, 1881-11-13

~ tha f,,nna was unsnfe, and tie ioss ~
Centrally nav the extra Gostof tile 1i,asonry'' -
~ intervals Of 100 metres {::z}a fcct) there arc
v vart xtxi t1nIf in DEPTH, where tools may
he left while at every kllonlGtre there
| are spaces i'll the SIDE. walls large
enough 70 pel!,s; 1,!a;r ;n1,sSa ;nTm nieh -
sesu11 sa;t1 ,.ss;,o "s; tra;ns 4 s|,nrt distonce
sua 1nt,,, +,a a,,tr,nce we CANT. 10 the Rad
i11t I,,e ); NC -, Il las henl1 christaunI WHARF
millions Of francs have been sunk III space
h.,;o % n,.scf in continual Struggle in.t5yeen
mnt 80. II, ,maf,,raI fyeuE of Mother Earth in tha
s1,,a ~ stratiflt, ot soft, plastic material.
md the ctpitai and skill Of tho contractor, 81
80; ,i,.,,, A ..,,oIneers. Near tis 1m:nv1s
o '; atu"I r. ,;.r5 fail lead from :, nn,,,, 10
cnuao'. a ,a m. roe,,,t m doubt. IF his anxietv
| e,ams, o'I.S te fha ros,1lts Of this ,str,imel9
t5 a5 ,,,,t t'o n,,o oftnr ouother s,,c.,,f,ad tn
tIleo ~ o1ts i' of Sf 1;nt,,,ri ,,,,osa ~
tw .,1 ono',o,,S h heel, So r,,finjv inv,t,
"! ~ ~ ~ ~ vsotso3 3,,rmo1,s sors nj 1ar, S.ia
.,y,,iis ~ uLoeo ~ sfnne were buired In ike
Wills " ,,,, e'o'o s,,cnnI iininT of strnne
ptps1i, ~ @ ~. n,;If huf on]v r., shor fla fat,
f s,1,,,,,1nonssl,r short time since tI,irti
- ~ r." ~, K,s,,, or,f Il was sn cnstr,,cte ne
" W''fl fr,' 80 am eiintcal cylinder uuol which
aa,,,a u ~ ,,,,o,, whatever point ION the ax-
tn.;.,rr sm,farnl IT was cxertud. scrYeI 0nly Ia
,I,.,,,ro.s ~ ,,,sra f;rI,,1y tngethnr tha Srones
| Farming this cylinder (Which. Ut course, is
,,r,scmt riinc tltis third lining has wltlstood
Tia m Utmost efforts Of tie evidently infurlatcti
.re1,;.. T e and the englueers arc confident that
ffrn ,,77,,ul,- ,mn,,ntai,, damon
HAS BEEN EfFEcro-eLi'f kAokc1sEp.
| Two miles lr0nl the entrance we stopped
| 10 exchange OUR steafll power for that OF
| compressed air. The air locomotives pre-
| immense reservoirs, each metres (2oM fcet)
| long, and Ab0ut ~ metres e feet) i'll diane
-! ter, resting horizontally upon fuur-Wleeleh
| trucks or bogies between these reservoirs is
| the worlsint; ''botter," so to speak, which IS
! Il. metres us fcet) i'll length and ub0ut ~
metres Is feet} III diameter This latter res
| eryoir IS fitted with pressure cages, throttle
| valve, aud tile other nafsapnernalla OF the
| ordinary locomotive. :
! We moved Off at rapid rate, passing
squads of men here aud there along the line
| who were clearing away tlle rubbish trolu the
floor, preparatory tn laying the track, nr I'LL
| is!iing Up the last touches upon the masonry
vaultlllss-lh the latter case lhe scaHoluing
was standing. with passage for trains to 20
through: l was particularly Impressed oy
| the lively good llunor apparent among
the WOfkfne1l whenever tue tfAlh SloppcA
and afforded the various S;!mss % ~ nppop- g
ouma u,,'a ,ovnvar n vas ,1ttt:rfy incomnrai,emsi
H.. ,'1n' r. ,uv r,e snaal;i,rr fha Italian tint
r. T-t4$
| WIN S,,1,aks nr,linary italian fl,rertiy. and
moreover has been here in charge for seven
Years. told me lie could hot understand Il
word of this s.ttialecte tlu diable,'' as he
appropriately christencd it.
1t the tour-lilc point we reached the
terminus Of the locomotive track, and my
tyibulatiolis began in earnest Horses are iii
use from this part of the work inward to
haul the trucks: they were powerful ami
nals and ill good condition l.rs spite Of their
subterrailtall employment They work eight
hours. and it requires three hours to enter
and leave tho tunnel where they are ut work,
hence they have eleyc4 hours out Of twenty
four underground.
The action Ut tho water in the tunnel upon
their feet and pastcrns was found to be sn Sc
verr from, some chemical recnliarity If the
liquid that they have to tbe examined by Il
veterinary surgeon every time they come nit,
and have their legs alll feet washed with Il
powerful jet Of water with Il pressure equal
to that Of Il tire-cngine. On the Swiss
side there is not much water in the tl,n-
mel, the average discharge being thirty itres
{eigllt ealiousl per second. On the Italian
1eighty c;,lIonsl uer' second. sufficient to
WORK !, turbine wheel used in yertilating
that portion Of tile tunnel. Our progress
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