Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-16
A HANDSOME CAR.

A HANDSOME CAR
The Kind Of Work Sacramento Mechanics
Can Do.
The building of private railway cars has
become common. Within few years some
very handsome ones have been constructed.
In this day any one who desires can own a
car commensurate in value to his financial
ability, for the railroad companies Of the
United States, if the usual rules as to method
of construction are followed, will roll over
their lines the car Of any private owner.
Many merchants and wealthy men at the
East have their private railway coaches
they are also built for and owned by theatri-
cal managers, travelling circus companies, and
| even some great stock dealers prefer to own
their cars for transportation Of live stock.
| Breeders of fine horses have cars built es-
| pecislly for the carriage of their animals.
Some of the wealthy actors and actresses
| have their own carr. The finest private
cars, however, are those built by
sleeping and palace car com oanies for
rental, and by the officers of railway COM
| panies for their own use. The private car of
LAleos SOuFC1lC1Cc auu cicSdACc Ij6D las y GU
| been turned out from the hands Of American
mechanics ia that recently constructed in this
| city at the works of the Central Pacific Rail
| read and which to-day leaves the shops. 1t
has been built at the expense ana 20 the
order of Mira. Leland Stanford. Is st is
state ] to be between $50. 900 aad S25. 600. 1t
is undoubtedly the best example of Car work
| ever presented, not only in finish, but in
! strer 9Th, convenience and the prir cip.ss of
/ m puir = h,,slk l. he
diate direction of Master Car Builder Ben.
| WEIGH, aud the work is tina. Of the men of
his dep lrtment, with such parts as were
| needed drawn from the department of Master
| Mechanic Stevens. The plans were adapted
| to the wishes OF the owner and the suggestions
of her husband, and were drawn by Fred
| Snauch. The cabinet work was done by the
forcs Of Victor Lenay, the painting and gid
| ing by the force of w. G. Fitch, the plating
| by the force of MIR. Buchanan, the upholstery
| By the force of Isaac L. Crum, and the work
was all personally supervised by MIR. Welch's
genera foreman, q. j. Turner.
The car is GO feet long, 20 over all, where's
| the usual length of cars is 80 to 57i feet. Ii
is IL feet in width inside. but the hight is less
| than most Central Pacific Railroad cars, ia
| order TO insure its safe passage through east
| ern tunnels. It is what il known as II
/ wheeled car, there being six TO each truck.
| The wheels are the Allen paper wheels, with
| q inch steel tire and have been tested with a
pressure Of 80 tons. Beneath the central
section of the car are 16 feet OF lockers for
| provision storage, and these may be reached
| either from the outside or through traps fitted
] in the floor. From the Baker heater, in one
end of the car, pipes for heating and for hot
water are conducted beneath the double floor
for the warming Of the car and for supplying
each room with hot water. This idea of
registers in the car floor is new one, and in
| one sense experimental. The entire frame
work Is of Oregon pine, heavily ironed, there
| beigg especially strong corner irons,
and its weight is between 80 and 80 tons
The car is in exterior fnished in color and
style according to the standard OF the Central
Pacific Railroad, but unlike most cars, the
sides are smooth and the broken joints GOV.
| cred BIZ iron strap set in by new System Of
I rabbetting, by which the opening of joint
carrot possibly show outside Of an actual
brea king up of the structure. The truss
work and bracing is so complete that the car,
Notwithstanding its great length, when sup.
ported on Jacks at either end showed no de-
Election from level. To give some idea of
the great strength of this car, it msy be added
that there run from the sides over the entire
top, every six feet, heavy iron csrlins. an !
set rigijly into the side framing. One in
| looking at the exterior cannot fail to notice
the inequality of the panels. There are no
two of equal sizs, and no two spaces
between the windows are equal
in area. This is purposeful, and though
in violation of the conventional rule,
the effect is decidedly good, and breaks the
usual monotony W here the panels are regular.
The style of the scar is modified from the
Queen Anne in ;uchitecturs, and while ex-
tremely rich in tinish is not at all gaudy; on
the contrary plat mess may be said to pre-
vail. There are eight windows on either side,
aud the glsss is Is by 80 inches. All the
frames arch slightly at the upper corners,
this concession being made to give ease and
grace. The scroll work of the exterior is in
gold and rich colors, but it is not fiorid, nor
is there a great profusion of is. Probably
the very best work Of the painters art is
shown in the lettering of the word "Stan.
the caves Ger trail Pacific" The inner
blinds to each wndow are of solid walnut,
with English holl SLATE, and instead of lifting
these frames slide to oce side and into the
hollow walls of he car. The ends of the
car are fitted with four foot Miller platforms
and hooks, with olding steps, and the car is
supplied with tie Westinghouse automatic
brake. Each Platform has heavy iron rail-
ings, with nickbrplsted standards and pol.
ished rails and pickle-plated rosettes. Toe
roof ia what is lsnown as clear roof, with
ventilators and Headlights as is used in sleep
ers. Entering the car one passes, by broad
door set upon tn, left, the parlor, which is s
feet inches by r. From this room there
opens door on he left into a hall little
over two feet in 'hs clear and off of which tc
the right open bsdrooms-one 6 feet 6 inches
by 10 feet, and oas 6 feet 6 inches b. s feet
and o maids room. At the other end the
hall opens by door into the dining.room
s feet inches by IL feet. Out of this room
a second hal on the left opens an6
runs to the ether end Of the ca. OF
of this opens the porter's room, end next
the kitchen, 6 feet inches by feet inches
Then comes niche for the Baker heater. and
next a hall running along the end of the car,
but the latter part of which is cut off for the
water-closst. The inside finish is in the
Qlesn Anne style. the parlor is finished
throughout the entire interior, including the
ceiling, in rosewood; the bedrooms, halls and
dining room in black walnut and mahogany
the kitchen, porter's room, closets and heater
room, in "burl and curl" redwood. The fin.
ish is all in the very highest style of cabinet.
maker art, and is exceedingly rich. In part
it has been dec lrated, but time falling short
here, the decorative work will be completed
at the East. The capability of this finish fol
rich decorative work from the pencil of the
artist is of the highest character. The fur
niture will consist of sofas and chairs, in wal
nut aad rosewood, and the usual bedroom
furniture in like woods. Some of that put in
here is but temporary, and will be supplantet
at the East by furniture to be chosen. AL
the house hardware is nickel-plated, and the
plating, all of which was done here, is of
character not surpassed by the best worl
done in any part of the world. The lighting
is sill by hurricane lamps, burning minera
seal OIL The lamps are of q style to com
pare with the styls Of the interior of the car
In the parlor and dining-roo each are double
hanging lamps. In the first, also, is one anC
in the dining room two side lights, and il
each Of the other rooms one side light. Tn
headlights in the roof windows are especiall,
beautiful. They are ell protected on the out
side by wire gauze. They are of what i
known as tinted or stained glass, resemblin,
the pearly translucence of the interio
of a sea.shell, and are divided int,
scroll designs by lead lines, as in stained
glass windows. AT the crossing Ct thes,
; cnrving seams are set largo jewel stones o
various hues. In the bedrooms, parlors anC
dining-room are set heavy plate mirrors, il
!; holdings Of walnut or rosewood, in the styl,
of the interior finish. Electrical knobs in escl
room operate an electrical call in the porter
room and the kitchen. In appropriate place
are set standing basins, handicapped, an,
elegantly finished, and these are supplied b,
hidden pines from q tank of large capacity
The upholstery is rich, and in keeping will
, the finish of the car but only part was pu
on here, considerable remaining to be sup
piled at the East. The carpets are the bes
Wilton, and match the flash of the interior
As whole the car is one of chaste elegance
exceedingly rich and substantial finish, with
out any gaudy effects, aud impresses one a
having been constructed according to re
fined taste. while it is testimony of the high
est character to the ability and skill of me
chanics of this city.
j, CoMMERoIAL.-Sincs last report the fol
, lowing steamers have arrived st this port
, Varuna, Flora and Governor Dana, from up
per Sacramento with barges of grain il
! transit: San Joaquin, No. 2, from San Fran
cisce; vita general merchandise and barge O
freight in transit San Joaquin. from Sa
Francisco. en- rouas for upper Sacramento