Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-17
ITALIAN RAILWAYS.
THEIR olscoMfoRTs AS COMPARED
WITH THE AMERICAN ROADS.

A Ride In Europe Becomes fehA"oo
stead OF IA Pleasure-scene AT
in Itaiy-Three Sorts Of Con'es""''''
Conductor and Engineer.
Tho limited States SURPRISES the world IN
.,ih.o,d travelling. A trip there can be made
with comfort In Europe it becomes pen
o,ce A vast field of operations Is open W
fine professional corporation wreckers VI
America if they would only transfer tneir
p.,nius to this quarter OF the gione. ING
travelling public on this side OF the Atiah'io'
at least. would he glad of their appearance
becnlse in their mauipulations Some coiiioi 20,
NJ leost. would be instituted. AS bad as IL IL
in England steam journeying in this quarter
of the globe falls below even that staioaru'
In the winter season fellow, II not care
ful will have his toes iced IN MS pooVS VI
contract pneumonia There are no stoves III
the carriages, as they are termed, anu .no
snlv means of heat is supplied at the P,nh
,ipal stations by sheet iron TASKS, shapeo ahe
bir army canteens, filled with hot water oht''
nre showed into each compartment. Deioic
thirty minutes elapse their surfaces are
chilled; for let it be remembered, all the seit
timentalities concerning the baliny ar OF
| Italy in winter, are nonsense, pure anu SIN
ple. Snow covers the ground, and the cold
is biting, especially so if You sit in it as you
have to do when making any excursion.
| CONDUCTOR AND ENGINEER.
Alouo the route an opportunity to protest
| ;s nover offered. because there is not a con
| ductor with the train except on rare occa-
sions and then that functionary cannot
roach Won while the wheels are whlrllng
alone since tho carriages have no continu-
| ous niatform communication, the doors be-
;nr ON the side. 1t is exactly like riding in
hacks fastened to gondolas, with only this
,xcention: that there are six seats in each
commandment. three on each side The engi-
neer is the monarch of the train, only be-
tween station and station, however, which
distance he covers as best he can. AS soon
rs he steams up to depot a government oifl-
,er blows q brass horn, whereupon he Is
compelled to choke off the motive power at
once for the government runs the railroads.
An ugly fist it makes of it. The profits are
enormous. nevertheless inasmuch as the ex-
penses of employees are comparatively small.
At tho stations carriage doors are Jerked
omen and tickets inspected that will not be
collected before the traveller alights at ms
destination. To be able to take meal at a
station no matter the length of time a train
is scheduled to remain, is novelty. Wheu
il is time for the dispatcher to foot his horn
or ring a bella la milknan-the engineer
has to send the engine on its way lmmedl
ntely A station master must have one sec
ton cleared off before he can order another
on its way. To propose to him to have as
many trains to run as is customary in the
larger depots of the United States would bt
simply to threaten him with spasms.
THREE SORTS OF CoNvEYANCEs.
There are three sorts of conveyances, first
second and third class-all of poor class
+, To ride in superior carriage means to 81
on q numbering cushion, with tidy at you
back and your luggage in a rack over you
t head If you are alone you can stretch to al
' adjoining seat; your legs, as consequence
q being somewhat higher than your head be
a cause of padded arm rest between ever
pair of seats. intermediate transportatio
consists of similar accommodations, in cal
riages padded in an inferior manner, Will
the third class means roughing it on bar
i boards Your vis-a-vis may not be agree
3. able, but you have to succumb to the exiger
e cics of tho trip Your fellow travellers ofte
amuse themselves by commenting on you
+ makeup, as you know by their whispere
9 conversation and stealthy, smiling glance'
= Because, as an American, used to bette
. treatment, you fail to bring horse blanke
t with yon, in which to wrap your knees an
r feet, you are looked upon as an Exquimal
e A pair of rubber shoes are source of cur
t osity, not infrequently of laughter. Othe
% men and women travel in low cut shoes, an
10 with blue, pinched noses. 1t is all summe
=, under the head of custom The America
u traveller is amused in his turn by fello
/ running along the roofs of the carriages,
he red hot poker in his hand, lighting any wa
r! he could the wicks of gasoline lamps that
er Illuminate the padlocked cells. Nor is the e
ic joymeut diminished at the discovery that Il
r. boosted lightning express trains stop at eve
9, station big and little. The duties of the co
~ dactor Of the sleeping cars, a berth which b
W to DO secured oftentmes three days in a
vi vance, if even then a chance comes to get
one, are to make the beds of the passenge
and blacken their shoes. The English svste
goes beyond this. In a corner of the coach
u heated stove, with kettle of water on t
ga top The conductor makes cup of tea VIII
~ requested The Italian official carries 20
lie sachel. You Sleep that Is II you can, GRO
a wise in a car not any higher than a Giro
he Gags, and i'll the morning congratulate you
nv self that the car springs did not punch III
on your ribs.-Rome Cor Baltimore Sun.