Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-21

Henry Y; the five full size bronze etigies of King
Henry III, King Edward Ill King Richard Ii,
Queen Anne of Bohemia, Queen Eleanor of Cas-
tile and the effigy of William de Valence and two
or three score of stone satuettes in the inches OF
King Henry VS. chantry, which, not having any
structural fastening were liable by conclusion to
be shaken down and splintercd to fragments on
the pavement below; the wooden top of the Con-
fessor's tomb, made by Abbot Feckenham; the pic
ture OF King Richard H. the tapestry hangngS
the banners of the Knights Of the Bath and the
old altar frontal.
"(2C A strong protective structure consisting Of
balks Of timber and sand bags was erected
the C0nfessor's tomb. No less than LOO sand
bags We're used for this purpose similar erec-
ton raised the beautiful tomb Of King
Henry Ill Sufficiently substantial shields of tim
Der and many sand bags were placed the
marble effigy of Queen Philippa. Queen Elizabeth
and Mary Queen of Scots disappeared from view
under small mountains of sand bags. The Lady
Margaret received similar attention And par
ticulary substantial breast work and covering Of
timber and sand bags formed solid protection
for the glorious monument of King Henry VII and
his queen at the east end of Henry WIS chapel
Nothing could probably have averted the destruc
ton caused by direct hit. But what most
to be feared the crashing of stone and timber
fragments from the roof
"(3) The glass was removed from the three
east cleresory windows and from the west win
were substituted, which, though much more draf-
ty were infinitely less costly than plain glass The
very ancient glass in the Jerusalem chamber was
also removed and put in safety.
"As matter of fact, the abbey not
touched by any hostile missile harvest of
own shrapnel was collected. But the building
nassed unframed through all the terrible time Of
the raids. A large German bomb fell about 25
wards to the southwest, just grazing the wall Of
the Abbey Choir school and making a huge hole
in the courtyard at the back. But it did not
Mode The damage trifling, and the choris-
tiers. who were being kept during the raid
lower floor and were singing merrily under the
harrage were at the time quite unconscious of
their extraordinary escape.
Whole Abbey Quivered.
During the raids most of the occupants of the
official houses repaired for greater security the
so-called Norman undercrOft in the cloisters,
vast chamber beneath the old monks dormitory,
with stout massive Norman columns and strong
stone groined roof. Being DESTROYS far as pos
sible to be the spot in case anything should
hopnen TO the abbey, we in the deanery used to go
10 the foot of little stone staircase leading up to
possible thus TO he in the building and see the
Waterman and learn what was going on. The
whole abbey seemed to CULVER while the heavy bar
rage was being fred the windows ratified and the
roar of the guns seemed in the empty abbey to
produce an extraordinary resonant effect.
VERY careful precautions had been taken
against fire breaking out in the roof watchmen
were on guard every night. They specially
reinforced on the occasions when notice was given
of hostile attack. The water tanks were in good
order; the hydrantS and hose pipes were cOntn-
uaIly tested: large numbers of buckets were
ready some filled with sand and some with water
dare say, if the emergency had arisen, we could