The New York herald., 1871-10-06
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY OCTOBER g. ls7l-TRIPLE SHEET

ov l,xso yards Tnis was round pretty long dys,,,
IN obeountv. nom the fAcs thar the car windows
Compartment get nied with the most viiIanocs and
puphurous smoke issuing from the stacks OF the two
SON Were se ~ some , M rea
ordinary quality Until the Italian and French loco
motives burn coke or some unsmoking material
petroleum, as In Russia. for tnstance-all travellers
through the galleries on this route are urged
70 keep the windows OF their coaches shut, under
penalty OF asphyxla. Getilng
THROUGH THE GALLERY OF MEANA,
We arrived az the station OF the same name. stu.
Th wa as ve q n
upward. The entire trunk proceeds thus over
line interrupted by frequent backs and spurs Of
mountains that are overcome by series OF splen-
did viaducts and tunnels. The latter are twentysix
IN number aud four OF these boast respectable
Exilies, isi4 yaras; serrs a-vcaie. ,,ss yards yards.
me viaducts are fifteen. The average inclination
OF the line is about twenty-five yards per mile; the
maximum thirty per mile.
THE SAVOY TRUNK
OF access 10 the tunnel lately constructed rom the
StaCOn oil ST Michel 70 the northern entrance Is
thirteen miles long. II is not entirely nisned and
hence the imaginative coaches had TO stop at Mo-
side, and where some OF the constructing works for
the tunnelling operations were situated, wnie the
others were az Fourneaux village nearer the main
entrances. The Savoy line does not oiIer the
same difficulties TO overcome as the Italian line;
still u Is certainly remarkable for the obstacles
thrown IN the path OF the engineers owing TO the
wild, rocky and alpine nature OF the SOIL IL runs
through eleven galleries, but they are snort ones,
Along both the northern and southern trunks there
are chief stations at the various villages the nabi
being brought IN contact with the word They y
have not much that Is marketable in o commercial
way. but what they DO possess WIN avail them more
now. Along The route we passed over in the excur-
sion they were out IN full force during the entire
day, perched IN picturesque peasant costumes on
staring at us as cows 40 when the locomotive
passes
THE ITALIAN ENTRANCE
tunnel n fha
sea; the French entrance l. 1855 metres; the difference
OF level between the TWO extremities, lib metres.
Our train having arrived successfully after three
hours run. at Bardonneche, took short rest and
at halpast ten O'Clock shot into the great tunnel TO
alpine visitors and the Ministers and Commissioners
OF France but OF the visitors expected found only
along with sprinkiing Of Journalists, the swiss dele
gate and q lew curious and adventurous Frenchmen.
Ladies were Tn at premium during the whole pro
present, including those OF both nauonalities- The
formalities were more modest at Modane than even
comers and were back at the banquesing pavilion
on the Italian side al one O'CLOCK having performed
both passages in little more than an hour
TIE TUNNEL HAS BEEN PASSED THROUGH
now for the last seven days without the slightest
din,culty pnt & with varying speed. and hence vary
all disconnected by smoke or heat and reached
from end TO END In about one nalf hour. The
return passage required more than thirty MN
utes, on account OF greater ascent The average
hereafter will De twenty minutes-perhaps in the
~
such high hills In few minutes time ana the
traveller, In passing through the long shade Is con-
sderably relieved by the thought that one is going
so rapidly from one country to the other We an fully
expected TO meet Minister Remusat at Modane ana
visconu venosta was ready on hand to have a
friendly chat with him; but he delayed at yer.
sailles from coming In time. This added to the
feeling Of disappointment little. When we re-
turned and ailghted near the BardOnneche air com
pressing establishment many OF the tourists were
smeared with smoke, SCOT and dust but were other
wise none the worse for the Journey ana were ali
ready to proceed TO
THE BANQUErING PAVILION
short ascending distance OF, about 100 yards to
despatch the good things that the company for
the boring Of the Alps" had prepared for them.
These were mostly brought from Turin in the three
trains but some were cooked In Kitchens gotten up
on the spot An immense force OF cooks and
walters were sent out several days previously, and
with their efforts all was In splendid order when
stepped, helter shelter, hot thirsty and hungry
into the pavilion decorated with the two ags and ar
ranged In the most exquisite TASTE Then came life
size sketches or Victor Emmanuel on the canvas at
one extremity, and two female forms representing
Italy and France, hand In hand at The other The ap-
petite was whetted and sustained by the presenta-
ton Of the following very unapine bill OF fare
which, happily, did not belle Its PROMISES