Show FIRST TRAINS PASSED THROUGH SIMPLON TUNNEL YESTERDAY April ii 2 The Simplon tunnel t I in the world was u ul l i this hiR 1 morning when alien h n from the thes s c i and a 11 1 Italian sides 5 the first trains v 1 through meeting ut t the center 1 1 if lf there was the iron door which n eV nilly prevented the overflow of a II ait it of hot bot water and which wits was as V Ild y opened for the time The V at the entrance to the tunnel V though the surrounding un I ains were wele covered with ith s snow now no but V inside id the tunnel the temperature fliP ruif ery nry high I F who ho had bad directed I c work on the th tunnel conducted the th Vc l ian train which part of the way ways wa walS I V V lS s lighted by miners with lanterns rr nr train from the Italian end was ns the theto I f f V to reach the iron door but a n little later the train from frum the Swiss side si e was as heard ht ard on the other side of the door There Ther was a brief f time spent in com coin through h the door b by means of hammering and finally the door was ivas as knocked down amidst t frantic applause and an cries erieS of Long live Switzerland and Lon Long live Italy Ital Bands played the Italian royal march marchand marchand marchand and the Swiss anthem and the theto two parties embraced and kissed each other Engineer Brandau shook hands with ith ithEn Engineer En ineer Rosemund the director tor of the work on the Swiss Sid fide V and the Italian embraced the Swiss bishop Sien Slen The latter then preached a hort short sermon in the course ourse of which he said Mid The church blessed progress In the name of God he then blessed the tunnel |