Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-16
enough to keep up with the increase in

the traffic
When he reached Trieste the wind was
still blowing at the rate of seventy miles
an hour Michel Naskidon. courier who
has conducted us safely and comfortably
on many long journeys by land and sea.
by steamer. train, carriage and camel.
and who came all the way from Athens
to welcome us. said it was Bora" And
he explained that it was gale that comes
down occasionally through the passes In
the mountains which surround the north
ern end of the Adriatic sea, and is usually
ice laden.
The Wind of Death.
1t is called Bora" he said, from the
Greek word "Boreas," and the peasant
name for it is ''The Wind Of the Dead"
because 1t creates such destruction often
times. 1t has blown SO hard as to wrench
heavy blocks of stone out Of a pier and
1t has been known to stir up the blue and
gentle Adriatic to such a fury that its
waves have reached a height of a hum
dred feet.
blows across the Mediterranean from At
RIGA and follows the Adriatic to its apex,
is called by the peasants The Father of
the Poor because it brings showers for
the crops. which are usually followed by
glad sunshine.
The Bora" blows about as frequently
as we get blizzard. perhaps five or six
times during the winter, but it Is always
expected as much as it is dreaded and is
quite as dangerous to the landsmen as to
the mariner. The one which met us at
Trieste kept us stOrm-bOund for three
days. and We We're told that it was the
most severe that had been known since
1864 Several vessels in the harbors slip
ped their anchors and would have gone to
pieces against the piers if tugs had not
steamed out to rescue them. and railway
tr-1f in trS. ,ty.rv
the village Of Muggia was literally lifted
from the track and laid upon its side in
the ditch. Four passengers were killed
and eighteen others were more or less
seriously injured.
You can judge of the fierceness of the
wind when 1 tell you that every time 1t
begins to blow the police go out with
iron stanchfOns which fit into sockets al
off the streets in exposed places. just
as we do In Washington on inaugura-
ton days to keep the crowd back on
the sidewalks. out of the way of the pa
rade. Everybody who can remains in
doors, and those who are compelled to go
out cling to these rope guards to avoid
being blown away.
An amusing series of postal cards is on
sale at the news stands here showing
the various situations at different de-
grees of the wind. The picture on one
card represents the market place with
the wind blowing thirty miles an hour.
the next the CorsO. which is the fashiona-
BILE shopping street of Trieste, with the
wind blowing at forty miles, and the
rest of the series follow up the excite
ment at fifty, sixty and seventy miles an
hour
Tempers Heat of Summer.
There is a more amiable wind, called
the Maestrale, which prevails in the
summer and tempers the heat to those
Who are compelled to dwell here in the
hot months. 1t rises in the forenoon
about II o'clock anC lows steadily over
the cooling waters i.e Adriatic until
sunset when it subs
The Adriatic is autiful body of
water. and under tn MONDAY sun its
color is the same as that Of the uniform
of the Austrian army off1cers-a lovely
shade Of what we call cadet blue. AS
the sun declines toward the horizon the
color deepens until it ultimately becomes
an intense indigo, the bluest water you
can imagine. And that is why the sea
Although it is usually very calm. there Is
heavy and mysterious ground swell
from one end to the other called the
"Ligazzi," which is very deceptive, be-
1t plays the mischief with the insides and
the comfort of people who have weak
Stomachs.
Trieste, as have already said, is almost
entlrely lnclOSeQ Dy range Oh nOOIl-
tains. 1t sits in a sort of amphitheater
and the business section occupies a penin-
sula which extends into the sea. The
railways which come in from all direc-
tions creep down thte hillsides by Circuit
tOus paths and tunnels and moderate
grades. but through trains do not come
into the city, but are met at the top Of
the grade by auxiliary trains.
funicular cog railway clumbS the
mountain sides to resort, a park with a
hotel and teahouse. from which one can
gain a bird s-eye view of the city, the
amphitheater in which 1t sits, the lovely
villas which perch upon the opposite hills
and the distant mountains. some Of which
even at this time Of the year are still we'll
covered with snow.
The harbor is artificial, created by the
construction of long piers of solid ma
sorry, well equipped with machinery for
handling cargoes, and is a busy scene the
whole year around. because Trieste Is the
only seaport in Austria.