New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-03
MIR. DU Walls IMPRESSIONS.
WHAT HE OBSERVED IN EUROPE.
MAYOR GIIRoY EXAMINING LONDON PAvEMENTs
THE LATEST PLACE IN THE "oi'hD-
FOREIGN RAILROADS COMPARED
WITH AMERICAN-TIIE ENG


IIsH VOLUNTEERS.
Lieutenant H. c. Du Val. of the 7th Regiment
and Mrs Du Val were passengers the Parts
which arrived from Southampton Saturday. Mr.
Du Va, was full of good things to say about his
chief. Chaunccy NJ. Depew; about Homburg
Baden Baden Continental railways. foreign military
affairs, and other topics when Tribune reporter
called at his house. No. Monroe Place Brooklyn
yesterday.
81 was away six weeks" said he. "Mr. Depew Is
having enjoyable time In Homburs | spent
nearly all my time In Baden Baden the most rest
full spot In the world II II In the Black Noun
tains OF Germany. 1t is a place where the people
get lazy that they just breathe. man Is
looked In perfect surprise II he reads news
paper. As / got there started for the
old Conversation House once the greatest gambling
resort In the world. but now thoroughly reformed.
In order TO read newspaper An old resident, an
American. caught me in the act. and he said: Here
what in thunder do you mean. coming here ana
breaking up quiet? Reading n newspaper Is
work. and no one works here. There are num-
Der Of Americans at Baden-Baden who own villas
on the mountainsdcs They are out OF touch
with the world and settled down to complete rest
and quiet in and near the old town
Before starting for home I In London for
several days. and at the Savoy Hotel met Mayor
Gllroy. who has been making an extended cxanina-
ton Of London pavements. their cost and main
tenance. He talked freely with me about the I'M
pressions he had gathered In regard to them, and
the substance of his impressions is that the pave
ments which almost perfection FOR Lonion'
would never do for NewYork. The pavenents
there are made Of blocks OF wood set on end
Wheels going over them make little noise They are
said by the London city authorities TO DC iinper-
vlous TO water account OF treatment gwen
the wood before the blocks are set on their
concrete foundations. Mayor Gilroy examined
one OF the wooden blocks which had been
down for some time and found 1t wa .er-soaked
He said our sharp frosts would be certain 10 de-
stroy Them to say nothing about the expense.
which Is about five times as much rs granite DOCK.
The cost of their maintenance. the Mayor said. was
also great, and something that New-for" wouhl
not stand. Nine-tenths of the omnibuses ana cans
In London have rubber tires and the SHOES on 'he
horses are made without calks. This tends greatly
to lengthen the usefulness OF their wooden pave
ments
1T is hard on the horses to be shod without caIks
I've seen them on rainy days when the streets
were slippery, slide down an incIne' Sretl io'
half a block like man on skates Mayor "!roy
made note OF all these things. and has come 10
the conclusion that London pavemen;s would be
useless in New DIRK.
A MESSAGE FOR MR.. DEPEW FROM DEBS.
ION our trip over there was unusual merrimen''
and Nj Depew the author OF much OF IL.
Lillian Russell and Agnej Huntington were among
the passengers, ana We Hdu Icd'iS e~'N"N''e N'''
cert In the middle OF tne programme the chiet
steward brought in plg envelope and handed 1t
to Mr. Dcpew IL message printed on
Transatlantic Cable message-form, ana read as
follows
July q isoi.-Tion. Chauncey ". Depew. $. 5
Paris. Atlantic Ocean. From Eugene y Debs'
Cook County Jail. Chicago, III IT,. ,,,,.o
good time. Don't worry about me. Have decided
10 stay here all winter. and have ordered some
heavy clothes: striped suits all IN. fashion. Am
coli
Ing Win the United States Governinent II an
sbie to get out n ne spring intsnd hecafihg 'ns
there will be any vacancies on your road! be't
O testimonials from thrs. or our ,oysrnoF. an
L. or any other /. "a no objection. see how An
sichy Is doing in Europe: dead NAT here Thought
hing wrong in The consinatlon. Kind regard, to
ins rG 2sns 'nm y.s but ed qs TO
no, in their class The only sGvsre'en hers IN
even ss'oveFes" lie ETC sdE Is bbs
up sif there are any seasck people board
tell them arbitration II no s0oi ior H. Inc o'"-r
side refuses TO arbitrate.
well" said Mr pu Val. I, would have done
YOU good to have heard Mr. De7ew read that al
legged dispatch.
The most discussed American topic the CON
tinent Is our new tariff. It Is the general impres
sion In ENGLAND ana Germany thnt {, passed
soI.iv for their benefit The German manufacturers
are engaging fresh hands and starting up mills
and factories that have long been idle or running
on half tiale They all seem to be eager 10 take
aayanss Of ogr lesf,2n n ,her sena II the
courascment let them SO to Ens,snd or anywh here
on the Continent. and they VIII be pated on their
backs 10 their hearts content.
FOREIGN RAILROAD ACCOMMODATIONS
III any one wants argument against Govern
ment control OF railroads, all ne VIII have 10 DO is
ia make one trip from the interior OF Germany TO
the English Channel The old. stale and
mus,y There are no proper facilities for health and
comfort and the thing most needed on the Continent
to-day is a good strong competition among the rail
roads for passenger traffic We actually had to get
cut Of our carriage at place and lmplore the
guard 10 put us into another. The air was so foul
and sickenlng tina, We had to go somewhere else.
The washing facilities consisted OF old tin pitcher
In very small closet. over which was lead-colored
wash-basin. There were no towels or soap. and no
chance to get glass Of drinking water. This was
on the roads fastest and SWEETEST train and be-
tween the two arlsocratic cities Of Baden Baden and
Paris. We wouldn't put cattle into such train in
this country
It hsng in the Alsatan Mountains and then through
the ~neat-ciad fields OF France. All the work in
ders anS the Women are mostly slaves. The men
don't pretend to do any work over there
those in GERMANY owing to the fact that the
Government is Just about to assume control OF them
ns the s. na here
something marvellous. There are no dining cars or
dining Stations
The only English-speaklng prlma donna taking
part in the Beyre Ith Wagnerian festivals was Nor
dica, and she IL an American. The opera lasts from
I'll 10 O'Clock. with intermsslon for dinner. SEN
ator Mcpherson and family. OF New-Jersey. were at
Baden Baden while l there
"A thing that interested m, in England the
attention that country IL giving to It's volunteer so
dlery. They have just held their great volunteer
annual encampment. Twenty thousand men took
part In the encampment at Bi5ley Common and
The cracks OF the regular army were
called on TO 80 down and put them through. No
better service could be done the National Guard
OF the State Of New.York than 10 send OF our
military men over there with the idea OF getting
valuable ideas for use In our militia. We can't do
better than study the English system They are re-
lying more and more on their volunteers In Eng |
land"
Mr.: Du Val brought bronze statue,te Of one Of
the Life Guards. whose uniform. he says Ia the |
handsomest he has ever seen. The bronze was made
By Ellington. The nrst went to the Prince of
Wales and Mr. Du Val received the second one |
The uniform consists OF a steel helmet, with a red !
plume a steel cuirass over red tunc. white close
fitting trousers and black polished high boots An |