The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-28
THE LION OF LUCERNE.
Deeds OF Soldiers to Whose Memory
IL Is dedicated

The city Of luCerGe. with its pleasant
lake trips toy FIuelsu TO AltdoTf and Kiss
longs statue of TeIl-with it's grand view
from the Three Linden Of Mount Platus
and his windy pines. with its quaint
rooted MIL Bridge and darksome Dance
OF Death-oners many attractions Go She
Wauderer IN addition To those considerate
arrange mcnts for mis- comfort which il
shares with most continental cities But
the amateur Of the Past turas wist fully
from the SHADY SChweizerhof quay. with
its worries and alpeustCcks and ubigui-
t'us bears in every possible and imp0ssi-
Ole posture. to the side streets leading
past Meyers Diorama Of the Rigi to that
famous monument which commentaries
the Swiss Guards who l,li ~ the defeuC,
OF inc lGlL'Ilo- IN August l.H-- The
steep sandstone out Of which 10 is heWu
Is crested with trees and underground.
and there are trees about and around the
dark SWa1-hauuJsd pool in front which
give shaded sole unity to the spot
Those 10 whom ThOrwaIdscu Lion Is
known only bE faulty Illustrations or by
the multIJUdiuOUs and very varying cary
ed copies of commerce may. perhaps. be-
inclined 10 regard the Danish sculptor
work as tTuer To convention than nature
But fr0uted fully IN one Of those fUrtu-
nate intervals when the sun falls across
the Overarch ug LEAKAGE fl imUresseS one
with another and a different feeling.
There Is an undeuiable dignity about
fallen Hank and fading eye yet Stil me
/! chemically ClutChing at the Sh ED with tho
Bourbon lily which 10 has persisted 10 de
feud "HelvetiOrum FideI ac NIrtuu Is cut
deeply In the rock above, and below. uu-
der the dates of August 10 and SePtem-
| bCT and 3. 1922 (the last two being the
I dates OF the maSsICTcS al the pTl<uusl- Is
the legend -Hac stunt nomiua eorum uuI
ne sacrament udcm fauaTeut fOTtIsSImc
puguaut,s syCidrruut' Then come ian two
columns the names of the officers and
/ the number Of the unnamed rank and file.
Among the .Gue.- are tl~lHEHlEh aNl+
CAPTAIN DurIoI. who received the King s.
order to lay down arms, Colonel Fiyi~r.
! who left ou account Uf what followed
Captain SaIls-Liz.rs, Suu-iIeuteuaut j.
Naiilardlz. VIII" alone az ms c"ItesS CUES
was unwilling tO come To- blows with tho
Insurgents. and Major BaChmHuu- D. was
Major EHthmalu who marched through
| "a line of Swiss and National Guards az
! the head Of the little proc, 55iuu which
| Iu tn, early morning OF august DO. lt--
/ took its way from tho In--ri'S O" a.,
! Sale a.. Manage. when king LOUIS NJ
! formed his suicidal determination 90
/ throw himself upon IA. protection OF the
/ National Assembly. III the King had NOT
/ sr.f ~ he had got on horseback. The great
| majority IF the blttallels OF Paris would
/ have declared for him. But be- prglssIsd
/ 20 go To- the National Assembly, So
/ WrUt. EHriaruuA iu his Memories
But whether this Doe SEQ or not 90"
/ course taken WAS Ia, death warrant OF
]
/ Swiss. as Carlyle calls tHcm-WHp were
I I,ft Iu tho chateau without definite orders
/ and with The MaTsolll's mob tlroL-llE
/ through the Porte EUyalr to its very
| doors At first tho Swiss seemed TO have
I hlu,d that there would have been uU con
/ nict. The National Guard were joining
! the insurgents OF dispensing. and they
/ themselves flung down cartridges To- those
] below b. sign Of amIty. But by and 10y,
| Ass tho crowd suTE,G into the NgStIHu.e il
| self collision became inevitable. A
| shot from the palace was answered 10y
| cannon from tho Place du 'aITuuS'l. and
I she Swiss. ranged u sCrried ranks upon
| the great staircase. were ordered by then
! officers 10 fire The result was To- strcW
I the packed tOUT kOyale with dead and
| dying and To drive tho assailauts ia dis
| order 20 the faUbuuTEs. ThsTsuTpu In.
/ Swiss made a SgTtIe under Colonel PfE
| fer and seized four cannon, while another
| detachment under Sails ZIzeTS S,Iz,t
| thT,, more
| Thcv then Joined forces IN the Place o.
| CarrouseI. and yolloyinE on all sides dI,
| terrible destruction AfteTWard they Re-
| tired upon the palace. which they cUutiu
] ucd TO defend. behaving with such sttudi
/ ness and heroism that once NapoleUI
| EDu4parte. snugly cusconcsd Iu "A friend
| fy shop and kvenly ScTUtiuIZiuE thu CouTs,
| r events. was n opinion that they woul,
| have been victorious n properly led. Eu
| he conflict had terrified th, Assembly
| -hr kings order came {" cease hiring. au.
! their doom was scaled Very few Thea
/ UEag'd must ave escaped Some. dy
/ 'N L.-iu- we're kli-'I upon IN" Si"AiNHr'
| tucTS. rushing OuJ. W,T, cut down "a, D.
| nd 1h'It- Others STRUGGLED through
| hail Of fire TO the Ass, mbly. others. again
| -.tGD PRISONERS. were burg htT,e ru ne.
| wny Co the Hotel Hr Vile. Not "a few
! IEpersiug fen fighting from street p,
/ t-t,t while mon, persisted later at o.
| massacre at thr prisons "Ei"hJv-Slv.
| says n jail In his excellent "DIcJioa
! rtirc Crjtiguc." were buried mex. day 81
| .he Cemetery Of St Philippe du RouI,
1 at Of tho ma lOTIty pt q total whf.I
| louis Blanc puts az so mo- memorial *
/ SITS hat tho colossal lion which Ahorue a.
| instance carved out Of tho rock al Iu
| -r. after the 'rst IN of Albert Thor
! waIdsen---Austin Dobson. in the Tattler
BY TEST HAS PROVEN BEST.