To
Niscuunt Nelson, Marquis CORVALLIS,
Capt Cook, Sir John Moore, Earl Howe,
John Howard, the phiIanthopist, DR..
johnson, and host IF hallowed names,
whose deeds have been blazoned III the
pages of history. The crypt contains the
tombs Of Nelson, Wellington, Picton,
Turner, Lawrence, Reynolds, and other
eminent persons. The tomb Of Wren, its
architect, bears the following inscription,
E" Beneath lies Christopher Wen, the archi-
tect IF this church and city, who lived
more than ninety years, not for himself
alone but for the public Reader, do
you seek his monument Look around :
After leaving the Cathedral, We pro
coed To the Tower, which is situated Oh the
eastern extremity Of the north bank Of
the river Thames 1t is an immense cas-
tclated structure, having the appearance
Of an extensive town, comprising within
its walls an extent Of upwards Of twelve
acres. The main entrance is by a stone
bridge thrown over the ditch on the west
side If the tower. At its extremity are
two gates and within the ditch still an
other, all of which are shut every night
and opened in the morning Although
used as a royal residence till the accession
Of Queen Elizebath its chief interest is
derived from its having been used subse-
/ quently as a States Prison, and as now
being the repository for the Regaha be-
| longing to the crown. 1t also contains the
trophies of the celebrated victory over the
| Spanish armada, together with a represen-
tation Of the Virgin Queen, who il stand
ing by the side IF her horse, arrayed ID
the same dress and armor she wore at
! Tilbury iii 1888, when addressing her as
sembled army The ancient arms and
armour here displayed cannot be equalei
in the world, and week may be adyan
tageOusly spent in their examination. But
the royal jewels, as before stated, are the
centre Of attraction. They are valued at
Sl5, 100000. The display is dazzling be-
yOnd description. Among them is the
crown worn by her Majesty, Queen Vic
toria, at her coronation, also the fam
Gus kohinoor diamond, which Is now more
than carefully guarded, as in fact they all
are, especially since the fire in the tower,
which occurred in l84l.
FROM THE GAY TO THE CHASTITY.
Here are the apartments IN which we're
confined the prisoners of State in the 10th
and 18th centuries. Here is Tower Hill
where Lord Guilford Dudley, Archbishop
Land, Sir Harry Vane, Sir Thomas More.
Algernon Sydney, and Lord Lovat were
beheaded, the last named being not only
the last person decapitated on the tower