The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-25
ROCK OF GIBRALTAR.
BEAUTIFUL GARDENS AND BRlsTLlNe
MASKED BATTERIES.

A Wonderful and Gigantic Lion-"The
City Protected by tho Lord"-Queer and
Interesting Scenes Witnessed In the Mar
ket Place at Tangier.
The idea that many people have of Glib
raltar is mainly that derived from their
college days-tfiat it an invincible fortress
held in ancient days by the Phnnicians
and now by the British, wherein one of the
pillars OF Hercules was built.
The majority OF English speaking people
do not understand that 1t Is city built
upon rock" with n population of over
10000 people, with good hotels, beautiful
drives around the Mediterranean sea, with
its alameda (garden) tastefully laid out,
where, amid most luxuriant growth of
geraniums, oleanders, the aloe and the olive,
capped by cacti of remarkable dimensions,
mixed throng arrayed in all manner of
costumes, from the turbaned Moor, the
Spanish don, the English soldiers, the fac.
lie Greek, down to the unpretentious Amer
lean citizen, wander during the afternoon
to the strains of fine military band.
There are hospitals and churches The re-
/ ligious element being mixed, there are two
bishops, and the various nations of the
earth are represented by their consuls
\ delivered my letter of introduction tC
our American consul, Mr.. Horatio L
Sprague, most genial gentleman, who
has occupied his present office for over Al
consecutive years and who gave us permits
to "the galleries" These galleries art
actually tunnels within the rock, on tn,
north front, which rise in tiers one aboy,
the other and command the entire entranc,
I
land known as "the neutral ground. /,
which separates Gibraltar from the Span
J ish frontier, and which if removed woulC
render the massive rock an islaud-theI
I perhaps even more impregnable than it i
at present.
You can drive in a carriage to the en-
!, trance of these Notifications, or you cal
ride mules or donkcys entirely through tn
2 galleries. The ascent is not very steep, an,
at the distance of about 90 feet apart en-
brasures are cut in the rock, in which bris
, tie guns of the newest description, which a
> moments notice can be brought to bca
/, upon land and sea.
Besides thtte batteries within the actua
/ rock of Gibraltar, to which the ordinar
visitor is admitted, there are other subtel
ranean passages only to be visited by spC
I cial permits, and in addition to all thcS
masked batteries the military defenscs o
i the lower part of the rock are most SUI
j prising, and what with the Victoria bal
terry, the DEVILS Tongue battery, the o.
r angc bastion, the Ragged Staff stairs an
. the Jumpers battery the traveller sees tina
: indeed the fort must be invincible. Eve-
= possible device for BON bardment, BLOWN
4 up ships, exploding mines and killing mel
i upon which indeed generally depends I'll
/ success of war, can be found here
II The British products exported to Gibra
Il tar amount to GGG0,000 year, and the co
lected revenue is sufficient to support I'll
city.
In times of peace the garrison consists ,
5000 men and costs England Il 900, 600 nj
nually, and there are stores and water ci
u terms within the fortiflcations sufficient
v supply garrison of 10000 men for tv
/ years The impregnability of this woude
j full and gigantic lion, lying with his might
o head looking over the blue waves of Il
Il Mediterranean, may be conceived when
= is remembered that General Elliot held
o for four years with COCO troops, some
them in wretchcdly forlorn condition
=. against the entire army and navy of Spai
II and France.
ID Since the establishment of regular liz
9 of steamships from New York to Geno
. stopping at Gibraltar, this little city, til
,e remarkable rock rising sheer out of the $,
!, ,45O feet; this great key to the blue Med
!" terTanCan and to the countries whose slor
= are washed by its waves; This once suppose
"end of the world" this historical aud il
vincble fertilization will become h,ttt
known and will lie the frequent resort +,
70 those who not only seek it for itself, but
AZ. the nearest point to the north of Afric
IL Tanger, the polltico diplomatic capital
n the empire of Morocco, which presents CIV,
- more novel experiences ia manners, en-
IL IL toms aud peculiarly of Appearances tn;
! Gibraltar itself
y must turn over 10 the guidebook to fiji
a. how ancient this city is, low it was once
prosperous that IL was called THE city pr
le tected by the Lord, and that its popul
a ton is nearly 5000 about 800 Of whom II
1t Europeans. After this l must give, as tn
IL say nj prayer meetings, my experiences
The joaquin PieleeRo, yacht built stcal
:, cr, leaves Gibraltar three times n week (
IanGicr and CadiH, making the trip in
= day, the return passage being made on I
=. alternate days.
3 The most remarkable sight is the mari.
Il place on Il market day. Imagine an up
Il. place on a hillside about twice the size
u Bryant park and the reservoir, paved wi
" cObblcstones and imagine Ill over it
- the closest proximity squattiu, groups
=, men, women and children in all variet
Z, OF native costume and of different shal
II and C0lors Here lie number of cam
c. lately arrived i'll caravans from over /
desert. There are numerous lOcls Of Shet
Here comes Moor With live goat o,
his shoulders. There goes a fierce looki
81 native from the mountains, with his he
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