Show the S aplon tunnel opened domodossola Domo dossola italy the simplon tunnel wae inaugurated saturday by king victor emmanuel who left here for on the swiss side of the mountain the royal train passed through the twelve miles of tunnel drawn by a steam engine the electric not being ready on reaching the middle of the tunnel at a height of 2 feet above the sea level the 1 ing was heard to exclaim it is a cyclopic work the result of halt a cen tury of study seven years of work and the expenditure of nearly 15 |