The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-23
BAVARI4N CITY
81 NTY CLAUS
WORKSHOP

centuries ago. The commerce left the
city upon the discovery of the passage
around the Cape of Good Hope. which
opened up channels that deprived her
of her monopoly in carriage between
Europe and Asia. Then the 30 years
war completed the disasters begun by
the decline in her marine. as the con-
tending armies pillaged her several
times.
In 1906 Nuremberg arose from her
torpor, became a free city and allied
herself to the Bavarian kingdom. She
came along gradually under this al
lance and casting her lot with Prus-
sia IN the war of 1866 came out of the
ordeal triumphant. Since then her
progress has been without precedent.
The extension of the railway in every
direction has more than made good the
losses incurred by its shipping and to-
day she is richer, more prosperous,
stronger every way, than at any time
in her history. Her population of 1873
-73 ,OOO-increased in 22 years until 1t
stood at 1863 900. And in the past five
years 1t added SO 900 or at the rate of
over 10000 a year, making the aggre-
gate 245 900. No American city of its
class can show a record like this.
Its expanding manufactures explain
its rapid growth Its men and women
are dressed as well as those of New
York or Chicago and its prosperity is
borne out strikingly in this respect
The original of that well known in
strument of torture, the Nuremberg
maiden. can be seen here in a museum
within the castle grounds. This device
for crushing mercilessly the life of the
victim was fashioned OTTER the figure
of a woman. Within were several iron
spikes, and when the luckless wretch
had taken his place inside the door
gradually closed and the spikes were
forced into the eyes. mouth and other
parts of the body until 1t was pierced
in a dozen vital places and death
speedily followed. A fee admits the
visitor to this device within the castle
grounds, as the instrument is private
property. The old castle is surrounded
by the most ancient houses of Nurem-
berg and from its dizzy elevation one
cao get bird's-eye view of the city.
Everywhere the long, steep roof with
with tier upon tier of windows greets
the vision. At your feet is the
birthplace of Albert Duer. the
celebrated architect, while looming
up from its surroundings are
/ the well known Protestant churches
of St Lebald, st. James. St Law
renee, St. Aegidius and the Holy
Ghost. The monster town hall is also
conspicuous.
Old Nuremberg, which was within
the fortified walls, contained $4,000
people, a substantial population mov-
ing in restricted area. During the
sieges which 1t sustained women and
girls served as defenders as well as
the sterner sex, and the tradition is
that the females made as heroic battle
as those of the opposite sex.
From the roundness of the watches
made in this Bavarian town they used
to be nicknamed Nuremberg eggs. y
Altogether some 100000 were built af-
ter this style. The splendid City Hall
is something the townsmen are proud
I of. 1t is immense in size and elegant
/ in finish.
Beneath the castle are some OF the
] suberterranean passages and dungeons
of the torture era. Some of the latter
are only six feet square and tall mar
has trouble in getting about. AS lat'
as 1900 some of the prisoners were pu
to the rack in the torture chambers.