The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-08-08
|--.x c1NsBURGER IN EUROPE.
c,tv Of vienna-Its Beautiful sit"a'
1"e % tio,. and strategic Importance'

c..r If Iienna-lts lbeiIutiA"' "A'"s
Ihe w.. ,n,, strategic Importance;
and Venerable Cathedral, an
Us "' Grand and Beautiful Park;
..,v generous Nature Of Its People
inc ' and the beauty of its Women.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, July 8, 1891
,,n,roR SENTINEL Here am, il
t'pn1; ,ar r,;ta, of the Austrian Empire, an'
llhe'sarnds lhe sands Of miles from my natlv
heH; X,;onna er icalled by the Germans Wen
y citv Of |, AGO. 900 inhabitants. The
'sa s,,s 'ls and Carpathians, forming bu
APP All and the same range Of mountains
pte nniform " geological structure, arc
onated um by a deep and wide gap
epS'h ppanah which the Danube pursues Its
.nv rtlvs Southeast. Where the eastern
s,tsskirts '%s Of the Alps precipltate into
Inesn ho danube valley, Vienna is situated.
rh;s No nneculiar position of the city, in the
.arv rn.S doorway of two high mountain
e.s a.as forming the only passway for
1vpls aIthnrn and southern winds, causes
vcessiye W. climates-hot summers and
AI11 S,1 1,rinters--arld also great changes of
1't tomnerature during the same day,
ttou va, a change of Is degrees between
lHn 49, and noon. The prevailing
.;nds .H,a.' are west and northwest. The
sitv tn'i is IS surrounded by lovely hills and
ncrntains. M, the eastern outskirts OF the
alns ,'Tr being in immediate proximity.
n'g0 = he north and east is a wide plain
10 M iWarsfeld-which has become fam
rs ns in in history by reason Of the many
ra raat f. battles fought thereon-Aspem,
vasran, Is and others. On the south OF
T;eona there is another plain, limited
~ % tha southeast by the Leitha mount
ms n ' the ridge of which marks the
M ustr1. Hungarian fronts +. 1t is chief
y ao owing to the geographical situation
Vienna, and the Typographical con-
Rmratiop Of the surrounding country,
Sat this city has always played such a
pwminent part in the history Of the
eminent. It has always served as a
barrier against the swarms OF savage
Huns, Magyars, Iarters, Avars ana
Turks who sought to break through h the
fanube valley. and tried in vain to in
rade the German North. The Romans
here the first to recognize the strategic
Importance Of Vienna, especlally me
Emperor Marcus Aurellus, VINO trlea 10
bonvert the Roman m1lltary colony
Vindobuna, into q regular lortress;
Americans ana Engllsnmen cal1 VI,
Pnna ''the Paris OF Germany. uood
bamor, and good WI towards every
body, are said to Do tne oomlnant a, char-
cteristics Of the people. Ihey are gay
lnoug themselves, ana always reaoy 70
AXE their share IN the pleasures OF
iie Friendly ana unsuspecting 70
yards strangers, and always ready to
hep 1frecognized az 9 foreigner the
laveler may be e sure r,a,,,se o. ,oeing aa ADVISED
The people here boast that theirs Is
he most peaceable city IN the world.
Ehey say they have no New YORK hood
!ums nor London rowdies, ana their
lrunkards are not prone to quarrel or
light, but, when drinking, are more
lkely to engage IN singing their Joyous
Alpine songs, which you can hear IN
passing the shops In the streets OF the
Elty. Scientists say that It Is sign OF
a pfPnn NM nv in n