The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-10
RAPID TRANSIT.


ELEVATED RAILROAD CARs-NIGHT TRAINS.
In q recent interview in tho HERALD with Dr.. Gil
bert and prominent Official OF the Loan and Improve
mont Company, which Is building the Gilbert road.
some interesting information given in reference
to the probable construction OF the be used
the Elevated Railway on Sixth avenue. 1t
there stated that In all probability the seats In the
general cert would DO divided off, but that
the constructor Of the rested with Mr.. George NJ
Pullman, the President OF the Loan and I'm.
provcment Company, who, being also Pres-
don't of'ths Pullman Palace Company, might be
relied upon TO fully satisfy tho New York
public In this matter. Mr.. Pullman having ar
rived from Chicago the writer yesterday won't to OBJ.
tain tho latest particulars in reference the subject
As NJ Pullman was engaged with visitors General
Horace Porter the Vice President OF the Pullman
Company and Chairman OF the Executive Committee
OF the Loan and Improvement Company, consented TO
exhibit some drawings Of the general cent
at his Office and give all tho information his posses
sion until Mr. Pullman should be at leisure. The
drawings which have, however, not yet been finally
adopted, show that the Will be- exceedingly orna-
mental and very conveniently arranged.
DESCRIPTION CARS
The cars 10 be about 40 feet long feet
wide, aud 13 feet high from the track to tho
roof The arrangement Of the seats Is both longitu-
dhal and~transversc. In tho centre OF the car
will be four cross sections facing each other and
divided by IN AISLE with seats TOR two
persons each, accommodating altogether sixteen pas
sengers Those seats arc not parttioned Of, only
two persons will occupy each seat AT both ends OF
the car the arrangement OF the seats will 10 Ion gitu
dnal-hko that on the Ninth avenue cars-ihe seats
being properly divided SO that passenger may en-
croach upon has neighbor. There are 10 DO about
thirty-iour OF these longtudlnaliy paced seats, 80
that each car Will contain seats for about ily pas
scngers The seats 10 DO realty upholstered
These matters General Porter said were still under
discussion, and these particulars must therefore, DO
received with somc reservation, as the desgns may
yet undergo some changes. Instead OF the ordinary
plain canvas hcad Innings the ceilings will be or
namental vcneers Of wood, Principally Of mahogany.
The windows will DO numcroY very large and
OF fine plate glass Ton tho plan the Pullman palace
cars) and afford an excellent view that each train
Will have somewhat the appearance EXCURSION train
going through the city Numerous top transoms arc to
provide for good ventilation, and steam pipes are to
run from tho engine under the seats Tho doors arc
TO be at both ends OF the car.
KGREss AND INGREss.
"Will this provide sufficiently rapid means OF
egress and ngress?" General Porter was asked.
81 believe 1t will " no replied. 'sAt all events OK
perienco has taught US other railways that wc can
handle American passengers IN that way better thun
It's transverse seats and doors along the side OF the
car has great disadvantages, ana would DO
unsured 10 cur climate In the cold weather,
Tor instance. at every station these side doors
would be thrown open, the cold blasts OF the
wind would rush In and halt tho passengers sitting
inside might catch cold The passengers can distrib-
ute themselves more conveniently when entering
FROM Tho two ends OF the car and wh our broad plat
forms there VIII De no trouble about loading and un-
loading all oor passengers In an exceedingly short
space Of time
General Porter said that four prominent designing
architects were now at work designing the stations
which would be far tai aud tasteful than
people had been led TO expect from what they had
seen thus lar IN Greenwich street and Ninth avenue
MR. PULLMANs EXPERIMENTS
Mr.. Pullman now being at liberty. received the
writer, and although the designs for the were
Still not completed ho answered any questions on
this subject "Ono Of tho mechanical
Of the Pullman Palace Company at whose shops these
cars are being built for tho Loan and Improvement
Company" Mr.. Pullman said, In reply to some
queries, "is here to aid in perfccting tho do
slgns ana We hope TO give the travelling public
Same time do not like to say much Tor always pre-.
Ter that results shoula exceed promises rather than
that promises should exceed THE resultA -
81 understand That the cars arc DO much more
ornamental than those on The Ninth avenuep'
''rhe company will try to put OH the road that
shall be credit TO II and not BE- dscreditabc to the
city,"
Pullman. %Gaa you mention any particular features. Mr.
''Wcll, you might mention tho ceiling which is to
be an artistic design wood instead oil the ordinary
canvas. IL IS almost premature 10 enter yet nio
these dctails."
''rhe seats are TO be dividedY'
YES tuose that are lonRitudfnaly placed. We 60
not mean TO have high alvlsiohs, Tor these would
,ersrs WITH the Q, The arms oa. slight
communicating The passengers"
Mr.. Pullman here exhibited u piece OF elaborate
woodwork iu tho room which, he said. represented
part OF tho exterior Of the car Ho thai the
blending OF the colors IN tue painting of
the exterior Ind been subject OF much study order
that tho effect produced might be thoroughly pleasing
rus PEOPLE TO BK sArIsFikD
You SEQ VIC are taking great pains 10 produce some
thing that shall satisfy the public. and believe that
being done they VIII be content to patiently await the
result OF our labors We believe that tho first rule In
building road is to mage IL popular. Il we get
thirty thousand passengers "A day who leave
satisfied with thor accommodations anu
better pleased than they expected to be, than they
had been Oh other roads, should consider that wo
had just 80 many ndvortisers OF tho road
trbutcd greatly 10 the success OF enterprise
Mr. Pullman in answer to some further gucst,ous
stated that the "irst class" being con-
structcd AT the workshops VI the Pullman Company
at Detroit ani the smoking cars ut those OF Barney
pieted aud delivered IN this city by April 1t was
not yet determined whether the commission cars
would be OF different class from the general cars
but Mr.. Pullman said hrs impression was that thoy
would be, as the handsome general might receive
too rough usage en- The work nemens trims morning
aud evening
MIR. Pullman then gavo explanation OF the ar
raDgement OF seats as lar a. outlined at present when
substantially agrees with tina. gwen above by General
.Hcw about the commission 1--WE ccnt) cars, Mr..
Putnam
tho centre of these cars Mr.. Pullman replied,
"with shorter lounges at each end"
"WilI the design OF Or. Gilbert DO followed in plac-
ing side doors along the instead OF the doors at
each cndy"
"No; the arrangement Of doors VIII be substan.
TALLY the Enthusiastically door Ut each end OF Tho
car"
And as to seats specially adapted Tor tho hot
weather, Nr. Putnam"
clam saying nothing definite ON that SUBJECT as
yet. Tho ventilation Will be good, and the winter
all the cars will be heated by steam supplied from the
engine"
DEADESISG NoisR
"Wi you do uuyihug toward making the engines
and friction OF the cars less noisyf"
ii tank we shall have very little noise Sixth
Avenuc--tar less than Is now produced by the
heavy carts and trucks-owing ~ tue soldIty
81 our structure aud tho perfection OF
our rolling stock. Wo shall use paper wheels,
with steel tires under the cars and locomotives.
which will dcaden the sound considerably. Our MY
SIX pound rails will contribute 10 that result,
hich we shall Keep In view as most desirable one"
How abolt night trhiDs Mr. Pullman"
"Wc shall ccraialy run them, Tor realize tho
TACT that Increased facilities for traic VIII always
croaso traibc. Wo shall not wait t the people come