Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-27
New Design OF sleeping Car.

COMPLETION OF THE FIRST OF 4 NUMBER FOE A
NEW SOUTHERN ooMPARY-DEsoRIPrIoN or TIE
NEW COACH. .H..|
The Jackson h Sharpe Co. completed and
shi pped, last week, . new sleeping-car built
after new design, Of which Capt 9. E. Lucas,
who resides at $40 East Fourth street, this city,
il tho patentee. The car Was built for the Lu-
cas- Sleeping Car Co., new corporation lately
formed in the South, exclusively with Southern
capital, Of which Mr.. Lucas Ia General Manager.
Until lsst October he was tho Geueral Southern
Manager Of the Pullman Co., with headquarters
at Atlanta.
This new car was built with the design Of sup
planting the use OF the Pullman sleeper on
Southern roads. It is urged against this latter
ooach that its great weight antagonizes its econ
omio employment in that section, both ~
regards it, traction and its wear upon
the rails. Southern roads, ~ rule, are
less substantially built than vt the North !;
the rails are lighter and the engines are
less capable. Hence Mr.. Lucas, in his new de-
sign, has prepared . car which will in measure
obyAte these difficulties, which he says are mat
ters of no little consideration among bouthern
railroad men, but in doing 10 he thinks he has
retained the material portion OF the strength
with all the comforts Of the ponderous Pullman
sleeper. But in addition to this he also CLAIMS
the ability to construct Lis car 1t from % 70
g. 600 less COST and 1t also has the advantage OF
permitting all the passengers 70 ride facing the
locomotive In weight, the Lucas car IL ABOUT
| 10000 pounds less thai the Pullman.
The general appearance of the Lucas coach
closely resembles that Of hrstclAss passenger
day cars. Above the windows, however, is .
larger amount Of panel work but nc
mere than in the Pullman, over which
the LUCAS car has the advantage OF perpendicu
lar SIDES from the floor to the roof. The Pull
man car slopes inwardly from the WINDOW tops
to the ventilator, aud to some extent thus inter.
feres with ventilation. The upper berths IN thf
Lucas unfold from tho side Of the car just ~ the
Pullman's do but the former is supported upor
partitions which swing, out and sep.rAte u. IN
beds The mAttrass and bedding for this beftt
il carried beneath the seats
The under berth Ia formed by removing the
cushions and slipping the upper portion OF ths
framework Of the'seata little to the rear 10 =
to admit . mAttrass six feet long; but for longe
persops tile backs Of the seats, which are mad
in sectional form, separate And = bed or . inche
longer may be spread out The mattresses ar
all OF hair, aud those for the lower berth res
upon Stats which are confined in the same tlcl
! ing, but being in sections they permit the foio
! ing Of the mattrass both ways, into . very nal
row compass. These with all the beding, ar
, carried in . sheet iron box under the seats who
, also extends foot or two under the hoor OF th
: : Perfect ventilation Is afforded both by the Mt
! merous ventilators in the top Of the car and
! the SIDES The windows, also, being OF SOM
what different arrangement, will permit . M
| draft OF Alr, W1tlOut lo6 AuInlSSiun Vi AuS
dust The upper sash il scarcely visible, and
, . couple Of inches removed outwardly from Il
!. lower sash. By lowering this. good yentilatie
|, 10 not only Afforded to the the upper berth. b.
4 . current of ar ia permitted to pass up and ov
= the under sash, while it will also exclude
. greater portion Of the dust raised by the trAi
!, This new car has been christened the "a
. vance," A second one called the "Relianc'
and similar in all respects to the above, is beil
built in the same works. Outside, tho car 7
sembles somewhat the Woodruff, being pain
T. ed black with stripings Of red, green aud goi
y Inside it is furnished in walnut and mapl
,e and ali its appointments are excellent. Col
A. partments are built in either end, with mari
d wash basins in them all.
Or Mr.. Lucas conveyed his new car to BAltmor
10 Thursday, where it was on exhibition. He
ho start with it on Southern tour for inspectie
se stopping at Washington, Alexandra, kichmol
he wilmington. Savanna, Augusta, Atlanta, q
~ reaching New Orleans about June l2th. u
w car has already received the endorsement
Al several Southern railroad men, and 1t " estin
ted that IL or fifteen additional cars will be
Ir. dered very soon.