Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-21

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council and the common pleas court
) has issued restraining order pre-
venting the council from the perform
lance OF any legislative duties except
those absolutely necessary to carry
on the business of the city This
kills the three cents street car fare
proposition
| LONDON. July 19.-The English
lawn tennis team. consisting OF the
Doherty brothers and Pym. sail for
the United States today to confess
for the American championships.
Their first appearance viii be at
longwood the latter part of the month
| LIVERPOOL. July l9.-The Post to-
day expresses hope that the doctors
have not taken too sanguine a view of
the kings progress, as a second post
ponement of the coronation would
naturally be a serious disappointment
The paper says Along medical men
there is "A certain amount of skepti-
| cism as to the fitness of the king to
90 through the ceremonies August g.
| His matesty's recovery will certainly
| be wonderful, If a man who Is still un-
able to walk will be in a position to
undergo the fatigues of crowning in
three weeks"
Helena, Mont. July l9-State Game
and Fish Warden Scott have gone to
Mammoth Hot Springs. in the Ma
tional park to attend an important
conference of game wardens. The
wardens will discuss matters pertain
ing to their duties and especially try
to bring about uniformity in the fish
and game laws. Among the states
represented at the conference are
Oregon. Washington, Utah. Wyoming,
Minnesota and Idaho. Representa-
tives of the Northwest territory are
also expected to be present.
NEW YORK. July 19.-The Gates
crowd today insist that they will have
control of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
ompany by the first of the month
and they will not only pass dividends
but make it the most profitable com
mercial enterprise in the west. rival
ing the United States Steel corpora
ton and paying as we'll
NEW YORK. July 19.-The British
freighter Tropic, from Hamburg,
which arrived at quarantine this morn
ing, reports that on July IA, in nearly
mid-ocean. a four-masted steamer was
sighted in tow OF a two-masted steam
er headed towards Halifax, 1t is be
lleved that the four-masted steamer
was Belgian-Land.
VENICE. July 1.-THE Campanile
of San Marco CSt. Mark's) collapsed
and its ruins lie in the famous square
| a heap 100 feet high. 1t was feared
at first that some people had been
killed. 1t was found later that no ia
talities occurred but that a few per-
sons were injured.
A Gordon of troops has been estab-
lished about the debris. by order of
the authorities. The Campanle WAS
one of the glories of Venice. like the
Cathedral and the Duca Palace, the
Rialto and the Lions.
| The fall of the small tower was
feared Sunday. A great crack sud.
denly appeared in the wall and ex-
tended across the structure. splitting
two of the openings which served in
lieu of windows A Sunday night con-
cert which was to be held in the piazzi
was ordered stopped by the police in
view of the immediate danger
The crack was Tremendous, but
fortunately the damage done to ada
cent buildings of historic fame was
lsngularly small. Only corner of the
royal palace was torn. while St Marks
itself and the Doges Palace escaped
lunharmed The vestibule on the east
side of the Campanle, however. and
the royal library were carried away.
The lofty bell tower dominating all
the surrounding buildings did not so
much break and fall as collapse and
crumble. That is why the surround
ing ancient structures escaped.
In the vestibule of Sausovina's stat
ues of Venetian mobiles and beautiful
example of Paul Veronese painting
were destroyed. One wing of the big
angel of the bell tower was thrown
down to the front door of the cathed-
raj. smashing the Bando column.
Already the work of restoration has
commenced The municipality is
clearing away the walls and the city
will at once rebuild. stone for stone.
the ancient landmark. as fast as the
art of masons can accomplish it.
The Campanle was 1928 feet high
and forty-two feet square at the base.
1t was built of brick and the belfry
that topped IT of marble. Upon the
belfry stood an angel clad in golden
plates. laid on a core of wood
One thousand years ago its founda-
tions were laid by the Doge Pietro
Tribune. and 1t was completed 231
= years after in ll31 A. d. The belfry
was added in the first year of the six
teenth century, and was the work OF
Bartoomeo Buouo. The gallery at
the top was reached by a series OF in
clined planes instead of by stairs. and
there were no windows in the tower,
only clefts for light.
. As late as 1885 the foundations were
i, examined and found to be In good con
dition after 300 years or more of ser.
vice. The Campanile had for founda-
, tion piles Of l0-nch white poplar
: Upon the piling were laid layers OF
: oak planks. and upon these trachyte
. from the Eugeniean Hills was cement
ah ha f..ppJntfnp hSr t,.,