Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-21

how interesting a few stubborn facts
would read regarding this old historic
rolling mill which latter IL resembles
very much.
The Janitors are dressing 10 gay attire
and, with their spears, looking ike a
lot OF Fresh Air fund days going out
Tor day 10 spear pickerel. They are
called beef eaters, which Is q corruption
OF French word which does not mean
anything OF the kind.
The tower is open every day, In
GLIDING Sunday, and is free on Satur-
day. / went on Saturday.
IL Is said to stand on the site OF an
old Roman fortress, but no one is per-
fectly positive about 1t except Mr..
Besant, and he won't tell.
wish had more space 10 describe
tho tower in and had an understanding
with this paper whereby ] would be
paid by the column. / would then give
word picture here which would save
the reader $500 in travelling expenses
and 80, 200 in maritime nausea.
The building looks as much like a
tower rs TattersalrS livery and sale
stable in New York.
No, II does not, come 10 think Il over
moro like the Forty-second street res
ervoir, or the depot at Council Bluffs.
la. II is a sort OF combination of these
styles and is paired with old Dominick's,
like the site OF the old Bastile In Paris.
They look like oue-fourth OF an acre OF
salt-risiDg bread just ready TO bake or
the good intentions used on the road TO
the Bad Lands.
There is a moat around the building,
but 10 is dry, though they tell me IL
can be flooded at any time. | offered n
nRnI 70 A.
was just going 10 do IL when his
superior came out and wanted bob
for himself l saw that it would be
no object TO visit the Tower on Satur-
day II | fooled all my money away In
this manner, so / withdrew the offer.
The Tower covers - acres. and the
pence paid in by the public does not
pay for sweeping the sidewalks.
1t was used by Henry III. as a royal
Judgment, but since has been mostly
used as place TO jug Scotch kings in.
Griffin, prince Of Wales, was also
prisoner here, and 10 trying 10 escape
from his turret broke the rope, and
the place where he fell was sight to
behold. Bis son was killed In battle
soon after and his head put no on the
same tnrret by Edward, who slew him.
1t was the custom In those days to put
the heads OF your enemies on the
gateposts TO scare the postman.
But these customs have all been
given mp now, and football takes their
place.
Here Edward III. confined over GOO
Jews, on the pretense that they were
counterfeiters, when everybody knew
that jew does not have TO bo a couu-
terfeiter TO make money.
During the war OF the roses the Tow
er was so full OF royal prisoners that a
prince had TO engage his cell by tele-
graph or sleep on the billiard table.
Every little while . message would
come something like this:
Room CicrI, Toner, London, England.
Please reserve Sir Simon of Burlev's
room Ior me as soon as he IS beheaded und
oblige RICHARD III.
The Scotch king James also put M at
the Tower for is years, but got out on
a habeas corpus and again ruled his
people.
The Duke Of Gloucester used the
Tower for his waiting room for many
years. Before he killed people he cor
rallied them hero. he drowned his
brother, the Duke of Clarence, in q butt
OF wine here, making n kind OF butt OF
the poor chap, as he had done for years,
and then sold the wine To public"
down town for high price on account
OF its bouquet.
He also had his TWO beautiful
nephews murdered here and buried al
the foot OF the staircase OF the White
Tower.
Richard killed quite a number Of his
casual acquaintances and was the first
TO introduce what is now called in Eng
land 1.-THE Junction." at which he gem
orally contributed relative who had
consented 20 oblige.
Henry VIII. did the same thing, con-
tributing his wives and many other per-
sonal friends, including Cromwell, a ris-
Ing young man, while Annie Askew, a
cultivated young lady, with a heart as
pure "a tho best baking powder to-day,
was tortured qaite good deal and then
burned at Smithheld.
often wonder whether the Apaches
were originally cruel or whether they
got so by apiug John Smith and tho
pilgrim fathers. Where arc they2