New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-09-17

Henry \ the five fun size hroIize eligies of King
Henry Ill, King Edward Ill, King Richard IL,
Queen Anne of bohemia, Queen Eleanor of cas-
TILE and the etigy Of William de Nalence and Two
or three score OF stone stuluettcs in the inches of
hInS Henry VS. %chantry, which, not having ANY
structural fastening, were liable by conclusion Ia
he shaken down and splintered 10 fragments on
the pavement below The wooden top of the Con
fcssUrs tomb. made hy Abbot Feckenhun; the pic
ture of King Richard II; The tapestry hangings.
the banners of the knights of the Bath and the
old altar frontal.
"t2) a strong protective structure consisting Of
hnlkS ot timber and sand bags was erected uv"r
the Conlessor's tomb. NJ less than 100 sand
bags we've used for This purpose. 4 similar cree.
lion was raised over HE beautiful tomb of King
Henry Ill. Sufficiently substantial shields of tim
Der and many sand bags were placed over the
marble eiiigl Of Queen P%lIilippu. Queen Elizabeth
aud Mary Qncen of Scots Disappeared from view
under small mountains Of sand bags. The lady
Margaret received similar attention. And a par
tI"ularly substantial breast work aud covering Of
timber aud sand bags futmrl = solid protection
for The glorious monumcr ot King Henry VII and
his queen at the east end Of Henry WIS chapel.
Nothing could probably have avcrtcd the iestruc-
ton caused by q direct ht. Eur what was most
To b" feared was the crashing OF stone and timber
fragments from the roof.
go The glass was removed from The three
east clrrcStory Windows aud from the west win
dows of the north aisle of The nave. Wood Stats
were substituted. which. though much more draf-
g.. were infinitely less costly Than plain glass. The
very ancient glass in The Jerusalem chamber was
also removed ana put ia safety.
"A> i matter Of fact. the abbey was rot
Touched by any hostile missile. \ harvest Of our
own ~shrapnel was collected. But the building
passed unlarmcd through all the terrible time OF
the raids. \ large German bomb fell about -
yards to the southwest, Just grazing the wall OF
the Abbey Choir school and making n huge hole
in The courtyard at the back. But II did not tx
plodc. The damage waS trlniHg. and the choris-
tiers. who were being kept during the raid on n
lower door and were singing merrily under the
barrage. were at the time quite unconscious ~
their extraordinary escape.
Whole Abbey ouivered.
During the raids most OF the occupants of the
official aOuSes repaired for greater security to the
so-cnliel Norman undercroft la the cloisicrs. a
vast chamber beneath the old monks dortnitory.
with stout massive Norman columns and "A strong
roof. Being DESTROYS as far rs pos
sible to be on the spot in case anything should
10 the abbey. we IL the deanery used to 20
10 the foot of a little stone staircase leading up to
ihe southern Of the two western towers. II was
possible thus 10 be IN The building and see the
Hatchman and learn what was going on. Tie
whole abbey seemed 10 CULVER while the heavy bar
was being fired the windows ratified. and the
of the guns seemed in the empty abbey TO
,%rOluce an extraordinary resonant effect.
VERY careful precautions had been taken
icainst fire breaking out in the roof. watchmen
,ere on guard every night. They were specially
enforced on the occasions when notice was given
hostile attack. The water tanks were in good
rider; the hydrants and hose pipes were contin-
ally tested large numbers Of buckets were
eady. some filled with sand and some with water.
dare say. If the energency had arisen, we could