The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-11
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OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
PRUSSIA.
.us ssaLIN CORRESPONDENCE.
rGn NATIONAL rrsrvmrs AFTER WAR.

TEE NATIONAL FisrTvrss AFTER WAX
The broadstreet. Inter den Linden from the Branden
bourg gate the Royal CASTLE IL destined to be the Via
TriumphaIis, and the csy Council, other occasions
excessively penurous this time to have gwen
care blanche 10 It's committee or arrangements Upon
viewing the extensive preparations that have been made
since tho last eight days. the ornamental work Of tho
carpenters uphosterer plumbers painters gardeners
and Others by which this ane street Is converted into
one great arsor with beap,fal rumpnai arches, stain
sry pillars and hags,aIs all encircsd by garlands,
wresthes OF flowers, oakeayes and eyergrcans
struck with 'he Thought that this kind os display on
national holiday differs much from what have seen
on similar occaslons In the United states.
TINE VII rRIrvrHAlfs
The prireinai aud most telling ornament of the tn
umpha passage COS captured guns, placed % both
sides OF and at equal distances, each piece oneroed
by gailanIs end flowers bearing tablet upon which
the OF regiment end number OF company who took
it from the enemy are inscribed All these guns, with
tho exception OF ono Saxon Bavaan and one from
Baden, AUSTRIAN nearly new and OF r'ed bore hav-
ing the years 1888 1854 engraved upon them Beses
the above mentioned inscription relative 10 It's captors
there may be tho carriages Of the guns rough
marks in pencil, chalk or carved with pensnife,
cyidan,ly made the hold OF battle AMI IN
doatlve OF the time and place OF car.urr.
The total number Of guns taen in tho late campaign.
ing in tho city OF Dresden. and than 100 at tho
searor,s OF hanover Bu, Of those guns obtained
from the arsAnals Of the enemy, which In tho
fray OF hattlo led been injured dismorrtei,
chosen 70 lina the trnnplal road TIE 20s guns iuy
adveried ., md OF which ig3 he'd been taken n
RJnsgrata q u NEchol and IS at robitschau near
olnGt1 all perfectly intact and ready for service
aain ri any moment. 10 may hvro be mentioned that
the prussans took altogether thiryone standards and
banners. while they have no, ost single standard dur
ing the enrc campaign, nor even gun, II you except
two taken from them at Lsneeusaza, which OF
wore given hack to them Afterwards upon captua-
;ion VI the HanovcgaD arn,y.
Tho ars,cai ornaments Of tho Via Triumphas consist
of pillars upon high and PEACEFULLY constructed peesss
surmounted by metal containing The material FOR
illumination All these 9lilar, many hundreds IN
her. connect w,h each other by sarlanas aud ieoons
larger cormne with statucgquo iypr.s and Tags. dis
play gilt letters me names and dates ot all Attlos and
engagements oi tie late sanpagp On others again the
official tslegraps from :e seat OF war, ~ hal been pub
l,shed b. tho department from day 10 day repro
dncei IN large print on crinson cloth. which, being
oiled would serve ~ trans2arcnts a. tho illumination
1T lhe crossings Of sircsis ,Etarsec'ug tho passage
nbcks OF imrnansc height crowned With bronze eagles
bearng Tags Of All he STATES tho North German
Confederation crested their color Is thai OF reddish
sandstone, mud with he rcs, cs-ands, towers bags ana
other ornaments they present masnI'eeIi sight. Tho
8mnion50urg gate, Classic riuaiphal Arch CONSTRUCTED
the wear 1850 after tho style OF the acfop0s OF
Atnons, through eich before. fty Two years ago,
the victorious pr,,s ss army entered on their return
from Paris. IL ALMOST without ornaments, its chasto and
gigantic Architecture nla,..ng any 9uci supcrircus.
Only two colossal statues of victory allcgorca Of the
e,snpaan with sword ard lsire wreath, In process
of erection tire oacr do o. tine gaze. aad hugo east
iron trilods Of .recian shape being hois'.d
top, intended to hdld slsTHfpeary mo aforesaid
statues not OF sod snbstaDcc, the upper part of
The body Tho anu wings being o plaster ~ pnsls,
whie all tho rest, espNciv tho drapery, ~ tochn
esy termed here crcae, that v Of strong cloth shaped
into the desired laid In annie folds and then
thiny COATED with plaster Of paris, Giving thus pIac,sey
the elect OF solid material
r1,msrs or ms VIA rurnrHArls.
must be bre, in my dissertation in order 10 arrive
al the terminus oi The riumDhai pathway, which,
Ing the hne bridge the riysv, both sides
which are mocred gallant water craft, decsed with
III kinds fancy nags leads 10 tho spaare
before the royal castle and the now Museum
ierc splendid altar inns been constructed for tho
reilly iors service aud the chanting Of grand ia Denn
by honsand singers and orchestra OF iye hun
drcd musicians, With which the es.i'iies oi tho s0sh
aud 2ist are TO terminate surrounding this altar, on
The steps OF which bnpdrcd and four ministers OF
81. creeds vii have 10 0niCafe, rearing
smphhes,rcs Tor the government oicsrs, members m
Doth bouses of the Lcgls'anrs municipal officers, and
for the sing err musicians Decorated with pro.
flsion Of ilt,s hyi poles with all inds embrms
aDd fesoons ana tined wab red and white cloth ttbo
eoiors OF the ci,y hey oak splendid hut Ear r,cher
thr decorations NJ the royal tan. which stretches
gracefully ron bronze pillars, with ret velvet
tsns and other hncry and snTmounted BY scd eagles
and crowns
Opposite to aud overlooking whole square Stands
the gigantic sorussia-the Incarnation Of PTus.
sia-.wcDty eight fect higl, ON doube pedestal, IN
srnor, win helmet, sccprc and wreath and tho l'rus
sian eagle nine feet hish, ON tho rampars
OF the castle colossal ststncs represent
rulers OF the dynasty Of le Honenzellern, from Abrech
Achiilcs il,o-ltS6 10 Frederic William w., $780, 1884,.
modelled by the best artists of The cy aud pieed
Tie carse style within ha short space OF isn days These
statues. neary doabo the size Of fr make grand I'M
preston bcinC OF high artistic merit and fornshcd
Win nscro lon n ihs historical data tho basn Of
artificial the square before the Ausoun II baag
converted INTO grand bower ~ lowcry gaIandx 10 b.
lighted NJ bv gas and IamplJns, over, b..
low and through whrD The cascades ~
enec,. Notonly tie racl side u ua'er dea
Linden nave pu, r iive dress Of foNsrs AMI
LANDS, Dol palaces pubic building ,ud whole streets arc
pTofr.ely that Tor t.enly lsl around tho
city TIE gardens. woods and forests 1Fe hardly able
,nprly tho demand The ycsos Efforts cf Tho aIihori
te4 Is i've brilliant reception - The rruring rpops
aiii b. ateti by Tho tbcurts lisf.Onn- gfa,niolsiy
cSes i ne soldiers; ~ the owners q pnbIc sanen,
chem ~ sisna .rois rmsra0mcais GOT up ~ pr,saie
anb.ernt'on, snt vticsi dianer 81 twelve hundred
eo.er sren % ne King ani or ers 81 -. ar'ny by e
taog..ht nuch ~ 81 nclmouscas bHt which here II con
side "a ~ uahesri % ettiasagaocs.
The iboleiay oe. whien noa.ea sni streets s~ss,
ing. a great nfnJcr .. stranger lho ieesso, hum q
labor conf naed sy aid ~ ght iAs Immense ffa'r air
led 90 ~ hoscFs sress sf-, candles .ni hsnsS iT
illumination nj ,mpsrt lesep>h sxsatsnent - iss
poiaalo, hnnlreds u ihoi ands .. ah.sh .s sfssly
to-aT Lslying 'tolgb tae 'ir'r's aiom'ns mem e,n
petev In many pIares sui n.ify.rg the most scrious
appreAcascn FOR 70 D,onoE
Il isied by ,ofn. si.ipafs tst Brn0ers ~ cen
uefaasy drcesd psekppctet- from, Part sud "'her
have made their appearance sers hoping I" drtge
4 incfatgxD Brsng.. dltin: The next Few dys Today
m, p0s. bss issusl ramne FeaLnx 20 nsres ~
r1frfien b. IN tn pubsc ,pp01 dpsiog ~. O'n
ni AS n h els ay l0cuines DE- f-~ a. hfsi, that
fcpSlraa 81 pavement " ldinx, nor SJing % ~
pipes. A. esn b. ah'H Cd dgsDs in.se iHo dsys. and
tls1 If menred u mus " h'ished ~ The eseb-
Tag ~ TIE Iatn all omai91s snd hofse Midway irtNt
cea.es = Niat part .. To riv who're uie uopps ~.
garages hor4efnen admitted IbDse rppned
with ricketts, ampbrhcaf-~ bsse ~ ne on The *ey AZ
nae orloe~ \ ~ p o'nerwisc fun We ~. - NJ ct
tin. .; sit The passage through al The neigh
boring streets xil ~ closed
ohrr paragraphs rsgptlte ne appro.b q corpae.
ton -ocletfes. VII, to TORN iins along th~
triUmpns pasisge .sy. api Qcieslis rsftr1hfy
cnienr u Keep alrsyx - he nzaft While TIC 4fnnA
- c-afksfs and The Ike "A strongly intefi a. a.
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