Washington sentinel., 1899-11-11
A hallway amongst the Eternal
SHOWS.


The view from the top OF the
JunpiEau, the most famous BeTnese
Oberland, almost exactly $4,000
feet above the sea level, is consid
cred unique. The ascent is no
longer regarded as a great noun
taineering feat. But it is tedious
and, indeed, impracticable for non.
climbers. Hence, according to
Engineering, from whom we quote
this note, the desire to build rail
way up the Jungfrau which, with
its fellows, the Moench and the
EIgeT, and its beautiful satellites,
the Silberhorn and the Schneehorn,
close to the ridge Of the Jungfrau,
offers a most magnificent spectacle
The Sch, ,idegg Rack Railway al
lows us to admire this grand pano-
rama. The Jungfrau Railway takes
US right up to the Eiger Glacier,
penetrates by tunnels into the
Eiger, and is to proceed round the
back Of the Eiger to the Moench
and the Junglrauioch, and, finally,
into the Jungirau. The last z4o
feet up to the top of the Jungirau
are to be accomplished with the
aid oil the elevator. II IS hoped
that the project will be carried out,
although il cannot be within the
period OF six years first specified.
An observatory is to be built on
the top of the JunPfrau, on which
the JungfTau Railway Company IS
to expend minimum OF $4,000;
and the company is further to con-
tribute A74o annually towards the
research. Already one and three.
eighths Ot a mile have been built
to height OF $3.50 above the sea
level, and in laying out the re-
malnder, attention had to be paid
to avalanche tracks. On the lung
trauj ujoch. ice has been met with at
an inconveniently low level, so
that there will be an incline on this
section. The total length OF the
line will be II miles.
Fourteen trains run at present
daily on the part oi the line already
opened, and the power station, as
described in EHgtHee1EHg, is to be
further extended for the new length
OF line up through the eternal
SHOWS. The current comes from
the central station at Lauterbrun.
men, which now gives 900 horse
power. The addition oJ two
Eschew- Wyss turbines, now being
erected, will place 1900 horse
power at the disposal OF the rail
way company. The water is that
OF the White Lutschine. The in
take is close to famous but some.
what too misty Staubback Fall.
Each electric generator driven by
the ~ater turbine yields currents
OF 500 ampers and 1000 volts.
The two new dynamos Of the
Oerlikon Company are Tor the
same speed, but OF higher power,
Soo against 500 horse power.
Lightning has several times visited
the station, without even blowing
any fuses. A little damage was
done, however, in one case, where
lightning must have struck the
pressure conduit somewhere, and,
pas ing along it, got into the tur-
bine. 1t pierced one oi the Raj
lard rings, and escaped through
the asbestos insulation Of the gen
orator without doing further harm
We must not forget. in reading so
much about lightning conductors
IN such installations, that even
moderate sized houses in Switzer-
land often bear or 3 lightning
rods. The first electric car was fitted
with two motors. each OF I7s horse
power; the second has two motors
OF rso horse power. They run at
700 revolutions. The que ton OF
brakes is naturally very important.
Ample provision seems to have
been made. The part Of the line
built has given good results, and
when the tourist season closes op-
eTations will be recommended.