The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-30
RAILROADS OF INDIA.
dxrEEN THOUSAND MILES OF
TRUNK LINES IN HINDosrAN.
be Finest Depots in tho World, but
wretohed Arrangements for Sleeping
Apartments in the cars-Return-r Trip
Tickets for Horses.

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bombay Correspondence Of the World.
india has now $4,000 miles Of railroad.
4 is as far from Calcutta to Bombay as It
d from New York to Denver, and several
sunk lines run across Hindostan f3m
nc city TO the other There are branches
tom these which go up the Himalnya
Mountains almost to the borders OF Thibet.
ma others which shoot OF TO tho Khyber
7sa at tho entrance to Aighanistan and
TIA great distance from the now Russian
ilway, which has been pushed on past
>marcand The day will come when We
h travel from London to Calcutta by
81, though this presupposes the cutting OF
tiunnel under the English Channel.
.,outh India has many long lines 81 rail-
roads, and the whole OF Hindostan, which
yshalf the size OF the United States, has a
broad net coveringit The construction
sthese railroads has included engineer
iug works fully as grand as the railroad
waking OF the United States. and tho
Keeping OF them in order is more difficult
t)nc Of the great plaques Of Indian rail-
md makers is the white ant. These in
sscts eat every dead thing IN wood form
above ground. II a pile OF wooden ties 10
II out over night an attack OF ants will
Ave carried II away by morning and
there Is no possible storage OF wooden ties.
Such ties as are In the roads are saved
+ from destruction by the vibration caused
by the running trins, which scares the
ants away. IL Is the same with telegraph
poles and fences, and the result Is that the
Ties OF most OF the railroads are made OF
iron. have Travelled about three thou
sand miles over MI kinds OF railways In
~, Va. The telegraph poles on many OF
20 lines are hollow tubes OF galvanized
iron, about as big around as the average
mans calf. 80 made that they III into one
another and form a pole about ten feet
high. To these poles the lines are strung,
aud many Of the roads use such poles
Throughout their entire length.
Al On other lines the telegraph poles are 7
}fon rails, the same as those on which the
ear travels. Two Of these rails are fastened
! tngciher by bars about n foot wide and
then this iron lattice work Is set deep In
the ground and the wire strung upon IT,
About somo OF the stations the fences are
made Of such iron rails aud through hun
dfeds 81 miles along ono OF the Rajah's
railroads Ia Western India found fences
OF barbed wire with sandstone posts. These
stones were foot wide aud about four
Inches thick, and they stood about thrce
feet above the ground. The wires ran
through holes In them and the railroad
men tell me that they are much cheaper
than wood.
TnE MAGNIFICENT DEroTs.
|. I am surprised at the magniccncc Of
d,pol. In India. Here at Bombay iherc
u o finer railroad station than any wo
hasp IN the United States. II cost about
81 10000. and INTELLECTUALLY It Is tire
peer Of any building at Washington. At
Calcutta there are fne depots, and even nj
The smallest OF the towns You dad we'll
made stone buildings surrounded by
bcnulliul gardens, In which bloom oil
klnds Of tropical flowers Nothing about
tAcsc stations a made 81 wood. Tie plat
forms are OF stone, filled 10 with cement
: 9Ytr--,he ca~s rur.gto the stations on Q
, s'srabout two iecl bgl0w the ilO0r, and
-'vai the floor Of the cars Is Just even
that oi the dcpnt. Each station has
M hrsi, second aud third-class waiting
IN. aud everything In India goes by
1ils>
The cans are FIRST. second, third and
iouf.h class and iheyarc all on the English
,lan. They arc about twothirds the
length Of our cars and tribe wider
fhcy are not 90 heavy % the American
upassengcr coach, and they look more like
, aide. long boxes than anything else.
Zach Of these cars "a divided into com.
parimenis. In the frat and second class
- a.
NJ. and the chief difference In these two
. ist-rs n the number allowed In tho com.
'pfimcnt. II you will Imagine n little
With roof seven feet high, in the center
Of which there Is rldss globe for a light.
You may have some idea OF the Indian
two long, lcaihcr-coycrcd, cushioned
benches along each aide Of this room, and
NJ the ends oil these have doors with glass
Windows Ia them. opening inward.
Over tho cushioned backsoi the benches
there arc windows, which are lot mp and
,own like those OF the American street car,
I'D which are OF the same slAs. The car
rs none Of the finish Of tho American
-a'ln.An. and though you arc expected 10
1ccp within II, there are no signs Of bed.
Ing or curtains AZ the back Of Il thcro
a laynlorv, without towels soap or
brushes. and ihcIo Is barely room enough
Iuf YOU 10 turn around Ia Il whom you aru
xa.hinr. Tho sccond-clas cars afu much
Tho same. aud there may be one second.
class car aud one hrst In the same coach.
Bot hoe about the bcdding1
Every man carries his own bedding with
him In India. and these Indian cars give
a.
lnf1ai cotton comforter, n shawl or a rug.
ding OF hall ad0ron passengers would on a
car EacIr traveller Of tho first and second
rlnes brings the inosf al his baggage Into
lhe train With him, and there II often ~
much A. tho contents Of an American bag.
roc car In one Of these compartments.
20 ono undrcsscs. but AL lie down With
ih1ir c.othcs on, pull their shnwls over
them. and sleep the best they can. There
ffo 10 poricrs 20 wake yonuIi at the proper
time. aid your boots remain unblnckcd.
Women travelling alone universally 10 into
Somfaftmrns reserved for women, and
Noon travelling with their wives have often
tDahle In Keeping together
cunAr rAns rAY rnE nEsr
This lnagago being bfoaght into the cars
and tho trouble about getting aud holding
seats leads 10 tue necessity. which exists
III India, Of travelling with servant All
En1ith aud American travellers carry ono
or more servants along With them, and In
f1nnng up your milfoad iarcs you must
odd 10 the faro Of the class by which Won
lfscl third class fare Tor your native
aryani. This servant speaks English.
unl3 rirh natives travel second class In
Ipdis Tho bulk of The first aud second
<|A1s travel Il made up Of English aud