The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-08-08
GRENADA MISS, SATURDAY. AUGUST 8 1891

'' ming | sat in front of my hotel readin
a paper without artificial light. It
completely dark at about 1880,
The sale of tobacco here. as in France
is regulated by the government. On
place OF sale Is allowed for about ever
three blocks, The beverage used b!
these people is mostly wine. Whenev
er one enters a cafe and calls for Amer
ica's national drink, ''old Bourbon.
they laugh and grin at each other ant
say, That's an American" Very lit
tie whiskey is drank here, and it i
very high compared with other drinks
One OF the largest, most beautiful
and most valuable churches in all Eu
rope is the venerable old St. Stephen
Cathedral. 1t is revered by the ma
tives and admired by strangers. Al
long as the Viennese can see the golden
eagle on the steeple of St Stephens
) tower from the hills surrounding the
oity, they feel themselves at home,
The foundation stone was laid in 1l44.
The steeple now upon this church was
built in 1854, and is Of solid, massive
stone. A stairway of 533 steps of solid
stone leads up to the lofty height. The
view over the city enlarges and in
creases In pleasant way on every sta
tion up to the helmet Of the tower. AS
the ascension of the steeple can be exc
cuted only by iron ladders fastened out
side on the stone, the public are admit
ted no further up than where the helmet
begins. The belfry, which the visitor
passes in ascending, contains five bells.
Among them is one cast in I'LL of Turk
ish cannon, It weighs % tons, meas
ures 9 feet 8 inches in height and 80
feet in width. This bell cannot be rung
because the vibration produced by the
powerful booming sound is such that it
would endanger the stability of the
tower. Above the belfry are the rooms
OF the tower watchman, containing an
electric signal apparatus for the fire
watch, and connected by telegraph with
the central fire brigade. Above the
tower watch-house is the platform from
which Count Starhemburg, in 1888,
watched the movements of the Turkish
troops during the siege, and looked out
into the country for the long expected
army of rescue, which at last came down
from the kahlenberg.
On the night OF the 18th of August,
1883, q reckless tiler ventured to climb
to the top of the tower, carrying with
him heavy flagstaff and a large flag.
He went up on the outside of the tow
er, climbing like spider from edge
to edge, using the ornaments for sup
port, until he reached the top. After
fastening the flagstaff and flag he de-
scended the same way he came up. At
daybreak the inhabitants were no little
astonished to see a large black and yell
low flag waving from the spire Of old
st. stephens in honor Of the emperor's
birthday. The interior of the church
II threefold hall, the middle nave sep
arated from the aisles by two rows Of
lofty columns, which support the CELL
ing. The room, taken as a whole, is
343 feet long, 222 feet wide, and 88 feet
high.
Taking drive, one afternoon, con-
cluded to visit cemetery, and was
driven to the Central Fradhef. The
pen cannot describe the magnitude of
this burial gronnd. Posted In several
places are the words "Over one million
Of dead lie entombed here" Just think
of it Here lie the remains of Betho-
ven, Schubert and Gluck, the three
immortal masters of tone.
No other city Of this continent enjoys
such lovely environs as Vienna. A
large, beautiful and swift-howing river
on one side, lovely hills and dales on
the other, between which the city is |
imbedded; vast and sunny plain in |
the north in the south O range of high |
the submits Of which are
covered with perpetual snow. All this
combined forms most attractive land
scape.
One Of the largest museums in the
world is situated here, and is known as
the Kings Museum. It is built of stone,
and has 54 rooms, each over 125 feet
long. 1t is said to contain specimens Of
every known variety of animal, bird,
fish, reptile or insect. stood transfix-
ed with astonishment when told that
there were here 1900 different species
Of fish. Here are also specimens Of ev-
cry known mineral. Armors that were
used in battle hundreds of years ago,
and relic after relic which has with
stood ages. I was shown a bouquet of
and when l wanted to buy it
they told me it cost ever so many mill
ions. It was presented by Queen Maria
Theresa to her husband Francis I.
Having visited in Munich the Kings
Palace, Theatre, etc., Of which I gave
you a description in my last letter, I
concluded to see the Emperor of Aus
tria's Stable, said to be the finest in Eu-
rope. Everything here is ''red tape"
had to apply at l0o'clock in the morn
ing for a card, which was granted, and
gave me permission to enter between
ind 4 o'clock Of that day. The stables
1ccupy about two blocks square. Upon
was shown one stable which
all white horses the next on
" brown ones the next only black
ind so on, until they reached the ag-
zregate Of $50 horses. Then I was es-
sorted up stairs, where l was shown
after carriage and sleigh after
leigh, all ornamented with gold and
'ilver, aggregating $50 in number. The
most notable of these vehicles is the
,arriage used when q king is to be {
and which alone cost many
thousands of dollars. There are also
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