. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. staring himin the face, you may be assured thatthe mysterious gallery leading fromthe Kathskellar. which had alwaysbeen a profound problem to the pa- »r*« (>!,! Moravian Sun Inn by Rev. Wililam author of •-» R*d *••« ffm the 0Time*. BROTHER ALBRECHTS SECRET CHAMBER trons of the inn, was to be exploredforthwith, and the next day theColonel, with an air of great import-ance and mystery about him, disap-peared along witl
. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. staring himin the face, you may be assured thatthe mysterious gallery leading fromthe Kathskellar. which had alwaysbeen a profound problem to the pa- »r*« (>!,! Moravian Sun Inn by Rev. Wililam author of •-» R*d *••« ffm the 0Time*. BROTHER ALBRECHTS SECRET CHAMBER trons of the inn, was to be exploredforthwith, and the next day theColonel, with an air of great import-ance and mystery about him, disap-peared along witli a pick, shovel andcrowbar, and was not seen again byhis friends until many days hadpassed. His good wife and boy foundit difficult to recognize him as lateeach night he sneaked softly up the stairway from the vaults looking likea gigantic mole, begrimed and cov-ered with dust. He succeeded how-ever late one afternoon, after strenu-ous labor amid great clouds of dust,with sorely blistered hands in break-ing through a large body of earththat had been tightly packed in an in-genious turn of the tunnel, made atan acute angle, closing it effectually^. Scale : i-io inch to foot PLAN OF I. AKYK I NTH I AX TUNNEL A. to Tunnel B. Obstruction of Clay C. Tunnel D. Earth and Broken Stone E. Tunnel F. Stone Firing Ledge G. Armory(1. Doorway 1. Stone Stairway J. Tunnel Way to Cave !64 * THE PENN SYLVAN IA-GERMAN and giving it the appearance of anatural barrier, at a distance of aboutfifty feet from the entrance to theRaths-kellar. The tunnel was evi-dently planned by someone who hadintimate knowledge of and experiencein military matters, for an enemycould be held at bay with the greatestease from the vantage secured by thepeculiar plan followed in its construc-tion. At a distance of about fortyfeet from the point of the angle, thetunnel here assuming a labyrinthiancharacter, was constructed a miniaturefortress and armory. Leaning againstthe wall of the armory behind a s
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