Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-01
NKw AND SPLENDID SLEErlNo CAR

I
Wednesday night last the most perfect
and commodious sleeping car ever used
upon any road in thu west, or in the
country, made i,s frst trip over the
chioago and Rock l~lsnd Rail Road. The
pleasure and comfort Of travelling has been
10y the intro luc.on OF sleeping cars. To jet
along through the night. sitting bold upright
IN an ordinary car seat. or recliuing and bump
ing your h, ad againat tho arm OF the seat ar
window ell, Ia not at all refreshing to people
who are accustomed 10 sleeping at nght on
bsds ike good christians. Every road Of any
lmp,rtance or enterprise has spared no pains
70 niloid their custoEaers good sleep;ug aceomo
tation-. Many are the patents that have been
invented--all more or l-ss creditail.. arc an
npro vement upon the old E,sl hoi OF sleeping
IN the ordinary car. For several years thee.
Il K. Railroad has had good sleeping acoom-
modAtions on the night uains but nov they
have made strike that goes lar ahead Of any
previous arrangement.
The new car is fifty sx feot lorg-eight feet
longer than the ordinary car. 1t contains three
rooms The main room ~ thir:y-sight feet
lang aud contains twenty beds. Al each end
there II q saloon nine feet long, both finished
and furni he'd alike. Zach contains q commo-
dious sink, q wash room with elegant marble
top atand with silver plated fixtures, . sota. an
egaDt mltror. coat hooks ana other aceer-
.sasa To- AL
and lar ahead Of nylhng ever before intro
due, a. Tbs sleeping room does not diiler In
the general arrangement Of the beds from the
old car, hut In ventilation II is beyond COM
entire length, 10 an aperture one foot wide
over this Ia raised a i" steamboat root " two
/. et high, and three vide. with registers for
ventilation Through this all the impure air.
wli,h Lac ever been the tane Of sleeping cars,
escapes. leaving the air 10 the apartment be
low constantly pure lhis ia great triumph.
The upper berthe are thus made just as pleas
ant Is the lever ones. To each upper berth
here are two ventilater-, one at each end
which the occupant can regulate at will. thus
.eDp.nng the atmosphere to hir own hhihR
I.e ma,tresses are all made Of hair OF the besi
quality. and furnish Iust as comfortable hedr
a. any one can have In hia own house The
curtains are OF heavy brocads. and made to
enclose or more berths to suit any party or
company tha, may wish TO engage them. Tho
bedding all the way through. ia Of superior
/ klad. The windows are hl1d with double
sashee, so as to keep on; all snspicion OF dust.
and are provided With brocads curtains In
stead OF blinds. The car ia splsndiy lighted
by lamps and r,n actors In the roof OF the car,
and heated by single stove. and carpeted with
lSsussels carpets throughout. la Nil rcspeois u
I, . most comfortable carriage. 1t was built
It III. company's manuisetory In Chicago Of
which y. r. Williams is foreman. The venti.
ia,ing apparatus Is the patent Of NJ. Cook
there being seven on each eide. The ear Las
| been tuilt q. an exnenss of about 1900. lta
mate will be ou, IN al out sixty days. IL leaves
here on Tuesday, Ihursdav and saturday
.ysniugs You can iaks 1t here at night--go
to sleep as though you were OF home, wake
40 10 the morning thoroughly refreshed. make
your toilet 10 an elegant room ind your boots
hlacked. and yourself in Chira2o a hun
lred aud eighty miles OF delicious sleep all for
itv cents who would not travel The car
,sapreat success ard will 10 well patrouizsd
THE Sixru CAvAlHY-WaEn TnKY
Asg-How ruEY CT ia.Rg. AND rnsIa FriraE
II ~ law "a la u
ing trip to Iowa City to see the cavalry hoys
We made tho trip in ore OF TIE sumptuous
cara ot tho "lighuiog expires" tra.o ol the NJ
d NJ r. r. The distance 10 Iowa CITY is hiiy
I'VE miles. .au d but fur an 1 one h4J hours are
consumed ia makiog it-a rate OF speei that
causes our hair to stand on end when We think
Of IT, We found tho cavalry encamped about
two miles from the city. in pleasant . oak
opening" and from appearances We should say
they we're having an exceedingly gay and fss
I've time OF 1t. The men looked well, nd did
not sho any viaibles sgns Of tue hsrd-hIps
Lsy had to 20 through since leaving Daven
port. But the auimais-oh Lord. what O
,,ght. Many Of them were entirely Knocked
lew of the tough fellows had weathered ibe
storms finely Tue males ere in the wors'
condition. lInce sam may as W.! KNOCK
them in the head for any use they VIII be 10
him hereafter Tire poor creatures y ere lite
rally worked TO death. Ard II would appear ie
us k,ndne-s to despatch the whole ld.
W. found the officers OF the regiment heer-
" as tucLs. and received from them cordia
greeting. The "long puil' from Daveppor
na. not IN the least affected their spirits. tu
on the contrary has rendered them tough ao'
.elfrelisut 1t will be recolscted that nearl!
al the officers OF this regiment joins' The
Temperance league before they lett Davenport
They have got over that now. That storm
The summit WAS sufficient to wash out ten