New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-05
IN THE SEWERS OF PARIS
From Gallgnani's Messenger.

From Galignani's Messenger
Place du Chatelet a quarter to one. Just In front
of tne fountain trim little tent over raised trap
door crowd Of gaLers, all empoye clad all III while
mis- must be IT, Vos car;es - demands an official,
In frock coat, with several gold bands on his cap
emerging from the trspdoOr We descend about
forty steps. How very strange world OF us own
electric lights oil lamps. cOlored lanterns. host
of employees clad all IN white hos' Of oi.oIas III
foekeoa YIN sod oana. on 5sr c Sscd ngs
Ahead, behind, to the right as far as the eye can
reach, cndes, tunnels The officials are oowng on, one
ON to the car. Our car Is the last but one OuaIld
YOU, voudrcL!' -Four men in white seize the poles
they push and pull VIC off, beneath the boule-
ward sebastopol suddenly revolving movement gives
Us rather shake on turn-ta6lc Now we follow inc
I'm any drawing room Everything is 50 cltaD
that were It not for the miniature canal Immediately
beneath the car. we should fancy ourselves any
fIcsh-not the slightest unpls smell our con
ductor-ono of the oilcias-is doing the hohors III
true French STYLE explaining everything a. we "heet
OH -" The stream Is about metre ana hali ungep
lust now. but when freshes occur 1t uses cohSlder
have noticed on your invitation card, that visits are
liable to be postponed Those big pipes aCns t tno
egraphc wires and here. telephone wires ana pneu-
matte tubes for working office CLOCKS ana for sendns
quircs one Of our far travellers, with laugh Can
you tell whether my nn Srsi Il fs
bali, Is on It's way to my house ~ smile Is the
only reply. ,., ,,..n,, .,,,.
some one from front car. We duck In time to avoid
the lantern, but receive slight shower from leak
Wat is the total length of these subtcrranean ar
ferries I, | venture to ask. At the present time
there are about kilometres. three ourths of which
were made during the past thirty years Thank you,
sir prefer a cigarette 10 a cigar noise like
that of thunder hcarl overhead; stone cart Is
passing Plates bearing the numbers OF oricsrond-
ing buildings in the street tell us our whereabouts.
A pretty little parasol points out very familiar
number "9ofn 4 few moments mere and our ride
is over Now for cruise under the Rue Royale. A
fleet OF long fiat bottomed boats are moored We EN-
bark The horn Is blown. and the men In white tow
us--very slowly that cur pleasure may be prolonged
Fyen here though on the wafer Itself, there
Is a total absence OF unpleasant smell. Ten minutes
and our cruise Is also over. Another staircase. an
other iron rapdoor Gn cmploye. clad all In white
under a tent, to bow cut on to the boulevard
Males hcrbes, tho right side of tho Madeleine. We
| had passed under regiment of cavalry Who would
suppose the cleanost city In the world TO be 50 clean
| and attractive underneath We cannot but advice
our friends who fond of novelty and would like
a change OF air. without going too far and without
| spending any mono than sheet of letter paper All
envelope, a threesO stamp-wc cannot but advise
| them to while away hour In the sewers. Admis
sion Is be obtained In the same way as for the cat
acombs by merely writing to tho Prefecture.