The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-30
v perils Of Anime RaIlfod Travel.

jD. Perils Of Alpine Railroad Travel.
diA correspondent of the London Times.
describing the Brenner railway over the
s.As to the recent ateident on the line. a
has beeh much exaggerated, aud had moth.
ing 70, 90 with the construction of the line
itself II occurred, between NIatrel and
PHtsch, after passing the Bremer in the
direction of MhnichspzA part Of the NOUN.
lain. called Kugel di Patsch gaye way, aud
for d time obstructed all progress. The en-
gineer told me il had lbeen fofeseen. and
preparations We're being made fgr bringing
il, down when the accident occurred. but
800 men were put on, and in three hours a
portionI of the ground 1wds ncleared, while.
according to him, in three days, according
10 others IN. five days, the trains were
fdnning again. That there hft slips In
SOME of the tunnels Isl perfectly true.
| passed through two which were sup
ported by an intricate framework OF
wood and strong poles, indeed the enei.
neer admitted that 10 many were under re-
pair. On the lower part of the road, too,
observedthat there had been several other
land .shps, Which seemed 70 have impaired
the outer boundaries of the road, and pom
derous wooden machinery was raised on
those Sites They wete not, however, Of
such a character as to- ubBtruci the work.
ing OF the line. Such accidents az these,
on a road so exposed to the winter nows,
mast needs be expected but THE expert
tnce Of every yemWiil discover the most
dangerous spot, and provide PRECAUTIONS.
II Is, however, a road that viii require con
sbant and strict adfveillnnca To the Eve,
nothing can be Dlog@ ituighSdl 81 beautiful
Than The construction or this wonderful
WORK, especially on theAt6lo- AUSTRIAN side
where there are any defects. Or ~drawbackg.
they are an on The Austro Bayarian side
There the Engineer had tof cdhtdnd with
The. grsatpRl difficulties, and his science 10
evident al avery stop.
10 t~heYumnttiated the ]rasults we're SUR
prising.. We looked down several hundred
feet on the foad We had passed over ten
minutes before, and one part especially
struck ms. II was as If the urn was dor-
bled overthe breast and we entered a tun.
mel by the hand, coming out at the most
distant shoulder enough 10 show the mar.
row space, in which the engineer had to
work and the great difficulties which his
skHi has overcome. Every ono is now
speaking OF the great dangers OF travelling
by ue Fail railway over Mont Gems, bnt
after crossing The Brenufr and examining
VIZ WI iiltt I NV hllit UT 10 uiIucOItN
IN tie danger atiendin9'ih transit, which
! should put down mt zero. IL is tnm that
on the Cdnis line one appears at times TO
be- charging at M ucCute angle Mt
the prpcipice, but on the Bremen a con-
siderable extent Of the line is at the very
edge, whereas for thu most part the Gents
line is constructed No q distance from
it. On the Brenner, toe, there are not, as
yet, any of these barricades of wall, which,
If they do not offer any safeguard. at all
events save the nerves of timid people.
Gou look out OF your window down TO a
depth of several hundred feet; and have
not the guaranty of Mr.. Falls central
wheels On the Couis line you may occa-
stonaily look down several hundred feet
deeper, hut ii II came 10 a smash IL is not
the difference Of hundred. feet on so that
would save you. On The extreme edges of
the Bfennerl observed also that the geo
logical formation WIS at timer OF conglom-
crate; but, though this line was constructed
IN q Wonderfully short time, doubtless the
engineers have taken every psecuutiou to
make n solid basis, | must confess, how
ever, that when l looked out of my win
dow to.thc valleys far below, the loose con
glomerate and often slaty particles made
one desire that il had been granite instead.
H.. sEI
.t.-At aapbornton Budgo,N IL, a daughter
OF Mn Francis Brown was burned to death IN
consequence Of hor clothing taking Are from
some firo-crackcrs. y