The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-05

SchaihauSen, the Falls OF the Rhipc ond
Constance. and viii tomorrow push ON ~
Sirasburg, where we will view the Great
clock and spend the night.
MORE RAILWAY TROUBLES.
Before starting from Zurich we mado IN
quiricS Of the proprietor OF the hotel and
The porter, and were assured that wc would
reach Constance in two hours. In nm hour
we arrived al Wintcrthar, and the conduc.
tor told us we must change cars therc. I'm
getting ont we inquired Of an official in
gold bands when the Constance trnjn
started. lie replied that il had gone fve
minutes; anothcr one came up and cor
rcctcd him. saying II would 20 In ten
minutes. After waiting ten minutes we
inquired 81 another, who told us i,
would 20 at o'clock-three hour,
hence. We found that the last ono was
the only one OF the three who knew NM
thing about il. In the mean time our bo@.
gage had gone on in the train. and WAS NJ
Constance before we got away from Win.
tcr;har. The conductor Of the cars. with
our tickets in his hand. had landed rs NJ
The wrong station. compelling lis 10 wait
three hours Tor another train. Thus IL Is
that no carCulucSS or prccaution can en-
able stranger 10 escape the VcXations Of
European travel. Al who are asked o,os-
tiouS. reply IN the most confident tone. OK
pccjing a franc for the information. and
nine times out Of ten will mislead thos,
who are seeking information.
THE TOWN OF wINTERTnAR.
Whilst waiting FOR che train we took =
stroll through the town OF Wintcrthar. and
found il the clcaneSt and most quiet and
the slccpic>t town we had ever visited.
The public buildings are really elegant.
and The squares and fountains, as well aS
many Of the dwellings. compare fayora-
lly with those Of larger cities. There
were but few people on the streets, and it
seemed like sunday: but all the streets
were well paved and remarkable for their
cleanliness. There were some quite fine
stores. but no one seemed attending to any
Kind 4 business. There was neither wa
CONS nor carts on the streets. and with the
exception OF the SchCol-childrcn and few
soldiers. il seemed like deserted city. We
voted It both dull and stupid. but pretty,
and returned 10 the depot for lunch.
WinterhaE has population Of 5000. which
is all the guidc-bOOk SAYS about il except
that il once belonged to Austria. lat j.,
now tie capital II The canton Of Winter
thar.
on TO CONSTANCE.
Ar3 o'clock We got started again for
Constance. and on arriving found that our
trunks had been there three hours waiting
lar Us. The country through which We
passed was very beautiful. Icing rather a
rolling than a mountainous country, with
broad and cultivated valleys. The hay
crop was being gathered. and The who'll
households. men. women. and children, were
&, work. The hay-VagOuS were invariably
drawn by COWS, - everything l. required
10 earn lis daily bread in this country.
The grape t. lar-cly cultivated OH the hill
sides. bat the quality Of the Wine Is said t.
Do very inferior. The town Of Constance
j, on the Swiss bank Of the Rhine. or
Lake Constance. rs the Rhine emptic- into
the lake, and courses it. way through H..
II III one tine had a population Of 10000,
but i now reduced 20 1900. being mostly
summer resort. with many fine hotels.
that in which we are stopping beng re-
cardcd as the finest hotel in Switzerland.
Constance i, rich in historical association,
4, Geneva j. the city al Calvin, and ~
rich the city Of ZWingi, &C Constance Is
the city OF the martyr iluSs. Here he wa
condemned and burned at the stake. The
spot where the stake wa, planted i point
al out 10 visitors. the Kauihau> in which
place where he stood to receive hi, SEN
teuce Of death in tie Munster is pointed
OUT. The whole city appears Ike % How
,r .arden, and the villas. public squares.
and promenade, are very fine.
TIE LAKE OF CONSTANCE.
Thi, spacious reservoir OF the Rhine Is
over forty mile, long and eight In Widlh
II j. q splendid sheet OF Waler IN lhg
weather, but very turbulent ID storm.
being elevated about 1,5OO lcet ana MOI
protected by lofty mountain embahklie.'s e
III, not IN uncommon thing Tor tollrl>l-
10 ,ufTer from sea-sickncSs when bein-
rocked upon It's bosom. The lake ioiii'
the boundary OF five different State,-'i]',
Baden. Nuremberg, Bavaria. Austria, ahu
Switzerland. TO which u each state poI'
ton OF the coast belongs. one hotel IRON :
on the lake. and i surrounded by amiShi'
fcent uakr and garden OF about twenty
five acres. adorned with fOWcr-Deds aho
fountains. There are about one huhdIoo
guests here. mostly French and German
with few English. Bathing IN the iak'
j. one of the attractions, and line baIhlhS'
houses are erected. -.
Constance was once business town. Du
il has deteriorated into fashlohaDie sum
mer resort. We drove this morning
through the old portions OF the clty' pas
ed the bouse i'm which John Huss was ~"
prisoned. and visited the immense 6ouiaci
Monument i'm the park, with It's lhsciiP
tons. surrounded by an iron railing OH tii'
SPOT where he was burned at the s''A'
Constance j. IN Baden, ana Is, 'Deroioi,,
part OF the German Kaiser ; empire d, '"
learnt this morning when about 70 man W. ~,
letters. that Swiss postage stamps WIZ -
longer good for anything.
THE FALLS or THE RHINE.
Fran Constance we proceeded TO Ncu
hansen 10 view the Falls OF Tue hn,,' =
which are spoken Of here as 'hc N ,S'',;,v
Europe. We found IL a Nei! ~, an,
sight. hut It cannot be colnpaIcu III ,, i.r,
way with our Niagara. In thI nst ~ Too ON
the Rhine above the falls Is ON! 49, ,,';Jtl
feet wide. whilst above Niagara lN0 Ill.
i considerably more than lnilo' ", on.
the height OF the falls Is only W ,', ,.,ta
side and a. feet on the other. mo 49,
rushes In three leaps and then H'i's n,'o0
Iarce basin. II j., in reality, cnst'o
rather than = cataract, as we unue J,,oI ;
the meaning Of the word. 30 si 1T arr
the descent Of these waters tla ,,,,,,rou
in waiting along the falls Tor ao'c'tu,U
tourists 10 row in the MIDST OF tne -. eli
ie,,t strea,n 10 the middle rock III 'lo ~; Sail
Ths boat rocks violently and the spray , ,,e
heav;lv lint there is said to be no u.'nc 80
In r,,ssing down the rapids-in la0'' 81 STbc
cidcrt h,s never been known. i,,n
ei,a,,t ;nst ,t the foot OF the great III ,,a
~ va,er where the roar Is 80 slo"'h -
r. an scarceIy make themselves -
I'm conyersati0n without an III IT, IN