Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-27
SWELL EXCURSION.
The Great Railroad King in His
. Chariot.
ALI the Vanderbilts and Numerous othe'
Bloated Aristocrats to Cross the
Continent in a Train of Unpar-
aIleIed Splendor. .- ...
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL POINTS

Srw York, January 26.-The largest, the
syelJest and the most notable e1cursion
ever taken in this world, or probably IN
any other world, will start at high noon
next Wednesday, from the Grand oen.ia
Depot, and will be from New YORK 70 oal-
ifornia and return without change Oh cars
The Yanderbilts, big and little, will take
a Quiet pleasure trip across the continent
Rsilroading, which under ordinary circum-
stances is a rather painful and somewhat
dangerous necessity, will on this OCCASION
he elevated into a luxury. Everything
that science and art can do to deprive the
trim of all the annoyance and contingencies
of travel will be done. Four superb coacn-
es will make up the festive tram. Ihete
S;lI he Mr.. VIM. H. Yanderbilts private
dining car and the luxurious Wagner sleep
ers. Clarified" and Lincoln" ,,
Then will follow an attendants car, hlied
With hunks for servants and train men, for
the marty will take cooks, wallets, maids,
engineers, mechanics and electricians LIE
following persons
Will Constitute the Party:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauneey N. Depew, Mr., and
,;rs VIM. III, Vanderbilt Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred.
Vanderbilt, Captain Jacob Vanderbilt, Dr'
and Mrs. Seward Webb, Mr.. and Mrs, ELL
Oft F. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay IWom,
blew, Mr.. George Vanderbilt, General
Magee, Mr.. Vanderbilts Western mana
ger; Mr.. L. l.. Marden and Mr. l: =.
Chambers, the Auditor OF the New lorK
Central Railroad. Besides these there VIII
be six male and six female servants, mas
~ Enl
lists, a Morse telegrapher and a line man
with a quantity OF telegraph wire, so that
in case OF accident to the train the tele-
graph wire can be cut and instantly at,
tsched. and the nearest station be notified
10 keep the track clear until the necessary
repairs shall have been concluded. Mr.;
Vaudcrbiit's private steward and chief, ana
the conductor, brakeman and porter Will
't'"A The Tracks viii BE Cleared
of all other travel, and no stops will be
made between this city and st. LOUIS, ex.
cept for change of engines, engineers and
firemen at Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo.
Cleveland and thereafter at intervals OF
about fifty miles. The schedule time dur
ing the trip will be forty miles an hour.
AT st. Louis a stop OF four hours willie oc'
cur, whence the train will proceed to San
Francisco via the Atchison and Topeka
and the Southern Pacific raj ways. The
return trip will be made by the Central
Pacific Railway to Chicago, All the mana
gers of the Western roads have sent tele.
graphic compliments TO Mr.. Vanderbilt,
| offering in the most reckless manner the
use of their respective roads and most
efficient service for the trip.
At the headquarters at each OF the dltter-
ent roads, Mr. Vanderbilt will invite the
officials TO accompany him to the end OF
| their lines, and they will all accept the in
vitation. After leaving st. Louis they
will stop one day at Pueblo two days each
at Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, and a
week in San Francisco, during which time
the entire company will pay Visit 10 GOV.
Stanford's rancho.
In the Palace Car
stateroom ali the furniture has been re.
moved and it has been refurnished with
new upholstery, drapery, etc, and mag
nihcent folding bed. In this car DR.. and
Mrs. Seward Webb will receive their guests.
In the sleerers-one OF which is intended
for the ladies and the other for the gentle.
men similar alterations have been affected,
one of the stateToUms being reserved for
the use Of Mr.. Vanderbilt.
In the dining car, which is seventy.two
feet in length-certainly larger than half
of the dining rooms IN ruin avenue-a
table has been placed lengthwise, which
will seat the whole party.
The engineer will be instructed to stop
the train at once on the plains whenever
herd OF antelopes or buffalOes is seen.
On their return Mrs. VIM. II. Vanderbilt
will give grand ball, with game supper,
and Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt also pro-
poses to honor the return of the party with
a grand masquerade ball on Tuesday after
Easter. Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. d. Sloan, who
are among the invited guests having gone
to the Ice Carnival at Montreal yesterday,
will not be in New York in time to start
hence with the excursion, but will meet
the company en- route from Niagara Falls.
Yesterday afternoon the master mechanic
made long trip TO test the working of the
train. On Saturday morning the Die
train will be on exhibition at the Grand
Central Depot, where a large number OF
psOplc have been invited to inspect it, -