New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-25
THE TURRET DOOR

Ghn ks
.t.d around A ruddy light whipped tn
Ssst grey towers which rose fur up into the
lining air. The sounds Of the city from wltn-
at came fantly and at intervals 10 tne EN- ~
walked slowly across the Close towau ,, t' ;1 ths
xide steps which assembled anu were ios' al 'Ns
Sadow of the noble porch
On reaching the great door OF the cathenrai
found it closed. But in the centre OF TINS uarc
Ia another smaller door which sun stoo9 olen
md here a party Of visitors, to wholn w''s q |
se,rnyer were enieavcIing to persusle Wv |
rc,,nt yerger that the hour WAS not YET 700 ~,
Me 10 nit them to inspect the lhterio' - |
70 happened that just ~ CANT up '"a oy2d ne
.rejeA in overcoming his he'ititlon, ai'n :"
tnYncd 10 lead the way into the pulidihe;
The Marty followed him, and among 'htni
Jn.dc' the stiffness was profound the ng'tr ,,
foo,fall awokc echoes. The evening IGN, ,,n,sj
iJcn with the rich and colored gloom OF p,i" q"
~;ndows. IN ,hc dark carving OF the s'ai Ill.
tLe great tube, of the silent olgn ol, va. nr rnr
nj the epiaphs. on the marble ilaS.e 81 tho
r;ors. priests and kings: The slten .' r';rte.,
,utiouc nave, tbe coloied gio'sh ~ ,ne H. inn
nsur thr sense of antiquity III AL ,he W., . 90,
p" oh thei, influence upon the mnn VII, 'it mn
P,o,. ,b,n customary power. nan ,I' ' r. |
tie motive in entering the cathei''I . uI,
indulge the or1inalA %nI,", no N more than the
wi, ,;,r, ;nrlents of such a Wit NO sii.n,''
souJ have been less prepared tor an "'rn Willy
Unw could dream that -t,I IN Nv. h.rn-c !
rt,ngr experience. WAS I" u~i.n NV o,ev and
Shulli sfilli again "i'A""
sncicn; wal-i
a." NTH of th, extraordinary story Is KNOW
.o man, ,nr-ns, aud my vel7srity u, t,.se
.;S.J Jh, facts OF thu cL>t ue '" rd ;,;red
Vf, r, t, M visitors to which ! 'l"l W'',, ,a
lie had completed. under IN" Snp ,,' =" ,oud
W., Cer. thu customary TOUR !, Q. l" rny ntparing
fhr nm, lent fabric. ana WI f,,.n for a Moment
- , tt, .," resi- in odei 10 examine a me n'i
I'll interesting specimen q: ah'ilW q" n'a5
INN .oyc1c,l the whole az the ".tii nj ha,c
stood The great door "i 'i't :, ,nd,nc WA.
.h ,c., of the Irrtv were no" s,''n'i., ii hoar
. ~, ;LIo FROM this spot but ! CON-" , III
chi y,cr> plainly. round ia" angie oi ~" Mas
AL, that | had not much time Z" iihce' UNI To-,
11;,h, 4 IN Ne locked up Ill night ,'i,. /" nv
.,nc, AZ thr rich tiactry ~ the ""'"" ~
ssr,,,,,,d i.lurt.nlly to turn away r,ort;op
suddenly my eye WA 'tngi' Wy II nn.
=. ,he carving which seemed ~ s.,,,u i,, t tno
slightly from M resi- ."' p't S and pulled /,
.ward To nv aniazcmrnt a d"oi "P'h'u III
.,. ,,,.yjnc. showing beyond 1t dark paS,asc
f.,,"n,,l forward and locked IL. A. J "o ~
=; i~ which wa, thick and massive anu
.,r -. I'" va. hrng ,l.n,ingy upon ITS Hinges III
,,,,urr A. tn close with It, own "e'sn.
81. u,,r'. I~,Ilv back from the position INFO
rLj,h had pushed 1t. and c"nli ", od n.. INTO
,,,,, ~, !. | stopped forward. pr"leV'oh n'e 'A''
a., nr.ujn. and shut hehind me. ..o total
Vii. Indd,rnr,, of the incident ana tn' ,"' s,
a"~.. il which ! found myself e,'"'i".
s,a.t,A anl confused me- b"t III mnns r. ,' n,sh
@ 49,. arm ! attempted AZ once W P
-. la. duo, hnt to INV surprise IL oiu .'o
,LJ | pushed harirl- harder vet 49,"
;n nv ,tr,ngth, but the door remained h'''''
abb .r,,,s u.eless. I en-
"a, ~ at.,act The attention of those out
III. I raj "a my voice and called Lonely l"'
assistance. N he same time heating VIZ" ."ur
fsttoo with M >tick against 'i'f a2nn' of hc'u"
,"r'eJ and listened, in the expectation OF p'ii,I
-, el;iv ,clcl>ed But to my >nlpii-t "..'
a., m the minutes passed and th'ie wl' Ii"
re>uonse. -. h,,. 7 ,onew+d nv
,r,,r,yor>. | raised clamoi that 'w"Ne ,''
~. -. The building Bnt St;il no v"le re-
Died from outside my prison. no hahd ;t".' ''
H.. fai,nlny of the door. Gi7i''ailN uIe 'un
,;tinr forced it-cf upon my mlnd 'h'l n.''
S'lyed -oc long While had been 'iyihs /"
tor', r,.u IN, door iw my own efforts ,he
- - visitors had left the cathedral, elihei
ritLn.t Observing my. absence. "r W''Ir,pP'
.run, i.c lat ] hal left t"ioit 'e" ~
,s,,,,, Ind locked M the building and departed
Tn WI, no one within hearing I" ASSIST me-
Nv conservation nj this discovery snaH !"
rorcri,r4l The idea that Wa IH"r, =" W. w.
"n. viI;rh refused ~ cnt"rtiln. Again. dea,l''
snl w., again | hule1 ny-'lf against IN,
w,..len brii.T, with rage with iurV' Will
dr,paiI Not until had 'N.an,"u ,n', ot
g., - IN, mower no; until every th;iih ~
bo,e ;,;I vanished from my nina, diu CIV
MI l,,/,,temm to force the door H. h"p'l'~>'
AM tu,n,,l away from II t. examine me- n.
row., the place oi my Mnlri>oh,irn.:: i'm bow I
nav =, med left To M but 10 ascertain nov )
;,.,, MS thc hours with least ul>c"mior'
u.,i, micht expect assistance from wIhnn'.
In nv assault, upon the door | had aieany
Discovered tina, the place IN when l WIS III
in fact, little move tiih ~ n, c".
deep niche in the masonry not n
u,;,L.r .u,Me .ne to lie ut full length
lIct
6rh. ,h,u by the ch inse of one oi'impth ann
unra,y p,>tur for another. The hoor wa %
solid pavement The i.of. n: l ,t"oa 49, .
ju>, 'ouch, NY hesd Inc wiiiN nh' a"c or m"' ni
tb,.e and cl.ting NV eyes upward. hIIi'
di.c,,c,y which filled me at INST WIN sur
pi>e. and astcrwam with extreme lmilheNity.
Raw ti, root AMI The wall there WAS II
.', "f =, least four inches. Through thi>
ru,r b.ram- avMc oi talht glenn Oh iieh
,r'y e., ainvc NV hcad WIN the ooJec,
o. a,.r.t,ilinc the lrncth ct thi' aperture
moved aloM. the wi!, 4.tlnns my eye u,sm
d., ,,.y;.c The light lid no. vanish. hlrn@'
V. MI, a. ,hc wall and >tii The light r,maint4
Y; ilir ,r,ver-ed n succession the ION
vail, Of The ~ 70 91ti.e ,o %s;G1 tis wall sa'1
a, .ir.l. roint 81 III circnit.
=, Ill. unarountl,e discovery I was 50
,,l.J ,l,,, .or som time refused to credit
H.. ,,.;,..n,c at M owl senses. The ROOF w,ls'
On II ,.ne,,auce, hkt Mahonep> colin, sus-
."''u -. heavy ma-lve, substantial IA tho
ii .I.,,.,l,e. Duyet neither to the touch
ro' az nv M peculiar inging sound which it
', when srnrE OIL ion " o. 'aF hoe * Of f soi,
j. e..,' ''i,"i ihr p,'Ir ~. 'o IL. =
T,,.jly nnlble to aount for this discovery.
how '' HID my,efn the floor Of tho cell
my back urrcd ;ainst enc OF Int the Wv walls, r.
iI :, ,,nl ,h,t tl,oo-tiirt WA more tOlerabl.
,,,.. ,xnrc,ed Organ TO b. not without
io. tia, might mime ~, BE- able to %d fall 1 sfS.
and - pas i po.ti"oi the Wsa'y n9u's Gno o,,