The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23
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have been several hundred years ago
Another old description of the linden.
whose date is unknown. likewise relates
the story of Wolf Keidel. who carried
the linden thither IN his sack when IL was
little twig. and who ordered II 10 be SET
Out and also gave certain sum OF money
for the yearly care of a. II had grown
to such an extent that the branches had
become thicker than the largest oaks in
the forest. ami were supported by many
II Il thirty-five feet In circumference.
and the trunk rs surrounded by a wall n
part OF which. being about TO fall away.
was secured on the northern side by pill
lar four feet In height. at height of
thirty feet the main stem was divided into
two. one being 100 feet high the branches
being $40 feet In circumference. There
might stili he ninety-one stone and rifteen
wooden supports. but only two stone tables
remain beneath the tree.
How erroneous the story IL that Wolf
KcGci vas the planter ~ the linden. the
former diaeonus NJ t;rattanus, has shown
In a written description Of the town. or
the year Ike. In IL he speaks as follows
4 small wooded resort. supported by if5
columns. according 70 the common story.
was brought mere In A sack by Wolf kei-
del OF Neuenstadt. as small plant: and
this story Is based upon the figure OF a
man with q sack upon his back, on one or
the columns, with The Inscription, Wolf
keidei xu Neuenstadt. ls55.' But the dates
on the other columns state that the whole
crown OF the linden WAS a; that time inst
As il Is now. which a written report OF that
time also confirms" There are. rs GFa-
ffanus further. states. several among tho
columns with dates Of the same and even
earlier times; for instance. several of the
Won isamrrsheim. onc OF Friedrich Mar
grave 81 Dr1ndeuhurEh. 1852 one OF George
Ernst count Of Hemmberg, ISIS. etcl.
This linden must. therefore. az that time
have been % considerable size. as fts
branches had 20 hc supported on columns
According % report OF the deceased
government councillor and private Secre-
fary. Scheffer. there was found among the
SChonthai laws an appeal OF The abbot OF
fhe year iat> which ends as follows.
.sActa sttnt hsoc s,th Arhore Sfila extra
nluros novae Civitaus iuxta auviam dfc-
turs Kocher," in English. These tar1i-
cles} were negotiated under the linden tree
outside the walls of the new town 1Neuen-
staft1 on tho river called kocheu,
II then I'm i44S. the place shaded by The
linden served ~ a public eeurf Of Justice
10 may he concluded from thts that the I'm
den must az that time have neen quite old.
According 10 the above mentioned newer
description OF the remarkable linden az
iS8 the place shaded by " was enclosed
by a war three feat high. n part of which
g s;iil standing built by Duke Christo-
pier The gateway Bears the coat 81 arms
~ the pnkez ~ Wurteu1befg and TIE ia
scripuOn. BY the grace % God. Duke
christopher OF Warsemeerg and TEX.
one 81 ths figures on the timer side bears
the inscription. George Ernst. Count 81
NGrfeu1UErE am kfnfd OF i'faeh ! stone
placed IN the Wall over the partial bears
the very old inscription: This linden
stands IN Gods land Whoever goss with
tn ana scratches or writes urou q colaFnu.
o. 3oes any iniury shall forfeit q hand 90
TIE united main trunk which ar a
height 90 about sixteen feet IS divided inso
two upright trunks and eight horizontally
projecting branches. has a. hsighi ~
two feet above ire tao~foot walled enrioS-
1Era e circumference 81 f0rty-SsN feet
which corresponds 20 q diameter % l4f
feet ard a cross sectional AREA OF fs>
square fees.
g,fp Individual hranches are VERY no
ti-aably strong hut Ar present very much
3eeBye1 sna supported oniy ~ the power
fli columns
'rtese hranehez extend eight ~ ten faa,
harsvpntslfy. snf for the p8lFnase of i'm
cveasinx TIRE ieafv roof foruct ~ thsn
eight voting liu8ens tEiila ETse tiosR Ike
ferert tirses
ore - tae tvvo ufsrtxht trunks as
h-rkeu hw from tlse main stem az a height
af fhtrfV-fwa fest daring s violent fhffr
Ser storm on TN 18th % 3ene f,ss; hy
means ~ which also. q Greaf part 81 ere
thlck horizontal leaf roof Nss desiroves
tnus making mere necessary the 0fhsr
fSeas mentioned above.
f'se re1tafutUE PARTON ~ the tYuuk has
tHsssst afta-ue over grown again Wtth rev
seventy feef Ns5s tfe sree Aas suffered can-
s.ferabis lutlrr paFtlv through This rYeas
rent. ard partly through a simila7 later
o8e.
Thr hranch broken or ia the YEAR IN
FL ssesr Pr NsVe nrns3Nt@@9 s Fsaw,3F 81 zsersa
eee drstrsntior "a StshEs k'arstnlagAslu
- issi. sg.8 IA Ese FAYsicA 9sssrtssa s. hag-
81 tEhlEh hoAsfs tnas she Mn6an hsS 80
great = circumference thar fairs are held
under a.. sE1 several parties can alnsa