The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-04

,p'cndid edihce consists OF a two STORED
low OF arches supported upon solid stone
-olumus Of great thickness. and still IN
be center above are the afmorlal peer
lues granted by the Emperor Charles Y.
10 the loyal and noble city. The plaza
which II fronts Is large enough for the
rcview OF great army. There Is a great
.ountain In the center. and IN "a corner
beyond Il Is a thriving little spot frequent
ed by Indians. merchants and market
women. come from the coast below ana
rom the cold heights above. 10 barter
and sell their wares fruits and vegetables.
ON the occasion OF a recent visit my AT
tantton was attracted TO a walled ineios-
ure covering a space equai about 10 one
81 our city squares Climbing over
broken part OF the wall into the Enclosure
I found the place covered with ruins. villa
vines and debris. In the far corner stool
thc walls Of an old church. the doors and
y indows blocked W with stones and TO
the right was a rambling wing like struc-
MIRO with an entrance from the street oc-
..tnIcd a. "a stable Near the center OF
tho enclosure was round tower-iike
structure. resembling somewhat an Old
f.shioued fort without the embrasures.
IA. plsclng stones and timber against me
outside Of thi. curious old structure and
with the aid OF the trees and vines grow
inc out OF the creviccs. / pulled myself
o the top and was surprised TO ma the
lower contained fourteen little cells ar
.4nged in a circle. all opening into "A cr-
eular court with the exception ~ one,
which was bricked up. The cells were all
the same size about eight feet IN depth.
and were connected by mysterious sub
tarrauear passage only large enough 20
admit the passage Of good sized boy.
Connecting tnis strange place with the
wing occupied as a stable was long pas
s1ge. mostly 10 ruin A. the end Of this
vas a hole IN the wal, through which
thrustIng my head / looked down upon the
horses in the stable. There was youth
there. brisht-oycd and alert who readily
consented 10 show me some Of the ruins,
which he said wa the former monastery
81 the Capuehin monks asked him
what the tower like structure was for aud
shaking his head head obviously ne an
sWered:
"ouien sabe. Senior. what the frisrs
used those cells for2 Something no. good
% speak Of" and leading me TO a gloomy
massage between great walls he pointed
10 two cavities facing each other. from
e,ch OF which he said had been removed
a skeleton OF some unfortunate who had
been walled IN alive lie then led the
Wav 10 what he said wac the torture
chamber II was down an incline beneath
the round structure with the cells which
had FIRST attracted my attention There
vas an entrance which had been sealed
40 with cobble stones. and In turn Il had
been opened BY pulling the stones out
uufacienuy TO leave a hole admitting q
human body ! scrambled in the dim light
over loose stones. bricks ard debris and
A the end OF the passage landed upon
hard pavement As my eyes hecame &C
eustomed TO the gloom. ! found that We
yere IN subterrancan chamber cores
r,ondlng "a ehspe and size 10 the round
structure above. \ massive central piiar
.tor,her and three or four oval chute
i've apertures checked with weeds adj
rnitted a most unhall0wed light.
This was what my guide called the
torture chamber. and q more dismal hole
That's g." agreed Grandma, only thls