The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-07-11

The Special Traln-EaeGant Cars
Distinguishea Escort-TAe Party
Or Te-aay. E


TAe specEal Traln-EleGant Cars
Distingalshed Escert-TAe Party
Or Teddy. s
The special train generously provided BY the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Com
pany, for the purpose Of conveying the chrislen-
ing party to Savannah, arrived in this city yes
terday morning, in charge of Mr.. W. 8. Bull Is
Conductor. The train consisted Of baggage
car, a handsome coach and the private car Of the
President of the Company, and brought Mr.. W.
B. Mckee, Comptroller, aHd Mr.. James L. Tay-
lor General Freight and Passenger Agent, and
his esimable wife, who will escort the party
from this city to Savannah.
The President of the s. F. & W.R.R Co.,
Mr. H. B. Plant of New York, is a thorough
going, practical business man, and the way he is
stretching out his iron rails in many directions,
particularly in the direction of Florida is as graf
flying to our people the results will be TO him
and his able corps of assistants 10 the future
About 10 O'Clock, Messrs Taylor and Mckee
called at the FIoRrDIAN Office with one of KEN
per's finest turn outs, and took the Senior and
Junior down TO the depot to view the finest pas
senger coach that ever visited the Capital CITY.
This car was built by jackson & Sharpe, of
Wilmington, Del, and took the first premium at
the Atlanta Exposition. It is handsomely fin
ished and furnished throughout On the inside
il is finished with mahogany, the upholstering is
of crimson plush, and the panels are elegantly
carved, each one being different in design the
side baskets are of convenient size and improved
pattern, and heavily nickle-plated the glass
work is all of double French glass; the chande-
Tiers and lamps are gotten up in the most exoui
site style, and are highly ornamental; the head
lights are of East Lake design, and the paintings
are in the highest style of the Esthetic art de-
signed and painted by an experienced artist and
upon the whole, this car is provided with all the
modern improvements calculated to insure salts
faction, comfort and safety 10 passengers, is
model of ncatness and beauty, and its fnishings
and furnishings are elaborate and magnificent.
The Presidents private car is a perfect home
palace, being neatly and handsomely fitted up,
supplied with ample refreshments for the inner
man, and provided with handsome and unique
private bedroom, extra births, parlor or sitting
room, pantry and a complete culinary depart
ment and a first-class caterer.
The train is supplied with Westinghouses
Automatic Air Brakes and Janney's couplers and
buffers and it is peculiarly fitting and appropriate
that il is in charge Of a Tallahassee gentleman as
conductor, and that the company should have
sent their able and efficient General Freight and
Passenger Agent, Mr.. Jas. Taylor, also native
OF Tallahassee, TO form one of the escort to this
hOnored party of Tallahasseeans
Miss Maggie c. Williams, chosen as the fair
representative of the Floral City" to chrisen
The Tallahassee with her companions, Mrs
J. b. Gamble, ex Mayor Edward Lewis, and Mr..
Ormond Chaires, Private Secretary to the Gov
ernor, with their escort, will leave by the special
train at O'Clock this morning, and arrive at
Savannah at $50 this P. NJ, making the run of
263 miles in II hours and 30 minutes. To NOR
row afternoon they will sail for New York on
the Ocean Steamship Companys steamer Gate
City, and from thence proceed by rail to Chester
Pa, where, on the 18th inst, The Tallahassee :"
will be launched and christened Bon Uoydge