The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-24

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The oldest and most prominef
building in the Enclosure is Il,
"White 'T,wer,." massive, sonar.
stone castle, with turrete.l corner.
and walls in some places fifteen Tel
thick: Il was erected by Wslliaf
the coaqddefof ab5dt "A. D. o1oj7$
though Shakespeare seems anxiou
to refer it back many cntirie
further, even as far as Julius Cesar
Beneath this tower are the dark
damp, dismal dungeons used 10
State prisoners. In the first stor,
are life-size figures, each one clad Il
armor to represent the ditfereil
styles used during the reigns q
successive sovereigns for q nitric.
past; so that one can tracen til,
changes in war fashions from CIR,
earliest times until now. Among
others is magnificent suit once
worn by the detestable Henry VIII
1t is richly 'inlaid with gol,l.:2
"Queen Elizabeth's Armory"ticcop con
ta'ns great variety Of weapons q
war 10 use before the introduction Of
firearms. Among the specimens II,
this room are the spear, the pike
the partisan, the bill, tie spohtboh
the battle. axe and the halbeart.- %
Here are also many gorgeous Orient.
al weapons and trophies taken from
the Hindoos by the English army in
the East Indian wars. The 'shorse
armory" is room $50 feet long "
80 feet wide, containing twa'eenty.twso
life size figures on horseback, repre-
senting the English Kings clothed
in the armor Of their various reigns,
and showing the changes which took
place in the style of weapons used in
war during a period OF over four
hundred years. The awar-lorse, as
we'll as his rider, is almost covered
with the splendid suits Of mail.
Ascending the stone steps trodden
by the feet ofroyalty centuries ago.
there is "Qdeen EIizabeth's Banquet
ing Hail. a large room containing
100000 modern rifles, besides vast
quantities. of other fire arms and
weapons Of war, all in The most per:
feet order and tastcfully arranged in
designs Of flowers or furniture.
Among other interesting objects pre-
served in this room is a gray, moth,
eaten garment, said to be ilenti.
cal cloak in which General Wolfe
died at the storming of Quebec, in
1853; also the uniform worn by Wei
lington at the battle of Waterloo
On this same floor of the White
Tower is the room in which Sir
Walter Raieighs spent thee twelve
years of his confinem ent, and where !
pc wrote bis ."History 'ofthe Wofld,,a
a book marvellous for its learning itiif
and eloqnence., And near here the
brave man was executed Ats his,
execution hes firstrfelt the, edge of
The axe, saying, '"s'Tis acheap ;medi,
'inej hutala sure cure for. ALI ills"
hen he calmly laid his head ppop,
;he tblocksasiif. he were lying down
20 quiet slumber. Noticing that the
'xecutioneri hesitated to, do his duty,
Sir Waiter said bo"Strike, man,
striker ,And'the next moment hisI
lead rolled down on one .side,ef,the, |
block, while bis; body sank . one the |
'ther.t"Isa faa 3eiaag4o aid ,,aa|l
The most impressive object in. /
his part of the Tower 10 thelyerita
DE block on which Lady Jane Grey
Anne Boleyny Charles I.sanfisoothers.
'qaally ttioteer were ibeheadedsalIt is
made efhda.d English oak, ladd is
bout two feet squares having a
'lace followed out on both sides bof
he top, leaving a narrow strip about.
our inches wide for tie ,neek to rest;
'pon, In the paft on which. the
'eck was laid aid, may be seen The marks
made BY thesblows Of the execution,
II. eAhd the great, ug;ylloeking'xax
hat was used in the horriaE work is
BY the 'block.. <s,Ahdsoh
What memories dill that old block
md Ok reviye.a@Poort Queen Anne,
me Of the unhappy wives ofthe inh
an y Henry VIII, died protesting
Ter Innocence to the last. And tten
lady Jane Grey, the innocent, love-
=, accomplished, tie nderly-reared
nd Christian girl Of only seventeen
ears ears ast The thirteen III days Qdeen''
Ter only crime being that she al,
owed Others to plaee,the crown upon
Ter head against her wish es and re- I
nonstrances. But aKe, receive d
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