The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-15

Marco. consisting chiefly 81 the perspective
Of 81 MARKS Cathedral. will h" much in
Jur-d nv the loss II the tower.
F.ars are entertained for tho safety NJ
other buildings IN Venice tn" public
IL furious and blame tho authorities for
-upinene-- only eight months ago w"
b.lirv was officially declared 9" b" IN no
dar gar Tho Minister ~ Public Works
has arrived and has orsn"d an inquirv
The Piazza II filled win q great thr"ns
MANY Il them are "a tears tn" N"rettah-
rrgiri The Destruction of IN" csmpanil"
A. the disappearance 81 a symbol oi Their
ps,, maritime creatures tn" calamity has
caused a s"r -Atiou through l'aly
An eyewitness thus Describes IN" fall
Of Va" ciwIau,lr
Shortly after I had gone int" N"
Para 7 found a crowd IN FROM ~ IN"
clock tower gazing a. a crack which had
apI.ar,SI ir -" oarpar,lc II had he'6rn"
more evident during the night The crack
started a. the uor'hsas' corner, A. IN" 'op
~ h. lnggh II = luspvino. and went diag"n-
ally across ~" man corner hu''r"~- II
the tower. u 'leu aS,sndrd perpendicularly
for about eight feet
A few moments beforr ~" disaster
IAI U ~ NflNi W 49,
crack Then suddenly on" column 81 Nh"
l-ll chamber a. the top Fell. followed hN
the COLDER angel A. 'hc summit, and IL AT
other mom-ut M" whole stone top - "a"
camranil. came crashing Ia the ground.
crushing tho logga San-nNino Then"
was , lau-a and then the whole 'dlfo"
sans with = moan almost e"n'lS q" IN"
g'n'.rd
\ portion - IN" tower nearest ~" Pa
layyn E-alo which had t--n rendered SOLID hv
r,y"r' pointing Of "a" bricks. fell m creator
m,--"-. amt striking a corner "i a." palace
d"~trpv"i ~on" -tN varU- ui - Frontage.
leaving tho gallery within open =" We"
II the Who'll" tower had h.,.u r"poirt"d y
would probably hav" fallen n a solid mass
and destroyed th" church and other huIld-
lug- around A. o. r. r"' a -iun" 81 ~
NarA ur th" pug"~ Palace Is injured
"" hav" only 80 Lament M" h"au,iiul cam
paurla and l'- grt "'Il lngga
TN" .-cap" Of ~ Mark Was really
marvellous Masses 81 bricks aud stoin
In" iu heaps ~ - feet. and ih' golden angel
Of IN" caupans.r frIl 1Lt No. shattered ~
~" central, porch II th" church IN ~"
very spot - dear 80 'hc proud \"u"iuau-
II old. where fr,,i"ricA Barnaru~~a made
hi submission -" th" Pope
Tl. c.u-..- Of th" disaster an only h.
con t,ciur.d II -. however. qul'" certain
that that par 81 IN" hnCkwork under that
which va, rrTaiu'cd waS crlmhliug u
l. alsn suggested that th" constant dredging
of rhr rurrauc. Il IN" Grand 'aual and
Itudarra. M order 20 enable larger ship
tn Wit the port. has CAUSED a slipping e
,hr earth, and that the cimTanli". i-Ing
the h.ayi.~, uf all Ncr"'iau buildiug-. Is
only the hr-' io ~If"r
The. attitude 81 the people L. most pa
,hrtic Women are w'-pin IN IA" street
and ~ hour after hour Ta~~'S and the
campan!l. i-ll- arr silent u VOID l. l"it
which thu-.' who know Venetian lli" can
appreciate. Italy l. sorrow stricken over
the lu-s Il her great monument Numerous
prptz,s,lS for IT, r~'apn-tuICtlon haN" l"'n
advanced. including a -uggesii"n for an
International subscription.
In all Venice there was no object Il more
historic interest that ~" campanii" uf
ri Mark It stood - metres ,a29 f"erD
In height II was founded IN sss and re-
.tond ia 1929 In Iu7 a marble top Mas
nut on the old tower. and in 1871 1t was
ffhNIlfNl u NV 49, W -"
sixteen feet IN height.
The log.tta OF vc-tibule on the east side
Of the campanile was erected by Sanso-
vino. tho famous archit'ct, IN 1870 II
WAS once a rendezvous for N" nobility.
and Was aftcrward used A. a waiting room
for guards during the sessions 81 the coun-
CHS There were bronze statues of Peace.
Apollo, Mercury and Pallas. and some
rrlirfs on IN" coping that were also Of
San-oyino's creation. There we're bronze
doors that had been cast in 1850 In the
| interior was "A Madonna and 'hili with
=, John In terra Gotta. also hy Sin-ovino.
The tower vas always open. tut no on"
was Permitted to enter alon" 4 Ion"
traveller. however. was permitted ~ "ngag"
a hystandrr to enter IA" tower with hun.
The ascrnt was made up "A winding in
| clinsd plan. that had thirty-"ight hrnds IN
II. A, th. top was stationed "a fire watch
man who always carried a telescope. b
view from the tower top embraced til" whole
city. the lagoon. the Alp-. and part OF the
Adriatic.
Prom the tower In ~" great DAYS of th"
Venetian Republic. IA" hr-, glimp-" 81
homecoming war Nc-~rls Was -s'n and sig
nailed. IN IsIs. there hung. halfway up
th. ,owet. "A Nosicn rag" ia which prisoners
we're kcp, until they starved =" d'a,h.
Ia tho oldcn days there were four bells