. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . 234 RAILWAY FASSENGEJ^ and Schultzs bull—both op-posed to railroad trains. Thejoke was widely circulated andhad much to do with complet-ing the discomfiture of theopposition in the followingelections. The railroad was a de-cided step in advance, com-pared with the stage-coachand canal-boat, but, when wepicture the surroundings ofthe traveller upon railwaysduring the first ten or fif-teen years of their existence,we find his journey was notone to be envied. He was Rail and Coach Travel in the White Moun
. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . 234 RAILWAY FASSENGEJ^ and Schultzs bull—both op-posed to railroad trains. Thejoke was widely circulated andhad much to do with complet-ing the discomfiture of theopposition in the followingelections. The railroad was a de-cided step in advance, com-pared with the stage-coachand canal-boat, but, when wepicture the surroundings ofthe traveller upon railwaysduring the first ten or fif-teen years of their existence,we find his journey was notone to be envied. He was Rail and Coach Travel in the White Mountains. jammed into a narrow seat with a stiff back, the deck of the carwas low and flat, and ventilation in winter impossible. A stove ateach end did little more than generate carbonic oxide. The pas-senger roasted if he sat at the end of the car, and froze if he satin the middle. Tallow candles furnished a dim religious light,but the accompanying odor did not savor of cathedral dust was suffocating in dry weather ; there were no adequate DISCOMFORTS OF OLD CARS. 235 RAIL-ROAD ROUTE spark-arreste
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