The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-18
periIs of Amino Railroad Travel.

A correspondent OF the London Times, de-
sCrbmg The Brenner railway over the Alps,
I'As to the recent accident on the line, it has
been much eXagGera' ed, and bad nothing 10 do
with the construction of the llue Itself. lJ oc-
CURED between MarTei and PdtsCh after passing
the Brenner, in the direction of Munich. A part
oil the mountain called Kogel oil PatsCh gave way,
ana Tor time ObstruC'pd all progress. The
glueer told me II had been toreseen, and prepaTa-
tons were beng made tor bringing II do IN when
the acc dent occurred, but eight hundred men
were pat on, aud i'll turee hours portion Of tue
ground was cleared, While, according TO him, in
three days, according TO thCrs, IN i've DAYS, the
trains were running again. That there are slips
in some of the tunnels Is perfectly true. | passed
through two Which were supported by an lntrl.
CAFE framework OF wood and strong poles-In-
deed, the engineer admitted that AS many were
under repair. ON the lover part OF the road,
too, observed that there had been several other
laDdslps, which seemed TO have impaired
the outer boundaries of the road, and
pond1ous wooden machinery was raised
on those sites. They were not however,
OF such a character a. to Obstruct the working
OF the line Such accidents as these on n road
so exposed to the winter SHOWS must needs be
expected, but the experience OF every year VIII
discover The most dangerous spot, and provide
precautions. 1t Is, however, ROAD that VIII
require constant and strict surveillance. To the
eye nothing can be more finished or beautiful
than the construction Of this wonderful work,
especially on the ltalO-Austrian side; where
there are any apparent defects or craTbacEs,
they are all on the JrO-Bayariau side.
There the engineer had to contend with the
greatest diiculues, and his science is evident at
every step.
40 the uninitiated the results were surprising.
We looked down several hundred feet on road
we had passed oVervten minutes before, aud one
part especially struck us. 1t was as if the arm
was doubled over the breast and we entered
tunnel by the hand, coming out at the most dis
tant shoulder. enough to show the narrow space
in " hicb the engineer had To work aud the great
difficulties which his skill has overcome. Every
one is now speaking OF the great dangers of
travelling by the Fell Railway over Mont
C-nis, but after passing the Brenner and
no difficulty in the danger attending the
transit, which l should put down at
zero. 1t is true that ON the Ceuis line one ap-
pears at times to be charging at an acute angle
at the precipice, but on the Rrenner q consider
able extent of the line is at the very edge;
whereas for the most part the Gems line is con-
structed at a distance from it. On the Brenner,
too, there are not, yet, any of those barri-
cades of wall. which, if they do not offer any
safeguard, at all events save the nerves OF tlmid
! people. You look out OF your window down to
a depth OF several hundred feet, and have not
! the guaranty OF Mr.. FelPs central wheel. On the
| Gems line you may occasionally look down
several hundred teet deeper, but # it came to
a smash it is not the difference of hundred feet
or that would save you. On the extreme
edges of the Brenner | observed also that the
geological formation was at times of conglome-
rate; but, though this line was constructed in
a wonderfully short time, doubtless the engi-
neers have taken every preCauton to make q
solid basis, must confess, however, that when
looked out of my window to the valleys far
below, the loose cong glomerate and often slaty
particles made one desire that it had been granite
instead"