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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
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SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 5000
TRAINS LEAVE R1CHMoND-Bl EDIgE EEL
$500 a. b., Notis oLA LIMITED , '!-ai5 Al.
rivss reteraolrg u y AZ. N.tf9!A 80 Al.
s:o5 A. NJ, daily. Arrives Petersburg o 4,
NJ EnlvorLa ii us I. A.. Weldon II: og AM.,
Fayetteyills 70 ": cha .o5s{a 81 s ilo ~
TAMPA 1000 2. NJ. Port Tampa 1880 PI
Connects at wilson with No ~; az 1Sr1 !; es
D msn Sleeper New York o IaessonyliIef ;,
NJ. Stops Manchester, Dfewry's Bluh. %
trIh .So a P a.. daily from Petersburg. Roanoa
and III int s Nd ocE9S SHORE LIMITED daily
Arrives Petersburg 80 Z VI; SosI2Lh % +:
II. stops only at Petersburg. "aSesS aud saf'
1913 s:ao P. NJ, daily; except Sunday arri,es Pc;
49, Mount 900 P. 81. Makes all intermediates
s'S sos P. NJ daily, Lossl Arrives Petersburg
1: go25 p, u. FLORIDA AND VEST INDIA
LIMITED VITA fl, Norfolk and western tos Norfolk
sst intermediates pointsI Eaporia Jos Z. ".
!connss5s .g Mt uaaren ae Weldon a;5 s..
f "a iacs eaa;ifsso rs n n
Ta@gS l Use T 70 III Mi,lb6LE GEotGIA polxTs-
Ars:Tins Aug is45 2 81 Palimau s:sepers - Ses,
NJ At Ia iWSiInliastoz Charleston. JaeksouvlIe,
part ssiJ a sna Maeo PersDurx ,o
p ~ ~. connect At PessEsbarT -t5a Norfolk and
y Roanoke SEQ a. NJ Bsist9i 1870 A. II
Pn vi 3o P. n, daily. Arrive Petersburg ia:lt
a. ~ TEAMS ARRIVE RIcEIoxp.
.,a A. n, daily: from 5sc.soatlle, saysp
,o5 charleston. Atlanta. Macon. augusta sst
4li t;3ihAil 4. NJ daily. from Ps.srsocr. Lynch
0n s:as 4. ". daily. except sund. 5. 'etessbu.,
ITO a. NJ. daily. FROM GoIast. and Il,
+,-r,sdlate stations. Norfolk and SUIT K
II:42 a. NJ. daily. from Norfolk. S1oIk an,
ee 1.56 p. ", daily. except suaca., rom ps
,ershurg. Roanoke AID intermediate pcnts.
4:3O p. H.. daily. from Petersburg and 10.
$50 P. ID, daily. from Norfolk. sa1,s and
7:45 2. NJ. daily. from Miami. Port aups.
Jacksonville. Savannah. Charleston, wlun.ts:.
CoIdsboro and all points South
s:5s P. NJ, daily. from Petersburg ynrh.
W. r NJ EMERSON. Traffic ,taaass
Fl. NJ EMERSON. Assist. Traf. Man
W J. CRAIG Gent Pass. Agt.
C, S. CAMPBELL. Dir. rass- ACT
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Boston, Mass, and Providence, RI.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Beginning April LIST, 1902,
Cars leave corner OF Perry and Seventh
Streets. Manchester. every hour (on the
hour from A. M. to 10 P. NJ
Cars leave Petersburg. foot OF Sycamore
Street. every hour from $50 A. NJ. to
1890 p: NJ
FRIDAY AND SUNDAY SPECIAL
EXCURSIONS.
30 Cents-ROUND TRIP-50 Cents
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
TRANSPORTATION LINES.
H. Old Dominion
Steamship Co.
DA,lY LINE FOR NEW YORK,
THE NORTH AND EAST.
FROM RICHMOND.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN
RICHMOND and NORFOLK
The new Steamers
BRANDON and BERKELEY

BRANDON and BERKELEY
leave Richmond nightly at O'Clock for
Norfolk Fare one way, $3.50: round trip.
$3.50. including state-room accommoda-
ton, arriving at Norfolk at a. NJ, there
transferring to New York steamer, daily.
except Sunday.
Passensers can leave daily. except Sun
day, by Chesapeake and Ohio Railway at
$50 A. NJ and ?. NJ. or a. NJ and 3 P
NJ by Norfolk and Western Railway. both
lines connecting at Norfolk with direct
steamers sailing same day.
Freight for all northern, eastern and
foreign ports received and forwarded daily
except Sunday, at company's wharf.
Rockets.
FROM NEW YORK.
FREIGHT received and forwarded
daily, except Sunday.
Tickets on sale at Company's office. No
1912 East Main Street; Richmond Trans
fer Company. No. eo3 East Main Street.
Murphy's Hotel. Chesapeake and Ohio
and Richmond and Petersburg depots
Richmond. Baggage checked through to
all points.
1912 East Main Street, Richmond Va
J. J. BROWN
General Passenger Agent
H B. WALKER, Traffic Mgr. New York
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Air Line Railway

CAPITAL CITY ROUTE.''
Short Line 10 Principal the South
and southwest, Florida, Cuba, Texas, Cautor-
MA sud .-e1icu. reacnlog the Capitals O: ak
States -,rr-c,r .,.,- 10 800,
GRAINS LEAVE -STHEEI
sTATIOn-DAlLI.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 30, 1902.
TRAINS LEAVE AND ARRIVE FOURTEENTH
STREET STATION.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
BOOKS AND AUTHORS COMMENT AND GOSSIP
1.-THE Jewish Encyclopedia" -London Academy on The
battle-ground" James Branch Cabell and the Smart
Settle Governors Appreciation of "A Girl OF
Virginia" diverse Opinions of The Comics
sions ola Wife"-The August Magazines

roration Odes. Large quantity sets
high standard of quality. The best Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27

Heard in ook-store.-"1 suppose
that work in sixty volumes is an ency
clopedia.''
mo; it is called The Love Letters OF
a Mormon Flder."-August Smart Set.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
aODE ON THE CORONATION
BY WILLIAM WATSON.

those tbat transgress HIS commando
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27

Edith Wharton's story, THE Reckon
Ing" in Harper's Magazine for August
is a remar kable study Of woman, anc
the price she had to pay for hldlns LOO
liberal theories regarding the marrias@
relation. It is Illustrated WIFI 6Ieat
distinction by Henry HUT.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

clouds of volcanic dust shrouded the
town, and continuous subterranean
rumbling added to the horror OF the
scene.
The fort and central quarter Of the
town were RACED to the ground and
were replaced by beds of hot cinders.
The iron grill work gate of the gov
eminent Offices alone was standing,
There was no trace Of the streets.
Huge heaps of smoking ashes were to
be seen on all sides.
At the landing place some burned
and ruined walls indicated the spot
where the custom house had formerly
stood, and traces of the larger shops
could be seen. In that neighborhood
hundreds of corpses were found lying
in aIlskinds of attitudes, showing that
the victims met their death as II by
a lightning stroke. Every vestige OF
clothing was burned away from the
charred bodies, and in many cases the
abdomens had been burst open by the
intense heat. Curiously enough. the
features of the dead were generally
calm and reposeful. although in some
cases terrible fright and agony were
depicted. Grim piles of bodies were
stacked everywhere, showing that
death had stricken them while the
crowds were vainly seeking escape
from the fiery deluge. On one spot
a group of nine children were found
locked in each others arms.
The vaults of the Bank of Martin
ioue, at the head of what had been the
Rue de rHospital were found intact.
They contained 100000 francs (s400,-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

$500 $500 49, .ne n. 10. s a.
!. -, s,.,
.-.,. iis.ion "A' on n 20
80 ,. $500" at,,, rha
sno..aa. 20 49, 49,, $500 KaIa.
=, n,,,a .asnuro;r 80 ahont
. ooo go .s'an., 60, la a, tha
80 80. 90 t., ~. .,ss
sha :. nS. 49, oo,,ar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
Onslaught of Fire and Poisonous
Gas Overwhelmed Martinique

aster, and ashore only few trees, all
bent seward by the force of the vol
canic shower, were left standing.
When nearing st. Pierre the Rubis
met number of tugs towing lighters
filled with refugees.
The heat from the smoking, lava
covered ruins at st. Pierre was suf-
locating and the stencil from the
corpse-strewn streets was awful. Only
few walls were standing. The re-
port that the hospital clock was found
intact with its hands stopped at 1880
was confirmed, as was the statement
that the Offices of the cable company
had entirely disappeared
On all sides were found portions OF
corpses. which were gathered up by
the soldiers and gendarmes and burned
on one of the public squares.
Not a drop of water was procurable
ashore. The darkness caused by the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

AS the steamer felt its way down
the west coast of the island we could
see that the whole north end of the
island was covered with a silver gray
coating of ashes resembling snow. Flu
rious blasts of fire, ashes and mud
swept over the steamer, but finally St
Pierre was reached. or rather the spot
where st. Pierre stood before that aw-
full three minutes.
For two miles along the water front
and for half mile back from shore
to the foothills at the base of the vol
cano stretched the heaps of smoking
ruins. Streets there were none. One
could scarcely distinguish the sites of
the large buildings that had been des-
troyed under the rain of fire, lava, mud
and ashes.
The still smoking volcano lowered
above the ash-coyered hills. The ruins
were burning in many places and
frightful odors of burned flesh filled
the air.
With great difficulty a landing was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

repair ship Pouyer-Quartler and were
brought here.
AS a result of his inspection, the
commander OF the Suchet reports that
crevices and valleys are constantly
forming in the northern portion of the
island. where the land is in state OF
perpetual change. Fortunately, that
part of the country was evacuated In
good time by the inhabitants, who ned
to Fort de France.
Lava continues to stream down the
mountain side, accompanied by ter
rife thunder and lightning.
The stories Of the survivors added to
the awful details of the particularly
narrowing account of the loss of the
British steamer Roraima.
C. C. Evans Of Montreal and John
G. Morris of New York, who are now
at the military hospital of Fort de
France, say the vessel arrived at 6. AS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

Louis H. Ayme. United States con-
sui at Guadeloupe. sends the follow
ing cable to the Chicago Tribune from
Fort de France, Island of Martinique.
| have just returned from st. Pierre.
The desolation of the ruins of the city
blasted by the fire and sulphurous
fumes from the angry crater of Mont
Pelee can only be inadequately pic
tured. Not a half of the horrors to
be seen there have been told.
| left the Island of Guadeloupe in
chartered steamer Saturday night.
We approached the site of the once
fair tropical city soon after o'clock
in the morning.
The island with its lofty hills was
hidden behind a leaden colored haze.
Enormous quantities of the wreckage
of large and small ships and houses
strewed the surface of the sea. Huge
trees and, too often. bodies with fiocks
of sea gulls soaring above and hideous
sharks fighting about them, were float
ing here and there. From behind the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

artery would rise to point almost as
large as the ball of the little finger OF
a child, and would change from the
white of the skin to blood purple
with each beat of the pulse. / found
it easy to count the pulse beats with
out touching the patients wrist |
could see plainly enough to keep the
record, and, in order not to err in my
calculations, | tested 1t in several
ways and found 1t was correct and that
there was no mistake in my counting
with the naked eye.'-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

eight bells was struck frightful ex-
plosion was heard up the mountain.
A cloud of fire, topping and roaring,
swept with lightning speed down the
mountain side and over the town and
bay. The Roraima was nearly sunk
and caught fire at once. The steamer
Roraima had reached st. Pierre that
day with ten passengers. among whom
were Mrs. Stokes and her three child
rem, and Mrs. H. J. Ince. They say
they were watching the rain of ashes.
when, with a frightful roar and ter
rife electrical discharge, cyclone OF
fire, mud and steam swept down from
sweeping all before 1t and destroying
the feet of vessels at anchor off the
shore. There the accounts Of the cat
astrophe so far obtainable cease.
81 never can forget the horrid. fiery,
choking whirlwind which enveloped
me-" said Mr.. Evans. "Mr. Morris and
| rushed below. We are not badly
burned-not SO badly as most Of them.
When the fire came we were going to
out posts 1--WE are engineers) to weigh
anchor and get out. When we came
up we found the ship afire aft and
fought it forward until 3 o'clock. when
the Suchet came to our rescue. We
we're then. building raft"
ben" Benson. the carpenter OF the
Roraima, said: 81 was on deck amid
ships, when | heard an explosion. The
captain ordered me to up anchor. l
got the windlass. but when the fire
came I went into the forecastle and
got my 'duds.' When l came out
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

save where elephants nave cleared
the way.
The earliest authenticate records of
Anuradhapura date back to the year
437 B. c., a time when Britain was
still unknown to her Roman conquer
ors, when our forefathers. stained
with woad. still practiced the mystic
rites OF Druidical worship. When
England was still sunk in barbarism
this fair city of the east was at the
height of its glory, her vast walls sur
rounded an area of $50 square miles,
thousands of priests thronged the
courts of her temples, which rivaled
in magnifcence the richness and glory
of the great temple of Solomon. Sol
emn professions. headed by the king,
who was surrounded by a suite OF
magnificently equipped courtiers, filled
her streets. Her embassies journeyed
to distant Rome, and her buildings
and statues rivaled those of ancient
Greece in size and beauty of design.
But this mighty monarchy was at
its height; power brought luxury, lux
ury brought destruction end the Sin.
halese dynasty fell before the fierce
hordes of Malabar invaders from
southern India, who, with the Tamils,
overran the land. ruthlessly destroy
ing palace and temple, with every
treasure of art and beauty.
Where the proudest city Of the east
shone in wealth and splendor and
worshipped with glorious ritual,
there are now only mighty ruins. the
fallen figures of giants and the over
powering vegetation fthe jungle COW
er.ng all things.
At AnurGdhapura the Isurmuniya
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
PULSE BEATS THAT CAN BE SEEN
Physician Says such Cases Are by No
Means Uncommon.

u 5Sy' NV" N"S~@ NHAS - -
Means Uncommon
at is not such an uncommon thing
said a physician, ito find a person
whose pulse beats can be plainly seen,
and yet | suppose there are but few
outside of the profession who realize
the fact. In most persons the beat of
the pulse cannot be perceived. but the
mere fact that the beating is percepti-
BILE does not mean that the pulse is
other than normal. | have come across
a number of cases where the throbbing
of the wrist could be plainly seen. and
vet the persons rarely gave evidence
of abnormality in temperature. They
were rarely feyerish. and were in good
physical condition generally. Pulses
of this kind, from this view, which is
based upon actual observations of
cases, do not indicate anything more
than an abnormal physical condition
in the formation of the wrist veins.
Il have met with one case which
was possibly a little extraordinary, in
that 1t was palmer and much more
distinct than any | had ever seen be-
fore. 1t could almost be heard. The
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

and to have been 232 feet square. All
the pillars were covered with bur-
nished brass and ornamented with
precious stones, the building itself be-
ing nine stories high. In the large
hall stood a royal throne. supported
by pillars OF gold, all resting on gold
en- lions and surmounted by an Inn
perial canopy OF gllstening white. To
this day one can see the marks OF the
wedges used in quarryisg the granite.
The ruins cover wide extent. On
all sides are vast dagobas, surround
ed by shrines and stonework of great
beauty, and often in excellent preser-
walton. The ruins of numberless tenn
pies, guardhouses and priests quar-
tiers, pillars with finely nodded capt.
tails and massive stones. figures CT
gods and kings. OF elephants and
lions, horses and oxen. stand out.
prominently on every side. Large ard
handsome "pokunas," or bathing
places. with three or four tiers OF mas
sive stonework leading down to them.
remind one that the ancient Sin
halese valued cleanliness as much as
godliness. How are the mighty fall
en-" was in ones mind all the time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
ORNAMENTS USED BY ARCHITECTS
lions Heads PrsdomlnNts Over Those
of All other AnimAlt

of All other Animate
It was the city salesman who said:
IF anybody with few hours to throw
away will devote his time TO the study
Of our big office buildings, he will find
that much of the ornamental carving
IN pillars and cornices consists of
heads. i have been spending some of
my time in this interesting examina-
ton, and | have found that out OF
livery hundred heads that decorate the
fronts of our great buildings at least
ninety-five are lions heads. | have
looked patiently in our zoos and men
ageries, but as a rule the search has
been in vain. The face of the tiger
ought to make an artistic trimming
and I'm sure nothing could be more
striking than an elephants head and
tusks, but, strange to say, these mighty
beasts have been ANONYMOUSLY slight
ed by the architects, as have most OF
the other denlzens of the jungle.
Now and then, TO be sure, dragon
is seen perched up on the ledge of a
tenth-story window and occasionally
horse or long-eared hound is pressed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

THAT, my son." replied the veneI-
able and learned professor. is called
a horseshoe. 1t was worn by an ami
NAL called horse, much used in those
dark ages as a beast of burden. Peo-
pie rode on its back and 1t dragged
vehicles from place to place, both for
business and pleasure"
How very strange. But why was
the shoe placed over doorways?"
1T was supposed to bring good luck
to the jewellers in house so protect
ed"
What remarkable idea"
Eyes, very remarkable. But, then.
my son, the people OF the twentieth
century were very odd in many of
their ways. How thankful we ought
to be that we live in more enlight-
ened age"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

Maria" said the colored citizen, 81
feels lax my time hez come at las;
| is mighty low"
Amt you been eatin' de kunnel's
watermillions"
"Oh, yes
We'll. didn't you know he done piz-
ened de las one er dem?"
Did ne plzen um?"
He sho' did"
Dat settles me- But, Maria"
What you want?"
II wuz all day at UNI. en- eat nine
befo' | quit Atlanta Constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

Folcanic veil came blasts of hot wind
mingled with others ice cold.
At LIE Precheur, five miles north of
st. Pierre, men and women frantic
to get away begged for passage on
the little steamer. We had room for
none, but managed to pick up twenty
eight half dead men, women and child
rem, who were so badly burned that
they had to be lifted over the steamers
side. OF the twenty-eight, sixteen died
on the boat before We reached Fort
de France. Only three or four Of the
others are likely to live.
The condition OF these unfortunates
is no worse than thousands of refugees
in the hills about lie Precheur. Hum
dreds of them will die before reiiet
can reach them. Thousands need med
ical care, food, clothing, and above all.
water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
Would Allow No IudseeD, Haste.

Many stories are told of the conspic-
uous bravery of Field Marshal Sir New
lille Chamberlain, who died recently.
full of years and honors.
In the Sikh war. Chamberlain, who
then held the rank of colonel. called
for volunteers to assist him in blow
ing up a bastion. Three or four res
ponded, and the colonel led the little
party close up to the point where the
mine was to be fired. As soon as the
explosives were in place and the fuse
lighted, the volunteers started to run,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

00O) in specie and other securities,
which were sent here for safe-keeping.
The vaults Of the government treas
ury are now being searched in the
hope that a large amount OF money
and other valuables deposited by the
principal merchants Of the city may be
saved
Nearly 1000 of the refugees from the
vicinity of the village of lie Precheur,
a suburban village. were rescued by the
French cruiser Suchet and the cable
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

affected Not one house was left in
tact. Viscid heaps of mud, of brighter
ashes, or piles of volcanic stones were
seen on every side. Here and there
amid the ruins were heaps of corpses,
almost all the faces were downward.
as if the unhappy victims had rushed
into the streets when the first shock
of the catastrophe aroused them. only
to meet a sudden and awful death that
smote them to the earth as they ran.
So many piles of corpses were to be
seen that is is difficult to describe any
in particular detail. In one corner
twenty-five bodies of men, women and
children we're mingled in one awful
mass arms and legs protruding as the
dffapless beings fell in the last strug-
giles OF death. From under one large
stone the arm of a white woman pro-
truded. Most notable was the utter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
A BI,torie flag.

There is one relic in the treasury
department which is not seen by half
the visitors to Washington, simply be-
cause their Washington friends don't
know it is there" said treasury girl
the other day. 1T is the flag which
was draped over the front of the box
in which Lincoln sat when he was as
sassinated. You can see the torn
place where Booths spur caught when
he tripped and fell.
"You don't know whore II is? Well,
1t is somewhere in the treasury build
ing, and you'll find 1t II you look
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

in order to get out of the way OF the
explosion, no less than to effect as
speedily as possible their retreat to
the safety of the British lines. They
had not gone dozen yards before
Chamberlain shouted: Come back,
There's to be no indecent haste, young
man. Well walk" And walk thew
did, while the fuse slowly sputtered
down to the waiting powder.-London
Truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

temple, carved OUT Of the natural rock.
has splendid position, though the
nocern entrance. with its tiled roof
gives one rather a shock. Before IT
and behind 1t are large lotus ponds,
inhabited by sacred crocodiles. The
terraces which lead to the shrine are
covered with frescoes and sculptures
ir, bas-relief. The natural rock itself
is frescoed in high relief and beau
tiful carving abounds everywhere.
One of the most interesting temples
is called Lola Pasada, the brazen PAL
ace. 1t was built by Dutthagamini.
successor of King Tissa, for COM
munity of Buddhist monks. The six
teen hundred monolithic columns OF
granite, on which 1t rested, are all
that now remain. The college is said
to have contained 1000 dormitories
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22
what the Parrot Said.

The ancient whaling bark Kathleen
while cruising off the West Indies, wa,
recently struck by an Infatuated har-
pooned whale and so great was the
damage done that the vessel immedi-
ately began sinking fast. The cap
tain's wife had barely time to get into
a boat when the old bark went down.
The sailors declare solemnly that the
favorite parrot Of the captains wife,
which she rescued. said plainly as he
was being lowered over the side.
"D--d hard luck; that's what say"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-05-22

into service, but in the great majority
OF cases the animal chosen for model
is the lion. Whether the prevalence
of countenance is a tribute to the ma
tive majesty of the beast. or is merely
an accident, | am not prepared to say,
but certain it is that lions, rampant
and couchant, flourish as abundantly
on the walls of New Yorks downtown
buildings as in their tropical jungles."
New York Times