Evening journal., 1904-08-13

Laud, 1916, and the Scotch Lords, the
last being Simon. Lord. Lovatt l74L
The site on which stood the scafold, |
on which private executions took place
is called Tower Green. This little
suuare space enclosed with chain sup |
ported by four small iron posts, In an
open court. Is 10 me a most interesting
spot as 1t is certainly the most tragic /
I'm the whole Tower Here on this spot
Queen Anne Boleyn, Margaret, Coun-
tess Of Salisbury Queen Katharine
Howard, Jane, Viscountess Rockford;
Lady Jane Grey and Devereux, Earl
OF Essex, were beheaded. The bodies
of all six We're buried in the Chapel of
st. Peter, which stand hard by With
in this chapel lie the bones of those un-
fortunates, who were decaptitated on
the Green and upon Tower Hill with
out Their names farm a. long list, and
among them are to be found some OF
/ the most prominent characters in Eng
/ lish history.
wanted to look within the Chapel
of st. Peter. but my guide book said:
"The interior is not shown to the pub
lic." But I did not regard this state
ment as absolute l approached one
of the tower Warders, a kind OF honor
airy member of the Yeomen Of the
Guard. and he consented to let me i'm.
I His intelligent and fluent description of
the men and women buried IN the
chapel, and the incidents related in con-
nection with their execution were of
thrilling interest. 1t was a gruesome
picture he gave of Margaret, Countess
Of Salisbury, resisting the executioner,
disdaining to lay her gray head upon
| . a This and
that way, so that the executioner was
constrained to fetch it Off slovenly."
The Earl of Essex, Elizabeths favorite,
was decapitated in scarlet waistcoat.
It took three strokes to sever that
proud head, and when the executioner
lifted it I'm his hands, the eyes were
seen to open and shut. Within
stones throw of where we We're stand
ing stands the house where Lady Jane
Grey was imprisoned. From its Win
dows she saw them lead her young hus-
band from his cell in the Beauchamp
Tower to the scaffold on Tower HILL
and his headess body was conveyed
under her windows i'm a cart-a delib-
crate piece Of cruelty planned by Mary,
quite in the Tudor taste. From that
, same house when the rumble Of the
cart wheels had barely died away. the
poor child herself was lead by Sir John
, Bridges, the lieutenant of the Tower,
, clad I'm a black cloth gown, prayer book
2 i'm hand. followed by weeping women,
, to the scaffold. So innocent was she
: of the manner in which the execution
er performed his Office that as she knelt
] in the straw she asked him, Did he
take it off before she laid her down 2'
Then she tied a handkerchief about her
. eyes. and feeling for the block. said
e What shall / do? Where is it?" They
4 GUIDED her hands to it, she bent the
I shapely head. and with prayer on hei
;. lips the axe descended, and all was
I over All, met what a grim place is
; this Tower of London. A writer IT
y Cassell's Magazine for June well and
d truly says THE Tower of London il
# nothing less than a volume of Eng
- lands history great quarto, boun'
s. in grey stone, whose red edges arr
n closed by massive clasps of iron. 1t IL
no longer Of practical value as a for
- tress. IL exists as a museum of ma
y tional traditions. wherein may be foun,
q relics Of a very ancient and very tragic
f past" The English people have causl
d to thank Heaven that they do not liv'
n i'm days when its very name had powe
- to make strong men quail. Let me ad,
r that Casselrs Magazine for June hai
e an article and colored Illustrations tina
J.. make as good a guide as one would de
j, sire in going through the Tower o
], London.
p o. e. Flippo.