The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-28

The ROYAL STABLES AT VIENNA.-Charles c.
Fulton, Esq, of the Baltimore American, at
present in Vienna, attending the great Exposi-
ton, is writing very entertaining letters to his
paper, from one of which we extract the fol-
lowing account of the Royal stables:
"Having procured tickets of admission we proceeded
this morning the Royal stables and were astounded
at their dimensions. stated in former letter that
these buildings covered ground about four times large
as Franklin Square. We found upon entering them that
eight times the space Of Franklin Square would be
the correct figure The number of booded horses
the stalls is four hundred and they ALL with few
exceptions, English horses. Here the Emperor's
riding horses and the Emperor's riding and hunting
horses, the Empress pones the Prince Imperas rid
ing and carriage horses and ponies white horses to
the number of over hundred for the royal carriages
on State occasions; over hundred brown and sorre
horses for light carriages about fifty coal black horses
to be used for funerals and when the royal family
mourning, and about twenty mules including several
pet mules belonging to the Queen The number ofroy-
al coachmen is seventy postillions forty, and two
dred grooms for the horses with about fifty stable BOYS
and laborers. The Emperor and Empress both pas
sonately fond of horses, and can talk horse with
jockeys in the land 1t is evident that they do not
.intend this to be regarded "onehorse country
There hospital for horses with professor and stu
dents and large horse apothecary shop among the
buildings.
1--WE were next taken into the carriage loft and here
two hundred carriages, about onethird of which
were immense and ponderous vehicles covered all over
with gilt of them especially for grand state occa
sions and others for daily all bright and beaut
fu if just from the factory There also grand
gilt chariot built for Maria Theresa the panels of which
painted by ReubeDs. Then there were the gilded
sleghs and the smaller chariots of the santed Maria
with dozen little pony ph@tons used in their day by
the Emperor and the Empress and host of other great
folks when they little boys and girls. There was
in this loft the mourning hearse upon which the
mains of Maxmillian were conveyed to the tomb and
the mourning carriage in which the Emperor and En-
press rode that OCCASION In another building we
were shown immense array of gilded harness. hun
dreds of sets all ready for use with the suits of livery
to be worn coschmen and postons with each set
of harness Then there vast number of sets
for funeral and mourning occasions light harness.
saddles, &C., innumerabe. The saddle used by Maxi.
mlan in Mexico was also shown US, with other mat
We also visited, in large building, the royal riding
school for in winter, where the boys and girls OF
royal blood are taught to ride horseback. 1t is
immense hail. 240 feet long by 120 in width, with
opy box for the Emperor and Empress sit and wit
the performance. 1t has carefully prepared turf
oor and the walls and ceilings elegantly ornament
ed This being only for winter use furnaces placed
under the 1oor with 1ues for heating it, The whole
establishment is almost elegant the palace and
everything clean and in fine order The horses are all
kept in broad stalls, with cushioned sides to them
swinging from bar. The main building is about as
long from North street to Eutaw and there are ahaf
dozen immense buildings in the rear. Carriages with
the royal coachmen and postions can be seen flying
about the city at all hours and the Emperor and the
Empress and the father of the Emperor appear almost
every dav either on the streets a the Praier