Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-04-26
MUNICH ART TREASURES.

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Bavarian Beer on the People.
MUNICH, March IS, 1894.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
One of the chief charms of living In
Dresden land confess there are many Is
the fact that owing to its geographical po-
sition, situated In the center of Europe, It
is possible to visit different cities with
great ease, and trip to Prague, Vienna,
Munich, Berlin, Lsipsic, and even st. Pc
tersburg, ConstantinopIe and many other
cities, Is accomplished with greatest ease.
A ride of few hours will take You to
the shores of the North sea or to the Bal
tic, where are very many interesting wa
tering places, where thousands resort In
the hot months to enjoy the breezes
freighted with ozone right from Finland
and Scandinavia.
Many tourists are now on the wing to
Prague and Vienna, and so on to Venice
and Rome, or to Nuremburg and Munich,
and over Alpine passes to Florence, Milan
and southern Italy. More than sixty rail-
road trains leave Dresden every twenty
four hours in all directions The express
trains as they pull out towards Vienna and
other distant cities present a very lively
appearance filed with travellers from every
part of the globe.
These through trains are furnished with
dining cars where splendid dinners are
provided, and everything furnished to
render the journey specially enjoyable.
True, one does not whirl along at sixty
miles an hour, rushing past cities and
beautiful landscapes 50 rapidly that he
cannot see them intelligibly. Thirty Eve
miles an hour is about the quickest one
travels here, and, forsooth, 1t ia rapid
enough, as one settles quietly down with
"Baedecker"i in hand to study up the coun-
try through which he is travelling.
must confess liking towards the ar
rangement of the railway carriages here;
1t ensures privacy and quiet, two very
necessary requisites when travelling on a
journey by rail.
The compartments are very handsomely
gotten up, perfectly heated, lighted and
furnished with other necessary accommo-
dations.
By giving the guard one or two marks a
party of four can keep possession of a
carriage for the entire journey, and In this
way travelling is very agreeable and easy.
Starting from Dresden at Q a. M, one ar.
rives at Munich. If going right through,
at $50 p. m. Berlin is three hours dis
tant, Prague four hours away, and Vienna
about ten hours.
One can leave in the morning, catch the
train at Berlin and reach st. Petersburg OF
Moscow In about twenty four hours. 90.
psnhagen is reached by not very tire.
some journey, and . summer trip to the
shores of Norway and Sweden Is so short
that 1t ceases to be tedious. London Wis
Flushing and Queensborough is triHe
over twenty-fo hours distant.
So You observe that We can readily gel
away from Dresden in any desired direc.
| ton and In pretty fair time, too.
There are few accidents on the railway,
| in Germany; the roads are well built ani
heavily ballssted, and being entirely gov
ernment property, the greatest caution Il
observed, and accidents rarely If ever 90
| cur.
The Saxon government are now spend
ing fifteen million dollars in Dresden II
magnificent buildings, exhibiting beautiful
specimens of Rocooo art. An immens
station Is being constructed which vii
have no superior In the world. The build
ing for offices nov in courss of erection
fully double the size of the new buildin
recently erected In New Haven by the Ney
York, New Haven and Hartford railroa.
company, and is magnificent stone pal
| ace of enormous sizs, worthy to be tn
residence of king. 1t has Iron and tile,
floors and stone stair-cases; and with roo
of tiles It is indsstructible by frs. Wbe,
the new buildings are completed Dresde
will be one of the great railroad centers @
Europe. Immense quantities of freigh
passes through Dresden from Russia, Aus
tria, Poland, Bohemia, Bavaria and fror
all other European ststea.
The manufactured articles of Chemnit
exported to the United States alone repre-
sent some eight millions to ten millions G
dollars annually; and most of these good
pass through Dresden.
A short time since came from Dresde
to this city, and q very lovely ride 1t ws
as We sped along by many quaint httl
covered hills. Occssionally we saw on th
high hills large windmills groaning an
! harshly signing and creaking as the
| | turned leisurely on their axes, gri6din
} out the yellow grain; these were to me
forcib.e reminder of that lovely tropics
land Of windmills, far over the ocesl
| whose golden product was not yello
grain, but something almost as indispsns
| BILE, VIZ sugar.
; Leaving Dresden far behind, we passe
, through Plauen, celebrated for its mar
breweries and brick yards; here begins Il
Plauensche Grund, q picturesque m
| rocky portion of the valley of the Wei
= seritz; the views in this locality are =
!; markably fne.
One hour after leaving Dresden '
: passed Frsiberg, an old mining town bui
' In the twelfth century; there was gre
: excitement here at that remote perit
owing to the discovery Of silver 10 u
+ neighboring hills. Two hours will sufh
!. TO SEQ the sights In Freibsrg, and short
}. after departing we arrive II Chemnitz, OF
. of the lAreest manufacturing places
Z Germany. Chemnitz was settled BY 9
= ancient Wends, and at very early perl,
/ became famous for its linen msnufactorie
The chief products are woven good
Z gloves aud stockings, Of which, o. me
% TONED In the frst part Of this letter, the
9 are annually exported to the United Stat
. very large quantity, to the value Of 3
r millions Of dollars. One large msnufscl