The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-10-02
WAITS WAITED WESTWARD FROM
OVER THE WAVE.
FALLS OF THE RHINE,

ED. TRIBUNE Il lett Vienna last |
evening and lad very pleasant ride |
along the banks &C. the Danube as far as |
Llnz. where darkness yelled forests and |
fields, and | saw no more until we reach |
ed Munich. This is charming city, full
of interesting places, monuments and
churches. Her broad streets, shaded by
forest trees were inviting, but l was
bound for the mountains and only re-
manned here one day | visited the Gel
ahrated statue of Bavaria, little dis.
lance from town. This is a colossal fe-
male figure In bronz about 100 feet high:
we climbed up into her head an6 looked
over the city through her large and then
beautiful eyes. One of the party even
crawled down into the locks eff her hair.
The head will contain nine persons at a
time, and commands a fine view. 1t
rained nearly all the way to DipdeI and
as l was very much tatigued. ded not
enjoy the ride, which is quite mountain
Gus until after we reached the Alps, near
the lake. This is quite prosperous little
town, beautifully situated On the shores
eff Lake Constance, on which was once q
Roman fort, some traces of which are
still shown the credulons traveller. Here
We babe adeu to Bavaria, of which We
had formed very favorable impression.
As we left the harbor for sail upon the
lake we passed large monument to
King Max the II, and were fairly out to
are very treacherous, especially in stormy
weather We had e splendid shower on
our way to- Ramshorn, but no wind,
so there was no fear. Several were quite
sea-sick, which reminded me of my
trip across the Atlantic [ spent my
first night in Switzerland at Ramshorn,
and an unpleasant night it was, for l
was quite ILL., / left early this morning
for Constance, town formerly of some
importance, situated on the lake of the
same name, where the Rhine emerges.
The only place Of Importance to the tour
list is the cathedral, which derives it's at
traction from being so intimately associa-
ted With the life of John Huss. The
finest view of the lake is also obtained
from the lofty tower. / did not climb
the height to see the lake or mountains:
bat simply on a pile of stones. Away
toward the west an Insignificant monu-
ment was erected to the memory of the
illustrous Huss and jerome, upon the
spot where they suffered martyrdom; but
they need no monuments made with
hands, for the fire that burned them lit
up the nations round about, and the dark
mantle that since the 18th century had
shaded Europe was withdrawn by the
power of an Almighty hand, and the
warm sunlight from the throne of God
shone down upon these mountains and
wales and the glorious light of the
gospel dawned upon the darkened land.
Need Huss then monument of bronze
or marble? No his name is written
upon a more enduring tablet, one that
will shine on when these are crumbled
to dust by time, or melted by feryent
heat. In the interior of the church, the
Sacristan pointed out large marble slab
IN the floor, white spot which always
remained dry when the rest was damp !;
he said Huss stood upon that spot when
the council I4l5 sentenced him. to be
burned at the stake The house in which
he was arrested and the prison where he
was confined was also pointed out.
On ny return to the station | met Mr.
Bradley, from Evanston, en- route for
Vienna. the first acquaintance I had
mot since leaving Paris The ride to this
place occupied about three hours we
passed several ruins of forts and castles,
and finally were put off here at Schaf
hansen for the purpose of visiting the
celebrated Falls Of the Rhine. These
falls are to Europe what Niagara is to
America, and are really very fine. After
a rest at the hotel L went down to the
river at Schafhausen, and the view here
isquite inferior to that from the other side,
so | passed up the walk to the bridge,
over which the railway to Zurich runs.
This affords fine view of the rocky bed
of the river, the rapids and the falls.
After climbing the bank on the left side,
few minutes walk brought me to the
castle picturesquely situated on a rock
1850 feet high. almost Immediately
above the falls, and commands one of the
finest views in the vicinity. deSrended
from the castle to the Fischets, an iron
platform which projects some distance
above the abyss. l could here put my
hand into the foaming bath. and was fire.
quently treated to a shower bath, with no
additional charge, yet entirely out of
danger The view from here is grand.
innumerable rainbows tingei the clouds
of silYery spray, as they rose frcr, the
surging depths below. and the soft light
of the sun clothed all nature in her most
pleasing garb. The river here is about
$50 feet wide. the falls perhaps 70 feet
high. The body of water at this time of
year is very large, owing to the melting
snow upon the mountains. This place is
annually visited by thousands of English
and Americans. l took a few notes
from the register kept in the castle, here
are some of them: The name of an En-
glishman from Birmingham.
I" A glorious sight
Then follows an American from Penn
sylvania.
9 1t don't compare with Niagara"
England" What lie.'
America What he only tells the
truth.
England" This beats the world for
grandeur"
America" Have you ever been in
America? Niagara would drown this in
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