Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-08-24

bits custom to reward engineers who
please him with speed and comfort when
he travels. ". r"'
a President .Jewett of the Erie railroad
has the richest, most complete and most
beautiful private car on any eastern rail-
road. Pullman built that and three 9TH
ers exactly like it. One of its mates is
the private car of Henry Willard, one of
the Oregon railway and NAVIGATION
company. Mr.. Willard is fitting his
with electric lights. 1t had been cut
down in height in order to suit the re-
quirements of tunnel between Provi-
dcnce and Boston, that appears to prac-
tically limit to its own oeight the railway
coaches of the continent. Mr.. Jewett's
coach is about seyenty-two feet long, or
little longer than Pullman palace car.
The first room is walled with Irish bog
oak, carved and ceiled with light wood.
stenciled ornate4y. A chandelier of
lamps hangs overhead, and on the heavy
carpets are morocco-covered lounge,
padded chair and an arm chair of light
cane. A big mirror of bevelled plate
glass is over the lounge, and the end
windows are more than six feet long by
about half as wide.
A HALFWAY wide enough for two to pass
in leads to the main saloon. Two doors
open from this passageway one leading
to bathroom, whose walls are of pol
ished mahogany, and containing short,
deep bath-tub and a marble toilet stand,
and the other to a private bedroom
heavily carpeted, hung with drapery
and containing wine and linen lockers,
and q full-size bed that shuts up and be-
comes an imitation wardrobe Of NAH og-
any, rich in carving. The central saloon
is beautiful. Many a parlor in the city
is as small as it. The curves ofthe ceiling
leading up to the fan-lights and ventia-
tors are followed by light veneer printed
with grotesque patterns. Resplend-
ent brackets ofpolished brass and glisten-
ing crystal depend from It. Eight or ten
good sized windows give it light by day,
and between them are carved mahogany
panels and mirrors of bevelled plate
glass, framed in polished brass and fit
ted underneath with prettily designed
brass receptacles for bottles, glasses,
books or papers. There are three or
four padded chairs, big padded lounge
rich oriental drapery. an eNtentlon din
ing table hidden under an Indian
shawl, a desk and a buffet Of carved ma
hogany, trimmed with brass Beyond
are four seats patterned like those in an
ordinary Pullman car, but upholstered
more elegantly.
They can be altered into four beds in
five minutes. Further Oh is the pantry
with its ten gallon tank for fresh water,
its lockers for wine, silver and china
table service, and provisions, and the
stewards table, which changes by me-
chanical magic into two beds-one for
the steward and one for the cook. OPP
poslte is the heater, incl0sed in a closet;
the toilet room, fitted with marble, ma
hogany and brass, and last Of all the
kitchen, with four hole range and half
a hundred copper and britannia ware
lockers for wine. meat, milk, ice and so
On.tt
The luxury and magnificence with
which capitalist is able to surround
himself at home may be at least intima-
ted in one of these diminutive Fifth av-
enue houses on wheels. Mr.. Pullman,
the car builder, has such car for HIM
self, only that it differs from Mr.. jew
etts and Mr.. Wizards in two particu-
lars: 1t has windows that reach within
a foot of the floor, through which, it is
said, clumsy engineer might hurl an
occasional passenger OIL curve, and II
has a cabinet organ, on which, on one
occasion, railroad magnate who want
ed car for himself and was testing this
one, a musical BOBBY played so incessant-
" that he decided that he would rather
walk over his railroad than ride IN car
with an organ.
Jay Gould's car, the Convoy, bearing
the name. of the Missouri Pacific rail
road along its upper pannels, and orna-
mented with a few lines and simple pat
terms in gold on chocolate body, is the
least nrptentiOJS DreSidpnt'S car that
runs out of New York. 1t isan old Pull
man altered over, and it has the original
small windows. 1t was once Commo-
dore's Garrison's car. 1t has the old
style big rear platform, and contains
kitchen, stewards and cooks room, din
ing room, state-room and observation
room. 1t has no bath room. The apart
ments are small, but exceedingly conven-
lent. They are finished in dark wood,
the furniture is upholstered, and mir
rors are set in the walls here and there