Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-17

pearls, l29 being In the upper and ll2 in
low the great ruby in its cross OF bril-
liants, ia fine sapphire that belonged to
George w" This sapphire Is set in
the band ornamented with seven smsller
sapphires alternating with eight emerslds,
all surrounded with small hrillisnts and
other precious stones. The whole num-
ber of diamonds of all sizes IN he crown
Is 1888, and there are 277 pearls, tve ru-
bies. seventeen sappbires and eleven emer-
aids. Many of these jewels belong to ancient
royal collections, and have been used In
crowns made for coronations since The
time of Charles III. and many 81 them for
much longer period
Among the many beautiful objects dis
played here. besides vlctorias crown, are
the crown of Mary Of Modena. second
wife of James III. which Is a magnificent
affair; the crown made for Queen Mary
| at the time of her coronation with viii
liam Ill. This crown Is said to have
been worn by Queen Anne also. In the
crown called king Edwards" the Prince
Of Wales coronet, the orb placed in the
sovereign's right hand at the coronation
and borne afterwards in the left, is Of
gold six inches in diameter and has band
set with jewels and diamond cross at the
summit the royal scepter, with cross
Of gold TWO feet and nine inches long, with
the pommel ornamented with rubies, emer-
aids and diamonds, The sccpter with dove
OF gold banded with diamonds, embemat
ic OF mercy. the whole three feet and seven
inches In length, and a hundred other
things are seen here, such as scepters,
swords Of justice, of mercy and Of state
some of them having been worn in battles
carried upon great occasions. blessed by
popes and cursed by others. Then there
are bracelets of gold and enamel, gold
spurs for knights, amounting vessels and
amounting spoons, saltcellsrs, tankards
and communion services, all Of gold and
silver, making as beautiful display and
representing about as much value as 1t is
possible to fnd anywhere in the world, in
the same space.
After leaving the Wakefield Tower a
few steps bring US to the White Tower,
one OF the grandest of the tower buildings.
This building is not square, being l07 feet
from north to south on the western side,
and Is feet in the same direction on the
east side. II Is ninety feet high on one
side and twenty-five feet higher on the
south side, from the ground. on account OF
the inclination OF the land on which 1t
stands. In this tower are several noted
rooms, one the royal chapel of st. John,
the largest and most complete example of
castle chapel Of the Norman period now
In England II consists Of vaulted
chamber, the eastern part forming half
circular recess, which forms the apex in
which the altar stands. On each side of
this massive hall stands row of huge col
umns- six on each side supporting thirteen
arches. The chapel Is ifty.fve feet and
six inches in length, thrty-one feet wide
and thiriytwo feet In height the crown
OF the vault. Outside the columns there
is wide walk or aisle thirteen fee: high"
In 1850 the furniture, crosses, images,
and plate were removed, and soon af-
ter large portion of the public records
was stored here. From the chapel we go
to the armories of the tower. One en-
he
in the thickness of the wall, opened many
years ago>on the south side. There Is
brass plate in the wall showing the spot
where the bones Of Two children were
found, supposed to be those Of two
princes that were murdered IN the Bloody
Tower. Their bones were put into mar
ble urn and removed to Westminster ABB
hey in 1873. We first enter the old ban
quoting chamber sixty four feet from
north to south and thirty-two feet from
west to east. Next is the council cham,
Der where Lord Hastings was condemned
by the Duke of Gloucester Those cham
bers, with a smaller room, are now and
have for the last two hundred years been
known as the Tower Armory
II would be impossible for me to give
any one much of an idea of the items of
interest displayed in those rooms. The
different wslks and aisles are formed with
swords and sabres, the ceilings and vacant
spaces on the walls are covered with beaut-
full designs Of flowers, wreaths and bou-
quets, punches of corn and other kinds of
grain, all made from bayonets and every
piece of metal used in the construction of
rifies and muskets, each individual piece
being use. Hundreds Of years have been
consumed in gathering this collection.
Here are all the different styles of armor
worn by foot soldier, knight and horse, in
quilted linen, chain and plate armor Here
also is shown the different weapons used
by England In the ages past by her own
warriors and by those with whom she
warred Here we look upon arms and
weapons of the different tribes Of Africa
linens of delicate workmanship in the way
of inlaid stocks and filigree work. We
look upon all the armor worn by the diff
ferent kings from William the ConqueroI
to George III. The most of the figure.
are mounted on chargers, many of then
carved in wood. One of the figures rep
resents James III mounted and dressed
in his own armor, the kings initials beins
carved on the breast-plate; another is Hen
| ry VIII clothed in the armor sent him b,
the Emperor Maximiian. This suit Is or
namented with passages of the lives o
Saints George and Barbary, and has tn
letters HI. andK. engraved on it, for HeDr.
and Katharine of Aragon, his first wife.
Near is an enclosure containing differen
objects and models of torture capture,
with the Spanish Armada in another spac
is the block upon which Lord Kilmarnocl
was beheaded in l746, and Lord Fraser ii
l747, with the axe that did the work. A
we pass along we see cases contMnin,
arms that have been used by noted individ
uals at different periods, one flintlock use'
by Charles 1, when prince. and date,
1910. Close by is the cloak worn by Gen
Wolf when killed at Quebec, 1859, and tn
uniform of the Duke Of Wellington a
constable Of the tower.
Upon leaving the White tower we ste]
into an open space called the parade. Her
on the western face of the White tower is
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