Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-09
SULTAN'S TREASURE
|nkI|s'Iman's Account 81 the Won.
heSiol Things lie saw in
His Travels.
4 H. be vauits and Rn Insnec,ion
~ Ancient and Costly
Relics.

suIla rs treasury Is not accessible
Ih2ioa in general; on the cOntrary,
seioa TO explore us recesses is
\ Of t3igb favor, requiring special
6aiII lnicrcession aud the issue OF
fia IS ;he sovereign hius,lf-a man-
eoitl,n and potential, The direc-
with his majesty's trade were to
III nlyNeli on the Monday after It's
iesNe no the royal palace Of Dolma
no, Oh the Bo-phorus, at 6 O'Clock,
81 time, when an alde-de-cGmp
b. 10 attendance to accompany me
did heragIo, whore the treasury Is
It,l. iialf-past II O'Clock in the
n& Btemed 10 be the time really
TED, 1nt hts maiesty's aido-de-camp
"a nliikc his appearance until an hour
gh uilcial, the keeper Of the i'm.
trtAeOry, aud staff OF thirty sub
Is and attendants was assembled
unlpcking OF the door. This IN
WAS a picturesque, formal ceremony
scfipiivo usage. The officers and
iants ranged themselves In two
fScine each other and leading up to
PorWay, and a green velvet bag con
g The massive keys was passed along
principal official, who in a solemn
er BOOB out the keys one by one and
lfcd and verified them in the pres
f couple Of CONDUCTORS.
len the outer wooden door was
IA a massive barrier of wrOught-iron
Disclosed, crossed by several long
IF belts, on which were hung heavy
cks. One by one these were opened
movod, and at last the ponderous
wung open It's creaking hinges, and
ell-guarded precincts we're entered.
CAVE LIKE AND MYSTERIOUS
n is thc first aspect of the three
equarc, lofty rooms, en- suite with
|o;her, occupied by the collection.
ooms are dimly liz by grated vim
high up in the walls, and gallery
low balustrade surrounds them at
eight The deep old-fashioncd
cases containing the bulk of the
Is, Especially those in the lower
are thus quite in the shade.
FIRST room is the richest in notable
IS. The most conspicuous, though
means the most interesting, thug
reat throne or divan OF beaten gold,
lying the entire center of the room,
nth pearls, rubies, and emeralds,
andsson thousands in number, cover
IL entire surface in geometrical
10 pattern. This specimen of bar
mngniicence was spoil of war
from one of the shahS of Persia.
niteiy more interesting and beauti-
however, Is another cauopied throne
IAN, placed in the upper story of the
ROOM This is a genuine work OF
|nrltlsh art, made some time during
|contl haif OF the sixteenth century.
thrcne is u raised, square seat, on
the suitau sat crOsS-leggcd. At
lngle rises u square, vertical shaft,
rtlng a dome-shapod canopy, with a
.oS 81 pinnacle surmounted by a rich
nnf.D AND JEwELED FINAL,
lack is paneled, or closed in, as il by
d Of estate, aud there is n tootstOol
but for aid in ascending the high
1 seat. The entire height Of the
|e isnlnc or ten feet, the materials
ous Moods, ebony, sandal wood, ETC.,
sted or iulaid with tortoise shell,
er of pearl silver and gold.
entire piece IL decorated in
Ind but with a branching, doriated
nin mother-of-pearl marqueteric, IN
|.yis oi the tiue early Persian painted
wonderfully Intricate and in admira-
kstc, and the center Of each OF the
Iipal leaves and flowers is set with
|did cabuchon gems, fine balas fubies,
ais, sapphires, pearls, etc.
ldent from the roof OF the canopy,
occupying position which would be
Itly oyer the head OF the sultan when
d on the throne, is n golden cord,
hitch is hung q large, heart-shaped
nciit of gold, chased and perforated
noriated work, and beneath it again
"a nncut emerald OF tine color, but OF
ular, Triangular shape, four inches in
eterhnd an inch aud half thick.
,hiv decorated arms and armor form
Isplcpous feature of the contents of
he three rooms. The most notable
in This class in the first department
sDlendid suit Of mixed cham and
mail, wonderfully diamonded and
led,
MORN BY SULTAN AGUBhD ".
BIS, Nd the taxing OF Bagdad. Near
ssa cimeter, probably part of the
piyof the same monarch. Both the
Ind the greater portion of the broad
bard pf this weapon are incrusted
laixe table diamonds, forming check
ork. all the square stones being regu-
and automatically cut and Of exactly
lame Size, upward of half an inch
rs. There is another sumptuous WORK
LII I'm the same room, similarly
he'd. This il d massive cylindrical
hard ID solid gold The handle, cover
d raised band around the center o.
Drum or body of this piece are ad
3biy chiseled with tioriated and car
he ornamentatioD.
krae bowls, cups and vases, flllec
gold and silver coins, uncut gem
neDrls are in great number dis
tied Through the rooms.
splendid series OF large crystal, iad'
ONYX vases, bottles, bowls, etc.
NV 81 Persian and Indian work, in
with gold and set With innumerabl'
Xea. Sapphires, emeralds, etc, mus
Ioe forgorten. Some of these pieces
ciaily the crystals, are of great Sis
yery unusual shapes, and many o
i arc OF considerable antiquity
inG 1hese are specimens Of mcdmya
tern European origin. These an
large octagonal crystal ewers Of well
wn nothlc type. one of these retain
eaniifnl and mo,tquaint ancient,
sLYER-GuT HANDLE,
sr, apd projecting spout, the latter i
shape Of II grotesque dragons nee
head The other and larger piece
Mfdoi nine inches high, has lost 1t