Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-26

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Dame Of Paris. by a certain hour. Hav-
ing often read and heard Of The spbterra-
mean wonders of Paris l was anxious to
60. None of my friends in the habit Of
joining in excursions about the city
we're to be found. A Southern youth
present expressed q desire to 60, so we
jumped into a cab, rode two miles and
found the place. 1t seems that visitors
are only admitted once a week, and then
only in limited numbers and under GER
tain restrictions. There is a monument
OF some kind in a bit Of square shaded
by trees. Itrests on four NEUROLOGICAL
looking beasts, carved out Of marble, and
these squirt wafer into a shallow foun.
tain. o. one side of this a little railing
encloses a hole, which looks like q we'll,
and the descent is made bS steep, narrow
stairs, which lead into the great W
Quite a little crowd had assembled TO go
down or to witness the send off. Among
those who went in were a lumber Of
ladies. Four Germans, whs we're strang-
ers. we're passed on our complimentary
ticket. We went down some fifty feet
into a dark chamber, dimly lighted, and
saw some men With cloth caps and gold
bands standing around. Going on with
our guides we found ourselves 10 what
seemed to be an arched tunnel some
fifteen feet high and ten or twelve wide.
A long transverse tunnel came in on the
right, but we could not see the end. On
the stone floors Of these %tnnuels are laid
railway tracks, aud between the rails are
deep cuts full Of running water. A num-
Der Of little cars we're trundled down out
Of some dark cavern to meet us and At.
ter a deal Of sputter and talking the
guides permitted us ell to get aboard.
Each car had lights in front and at the
rear. -Four men pushed each car and We
rumbled off al a rafting pace. On the
right and left, just over head, we're two
immense pipes, into which were grated
many smaller pipes. Thsse connect
with the water-works. while the running
stream at the bottom carries of the sur
face drainage, 1t was like going through
Mammoth Cave, except that We we're
riding, and that there we're occasional
air holes leading up TO the streets. At
the end of half an hour we made a turn
aud came into a great c%rosstuunel. Here
we had 10 get Of and take small boats,
holding twenty persons each, very sug'
gesiive of a trip across the river Styx.
Without seeing much else except Of the
nature described, we landed half an hour
later, and, ascending a winding stairway,
found ourselves in the sunlight again,
and near the Madeline church. The en-,
tire trip did not occupy more than an
hour and s.half. The distance travelled
under ground was about two miles.
These sewers we're scientifically planned
and constructed at great labor and cost
. There are six large galleries or main ar
@teries, which iutersect the city at RICH
, angles. These have as atlaents flteel
q secondary galleries and many smalle
! enes. Ii has been said that NapolsoI
!, Contemplated using these sewers for mil
itsry purposes, and 10 case Of urgen
= necessity could have moved troops frou
one part Of re city 10 another by thes
underground routes. The system is pei
]. feet. Paris is we'll drained, and YET th
Seine is Is clear below as above the city
g. The running Esier seems to dissolve an
ie carry Of She deposits Of sewerage viii
e Oat undergoing any p~erceptibie chang
30 The knowledge Of this fact, il applied
IF a certain city with 8 bayou runnir
y. through II, would enable the people
is construct 3 thorough system Of seWerse
ID. 81 > cost within their means. 10 pas
be ing through the sewers and at the moul
DO one becomes aware Of q faint, half.sicI
id epiDg odor, bit Il Is rot 50 offensive
ut the alleys and back streets Of some cite
as TIE work Of constructing these sewe
70 was commenced q great many years 81
OF snd has not yet been completed. The
I'd are four huudred miles Of these uudt
n. ground galleries, and two hundred mil
re- yet to Be built. All the telegraph wir
IRE 10 the city rnn through these galleries
he small pipes fastened 10 the walls; hen
ed no uusightly telegraph poles are seen
ia Paris, aud repairs are rarely required.
i'm Ginning up ont Of these Styxian CT
%. erns we concluded TO take a difert
md view Of Paris and went to the Pla
40. Vendome. a large open space, surround
lie. BY aristocratic hotels and other hous
or. 10 the center Of which rises the Colur
his V~endone, erected BY Napoleon IN ls
he to commemorate his German campai
bis Of 1906. The outside Of this column
Of formed Of 1900 cannons captured in t
in. campaign. 1t is an imitation Of
ced Trojan column, aud covered with spi
an. bas reliefs representing the prinei
80 events Of the campaign, down to
il battle Of Austerliiz. The interior is
his masonry, though it looks ike a 81
me bronze shalt. The column sets OIL
Of PEDESTAL, and is l4O feet in height
q of about 10 feet 10 diameter. There
a Of a very narrow winding staircase will
ant The door is guarded by gen darme.
the for a small consideration admits a |
.ior tied number Of visitors at one d