The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-28
WONDERS 0FTlIE OLD WORLD.
~ WOtRS ITILK THROUGH THE
: MUSEUMS OF VENICE.

Trophies of Venetian Valor- Tho Ship
OF olumbus--R ecalling old Mono orios
Heroes Of an Age Como By:
Correspondence Detroit Free Press.
The most interesting museum of
Venice (for it is not much else now
Is the famous arsenal and navy yard,
which once employed 10000 work
men, and fitted out those fleets of
Balleys that made the city tho ruler
of the sea, until Columbus and Vasco
eli CANA snatchcd away her suprcma
cy. The famous ship houses in
which they were built arc all here
still, standing in silent rows with
yawning fronts along tho vacant
docks, while tho court yard is full of
great cannon Of curious construc-
ton and quaint notices that once
thundered destruction to tho Turks
and defiance to Genoa and the Cam
bray League. At the entrance,
among a row Of other lconinc tro-
phies from Greece, is great lion in
u sitting position covered with illcgi,
bic inscriptions, brought from the
battle field of Marathon The first
floor has rooms of models of high
popped, iron-beakcd rowing gallcys
and war ships, side by side with
models of modern war steamers,
armorcd ships and monitors. The
gallcys had double rows of holes on
either side, through which to work
their long sweeps, ard rows Of
smaller holes below, in Which to
secure the manaclcs of the toiling
slaves, chained to the oar, while Il
pathway ran through the center Of
the banks of seats, along which the
boatswaln and his mates went with
huge whips and scourgod> tho poor
wrctchcs to removed exertions, as
the gallcys went into action. Then
There arc ancient models of ''camels"
for raising sunken vessels and
caused plans in wood Of ali
the ancient Venetian posses
sions, among which beautiful
Corfu was conspicuous and the
carved and gil,led sides of the galley
III which poor Bragadino went to
defeat Famagosta and got" himself
llaycd by tho cruel Turks. '''''
THE SHIPS OF COLUMBUs-AND aAILEys.
And accurate models Of the ships
of Columbus first and second voy-
ago, made by cunning Venetian cm-
jssarics after their return, each with
three tiers Of cabins sloping and
reccdirg f~om the waist to tho stern
and with incloscd pcnt,houscs on
thc lofty prows, and schooner rugged,
with httlo jigger-mast over the
stern. And galleys with mitraiilcuses
and breach~loading cannon mounted
on Guuter. deck aud forecastlc to
guard access to these places against
boardcrs, rs we'll rs to keep in subs
lection the miserable slaves below.
These galleys were pulled by two
tiers Of doublt-banliod rowers who
were assisted in propulsion by three
masts with spcronari rig, and had
also pcrchcs for cross -bowmen and
arquebusiers at tho mast-heads
And thore wero fragments of richly
sculpturod wood from tho famous
Bucentaur (smashed up by tho
angry Frcnch), and richly gilded
model of that historic galley, fitted
with plates Of gold aud allegorical
carvings, and decks and seats of
parquctry, and gaudy with draporics
of lace and damask and gorgeous
banners, and an emblazoncd perch
at the stern on which tho Doge
stood when he threw the ring into
the sen and thus "Weddcd the Adri-
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rRopn1Es or VENICE
Tho contents Of this room givo
an exact idea Of tho war ships and
material of tho loading naval powers