The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-13

ancient nightly CUSTOM nave
shesu broken. Never before IN the reign
~ any king or queen Of brsfa.n s.Eics fns
a Losdon was built have the mas
| 80 yates besu joeked with the same
@zIrfou end answer from sentry and
.srs; for 20 many consecutive nights.
~ "a sfacs IN the word IA more carefully
usrdA thar tins Tower of London. ssssi
&c the date Of the dynamite explosion
4 me- precautions have bern douhiy strict.
- ,<rss es the visitors ever see the quaint
- cstlnony kuosn as THE QGesra's
Us
= a. tn<rsuca towers are kept OPEN.
arc sae gates OF the frat ssstrsncs.
Tn~wu ar the Middle Tower, aud those Of
- second entrance. called the Bywafd
r.~as Just within the gates OF this
Sa.6lnr r. the Wsrders' Hall. and here
~ vz1esr On duty far tie niga1 ran Ans
- - the wicket fer ~ 1se who are al
49, 10 rsrnaiu out and cns&r the Tower
ke1aH o'clock at night. But ihoss Who
- enfse ehe gates at this time must have
~ couulArEgn, which is generally the
80 sf . wsii-known town IN the initsd
- old gates. which stu exist beneath
49, 1,ooay Tower. ara Gsser closed now.
rst reoaia open ali night. But a sentry
ErsIhs fuse in front of them. Under the
~ e. Il Thomas Tower, and Just be-
go. at the main guard. another sentry
- noeted. Both these sentrtes charge ans
ku3 vh6 enters the Tower after IL o'clock.
- - demand this countersiEn.
Tho fushsesting careunony In connection
40 nee gates takes place at ii O'Clock
SSs nfrAA The following II an accurate
k~eef4uflope About I've minutes before
fhe hour OF Stocking the gates. that IL.
- bsfoss II o'clock. the yeoman porter
kppl1ps - tina sergeant of the guard for
~ 1Dooee Tor ths queens Keys. The
6esuoans aoqusints the officer that thu
AMgS = called for, who furnishes = ser
49, and six msp for this duty. at the
an cms placing his guard under arms.
= n rSoman porter. accompanied by "a
1920. bearing an oId-fashiaoed lantern
10 . candle IN 1t. locks the outer gate.
s~nnd then shuts the gate OF the Middle
totsr, He then proceeds with the escort
ID she Byward Tower and locks the gates
Eahses. The yeonan porter then marches
- III nloody Tower with the escort, aud
ats endeS che arch OF the tower. The
- entry az ths suardroom challenges,
Isn1M Who comes therey" The yeoman
kors1i answers ..The keys The sentry
Ala sswhoss keys2'' And the answer
ksins Gsyen. Queen victoria's keys" tho
ksnao porter places himself. with the
u IN ffhat Of and facing the guard.
~ then the officer of the guard gives the
&orA "Prcsent arms" in which the es-
Dost bins. Tie yeoman porter then SAYS
A~n A audible voica. God preserve Queen
kf3osIags and the whole guard answer
WfAnn" Tho keys ara then carried By
II NE yoeman porter TO the Queens House.
Th3s quaint old ceremony IL = survival
Z ~ hobne Gayst but IL must be seen TO be
: SrcpefIy understood. The ye0rnan porter.
Nh Hbaroee, comes TO the gates In his
4 1oue I'D oyercoat, and he has embroidered
I pa ~ xiGht arm the keys IA the en-
{ bl0 e Ats post. He f. the chief warder,
: onA = the og.y wsrder who has the keys
bn his uniform. BY the queens regula-
! 1un<isn he Il '.answerable for the discipline Of
shs warders'' and reports any Irregular
= DU n their conduct 10 the major. He has
[.hAro4 Of the gates, wickets, drawbridges
xAnl sntranee. lie has the care OF the war
|, 1lar1 uniforms. Announcements and arms.
Ill lnspscts tho warders' quarters quar-