Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-09-17
TRAVEL IN EUROPE.

TRAVEL IN EUROPE.
Notes From am East Tennessean's Letters.
Speaking of European railroads on his
travels, Col. Thornburgh says:
1t takes more men to do work here than
with us-take o railroad for instance, be-
side having all the men we have, they
have many others. 1t requires two con-
ductors-one to examine and one to take
up your tickets. At the depots there are
men to open cars and carriage doors, men
to shut them-platoons of men to handle
baggage, men to weigh 1t, men to give re-
cept for it, men to put you and it in a car,
and half dozen overseers of these men. A
man to ring a bell that notifies q man to
ring bell that notifies a man to blow a
little whistle, which causes the engineer to
blow off breaks and go ahead, men to shut
and open gates where q turnpike road
crosses, men to hold flag and "stand at
tention," with his hand at his cap, while
the train passes each truck hands station.
But enough of this, through Berlin again
we come to Leipsic, noted for its wealth,
its book stores, and battlefields. Here you
will remember the allied powers defeated
Napoleon. We are continually passing
over historic ground. Our history read and
forgotten long ago, comes crowding back
as the names of places are mentioned. We
here enter towns and cities made memoir
able by the
SEVEN YEARS AND THIRTY YEARS WARS
Such names as Frederick the Great, Ma
ria Theresa, Gustavus Adolphus, Wallen-
stein, Napoleon and others of lesser note,
come back to memory, and history does
not seem so unreal-so obscured by time
and distance as when we first read it,.
Here we find, las we do in many other cities,
that when the city was much smaller it
was enclosed in ramparts. Wall parapet
and ditch, have all disappeared, and in
their stead is circular street, with a mar
row circular park, running around what
was the old town, which affords an excel
lent promenade and pleasure ground for the
people. This street is often the most i'm
portant in the city.
FROM LEIPsIC TO DRESDEN,
where we found beautiful city-large
palaces-the largest picture gallery in Ger
many Git contains 2.200 pictures; y mu-
seums where you see such things as the
-armor worn by kings and princes,
when weapons were not so hurtful
MARTIN LUTHEg's CUPBOARD,
his drinking cup and sword; hunting horn,
&C., of Henry " of France, clothing,
arms, &C., of Gustavus, Adolphus and
Napoleon hat, saddle, &C., of Peter the
Great, sc. Besides, you find collections of
works of art in bronze, silver, gold, pearls,
mosaics, shells and precious stones, DC. \
week is not too much for Dresden, but at
ter two days, pleasantly, and, we hope
profitably spent, we are
OFF FOR PRAGUE,
and old city that is now, and has been for
many centuries, asleep, except when
aroused by the many battles fought around
an in it. Here is the
CASTLE OF wALLENsTEIN,
the hero of the thirty years. war, which
began and ended within its walls-cOn-
trary to the rule here it is built on hills. The
castles and palaces are on the SUBMITS.
From them you can get magnificent views.
In one of the churches here, the chapel OF
Saint Mcneil is the shrine of John Nepo-
uuk, (who he was l do not know His
body is enclosed in a crystal co1fin-this
in another of silver Many silver orna,
nents are about the shrine which is sup
ported by silver angels, life siZe,l and the
guide tells you that the silver used in this
shrine alone weighs 81 cwt. L mention
this as an example of the wealth these
churches contain. Here they show you
many relics, among them part of candale
bra from Solomon's Temple, piece o.
the true cross and thorns from the crown
Of thorns worn by our Saviour. You are
assured that somebody, whose name you
have never heard before, has certified tt
their being genuine.
At Prague we met our new Consul, the
Hon. A. A. Freeman, of Tennessee. Next
10 Vienna and the Grand Exhibition
which will require at least another letter
~ Very respectfully, j. NJ. T.
-- P. ST. should have, in my description
of Conpenhagen, described Thorwaldsen'
Museum. This was the home of the grea
sculptor and here are most of his many
master pieces. The most noted among
them is his Christ and his twelve Apostles
now iii church here, land his Baptisma
Fount, "a kneeling angel, life size, hoIdin!
"a large shell BASIN aud Jason" I've
mas, land his might" and "Morning."
.-..- ... J. NJ. u.