Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-27
THE JUNGFRAU ROAD.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT
WORK UNDER WAY IN THE ALPS.
SUMMIT REACHED BY EASY STAGES.
pextaurants and Sleeping Accommo-
dations VIII he Provided for Those
Who Wish TO Break the Journey
pInns for Preventing Accidents.
,correspondence of the Dlspatch.)

Correspondence of the Dlspatch.)
NEW YORK. November 26.-From pho
tosraphs Just TO hand. It is evident that
the railway up the steep and uneven sides
OF the Jungfrau IS going 20 be one OF the
wonders OF the world. 1t is thought that
thu line will be completed In 1904 so that
SIX years from now tho conquest OF the
mountain that has been such a favorite
with climbing enthusiasts will, by the aid
OF electric raiIroading. be accomplished
From tho general accounts OF the work
that have appeared from time 20 time.
American tourists will have obtained
some faint IDEA OF the great engineering
feat now under wey in the Alps. but with
the Illustrations from photographs that
accompany this II is certain that the line
Will be for all time monument TO the
skill OF nineteenth century engineers.
The route 10 be taken by the railroad
Is shown in outline In one OF the sketches.
ONE line starts from Lauterbrunnen, and
asoends the Wengern Alps 10 the Little
Scheldegg, an elevation of 6,770 feet above
the ga. From Scheidegg this line de-
scepds on the opposite side 10 Grinden-
wald. The line that will take tourists up
the JtIngfrau by the electric railway be-
gins at the Scheidegg station, as will be
seen In the sketch. and climbs in a da-
gonal course on the north side Of the
mountain. This, IL will be noticed by
tourists, is the opposite side to that trod-
don by the amateur climbers, who reach
the summit, If they hold out that long,
by the north side, which is not such a
risky climb as that on the side taken by
the new route.
The lower dotted line is the Wengcrn
Alp railway, which is already built; the
heavy lines show the course Of the first
section of the Jungfrau railway from the
Scheidegg 10 the Eiger Glacier, and the
broken line that continues it TO the jung
frau station marks the route of the rest
Of the line, which will be completed, It is
estimated. by 1904.
Tunnelling will be carried at intervals
as far as the Eiger Glacier, with a gradi-
ent varying from 70 to 20 per cent Be
yond the Eiger Glacier the gradient will
reach at points p per cent, and the line
VIII DO an elevated one, except at the
stopping places. which will be solidly
built in the rock. as shown in one of the
Illustrations. Should tourists desire to
make the trip by easy stages they can do
60. for these stations will be provided
with sleeping accommodations and res
taurants for the convenience OF passen-
gers who wish 10 stop off, view the mag
nihcent scenery from the elevated want
age ground, and continue the Journey the
following day. thus enjoying the beauti-
ful Views from various heights. To get
to the top Of the mountains in this way
will enhance the glories of the trip ten
fold, and will enable the tourist to enjoy
all the advantages of the old method of
surmountine the Jungfrau without the
danger and difficulty attending a weary
climb.
The Jungfrau line will be run by cleo
tricity generated by water power. The
latter power is made use of in the valley
10 generate three-phase currents at 1000
volts and this is transmitted by means
OF overhead wires to transformer sta
tions at the little Scheidegg and the
niger Glaciers. where IL is transformed to
800 volts by means Of stationary trans
formers. Not only is electrical energy