, 1866-10-19
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD EXCUR.
Sl0NlSTS.

IensinC ChicnEo-A H1nuntGccnt Train Of
Cnrs-A1cs!cy md Cotumisnuriut - The
rR'ty-Tlc Great Western NunI-At
Anrnrn-Eotct Carat llrnt,nsu-! -!:pi-usl.-
cnl-the ttfIiccr. OF tic n!on Pacific k1ll.
r9nt1-CisicnEo Accc~stSrh to tIc 5arly-4At
fkewnncc.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tsihune.l
GAIEsnrna, ILL.,, October Is.
THE START.
Al q little after ten o'clock, this morning. the
the opening OF the Union Pacific Railroad, lcit
Chicago by the chicago, burlington s. Quincy
i.aIl1oad
The t'ain provided for the occasion wsa one OF
tue most magnificent ever sent ont Of Chicago,
consisting as It cid, entirely OF picked cars, the
most elegant and luxuIious IN the world There
wc:c five coaches, three Of which were pQllman's
and - Aurora bcloEeine 10 tho Chicago. Ear-
hcionsins % 'he chtaso : Sorshwcste1n i;ail-
i, corated With flowe,s. hill beyond ihs racs au!
hcau,y thus Afforded, nothing could have been
aaeea t. 'ne r n1 AL 3 Esh q he ct
eost more. Tic Eastern m men IL Who g. were ere
on Sn,G lnG sxsnrsio Gazsa on thee cars "1:a IN,
;lse West i far ahead Of the Fast, and Chicago
leads the West. They have been furnished with
Anttk 4flIt1N stt1Ek lie fDlG$ AJQFlGt1
eve! since they lcf. New York. Int they had met
with nothing at al equallEng l'ullnsaiis PALACES.
\ fourth coach III sLc train WIS a magnificent
day car, brought over from the Michigan Central
Ioatl. This, also. was sp:en,lll affair. glitter
ing Wit, silver and mirrors, costly with i,la,i
woods VINO E and npholsterx. The pay tar Q. the road
concern. Euch az railroad officials atways proyidr
for themselves.
TIE coM.tfssAE1AT.
Ano.Ler car WIS Lttcd up with tables and Us
ticEcd TO- the colAmis:aEy department, under
Charge Of kfnslcr, Inc celebrated rsstS::ra:cur,
"" w. on h"s,a snnnrnE tse ore!n.oas q
Eolnltes was, AZ might be expected from him, mn
1iniifcd In quanfity aud unsurpassed in quality,
aud furnished as they wctc, 20 ali on tle train BY
walters passing from car TO ea:, nothing was 1ef;
70 be desired whic:, might harc atllod 10 tho
Tssaia's ~, comforts # q o. s s1er*i.n ne.hns rer
eoncotuit1nts Of an extended railroad Journey,
TAE CONDUCTOR.
The entire train was Under thu supreme contro!
o. Mr. 7. c. Dnrar:, Assistant Superintendent OF
tho tnfon Facsic Ka,read Company, auI general
manager OF the rxcnrs1tn. a-eistcd ly Nlr. r. F.
lnrkt5. tr*tsiart Secretary Of th,. Company !snd
1he ilo:Eita!iiss of tls l..y car were dltpcnscd
W Nr. W Z. Gilman, rayutasttr or the Chicago
Burlington s. Quincy isailroal.
T!,e cxcnrslorist., on starting from Chicago.
numbered one hundred anil ci:htcen l:,dies and
tl,c direct snulc Vi lhc Northwestern isoad. and
'hc "expedllion. AZ Us patty Il nov t'masd. S'
Excellent music accompanies ua, furnished By
trn OF The best member. OF thr E,cat Western
tght t;uasd Band, under The direction Of Mr. C,
tho train wns stopped long .Cnunch 10 enable the
ol dc Chicago. ku,lirst1n 4 Quincy i;stlroad at
tlat POINT aud Inspect couple Of new cars which
nre being built By. Mt. q. y. rallna.n. There
calls arc peculiar, the TACT tint each IL little
furrHf tLnN In anH IL A Ystr
containing fonF drawing rooms, ono rtatc ronm,
summoned hy a bell at any moment, and travel
LET: can have served 10 them at any time anythlne
which they conll obtain ma nrtt-class hotel.
These novel Institutions win b. Put gu The soads
from Chicago AZ ~ SOON as they are nnishct. our
superiority in facilities for railroad travcl.
NJ. Ca16ut:, n Chicago photographer, Who, With
| Ills aseittant, Accompanies the pafty3
| ErtsoD1cAL AND n1sTonIcAL.
Just here 1t may be remarked. for the general
Information Of the public, that tho .oute takcn at
1ll % b. followed IL Wien tic :aiead e"nmnnica:ion IN nun o
sS; e EssS ss: n
grcsler than can be At the present time supplied
On The direct line from Chicago TO O.naha. There
Jar isapids and pennEsou, Under Control of the
No,thucstcru RaIlro4d Company, the consofi
eatet roads forming !. being nc Cd ioWc and
lsiscr lines. F.om chicago to Omaha, by tht.
roulc. is only distance OF i3s ns1cs, whereas
the distance By way OF Gunner and st. Joscph
which will be followed by the excursion, - y;
miles. These ::'i miles will bc sAycd ty the di
reei roa;c mentioned, in which thc!e il nov :
bleak Of only eizts,one miles froc, beyona Den
rIson 10 Omaha. This break 10 being clo:ct
RAPIDLY ftom each end, acd 1t IL expected ih2
within sixty days railroad Communication thyongl
Will he complete. This places our gfea
sS ,et Of Gs:S 9th !, IL s S,t sst ps% seaa;
tnpped hY the gigantic enterprise Of the unso'
Pacific Rni,road: and u. This road will, t.y mex
| er1ing. he extended rome two hllud miles tas
ihcr ihan The mncl Dragged Of st. Louis & PAeih
Railroad, the merchants Of Cl!slgo may cxprt
next rp.iug's trade for all Of the SebFaska, utal
rtss:on. The Immense results thas iaF ach3cVs
II The construction Of this road have hecn mafnf
dye to the fndcfatisab!c energy md inexhane; !;
hle resoarces Of one mar. Mr. T. Z. Duran
tic .ailsosd company. is also President Of Il
t'.a:i Aot'itsr, The 1uonlci company wSo hay
buH; the Eoad. Great Inducements having bec
tatitq by GoscIn1aclt to the company whie
sLeu1d ltst :cach The loOsh meridian, :.1 MIL
importance 10 The Union racifc Ra,lrosd Cor
p:uy 10 Essfcn 10 complete this much Of the
| rCaa aEd The nlanhcr IN which 1t was nccot
pitched; cast Into tht aha1c, all other enclnee.ir
aid tunshine. night. and day, tns work K We We
!, | steadily on. Never. for an hour did 1t cease
/ | e!nckcn. Que hundred and INV miles OF tsat
: were laid in one hundred days. Obstacles whic
. under other circumstances. would have sc,n
d nsoos. II the daring minds who controlled II
httcu1enn tast. Meanwhile, ST. Louis made
a rrrat howl OVER 'ilt}c Pacific Road Which IL,
9 elcd ont f'om thai thriving town. .om.vhs