The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-20

filled with hurrying people he feels the
difference between Budapest and Wen
ma. Modernized as is Vienna and pos
sessing some of the finest public build
ings in the world, Is is nevertheless, es-
sentially German, lacking, though one
can hardly tell in what, certain ele-
ment necessary to make it something
more than national q was about to
say more than provinciaL) NOT so
| with Budapest. Though only half the
/ size of it's great rival, it has undoubt-
| eddy about it modern and progressive
| tone At once and without hesitation
the observing traveller classes 1t along
side of Berlin, Chicago, Manchester and
| Frankfort.
| OF course, I hunted out the entrance
| to the subway among the first things
Some three years ago the Boston sub
way commissioners kindly sent to me
copy of their report, in which, illus
trated by excellent photographs, We're
to be seen certain tations and parts of
the roadway of this Budapest subway
contrasted and compared with that
then nearing completion in our own
city. In anticipation of this ride
through the subway here let me say
that coming through London ! resolved
to take ride upon its new electric sys-
tenn, which is now in operation between
the Mansion House (city) and Waterloo
station. l do not think even with the
greatest stretch of words that the Eng
lish hole in the ground can be called a
subway. 1t Is deep and would be
dark tunnel were it not for the electric
lights throughout the passage. One is
attracted by sign opposite the Man
sion House with the legend, Trains
every ten minutes" Passing down
stairway at the right of this sign the
traveller finds himself at the beginning
Of an an inclined walk that seems in
terminabla for distance, and leads down,
down, further and further, into the
depths of earth. At last he arrives at
a platform quite similar in appearance
to those of the underground railway,
only, l am happy to say, clean and
new and we'll lighted, where the air is
good. There. after paying the few PEN
MES required, he waits as patiently as
he can for the advent Of the train. At
last it comes-two long cars, with
curved roofs to fit the arched roof of
the tunnel Entrance is from the sides
and the rear, as on the Brooklyn Bridge
cars After what appears to be an UNI
necessarily long wait the train starts
The speed is not great, and as the pas
sage has few curves the journey is most
delightful, there being nothing of the
whirr, noise and sudden bumps which
one sometimes experiences in the Bos-
ton subway. The greatest disadvan-
tages are in the number Of steps to
climb and the amount of walking re-
quired at entrance and exit The Buda
pest subway goes to the other extreme
On an average it is nearer the surface
of the earth than is our subway. The
station platforms are of generous size,
and the internal arrangements quite
similar to our own One has, though,
close and confined feeling, owing to
the fact that the roof is so low and
overhanging. Fewness of steps is pur-
chased at the expense of lightness and
airiness.
The Hungarian cars resemble more
nearly those Of London than they do
ours. and the number of trains Is so
limited that for a short distance one
might better walk than wait in the
subway for car. A superficial obser
vation-and mine was only that-lm-
presses me with, the fact that barring
our many turns and curves, the Boston
subway Is superior to either that here
or In London, Coming out at any of
the stations upon Andrassy avenue,
one sees new houses going up on every
out into the suburbs, and all the indi-
cations of modern growth such as is
seen in Chieago.lr
In Vienna, or in certain circles right
here, one will hear 1t grudgingly admit
ted that there is this new life and pro-
gressive spirit in Budapest, but it is
added the Hungarians should not be
given credit for 1t. They are a proud
and indolent people; they dislike man
ual work and initiate nothing.
! asked an Engishman, who talked
to me in this train how he accounted
for the business energy at Budapest
and who made all these Improvements
going on under our very eyes
1.-THE Jews he said. "They own the
town, they and the North Germans
They are the bankers, the editors, the
capitalists and manufacturers. For
them Budapest Is the New Jerusalem.
Here more than in any other city in
Europe they can do as they please.
There are no disability laws. AS He
brews they enjoy the fullest freedom
and toleration hence they have inva
ded Hungary and are making of this
city their new capital
I thought this exaggerated talk, but
it was cautiously confirmed by our
American consul, by representative of
ono IF tho 1an5ipu CbinoUp ao,ip,IIt,,raI
firms living here, and by several other
gentlemen of equal note and experience,
and the tourist need only open his eyes,
observe the faces on the streets, in the
resorts, and read the signs of leading
firms, to come to the conclusion that