The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
Vienna.

imperial residence city, has history
quite IS variegated as any of the Euro
pean capitals. 1t was originally founded
by the Romans, but as German or Aus
trian city its history commences with 983, |
at which time Leopold, of Badenberg, |
drove the Magyars out of portion of |
their territory, and consolidated half |
dozen little principalities into something
like an empire. In 1878, Rud 1lph, of
Hapsburgh, an Insignificant Prince whose
seat was at Martigny, in Switzerland,
was elected Emperor of Germany, much
to the disgust of Ottakar, King of Bohe-
mia, who desired the imperial dignity.
Ottakar swore q great oath to be En-
peror or die, and so with 40, 600 Bohe-
mian troops he marched upon Vienna.
The sturdy old Switzer met him, and
after one of the bloodiest battles on rec
ord totally annihilated the Bohemians.
Ottakar was slain, and Rudolph partially
annexed Bohemia. Rudolph was the
head of the House of Hapsburgh, which
has occupied the throne of Austria ever
since.
In 1862 the citizens of Vienna revolted
and blockaded the imperial palace, but
Kings held together then as now. The
King of Bohemia, who was in some sense
vassal of Austria, came with great
army to the relief of the Emperor and the
citizens were overpowered. The Hunga-
rians under Matthias Corvinus mext got
possession of it, but they were driven
out by Maximilian 1. and since which
time the Hapsburgers have held it Sc
curely.
Twice the Turks have been under is
walls, in 1929 and, in 1858, the last time
their army consisting of 100000 men.
! This time the Turks were routed and the
city relieved by the Duke of Lorraine
and the Pole, John Sobieski, and the
Turkish commander, Kara Mustapha,
was promptly bowstringed by the Sultan.
The ramparts erected by the Turks are
still visible in places. In 1859 the Bo-
hemian Protestants under Count Thurn
besieged the city to compel the Emperor
Ferdinand to educate his children as
Protestants, the Count being in league
with the citizens with them who were
mostly of the Reformed faith. The EN-
peror, who was stanch Catholic, made
sturdy resistance, and was relieved by
assistance once more by the Poles.
Napoleon was in possession of Vienna
twice, in 1905, after the battle of Auster-
litz, and in 1909, after the battle OF
Wagram. However, Napoleon was in
possession, one time or another, OF
almost all the cities of Europe. So
Vienna had no reason for exception.
In 1S49 the revolutionary movement
which began at Paris and spread over all
Europe extended to Vienna and for q
time it was in possession of the insur-
gents. Prince Metternich fled to En-
gland. The Emperor left the city and
for time it was probable that Austria
would become Republic. But Primes
Windidkgratz with the Bohemian army,
and Jellachich with the Croatians, came
down upon the insurgents and after q
fierce struggle they were everpowered
Robert Blum, the leader of the Red Re
publicans was shot, with many others
and the royal family were put in posses
sion of the city once more.
Vienna is built in most peculiar
manner. Following the plans of the ole
Romans, central point was established
and the city built around it, and then {
wall around the city. So Vienna proper
is great spider web. The center is the
, platz in front of St. Stephens Church
from which streets and alleys radiate il
, all directions till they reach what wer'
, the walls which extended entirely
around the city. As the city grew il
importance and population additions
, were made outside the walls, at first il
/ their immediate neighborhood, and thel
going further and further away unit
now any one of the suburbs is mucl
larger than the old city itself.
There is the little stream from whicl
I the city takes its name, the Wien, whicl
= forms one division of the suburbs; tina
( empties into the Danube Canal, and ther
/ begins another addition, and so on al
= around the city. In the course of tim
8 these additions as they may be called
: became so large thatit was four d neces
8 sary.to do away with the walls tina
t separated them from the city proper
e which was done in 1859, and the spac
Y they occupied was leveled and laid ou
7 in broad, well-paved streets that ar
= now the chief pride of the Viennese
b These streets, three miles in length
v make circle, and are known as th
d ..Ring." They entirely surround tn
o old city, and from them handsom
e streets lead in all directions to all tn
C suburbs.-D. r. Locke, in Toledo Btad