New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

Herr Cuyer Zellcr who il president OF the
Northeastern Railway system OF Switzerland Is
behind the project The Jungfrau Is l3,GIO feet
above the sea- and lacks only 100 feet of Mont
B!anc's elevation. Pixies Peak in the United
States is to be sure. a few hundred feet higher
than the JunGfrau and n railway has been in
operation to it's top for several years. But the
Swiss road will start from a much lower level
than the American. about 1000 feet above
the sea. 1t will have nearly. or quite. I.oOO reef
more to rise. The steepcst grades Will be the
same as those the Pixies Peak line-23 per
cent.
There Is already In operation road from
Interlaken to Grndelwald, and thence along the
Wengcrn Alp to the hamlet OF Murren. Inc
Jungfrau road DIVORCES from the other at Little
Schedgg. and runs for a short distance In the
open air. But the only way to avoid the ava
lanches OF hat locality Is to go underground
ard hence the line reaching the edge
OF the Eger Glacier enters a tunnel Emerging
at M0nchjoch. at an elevation Of 10.JOO feet me
road will run along the side of the MOnch,
ascend COO feet more. and then enter the jung
frau itself. at station called Jungfraujoch-
The terminus will be situated about 24O feet
below the summit. and an elevator will carry
passengers the rest Of the way.
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ago and operations were actively conducted in
the tunnel beside the Eger Glacier all through
the winter OF course if the route had been
exposed to the rigois of the weather outside II
would have been impossible to do any blasting
or grading for more than two or three months
of the year. owing to the remarkable hardness
Of the rock. progress has been slow. but 1t Is
hoped that the whole fine will be completed
within three or four years. Even before it Is all
done ii Is probable that the owners will operate
il for a part Of its length. The wonderful
glimpses to be had and the delightful air to be
breathed long before reaching the summit Will
be nducement enough to many tourists to take
advantage Of the opportunity. There VIII be
galleries. reaching out rideways or else upward
from the main tunnel into the open air and
balconies here will enable the tourists to get
fine outlooks and obtain material refreshment
HEALTH OF TOURISTS CONSIDERED.
The possible effect Of great change Of altitude
within n few hours upon the health and comfort
Of tourists has been carefully considered by the
management Of this line. Not only has good
deal of Information been obtained from persons
who have gone up in balloons. but set Of spe-
cial experiments was conducted with alrtSht
chambers. IN which people were confined while
the quantity of air inside was slowly but con-
Siderably reduced ny means Oh Il pump IHc ~
suits of these in hstigatons satisfy the hackers
of the railroad that no unpleasant consequences
are to be anticipated from breathing the rari!led
air Of Alpine SUBMITS. if those heights are once
reached without effort
Power for operating the road will be secured
from the Lutschine near Lauterbrunnen, with
the aid Of turbines and dynamoj Some OF the
older roads in the Alps are operated by steam.
b,,t tha n
road on Mount Washington. this one VIII nave
a toothed rail- or rack. between the rails %
which the train rides. and stout gearing on thf
engine will engage the rack and thus pull thu
train. A quadrupe set Of brakes. part Of them
mechanical and part of them electrical will be
provided.