Afternoon w Tauscher and Bannerman

alanint · 03-08-2011, 11:16 PM

I explored the castle years ago. There were hundreds of rotting British pith helmets scattered around the basement area. This was before the group took over and started restoration. We would be dropped off in a motorboat and picked up later. One interesting thing I saw was that in a section of crumbling sea wall the reenforcing rebar were barreled rifle actions!! (I think Martinis).
One story I remember is that a group of kids landed in the shallows just off the dock and as one boy stepped into the water, his foot went through something and sunk up to his hip. It turned out he put his leg through the top of a wooden crate, which when salvaged contained a Gatling Gun encrusted in cosmoline. I remember hearing that the gun ended up at the West Point museum. Although I've looked recently for news articles corroborating this story, I havent turned anything up.

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03-08-2011, 11:16 PM	#5
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	I explored the castle years ago. There were hundreds of rotting British pith helmets scattered around the basement area. This was before the group took over and started restoration. We would be dropped off in a motorboat and picked up later. One interesting thing I saw was that in a section of crumbling sea wall the reenforcing rebar were barreled rifle actions!! (I think Martinis). One story I remember is that a group of kids landed in the shallows just off the dock and as one boy stepped into the water, his foot went through something and sunk up to his hip. It turned out he put his leg through the top of a wooden crate, which when salvaged contained a Gatling Gun encrusted in cosmoline. I remember hearing that the gun ended up at the West Point museum. Although I've looked recently for news articles corroborating this story, I havent turned anything up.