The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-04
The Egyptian viccrOy's American
Railway Train.

The Egyptian viccr0y's American
Railway Train.
Tho New York XralTs correspondent,
who Is doing Egypt, rccounts his expert
cncc from Alexandria to Cairo over tho
viceroy's Railway. lilo says that though
the locomotives and carriages for the pub
nc arc all English built, those used BY tho
.lceroy himself, arc NIL American. OF
these the Viceroy, has Mt present, for his
own use. three. AS pieces Of mechanical
skill they are the admiration Of all Ecypt.
Ihcy are the same rs are used by our
first class passenger trains, with n moro
artistic finish. But the Viccroy not only
shows n preference for our locomotives.
but also for our passenger cars. Orthesc
he has thirty--thrcc for his private use.
and the remainder for his court and har
ems The interior Of the Niceroy's car is
miniature of the apartments OF his pal
ace. The richest Turkish and Persian
mats cover the floors, while the walls of
the car are ycnccrcd with the richest wood
and adorned with beautiful mirrors and
curtains of silk and gold. On tho sides
are arranged luxurious divans and cush
ions, all Of silk, lace and gold. The cars
| Of the harcm are even more elaborate.
There are other cars fitted up rs saloons,
apartments for the viccroyal suite and at
tcndants. In fact all the luxury and APP
pliances of an Oriental court have thus
been put on wheels. and in his frequent
excursions to his many palaces Mt Cairo.
| Alexandria and Ramlc, the Niceroy moves
| from place to place as comfortably as il
he were seated cross legged in state, or
yielding to delightful relaxation in his
magnificent palace hooking out upon the
beautiful bay of Alexandria. The conf
dence Of the Viceroy in his American en-
zines and cars Is 80 great that he fire.
uucntly runs between Cairo aud Alexan-
dria in two hours, which requires speed
OF sixty miles per hour. The best En-
glish engine on the road cannot perform
the same journey in less than five hours.
| A TRAM RUNNING rnR GAUNTLET. On
Sunday. says the Portsmouth On. H.
Chronicle OF Sept. 10th, while the fire in
Cedar Swamp was nj its height, an extra
train of sixteen cars. bringing the nth
Maine regiment, on their way home to
| Augusta, came over the Eastern Railroad.
On either side Of the track the flames rose
forty feet high, the noise drowning the
sound Of the train. II was a fearful sight
to behold The oil on the wheels took
fire, and along the train were seen rcvolv-
ing wheels Of fire, while the 700 officers
and men of the gallant lith were nearly
smothered in the smoke. Fortunately the
long train drawn by the .Capc Ann" went
through the terrible ordeal without acci-
dent, and as the cars emerged beyond the
burning district, tho smoke rushed from
the car windows into the air, giving IN
appearance Of train on fire
READY TO PAY DAMAGEs.--A good story
/ is told Of railroad accident on the New
London Railroad. which had raths ludi-
crous ending. 4 Northumberland Irish
man was sitting on the rail when the en-
gine from the train 10 Norwich struck him
under the launches and tossed him down
the cmbankment The train was stopped
and turned hack to pick up the dead body
Paddy was found alive, however, only
some what bruised. and taken TO Norwich
Here the conductor kindly offered to send
the man To his home. n few miles away,
in hack, but Paddy insisted on his abili-
ty TO walk, and refused TO be sent home
ina "kcrridge' The conductor pressed
tho matter, when the Milcsian, who had
stood the bnttinK Of the COW catcher so
well, hristled up with: TO way wild yer
kcrridge. III 60 home by mcsclf--an' il
I've done any damage TO your ond engine,
hcdad Ill Pay it on the spot.
NORTHERN PAciFiC RouTE.-rol Row.
land, as commissioner Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, has beca in
Montreal comforting with taa Canadian
Government and others, relative to uniting
British capital with the grants Of the
United States, in the construction Of the
Lake Superior and Puget Sound Railroad.
Col. Rowland is confident the commercial
influence Of Canada will be most fully ne
corded to this project, rs one of great
international Importance TO the people Of
both countries. and he has no doubt thai
his mission will be crowned with success
RAILROAD "AccIpENT. - Another inee-
NOUS mode, says the Chicago Post. of
destroying train Of cars and their occu-
pants was discovered last Saturday by an
engineer on the Rensselaer, & Saratoga
long bridge at Troy, who deliberately
backed the locomotive. tender, and one
passenger car through the open draw into
the Hudson river. Fortunately the pas
scngcr car which went down with the en-
CINE contained but three persons, who
with some difficulty were saved, the other
car hanging suspended over the ahutment.
| -
TUE minister Of public works IN France
has ordered all railway companies in the
empire TO provide every train, before Jan.
lst, at the farihcst, with satisfactory
apparatus to enable passengers ia each
| car n nono N, nj a. d;caot ,,:tI, H.