The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-15

lar0ns and rulers Of the adjacent KING
ioms Il was not only the custom but
necessity as well In those romantic
and barbarous middle ages. that the
castles Of noblemon should be more
Ike forts than dwelling places, says
the New York Herald. Tho discovery /
Just made IN this ancient city Of Lal- .
drocies Is very interesting one. II .
has led % the uusaFthiug OF dungeons
and strongholds dating back 90 the
ninth. eleventh and twelfth centuries. .
and as the history o. the people who .
lived in the days of tournaments and
chIyalry has O fascination and attrac-
ton tor the majority Of the people,
brief description Of ODE present diseov- .
cry win doubtless le read with pleas .
ore by many. since the passage OF the .
bin depr.y.ng Laulrrc.Cs 20 is long .
enjoyed privileges OF O. fortified town
public opinion has been very much exc
cited. FOR 70 is appreciated that the
Notifications of the greater part Of the
Cheyalier du VILE and the Marcchal do
vnuban win disappear entirely, as
well as the Porte Dc France" which
Is original ln itself and that there viii
unfortunately not remain In this old
city 80 often besiegcd. burned and de-
stroyed. a single trace. o single mon
ument. which will recall its origin and
the many Interesting phases % Us his
tory. This wholesale demolition Is
great mistake. During the process u
dlsmantIing one Of the basilons the
very important ruins % q dungeon
built In the twelfth century by Mich
I olas. called De- Beau. were uncovered.
/ Nicholas le Beau was 'Seigneuf
/ d'Aycsues q "a Llsore De % Forci De
Normal" on the borders 81 the Sam
bre. And % was 90 the construction
o. this very castle fortress that Lam
drecles principally owes its origin AMI
rs importance. In fact. Y Landrecics
is mentioned az an In history prior
90 this date Go o. only casually. Tor it
was not until this castle was built
that the Inhabitants Of the "tCrre Dc
Landrecles" settled around O.. thus
forming the city OF tha sane name.
Jean Fro.sari tells us .n h.s "Chron-
'cles' l3iW "that after the traglcal
death % Sire je P1sello governor Of
The city the Sire lc Fioyou was Cor
n long time guardian % The city au'
chastel of IanirCc .E'" Several let
tiers mentioned the Importance % Ian
drecios o. tiat period Among then
may be mentioned. frs' tha; in While.
Jean 90 B'o.s gives certain powers q
Allasd de- Blg.agcll. Tals duuge1'
Is built entirely % sandstone and 9
nineteen meters long ard fourteen an
1rc-half wide It's walls in man
places are more than three meters q
thickness. u forms a large roc'angu
lar room. lel meters square into whlc
: access was gained hy a small doc
y cut in Gre ANGLE % The room
70 This door s hidden and pre-
r tsctol by TWO strong p.las,crs The
b are one meter and seventy csatImeier
20 hish and about one meter and ten ce1
.e umo;Crs thick The dungeon is ln
" state Of perfect reservation. with ID
p grooves i,s p0r,,l.l.s. its drawbridl
and other means then .u use Dor bar
' gcld.ug tao castle against attack. To
vault 90 tho dungeon. 90 which og
part Be- iD q very good condition. o. @
p so built ~ sandstone ard consists
pr single arch about eighty ce1tmc,cI
p thick 10 its keystone Tho upper pa
~ 0t ths yalt forms q platform VIII.
must have ls.a tht 1oor of q very hig
y ROOM Tor this dungeon. which to-ds
s reduced 90 about dvc meters
=. h,.lht iu cru-ggu nee ot having De-,
{, loys,sd Cor some CgrtlIg purpose. mu
\. certainly have been aueh high,
~ lulr.ng by the thickness ol ,hs wal
o.. l.d tbe oJuu,cr-sa-t tbe ruins
Wh.th are s,ll seen ON lts c.rlumf,
exc, Besides. o. '.ule below ,he vau
there seems 90 have been ia The th.c
aess l, iho wal a secret corridor s,al
Tao ia- from ore ~ Che angles 0f 90, buIl
.u .u-. and watch must have been us
.r ASH means et com nuuic.t.op tc,We
'h tle ugpsr room Jal jto vault. al
n- also traces % al exterior sa'rca
ll ua',h las slugs lc,l Destroyed
r 1888 Francois D. aheB ht fortified g
town 90. IAgjJ,c utilised Oils cd
q. fortress ar O foundation ilr ore of I
u' r1sUdar. and 0, ues ..yta the ua.
1r. 20 rle "Easu1n du Chateau" 70 "
r doubtless q, tb.s time that ,he du
ta room was mUua,ei agd rut in
'D. condition in which q, has Just bg
'. discovered ln itt Nr.re Martin
n, Hc.ay ss.rrer- de iaae.y che lH
rr.ut ~ the t.re. tolls us In
'. Memoirs" OtIN after speaking
'' .h0 construction 90 Lrulrce'cs
foa er ruloycrE" that f1r
y" fourth crulNgrr ve found au
'o' ure,el chateau. which was allied
with earth aal Hron which we o..
m our b3suaH." 40 This points to
. aa, that ,bo dIny.r'. san to
made n ffr Hg.es.WhaU1 win pu
r.. Interesting. a ule j'sa'
away stands % tower iu nuJsta
-, which s y0y ygry DID, ana .ts w.
E AFRO p..rc,i 90 REGULAR intervals IS
200 narrow. long sl.H evidently Iuiu
irr tbc u.o oi tho ar,ho-s Tire io
' Jauors OF several nthcr towers b
just been discovered. Tho presonc,
this fortified chateau shows the
lau porant part Dc must have PLAYED
.hei protecting The old highway wt
Winds below q and which ls called
licb "Chcmln dc Dame Marguerite
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