The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-08-31

IN tuesday, July W, company Of
20 ladies and gentlemen, principally
from Worcester, Mass, started on q
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 p. m. Saturday
night, having thoroughly explored all
points of interest in five days and with
but little fatigue. This car contains all
the necessities Of . home. At one end
the kitchen department, with stove, re-
frigerator, laundry conveniences, 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 al
night as sleeping apartment. The
further end of the car is devoted to
clothes press, ladies' toilet, heating APP
paratus and private sitting-room, SO
that party occupying q car are indie
pendent of hotels. The plan was orig
iuated BY Jerome Marble, an enterpris-
ing merchant of Worcester, who, with
his family, has been in the habit of
making hunting excursions for several
years. Being man of domestic turn,
he conceived the idea of combining the
comforts of home with the pleasure of
travel, and of doing SO in 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
delightful nights rest and appetizing
meal-with hats on-we were ready for
q start. While we were cut sight-see-
ing our MENACE, as in all well regulated
families, was going on, and our rolling
house was swept and garnished.
One can scarcely fancy the independ-
ence of this life on the rail; no packing
or unpacking-one travelling costume
and q handbag are all sufficient; no
time lost in finding hotel or in bar.
gaining with hackman-simply a sea-
son of rest and enjoyment. The few
waking moments we spent at home we
read, cr0cheted and played games, while
one of the party IS discoursed sweet mt.
SIC on the "new invention" 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 visit.
One lady, from the Alpine House, was
20 charmed that her husband really re-
GREETED their previous extravagant liv-
ing, as it now prevented him from graf
flying her wish to possess movable
habitation.
The City of Worcester, which was
built and fitted up at Wilmington, Del,
1t cost of $10, 900, is owned by q COM
pany of gentlemen who contemplate
renting it to other parties when not using
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-
ION after paying their regular railroad
ARE, would be little over $3, includ-
ng living expenses, stages, carriages,
Ind all expenditures incident to sight
'eeing, and venture to say no point OF
interest was passed by. The usual ex-
,ense Of such trip is much greater, mot
ess than double that amount.-Cor.
NeU York Graphic.