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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported
the past twentyfour hours:
Mathew J. Pope, 81 years, 1925 9Th
street northwest
George Beeler, 40 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Rosa karmal, years. Children's Hos
pital.
Annie Alderman, So years, Casualty
Hospital.
Edwin l.. Brown. 80 years, Lowell Crest
Ridge road, ID. c.
Patrick .Canty, Il years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Aaron Lichtenberg. months. 1900 q
street northwest.
Esther Dolan, months, Is Bates street
northwest.
Dorothy Smith, months, 527 Tennes-
see avenue northeast
Florence E. Lyle, 3 months, 1888 Canal
road.
Madeline Limerick, II days, zoos 14th
street northwest.
Charles L. Marlatt, jr.. days, 1921 18th
street northwest.
Malina Gray. 20 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
George S. Adams. 60 years. Freedmen q
Hospital.
Cornelia Adele Travers, 1 month. Mus
Plains, D. c.
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WIRELESS "WIRE TAPPERS"
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
Newspaper War in Los Angeles Re.
suits in Novel Test
of Law.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, August A
newspaper controversy that has been in
progress. here since the Tribune was es-
tablished last month as penny morning
paper, reached the grand jury yesterday
In the form of question as to whether
the law against wire tapping could be
applied to intercepted wireless messages
All the morning papers in the city are in
volved.
Three boy wireless operators who ad-
mitted that they had intercepted a mes
sage from Avalon to this city, passing
between the editor and the manager of
the Herald and given 1t to the Tribune
for publication, were the first witnesses
called.
The Tribune published the message,
which conveyed a suggestion from Gen.
Harrison Gray Otis, proprietor of the
Times. that the Herald reprint from the
Examiner an attack on E. T. Earl, pub
Usher of the Tribune
The Herald and Times brought the in
cident to the attention of the district at
torney, and Earl, his managing editor,
John B. Elliott and other members of the
Tribune staff were summoned for exami-
nation.
Frank Peard. manager, and Fender
Webb, managing editor Of the Herald,
also were called.
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DIED.

BLACKWELL Departed this life On wedn...
day. August 1911 at 1923 pm. after =
lingering illness. which no bore with Chris
tan f"rttude. AMERICUS G. BLACKWELL
me beloved husband 81 HELEN Rlsckweji.
the father NJ Gertrude Hall Theodore BLACK
we'll. Thomas Louis. William Edward and
. Clarence and tho brother Of Martha George
fun Ma sainrdaE August > At nm. from the
Dumbartnn avenue northwest. =.
BONNET On August $; 1911. at ; pm. at IN.
residence Of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur Ga
han: Beruyu. Md. MARIA n. beloved vito
OF e Inc late John &. Bonnet in the seventy
Funeral from her late residence on ssturdsy.
peei Hi csmeis g pm %,.h ,nasrment Pros
$50 pm.
IolEI ERowS .an II M s.fpin E and n4" n.
Funeral from the residence rriday afternoon =,
. O'Clock. lntermcnt In Glenwood cemetery.
DOWNS: On Thursday. August ). 1911, AL
BERT q. DOWNS. aged thirty four years.
at : PM saturday, August ) Funeral pr
GuNSELL. Departed this life Thursday. Au-
painful lines ASSIF y ' GSssEI LIS i ss
Of Richard II. and William r. GunnelI
Funeral ON Sunday. August q. at pm. from
Friends and relatives invited ''u'h"e.''
AAG M, IN On august s. 1911. at 1880 ,p.m..
fer of james A. and Agnes T. Mseill
Funeral tprivste, August from residence, 1923
sd street northwest.
MURRA A,, On On Friday morning. August = 1911:
Frank Y. and Annie X. Murray, sged eight
months.
Funeral from their residence. l74o 9Th street
northwest, Saturday. August & at DIN.
lnterment Mount Ulivet cemetery.
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MARRIED ON CASTLE ROCK.
Couple and Minister Roped Together
During Ceremony.

DENVER. August t.-Roped fast to tho
minister on top Of Castle Rock. a pillar
OF granite so feet high, yesterday Alfred
w. Adson. a Nebraska University stu
dent, and Laura c. Smith OF Republican
City. Neb.. were made one by Rev. c. Il.
Kite OF Boulder.
In automobiles at the foot OF the roc x
were twelve witnesses to the ceremony.
who dared not scale the rock. and could
not have found standing room on the
summit had they assembled
Not waiting 10 cast of the rope after
the knot was tied. Adson and his wife
descended and with their friends came
here for the wedding breakfast
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Births Reported.

The following births were reported to
the health department during the past
twenty-four hours:
John 1. and Isabelle Branson, girl.
Albert E. and Florence Dieterich, girl.
William and Bessie Alden girl.
Edward s., jr., and Marie S. Duvall, girl.
Louis and Minnie Lasky. boy.
Claude B. and Stella S. Phelps, girl.
Meyer and Rosie Ruthenburg, girl.
John P. and Theresa c. Ryan, girl.
Thomas J. and Bertha Flynn. boy.
Fielder A. and Mary E. Gibson. boy.
John II. and Margaret E. Browning. boy.
Bernard and Lillian P. Hicks, girl.
Charles L. and Helen Mackay s. Mar
latt. boy.
Joseph C. and SybiI G. Kaufman, boy.
Robert G. and Agnes y. kilmarfin, boy.
Ferdinand and Eta NJ Kimmell, girl.
David and Mollie Levin. girl.
Bernard and Callie Patten. boy.
George L. and Helen Jones. girl.
William and Ellen Johnson, girl.
Booker and Louiee Sydnor, eirl.
Augustus I. and Sadie c. Fuller, boy.
Herbert and Rebecca Lancaster. girl.
John w. and Ethel c. Spriggs, girl.
Cornelius and Lizzie BurreIl, boy.
Daniel and Maud Robinson. girl.
Henry and Emma J. Pye, GIRL
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In Memoriam.

DORSEY. In sad but loving remembrance Of
our dear mother. HENRIETTA DORSEY.
August 4, 1910
Lonely. lonely. God, hoe lonely.
p Friends ends may ma! think the wound is healed.
But they little know the sorrow
That lies within my heart concealed.
By HER DAUGHTER. ROSIE DORSEY.
Have you mother? Love her we'll
While she is spared earth:
Wait not till death shall call her home
To know her precious worth.
BY HER DAUGHTER, REBECCA wILLIAMS
soothed her in the hours Of pain;
She was gentle. loving end mild.
How sweet IN Is for me- to know
was a faithful child.
BY HER DAUGHTER. MAUD BUTLER
dear daughter and sister, HATTIE EUELL.
who entered into rest two years ago today.
August T. 1900.
Heaven retaneth her treasure
Earth the lonely casket keeps.
And the sunbeams love to linger
Where my dear daughter sleeps
BY HER DEVOTED MOTHER, KATE EUELL.
Once the music Of her voice
Made my happy heart rejoice.
And her bright and smiling face
Was the sunshine of the place.
BY HER BROTHER, WILLIAM T. EURLL.
FULLER. In sad but loving remembrance Of our
dear son. WILLIE FULLER. who died thir-
teen years ago today, August 4. 1898
FATHER AND MOTHER
kOEHLER. In sad but loving remembrance OF
darling son. RALPH B. KOFHI.ER
who departed this life one year ago today,
August 4, 1910.
A precious from us has gone
voice loved is stiled:
A place is vacant In our home
Which never can be filled.
BY PAPA AND MAMMA.
PRIDE In sad but loving remembrance OF my
dear husband and father. ALFRED
PRIDE, who departed this life year ago,
August .. 1910
Sleep on. dear father: sweet he thy rest;
We need yOu but God knew best.
Gods will be done. He doeth we'll,
But how we need you tongue tell.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
REH. In sad but loving remembrance OF our
dear kind brother HENRY r. REH. who
passed away thirteen years ago today, August
g. 1895
Gone. but not forgotten
By HIS SISTERS AND BROTHERS
SHORTER. In loving but sad remembrance II
my dear mother. ANNIE SHORTER. who
died fve years ago today August e. 1906.
Loved in life, remembered in death.
MAMIE +. WARNER
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PRESENTED PURSE OF GOLD.
Postal Telegraph Employees Alst
Banquet Retiring Manager.

A purse Of 500 in gold was presented
to F. B. Travis, who has just received a
promotion from manager of the Postal
Telegraph and Gable Company of this
city to the same position in Boston,
Mass, last evening by his fellow en-
ployes. The occasion of the presentation
was banquet and farewell reception
rendered him by Arthur III. Mitchell and
the heads of the departments at the
home of Mr.. Mitchell, 3463 14th street
northwest.
Forty persons were present. Brief ad-
dresses were made by c. S. Thompson.
chief operator, and S. P. Jones. assist.
ant traff1c chief. Mr.. Thompson made
the presentation. Mr. Travis Ii sue
ceeded by q. M. Foote.
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TURP1N PETITION DISMISSED
Suit Against Knights Of Pythias to
Go to Hearing.

The petition of John H. Turpil asking
for the appointment of receiver for the
Supreme Lodge, knights Of Pythias. yes
terday was dismissed by Justice Barnard.
The case now will go to a hearing on it's
merits. Mismanagement and a diversion
of the funds belonging to policy holders
Of the fourth class to the use of the men,
bers Of the fifth class is charged in the
bill Of complaint against the order.
Turpin said his assessment of 81 a
month had been increased to about $40
for the same period A reserve fund of
$500. 600 is said to be involved in this suit.
Turpin also alleges insolvency of the
fourth class fund.
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KILLS A CANNIBAL SNAKE.
Post-Mortem Reveals Remains of
Fifty-Four Young Reptiles.

HARRISONBURG. Va, August 1.-Two
remarkable snake stories, vouched for by
gentlemen of veracity. come from Flat
Rock, Rockingham county.
A. c. Campbell killed an unusually large
garter snake in his potato patch. In it's
stomach he found f1ftyfour young snakes
Of three varieties. There were two dozen
black snakes. a dozen garter snakes and
about the same number of spotted snakes.
1t is presumed that the cannibal snake
went on a rampage through the neighbor-
hood. killing mother snakes and swallow
Ing the children in their families
V. l.. WeatherboltZ Of the same neigh
borhood killed huge black snake and,
surprised at the dimensions of the reptile.
cut 1t open. Within he found ten par
fridge eggs and full-grown bird of the
yellow hammer species.
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Oil Lamp Starts 500 Fire.

The explosion NJ All oil lamp in the
house OF Alice Brown. 1l"1 Half street
court northwest. last night about II
o clock resulted in a disastrous blaze An
alarm OF fire. sounded from box .S;. sum-
moned several companies of the fire d.
partment. bat the fire gained 81 much
headNay before the arrival Of the l!re-
men that more than Slao damage was
done.
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perors, resolved this place to be the
last bed OF himself and his lineage: Phil
1 P,, IL. the wisest of kings. designed it:
Phllip III, monarch sincerely pious.
continued the work: Philip w great for
ms clemency. his constancy and his de-
votion. augmented. adorned and termi-
mated II, in the year of our Lord 1854.
Figures of humanity and hope tighten
the gloom OF the entrance. From where
they stand one de-
Figures Tighten sends three flights
Gloomy Entrance. ,asonaI cnamber
lighted by massive bronze candelaorum
casting a Pickering light upon the figures
of the twelve apostles In the niches rest the
ashes of Spanish sovereigns to the num-
Der Of twenty-siX. the name of each
suggesting a chapter in the troubled his
tory OF the country over which they
reigned.
Passing from cont empla tion of Philip.
the connOiSseur of art, to Philip. the
book " orm. the visitor to the Escorial
finds himself in a library that is an
enduring monument to monarch who
was a man of letters. The cities of the
world were ransacked for the books
that Philip brought to the Escorial.
At that time letters were known chief
ly in the east and Greece and Arabia
and the Holy Land yielded their treas
ures at the touch of the Spanish scep-
ter tipped with gold, Like all true
book lovers, Philip wanted his library
artistically ensconced. Vicente Car
ducci adorned the vaulted ceiling OF
the chamber and made the frescoes
one of the enduring art treasures of
the building. Tibaldi represented phil
osophy astronomy, mathematics and
other sciences in mural paintings.
Flecha contributed his matchless cary
ing to the ornamentation of the
shelves. The library of 1000 volumes
collected by Philip was handful when
compared with the vast collections
Congressional Library at Washington.
but for Europe in the sixteenth CEN
fury Philips collection was imposing.
The apartments Of Philip in the pal
ace OF the Escorial bring the visitor to
the tomb Of the Hapsburgs closer to
the personality of the builder. His
personal bookcase. his inkstand. his
writing table, the chairs upon which
he sat, are among the personal relics
OF the gloomy monarch whose life was
so full of tragedy. The apartments
are those of a man temperamentally q
recluse and thinker. as acetic as a
pfOuS monk. The low hum OF voices of
the friars at their devotions might
have reached the king as he mediate ted
upon the muddy course Of mundane af-
fairs in his chamber The odor of in
cenSe burned upon the high altar may
perhaps have pervaded the room. A
head of Christ adorns the wall of the
bedroom. In the various royal apart
ments many of the artists whose work
is seen in other parts Of the buildins
are represented The atmosphere is
distinctly a religious one
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Changes in Buoyage.

notice TO mariners regarding changes
In buoyase in Virginia waters of the
dfth district has been Used from the
efYice Of Inspector Poundstone as fol-
Dewe:
Virginia Hampton roads approach
Willoughby Bank buoy. No. 2. frst-class
tan-eype can, replaced July p; found out
Of position. James river, Harrison Point
Flats-Lower buoy, No 10, frst-class
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him at his post of duty, fifteen miles 1t
sea off Hatteras.
Commander Poundstone announces that
examinations for assistant engineers for
lightships in the fifth district will be held
in his office in the Baltimore custom
house August All information will be
provided applicants by the inspector.
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ton.
The lighthouse service steamer Maple.
after taking aboard supplies at the Port s.
mouth station, is on inspection and sup
ply duty among the lights on the eastern
shore of chesapeake bay.
Capt. Thomas Jacobsen of Lightship
No. II, on Diamond Shoals who has been
on a visit to his family al Baltimore
sailed from that port Wednesday night
OH the steamer Cretan, which will deliver
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MARRIED.

GR!IflN-BRIGGS. On March "a 1911 st
Newport NoN>. Va. hy Rev. w O. starr
pastor Of Trinity ~ r. Church ANNA \.
BRIGGS and WILLIAM CLARENCE GRIP
FIN, both "f Washington, u. e.
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Misses Alice and Frances Harrison
have closed their apartment at the Ala
bana and have gone to their old home
in Pennsylvania to be absent until about
the middle of September.
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Griffin, after A
four-month tour of the west, are now at
their home in kensington, Md
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Bailey Of
Belmont street left the city this week
for Portland. Me-. and will not return
until October |. While away they will
also visit Paris Hill and Poland Spring
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Mr.. r. T. uckinsham of the force
Of the civil service commission left
today for a brief sojourn in the noun
tains of southwestern Virginia.
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Mrs. Samuel W. Woodward left Eden
Hill i'm Stockbridge, Mass, yesterday,
for Evanston. H.. to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Luke Wilson
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BORN.

CURTIN. On Thursday. August : 1911 O.,
georgetown tnlversity Hospital. Mr.. and
Mrs. y J. Curtin. = son.
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II you want work read the want col.
umns Of The Star.
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Mr. and Mrs. Diffenderfer of Colum-
bia road leave today for Skyland, Va
to be gone the rema inder Of the sum
mer Miss Marie Becker Of Fairmont
street accompanied them.
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A lawn fete for the benefit of the
relief fund of Lincoln Circle, G. A. r.,
will be held on the grounds Of Mrs.
George Roe, 9th street and Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, tonight and
tomorrow evening
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Mr. and Mrs. A. Ridgely and their
niece, Miss Ida Balderson. will leave here
August 5 to visit relatives and friends
near Montross, Va, to be absent about
twelve days
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granite mass from the edge Of the Egyp-
tian desert near
Defines Character Cairo. is believed
of Its Builder lives to nave of e CO.'S, .ss
peasants impressed in the service of a
despotic ruler, but there is nothing In
the monument that suggests the atmos-
phere of tragedy that fills the corridors
of the Escorial. And among the tonrbs
of kings the Escorial stands alone as de-
fining the character Of the man who
caused it to be built. ITO understand
Philip, study the Escorial," advises the
author of handbook who set down the
dimensions of the building, and de-
scribes it's architecture. ITO understand
the Escorial. study Philip" would be
equally as good advice. The royal apart
ments are almost monkish In their
simplicity as the cells OF the Hieronymite
fathers. Its treasures of art interest
the visitor. but its fortress-like appear
ance impresses him. And the impression
lasts when the works of art have been
forgotten.
the past greatness OF country as we'll
as a mausoleum of kings is a fact i'm
pressed by block of marble. copper
lettered. in the main edifice. which tells
II. King Of all the SPANS. of the two
Sicilies and of Jerusalem. At that time
"all of the SPANS included a good deal
of the two Americas, and the Spanish
tongue was spoken in every continent.
\
The piety of Philip is indicated no less
by the austerity Of the royal apartments,
suggesting re-
Piety Of Philip treat for religious
Is Indicated. the LUXURY ,~' or e snsn
comforts, OF the abode of roy
atty, than by the ornamentation OF
the church. Doric simplicity marks this
edifice as the work Of an acetic. Its twin
towers are the most ornamental part Of
the Escorial and its arched vestibule and
decorated dome bespeak some relaxation
Of Philips severity in the construction
of the place Of worship.
Violence has been done to the ideas
and plans OF King Philip in the "Paneton
de los Reyes'-the tomb of the kings. He
intended this to be as severe as possible,
but after his death 1t was gaudily deco
rated, much to its detriment. At the
doorway Of the vaults there is a tablet
bearing this inscription:
ITO the very good and very great God.
sacred spot dedicated by the piety of the
Austrian dynasty to the mortal remains
Of Catholic kings. who await the desired
day under the high altar conseerated to
the Redeemer of the human race
Charles V, the most glorious of en-
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THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN.
xIV-THE TOMB OF CHRISTIAN KINGS
BY Frederic J.Haskin.

The marvellous Tai Mahal at Agra. in
India. tells the story of the love OF
Mogul emperor for his favorite wife.
The gloomy Escorial at Madrid pictures
in its massive grandeur the moodiness
of brooding Christian king. Its
builder played a large part in great
affairs, but knew little happiness.
Among the palaces of Europe none
more surely awakens the imagination
of the visitor than the real Monasterio
de San Lorenza del Escorial. In II re-
pose many of the worlds masterpieces
of painting \ monastery. p college. a
palace. a mauscleum and an art gallery
combined. it is unique among archi-
tectural monuments of Europe. Its
spirit is somber as that of the Al
hambra at Granada and the magniti-
cent palaces of the Emperors Shah
Jehan and Akhar at Agra and Delhi
is light
Philip II of Vallalod had sufficient
tragedy in his domestic life to have
accounted for his moody temperament.
His first wife. Princess Mary of Portu
gal. died giving birth to a son, Don
Carlos. whose mysterious death in cap
tiv.ty indicated murder for reasons
| never explained. He next married the
English princess Queen Mary, daugh-
ter of Henry VIII and her death Oc-
Cured a few years afterward. He
| might have married his sister-in-law
the great Elizabeth of England had
not the Protestant reformation in Eng
land made it impossible for such a
marriage to be arranged. and it Is of
record that the virgin queen expressed
a decided preference for his majesty,
while he sent love letter to England
by the ambassador who was dispatche ed
to suggest the alliance for reasons of
state. When Philip married Eliza beth
of France the wedding festivities were
| marred by fatal accident to her
father in a tournament.
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IN THE WORLD OF: SOCIETY
THE TOR-FORCE WEDDING Is
LIKELY TO BE AT NEWPORT.
Miss Barbour Entertains at Nara
gansett Pier - Other
Events-Notes.

Col. Aston. who accompanied Mrs. Force
and his fiancee. Miss Force, to Newport
yesterday. made a house hunting round
with them, as Mr.. and Mrs. Force are
to take villa, where the marriage Of
their daughter will. it is thought. take
place this month or in the very near flu
ture. Col. Astor will give a dinner and
ball the 18th to introduce his future wife.
who with her parents are to make visit
to Redwood. the Astor villa, arriving
there tomorrow.
One of the interesting features OF the
gossip about the newly engaged couple
is that Col Astor paid $1,000 for the
engagement ring which now flashes on
his fiancee's finger II is described as
one of the largest and most beautiful
solitaire diamonds that ever has been
worn in Newport. 1t is a rectangular
stone, nearly three-quarters of an inch
long and almost AS wide. blue white in
color, superby cut. and is set in pati-
num-
mer home. East Point. Nahant, and will
be joined by Senator Lodge, when they
will depart for Europe in fortnight.
They will he joined at Nahant by their
son, Mr.. John Fullerton Lodge. who is
occupying his quarters on Mount Vernon
place. Beacon Hill.
Miss Marguerite Barbour of Washing
ton gave a small bridge party yesterday
at the Imperial. Narragansett Pier,
where she is spending the simmer with
her mother. Mrs. James 7. Barbour. Her
guests were the Misses Carolyn and
Sadie Murray of Washington. Miss Eliza
beth Samuel and Miss Bailey of Phila-
delphia. Miss Ruth Hobson of New Or
leans. Miss Isabel Mersman Of st. Louis
ington
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Mrs A. w. Wells Of 1909 I'd street
northwest is at Harpers Ferry, w. Va
She is accompanied by her daughters.
Misses Mary and Kate Serene, Miss Josie
Nann and others.
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Built by Philip
as Result of Oath.

which the Spanish engaged the French.
He chose for it's site bleak eminence
upon a wild spur of the Guadarrama,
and gave stern setting to grim
pile among beetling crags in the shadow
OF barren peaks. Long before the
reign of Philip Castilians had worked
iron mines in the Guadarrama to get
material for weapons and armor, and
the "scoriae, the refuse from the
mines. gave the name "Escorial' to the
spur of the mountains. A village near
by was called the village of the Es-
cor1al and the building took it's name
from its site
1t was not called the Escorial by its
builder AS If fate had decreed that moth
Ing but somberness should mark the
building of the Escorial. the first archi-
tect died in the midst of his work The
plan was made In the shape of grid
iron, because its patron saint. Lorenzo
was roasted alive upon grid The
monastery, designed for Hieronymite
monks. represents a bar of the grid, and
the royal apartment another. The SEM
mary Is a third. During the course OF
the construction Of the building PhiIir
occupied rude lodgings on the mountain,
side and supervised the work, INSISTING
upon severity in decoration and obsessed
by the fear that he might die before the
pile should be completed