, 1874-09-05
THE German Capital Situated In the
, Midst Of a Dead-lcycl Sand
Plain.
A Great Municipal Problem :
How to Get Rid OF the
Sewngc.
Tho Water.supply -.- Prevention and
Extinguishment Of Fires.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.

Tho Capital Of tho German Empre-Berln-
ranks now as tho third city in Earopein in point Of
and the first as regards rapldity OF
rrovth. In 1882 Berlin only contained 298, 600
pcoplo. TN tho 1st OF Doccmbor, 1867, It con-
tanned 102. 2.437 inhabitants and, four ycarH
later, viz. Dec. /, 1871, 1t numbered 826.a41.
To-day. Including tho garrison, 1t falls but few
thousand Hlort OF
ONE M1111oN sou1s,
TINS ranking next after London and Paris. 1ts
growth is proceeding At tho pace OF 10000 per
anp,,p,. recurring yearly tho construction Of 5000
now buildiuga to accommodate them aud their
businogs.
Tho streets of Berlin aro mostly wtae and
etrairht, t,-espocially all the now ones. In tho
old part Of tho city they nro narrow, and tho
houses are OF rather shabby CONSTRUCTIVE. Tho
city is built almost exclusively Of brick but tho
larger and finer class Of houses arc covered With
ccn,ont, mud tnado to resemble various kinds of
stone. EYcn tho great public buildings aro of.
brick finished In cement. There Is; ;scarcoly n
stono building in all Berlin. which is accounted
for by tho fact that no building-stono Ia found
within 4 long distance Of tho city.
Tho ohlof pcbllc park called
THE 1u1EnaAnTES,
which 4, entered from tho BrandenhnrG
E.to, leading out Of tho Groat central
etrcot called "Untpr den Ltnden," IL
nearlY 2 miles long and threc-quartera
of milo broau@ 1t ID bonhaea alous
ita north aide by tho nnBnsory sproo. Along lts
south side the nov anu lasniohaole part VI .no
city extends "cstwarolY tno "hoie lehGlh OF LUG
.pafk. IN 1hlh 1uat'of aio " oo 4uauo sv!'1
thousands Of elegant mansions and palatial
establishments Of the Prussian arintocracy,
b,nhara, merchapts, manufacturers, aud rail-
=. .Sa,,>o,sn~., 3,orho,,,+v rr5 ,nn+r,;fcnnre
1oao-sto'Ano1ue1o' ~ D,A"'1 @A@ l
they are hardly e4co'led py tno u1los1 la4aees
and villas III Paris Tho society Of this West
End" is eaid to bo very exclusive and
..as - .a.aa. t,r a,rononra Nor
aifilcult o. ACCESS tos s,sansesp ,,,.o HSa ,'
il hospitality oSo1c'sca 10 ANYTHING ,.ao tuo
Hamo cxteut among them Aa III England
or America,-perhnps for economical reasons.
rc+a,1i.ort stranpors. however, uroyided with
proper 1otroaaet'ol'e' VIZ nuu ~,
most agreeable society among TUG onaFe1slts-
professors and literat OF tho Capital.
TIE PUBLIC Du1LpMas
of Dorlin aro concentrated aloug tho ssUnter
don Linden o1tenu'hg ilol' '"e o'u isosa' pAa"
AGO, OF schloss, on tho Island. to tue Dfandoh-
burg gato. porhaps throo-fourths OF mile; but
thoy cluster thiokest in tho vicinity OF tho
scbIosu md tho palace of the Emperor, tho
S,..t4 4.
latter large Plnln ofcK alfaosuto. coYetou WIN
atucco. It stands on limo with tho street, anu
faces the UniyerBity, tho Acadomy Of Elmo Arts.
ths poval Library, tho Arsenal, tho st. Ictlwig
Sotho1ic ~ Church, and tho Opora-uoueo, short
Ca.no''o A ,,sIssa,.. .a1..a - ~
ulatance 1to" ~ - sAo n"uusotlo p'''",o - ~
Grown Prince, which also stands Oh limo With
tho street,
In front Of tt1a old PALACE, whose hugo domn
has boon Convert ted into beautiful Chapel ii =
-. q -
9nloasure- -grouuds1: and occupying ono whole
front Of it is tho immense colonuado pile callod
THE 'oLp musEuM"
Tho front walls behind tho noblo pillars llnye
boen adorned With a'iegorieai treseo paintings
Museum itself il filled with paintings, which, on
tho wholo. do not rank iu tic first ciass: an ox-
tnnafyo collection OF statuary. both Grccian aud
ErynU.n aud tho largest aud f1nost assortment
Of Weapons and Implements nj, Of tho stene and
Mar the Muse,,m Is the Post Once; the Royal
Tbeatrn. ono Of tho finest Protestant ch,lrchca !;
tl,o Jovish Synagogue, perhaps tho most costly
ono in Europe; tllo unprotcntious Parliament
bu,Iainrs. By standing on tho stone bridge
LEADING to tho Island, at the brouzo monument
of the Groat Elactor, Frederick William, who
founded tho prusBian monarchy. ono can see
afl the pro,niuout public buildings In Berlin by
simn1y turning tho hoat, round, for they are alt
pi rithln riae.slot Of that spot, and IN tho vory
hcnrt Of tlo city, giving it an appearance oi
groat Architectural splondor, which IL not borne
Ant Il tho yisitor moves on few blocks in aay
direction, except along tho .'Untor der Linden :
ayrnue. which is well bull. from tho bridge
afornraid 10 tho Bra,ldcnpurg gate, distance q
nerhaps /. ,nila or lesa.
rms pnAspENnuna GATE
is in tho form Of triumpnal arch over thu stree
at ti,o point where Ii loads into tho part. o.
tho ton Of the arch, GO foot high, iB tho :: Gar o
Victory" which Napoleon took down, and, pack
Inn M tho four great bronze l,pynes tho chariot
and Tho roldess who drives it, carried them OF
to Paris aa trophy after. tho baltic Of Jena
Int they were recovered by Bluchor after tn
bait1e Of Waterloo, and replacsd Oh th
arch. The goddess, after her return from
Tsris, % was docorstea with eagle ani
Iron cross. which she still hoar4. In front Of th
1;nnorors Palace aud tho University, in til
Inldo Of the "Untor der Linden ayonue
nta,,ds tho grand monument OF Frederick tl,'
Grcnt.-the finest OF tho hind, retlaps. In IL,
,,oriI Il consists of m equestrian Htntue b
hrnnza modolatl by tho groat pr,,sslan soulpto
Hannl.. OH q grnuito pedestal &c feot high, bold
mo o1, oac fnco bronze groups OF Tho great event