Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-17
Bremen Correspondence.

Bremen Correspondence.
Bremen is most quaint and wonder
full old town, and it is also the second
city in commercial importance in Ger
many. Its history dates back for over
1000 years, and in with its modern i'm
provements and 18th century doings
are blended the stately monuments Of
the past. One of the most character.
istic spots in the town is the mprket
platz, around which are clustered
several of the Oldest and most impus.
ing of the ancient buildings,
The rath- haus, or counsel house.
where the wise men of Bremen have
met for centuries, and where now their
successors meet in their turn, is a fine
specimen of the Gothic style. and was
built during the years l405-14l0. One
portion of it on the southwest side was
added to it at the period Of the
renaissance, from 1909 1912, and the IL
statues between tho windows are
mediuval, and are said to be fine speci-
mems of the kind.
WONDERFUL. wtSE.crrL,p
The most interesti,g ror,io,, - ~.
h,,;ld;nr, ~ ,,s - ,S'i ~ Pots,on ~ the
H. S,';.s 80 .i' 'no l.tns,huileF, OF
Wy Mlhe'Cellar' the property OF the CITY,
~ Sitrn.I. tlo main uuilulhS. IL was
amar;ca ard Will MS we nave III
strnc,;ga az hon,,,;f,,, ~ y ~
yar,, odJ a,d f,ii,t a. pI tas II Nus
Inc ,,oonIo oF pran 80 me, VI
within tba c;ty "rho Hns Gtte tLlIh
with Stone oni ia 5i,,idaJ - II,- t,oI
,'arts The a. a.. 80 H,'tuGa in'o several
prblic ,,ho.a r,,a a,, Il XII, vi seleial
H.i 'hN'S inv Ndu bNy lhUlUe OF
not li,bt al I'll w. ~ W outsle, aug
are enormous hogsbaads 6n,din 'rg INV a,,'o
ands If galions 81 e ,sino n noo nous
them very oId A tbe bocl, r,a s ,aF "
norton n Inc caliar i tI,a P' sIo. NJ
echo hall with ;ts whisnorin,, orahas
man can stand nj onn , "rah ".IuVs' n
tencp snolan in tho sor.at.t n, ~ . sel-
he hoard bv Y'nr,o,, ,t,',, "''tsiIGl eau
against arn}hor a p ana pu 5n ~ us eur
And tho cnr;n,,s ~, ~ AZ ~ lI0t - ~
scientific enginoar hoe s'no ,H,s 10, Il, atae ~
tn evnIain iba W. ~ w , ~ oeeii any :
this iittIa accon,r g%; "HG he,eio.c q
arches NJ. ~ ,t,oia ,,. oHSS o'ei tlese
~. a.. ..s - .''Iso "V'N'
M NJ NY wv Tise SaNe heed % my tongue,
From piilar 10 nilI ,'s 't In hnr,o ,,o,n
For the yery walls lend m ea %'o''7'
oInEN c.sKs prxr,y ,-,,,,,,,r
Az 90 a.. -. ''''hD.
- VI 'nG "ui'Sis' lof small rec,
1 suJmSu 10 LHe 0iuer casks OF VINE,
looAeu W pehInu non uoorS IN vaults,
an. an my M9le MGH worm seeing for
saei slAe, any ioI tii1 WoAlEous wood
S ,.a ainS tnat ave, wa upon tueih. some
49, meie pa,ay hi'eu anu some mad never
Deeh toucheu. Ohe room contained
1n $50 IasHs VI VINE haue In inc year
wish were CaIIea inc Twelve
UNI mere iaoeieu accordingly
-uat1heW, MARX JUDAS, &c. Bub
. asNou III au innocent sort OF way IF
'nIy, 1ne apostles' were tull. But the
S1iohei saw u Twinkle ~ his youthful
blue eye, and he was cOldly requested
70 Keep sliehce. u thought you wanted
nle 70 SPEAK German whenever could"
!heehiy eApostuialel Bub with an in
JWeu uI' CUR herman guide had
. ulIels'uoe ms question and seriously
IePi,eu' les they are, at which
uo Syes twlhkled more than ever,
UT =. ' uaHi uaie W say anything.
custom from TINS vault was the famous
nose cask, tue oldest in the cellar,
dating back from the year 1928 This
name comes from large pink rose,
Mniun % painted on me ceiling of the
vault wherein the magistrates Of oldrn
times aro sala 70 nave held their most
important meetings. The deliberations
MeIe lnuGea Sup,rosa,' and were kept
Ploioaiiufy secret l. ms one cask Of "rose"
wine u Oh great value, single drop be.
,ts esV ston as worth 2,340 marks, OF
aoout 9o9u, ana one glass Of thousand
S nrsp worm S,o4o,So0 marks, or about
~ooy'oot. AoouI the rose on the ceiling
81 ,,? '..i iio't0 whlch SHOWS what thest
Eiu "lae men oL long ago thought Of the
!uioe VI Ine grape translated, it runs
t ose, mower OF Venus IhOu
mere IN the cave OF Bacchus? Yea fol
h misn29t !, sne wine, venus herself woulc
~
n tno senator room, now used as {
nquetlhS haii' there was an old ant
stately pale green maJollca stove Of the
seosl n.Iehsli century, which to our eye
eeeliee niarVel OF Workmanship. Owe
no ~ .tne doorways Is this cordia
p'i0h IN tue oluen touSue:
Al generations from by-gone time
Sn rUI h mere m herman wine.
And ill., nv 49, go, S t'ie ancient lame,
p,ccu,,o t,r,,a,',.' ~ 'l'o ''i'ie
huS hiNstLF THERE.
ia tho ,nondorf,si PortLoh OIL tae celia
This is we'll worth seo inSN u po iaaccnus
seated astride m enor,gors DaCelus
with two atterdan, a a1aulous hos9heau
of him. He il a inlI"' 20 w. .iLlur slu
and merry crowned Di,h s ooy' Ios.
/ seemiprlythe incarnotion ~ sff ~ aiI'
gayety. Unon the Soad " 80 iu ~
underneath him ara var; u 'nc cas
emblems: the coat-of.or,"s 'Y ~ pe oafHe
vines and cranes gTotesnte b 40 i'ietilc ~