The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-11-03
GIOVANNI p. MoROsINI.

tured by an English frigate. Again we are
carried back past the age of gunpowder
and are examining great crossbows OF steel
that wind up with crank, bows too pow
erful for even Robin Hoods naked strength
A French warrior in armor seems to
grasp his terrible double handed sword
the blade about feet long and the han
die giving it another foot and half.
There is no more blood chilling weapon
among them all than that curved knife is
inches long, that was taken 500 years ago
from one Of the famous reef pirates off the
coast of Morocco. The blade is an inch
and half wide and has an edge to split
hair; large diamond shines in the butt of
the handle, and the scabbard is strongly
bedded with small polished ocean shells.
In the armory hangs one trophy from the
sale of William Henry Hurlbert's collec-
tions-the collection that was sold when he
took himself to England. II is the smoked
head of an Amazon chief, a head that still
shows that the chief was man of powerful
physiognomy. 1t is not repulsive looking
thing, because the uDinitiated would al
ways take it for a curious piece of clever
Workmanship, black hair and ALL but when
you find you are looking at the head of
mantle veritable head in which ne once
did his thinking-it is rather startling.
Cruelty to Burglars.
In passing through the halls one comes
upon odd barriers, steel gates something
like those that bar the way of the adven-
turous on the ferry boats. They show that
beyond is some one of the many rooms de-
voted TO what have called Mr.. Morosini's
museum, and that without his permission
you cannot get even so far as its locked
door. The guarding of the whole house is
as complete and effectUai as modern inge-
nuity and money can make it. A big alarm
bell hangs above the roof, and electricity
helps the watcnman. Any untoward fun
bling with locks, at windows or doors after
the house is closed results in ringing not
only the alarm bell. but bells in all tue
bedrooms, and at the same time all the
lights are automatically turned on. Il is
case OF real cruelty to burglars, for they
could never find place more TO their minds
ii only they could get IN it.
How fitted to their needs, for instance, is
this case OF 500 Chinese and japanese coins!
They are of the purest gold. -Four hundred
are about the size OF a SO gold piece, and
100 are inches one way, the other and
half an inch thick i model Of the tomb
weighs a hundred pounds.
One cabinet is given up to 100 snuff boxes
all having a historical as well as artistic
and intrinsic value. and nearly al have .ig-
ured as royal gifts-neariy all have index.
been given by one sovereign TO another
Gold and diamonds they are ofienest made
Of and many contain some OF the flnes;
specimens OF miniature painting In the
world.
Fortune In Precious Metals
Another cabinet contains 50 pieces Of gold
plate. Among other things " contains ::
solid gold plates a foot in diameter. four
gold loving cups = feet high and of pec5I
liarly fine workmanship. two urIs of ths
same metal feet hi igh. inches across tie
mouth and fitted with covers
The geld IL the cabinet above would coia
into SIS much as slVo.Gs More valaai
than its silver Is TIE artistic quality OF .
statue Of Isis Though II is feet high. II
: made oi tAe solid metal and weighs So
pounds.
Strange gods perch and squae above the
sa6irefs. idols from India and China and
Japan, and many one among them .s
fairly encr.tsUei with crude diamonds
They lcok ,wE upon such 3 piece of mod
entity a. tie Asc5s cup won ay the Aorsc
Ia Gr2EEe
The medal presented By couEress 70 Gen (.
egsl Jscs >oa for his oefease CT New Or
leans holds as place among things historic !
sad the spoons and knives All fcrEs thas |
9nce belonged to Thomas jefferson keep |
aonDanT. TaeT were ob.ai1sd shroaEA l.e |