Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-08-31
A Novel Mode OF Travelling.

On Tuesday, July 30, a company OF
p ladies and gentlemen, principally
from Worcester, Mass, started on a
trial trip of the excursion car City Of
Worcester for Montreal and Quebec via
Portland and Grand Trunk Railway.
Returning to Gorham the party ascend
ed Mount Washington by stage,
dining at the Summit House, spent sew
eral hours in Portland and reached
Worcester at seven pm. Saturday
night, having thoroughly explored all
points of interest in i've days and with
but little fatigue. This car contains all
the necessities of a home. At one end
the kitchen department, with stove, re-
friEerator, laundry COnyenienCes, but
ler's pantry, China closet and gentle
mems toilet. In the center, an apart
ment to be used through the day as par
Tor and dining-room, furnished with
velvet carpet, mirrors, luxurious sofas,
rocking chairs, etc, and available at
night as n sleeping apartment. The
further end of the ear Is devoted to
clothes press, ladies' toilet, heating ap-
paratus and private sitting-room, so
that u party occupying Il car are indie
pendent of hotels. The plan was orig
iuated by Jerome Marble, an e%nterprls-
ing merchant of Worcester, who, with
his family, has been in the habit Of
making hunting excursions for several
years. Being q mar of domestic turn,
he conceived the idea of combining the
comforts of home with the pleasure of
travel, and Of doing SO ia a rapid and
economical manner.
The principal part of our journey
was accomplished by night, Our break
fast would be over by the time we reach.
ed our destination, and refreshed by u
delightful nights rest and aPpetizing
menl-with hats On-we We're ready for
a start. While We were out sight.see-
ing our nIGnage, as in all well rrgulated
families, was going on, and our .0lling
house was swept and garnishrl.
One can scarcely fancy the independ-
ence of this life on the rail; no packing
or unpacking-one travelling costume
and a handbag are all sufficient; no
time loEtin finding u hotel on io bar
gaining with ! hackman-simplv n s
son OF rest and. eajoy 656J. The few
"tSmg moments we spent at home we
read, crocheted and played games, while
one Of the party " discoursed sweet mu-
SIC " on the "rew invention" u patent
organ which may be played by unskill-
ed hands. Of course we were an object
Of interest wherever we went, and scores
of enthusiastic visitors paid us a visit
One lady, from the Alpine House, was
so charmed that her husband really re-
GREETED their previous e|xtrayagant liy.
ing, as it now prevented him from graft
flying her wish to possess u movable
habitation.
The City of Worcester, which was
built and fitted up at Wilmington, Del,
at IA cost of $40, 900, is owned by a COM
pany of gentlemen who contemplate
renting it to other parties when notusing
it themselves. At a meeting held for the
purpose of acknowledging the many ia
vors received on our route, it was esti-
mated that the cost per day to each per-
son after paying their regular railroad
fare, would be a little over So, includ-
ing living expenses, stages, carriages,
and all expenditures incident to sight
seeing, and | venture to say no point OF
interest was passed by, The usual ex-
pense Of such a trip is much greater, not
less than double that amount.-C0r.
NeW York Grdphtc.