Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-11-13

l 70 fAt ana STUDY London Tower
This ancient English au1mark
/ reaches back a. lr lau of WI
liam the Conquofer and hfouded
IN q wealth ~ strange mysteries
The soul In fesrrh ~ blood .curdlins
luddenis woven at aciuaI facts iu-
to the fabric of HFioy can find
ull saiisfactlon Within t.e gloomy
walls Of those IuHImenbIo massive
dark Towers Oh. queer '1mmlng-
ling Of Tho light m shades o. ro-
nance is 70 BE- found Zoo fascinating
/ ploniiinde hore Inside fhe outer
walls are 10 BE- e.n tokens which
recall tradegia scarcely epualed
clssWhoro On. blood wua cold
m the rec0untaI li th. brilliant In
telleois and ~, ,han1ers which
cluster as bead HH ue long string
OF brave MARTYR
WITH these has H mind. We
view with eager heart 'he Toser
from without aaa men start with
reluctant tread t1wrds tho main en-
trance The tickets having been
bought. We fall r with The crowd
IN me most Convenient opening We
observe that the iovrr stands ON n
nm within Trinity SQUARE and Is
! surrounded ~ rfafF uI'iuRs our
Guide Informs boz at oHre of the prin-
cipsl facts. by giving an outline OF
vrneral history WHrm the Con
1ueror wishing 20 control and pro-
ieci the city. Wounded ih" Tower In
io1s n vas mIt at mo edge Of
rudon. reulaciur $50 bnsiions Of
( iho old wall. wh.I p1-f ui the build
ngs stood within fne boundaries o.
inc city Tao Tower H on the limo
between London nd N.'lIcsov and
/ forms au indcpeudorf Hrnonci be
longing 90 either WIN pride tho
old guide rmuhs .teI IHst the Tow
pr with Its FurroIdins .nrniica'ious
cover eighteen acres RIfHIu ~ area
! We are made tu understand that IN
order 90 fsi proper conception
We are ~ study thD Tower from
, three view points F0r many years
90 stood as au imprrgnabl. fortress
spanning the Thames with old Tow
~ Bridge A. % fortress % had y
central Keen. aud to fully appre-
ciate los strength Boo defense. We
must study the massive tone walls
with thirteen towers defending the
Inner Ward. aud lle second wall
with sA towers. Nnug the River,
defending he Outer Ward ON the
north ave three UaH.ous OF the
semiclrcular type These wallis are
cnoirclod hy dry ditch called a
moat Thrse wall. ans towers
stood like some Gibraltar against
| 40 cucrouchu- foes during the cen
turtles when Soc methods n attack
were crude Amiu wee arc '0 consi-
| der the to coz rrom tha 'aulpoiut
of O palace u fas palace Tor the
Sovereign until Charles % before
/ bits coronation. each monarch lived
Zoo the Tow aud rode 'roW there
Boo the procession throurh The civ
/ fo Wcstmir Ter Abbey The old
! Palace stool inst east 90 thr bloody
Tower Tho Tower during these
rrrus was l.c center of court pro-
/ cpclua. aut Festivities The Pal
acc fclt sDp..e from invasion hy rca-
s0u OF 'hc protection a- fortress.
These 1850 Ulrs OF study have thrill
.l pos with peculiar ruchauimcut
| But royalf, has seamy side. and
/ thy blood thirsty propeusitIes OF
early sDycreitus are best understood
when studying the Tower The SCI
cure wall. made 70 a fine prison, and
| t the old ones could speak, they
would tcll n. scenes which our Wild
rst imagiua on could scarcely grasp.
The ,isltor- today talk m subdued
tones and walk with unsteady tread.
as they pas rom tower 10 tower n
! times one casts an uneasy glance
over The shoulder as some shadow
! falls a'ro me path Ralph flam-
bard. bishop of Durham, who push
cd the work on the buildings under
[ William Hu ls. was the frs known
pr soncr f.r will take "a breathing
spcn before walking whore the exc
cutiouors block stood. or read the
long ls' oi martyrcd dad in the
| little chap
4 gcuera urVcy leads one to s"r
specimens almost every Iyl" at
| architecture, hich has been r'cor-
luircd boo BINS nd. Represented m The
Tower T. dominant type is The
! massive .', OF the Norman period
/ The gull Lows impatient to enter
Those loR heavy built men in inll
uniform ar roya -ulrde and are
called h. Eaters They are uu
duty a. all ours immediately he-
Tore u. tie Tower moot, which
is now = a. parade ground
( Just hryrII n. We catch O. ldll view
of the f. dcai ous 90 front q.
Lcg-p's a. nut 10 thD extreme lcti
are the fHH sreat ha-fious At ouI
right 81 OIL. gateway through which
$40 enter That highesi building
with Boz Hr turrei. is the whit,
Tower. .I is the oldest OF thc col
lection Dob 'front.' ot this tower are
BELL Tower. BeacuCbHmu and ID"
fereuN H.tWeou ths r,f Two tow
ers g-. $50 gable and rod ul,t
house. . .hich the Lieutenant
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