New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-24
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DENYING ReoM posRINEn

Il Is = y a Il
II hsR eFa has dawned upon railroad travel
tar, instead Of being compelled to st for
, 9f miles il straight backed seats and to
loll anu plnnge against your next neiehbor ali
Allg nAYon cAn have comfortable position In An
elegant lounge or sofa, during the flay and at
night slsep on luxurious couch. mother words,
3lg Inc day, with an ever changing panorama be.
aoIe YOU and Mt retire with all the privacy Of
bed chamber surrounding Won
sh Alonaay, FRED. hnowland, Esq, general
sasteTn agentsoI the Pittsburg, Fort WAYNE and
0hlcago Ralroad. invited alparfy Of ConaTessIneu
ana tatges of the press TO take d trim i'd
tlizaDeth on board The new Silver Palace cars,
which have Just been completed to Iq,n betyy,sen
this city and Chicago without CHANGE FRenairiFgd
70 me Jersey City ferry, the guests were received
E hy ~. Jonah Woodruff, general sup efntendent of
ssle " Company Mr. y H.
land ana others. M N
The guests ence on board, The train was soon
speeding on its way, and the inspection Of the
cars q once commenced Such elegance ana
eoIifort combined hadnot elsewhere been seen.
mere we're four cars, viz: The Silver Palace
44a1soohas SILVER Palace Pittsburg, and Silver
kalaoe Alleghany. In d short time tile Silver
Palaces New York. Fort Wayne and Chicago are
e ne completed and added to these forming q
aailg Inc between this city and Chicago without
change In addition TO the three silver palaces
above mentioned, the directors car also accom-
panied the train.
The Allegheny and Pittshurg men built it in the
shops OF the Pitshurg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railroad at AlIeghany civ, and lie Altoona vas
ngllt by the Re ansyivania Railroad Company at
saltoolsa. Inc fittshnrg has run since the 18th
DAY OF March last and the others have just
started on Lhelr first trip as the cars are nearly
y aiike, description of one will be sufficient for
al, with the exception of the directors car,
which u. u deserving of special notice.
The interior of the cars is of solid and yeneered
walnut handsomely paneled, They are of the or
binary of railway cars but there the similarity
ceases Each car mas eight sections Of elegant
seats Which 90 night are converted into luxurious
beds The upper berths are drawn mp, and their
handsome veneered panels, with the bright silver
and frosted oTnaments make a beautiful finish to
the root The backs and fronts Of the seats are
ornahienled with silver bands, aad the arms with
SILVER ornaments The sections are divided by
solid German silver columns, heavily plated The
seats are covered with y beautiful article Of mo-
qrette and. the floor with body Brussels of elegant
pattern. The short curtains which cover the sim
Gle hefths are Of satin danlask, and the long cur
Ialns, which hang in the aisle, are Of silk rep.
HIS Wlndoys ere double, one being Of plain and
he other Of cut glass This gives not only greater
privacy, but greater warmth During the day,
Ihe eut glass windoR. can be showed mp, and the
t1ageler can zee wllat IL going BIZ without
Each alternate panel is q mirror, and the in
Eervening ones are handsomely 0raalnented with
2 heavy carved walnut design The cars are
lighted hg four very heavy silVer-nlounted lamps
LIE ceiling is covered with fine linen, ornamented
with Chinese design. AL each cid of tie CAT il
Q statefonm o. bridal chamber, fitted mp most
1uNufIeas1y. with ent-glass windows, satin cur
eAAls Nisllshailu FFSler closet anu every GOnVenl
eHee attached During the day these are CON
yerted INTO sitting room, with lounges, etc.
E Opposite each stateroom are sofas, which are
also convertible into beds. There is movable
table IN each section, at which parties can spread
lunch, read, write, or play at euehre. Linen
closets, extra water closets aud washstands COM
piete the arrangement of the car. These cars
weigh W 900 pounds each, and cost sa2, 600.
The directors car is built Of iron; with an oak |
and walnut finish on the inside. Tits fitted upl
with private apartment with accommodations
Tor four persons, and has large and elegant wasl-
stands and water=eleset attached III the main
apartment are sleeping accommodations for four,
gether win extra seats, tables, etc The weight
OF The eur u about q, 900 pounds.
These cars were entirely designed by MFR. John
Woodruff, and II IL II his energy and perseverance
tnat tic public are Indebted for the removing of
many of the diseomforts Of travelling One car
will leave New York and Chicago daily, running
through without change, vim Allentown, Pennsyl.
vania Central and Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago railroads. On Monday nightat88 o'clock
2 party of sxeursionists left III them for Omaha
AIT Harrisburg A diliral FarTagat joined the ex
cursionists- ~ AZ *. a ewa.