The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-07
kontlOMss Wine. Vaults,

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to he seen every day or by every per.
snn, | was fortunate enough to secure
"tasting er,ler" and |. IN company
with enc ar twa others, made a toNr II
the ht. katherinc'S and Lenden Dock
vaults. sAw over 6.ou0. .OOO packages
III port and sherry, over 1000, ,uuN II
elaret. and 100000 al spirits, They
were IN vast tNns, hegShealn, casks, and
barrels, and tho total amount in stor.
ago Was atiO, ,OOl, ,tNN gallons, lii fact,
there were ak and one.halt gallons for
every man. waman a,ln child III The papn.
lation ef 0rcat britain, Some ef Il had
hccn IN stare for years, Tho owners had
forgotten about II, and the OLD and molly
,asks had rottcd away at their chimes
and had been several times replaced,
One lot al l.O0N gallons II sherry had
heen in the vaults for nearly nifty years.
Ii was brought nom tho South of Spain
hs its owner. who had fallen dead IN
tho vaults, Tho wine, along with his
ether property, had paSsel into
ohaneery. and the litigation. which has
continued for nearly halt 4 century. il
~ Tar fram heing ended. apparently, N
when II begun, Hut thc wine has been
growing old and valuable. and il snld
now would probably hrsna D gs,iaeas
gallon.
Let mo explain that these vaults are
simrly great collars under The dock.
houses, In AREA they aggregate some.
thirty-iive aeres, They extend under
tho Thames on enc aide and we'll under
| Tower Hill on the other. They are
about sixteen feet from tieer IL roei,
ana arc hy no means regular IN form.
but reach out in strange passages and
alleys III all directions, They are heAl.
ea hv the Government, and owners ran
have their property III them a. long ~
they like without paying customs duties,
A long, marrow Hight II well.worn
stone steps that have heen IN constant
use since 1904 opened before our view,
ana at their foot were dim. twinkhng
lights that lliekere.l iathally, ~ il In 4
stsnggle To overcome the fumes III tho
vines that eame up tho stone channel
like 4 hrecac frem a ais,illeev, II Was
warm. rich With tho oler el tho wines.
and mMstv and molly, A snslf ef il
| wasn't half haa. hut YOU TeMemhcr the
tat IL tho Persian eSthete Who had his
eheice III death, No die amid sweet
perfumes. he said, So they ehaekel
him into \ hessleal II altar ef roses
and he expired in great Agony. Al tho
hetteM ef the Hight II steps the guide
met w. 4 tall. hroasl.sheallercN rudy
eoekney, Who handed as eaeh \ larsl>eil
lamp. fastened to u straight stick ahcN,
eighteen inches long, He hegan hy
asking IN il any QUO Was \ tectetalcr
Meme ofas were, ~heeanse.~ said he
| IL yea don't take a drop Of something
On venr stomach You'll gct screwed hc
cause III tho sMell,s Me drew 4 glass
III sherry Tor eaeh ene al Us ont ii 4 his
eaSk near the foet ef the steps II wa
4 heavy, k,ll,hoaiel Vine, With 4 r.cl
nntty tiavor AND an aftermath hk,
Heather smells, II haa heen hung ii
leather skins over one season. havlas
heen the last made and see late Tor III,
regular vine harvest, Int il was HoW
for all that, and "Wery mellewsn' 10 III,
hasgans,
4 Turnlag then sharply IL tho lcft Oh,
vaults srNsaa cut helare aS in vas
underground acreage, Lights tWiMklss
here anil there. Molllv men were On
gagel in moving the packages Al sen,
PLACES, and down tho long passag'
under the Thames the polished stee
skias fes riding 4 hArrsl stretched Il
narrowing rerspee,iN,s I'LL they leinc,
ap,Areatly In one and flashed On NAdc
the line efllgh,s above them, ~~loado'
letter.