Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-28
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81. Louis. January 3-A New
York special says the largest, The
sweetest aud MOST nofahle railway ex-
.cnrsion ever taken ia this world, or
probably ia snx other world will
start al bigb nolsl next "Wednesday
from the Grand CcntrNl Depot, and
Will ne fran New lVsA TO California
and reform. without change q cars.
The ysndesl,ilis Ing And biile viii
take quiet pleasure trip acra-s the
continent. KailroAdlnE. which under
ordinary circumstances h q rather
painful and somewhat dangerous ne
aeS~itv. will en- this os-asion he
elevated into a lnxury. Everything
that scietsre and arr can DO 10 G,pS1re
the trip II ais the a1neyances and
contingencies 81 fr&vel mlll he dune
Fu1r superb rsaeiles VIII make up the
fatal train. T'iaere will b. NJ. Nilisxln
II. Nsnderbili't private dining car and
shr iaxarsoGs Wagner sleeT.erS, Gar
gielaf' and ~laincDin. Then viii
follow m attendants ear filed with
hunks s0r 7erssrss and train nstD. for
the Iasty will take Ssoks, wallets
uIsids. efigineer-, fssAehlniszs and esec-
irscizns The sf5lowing persons VIII
constitute the fas1y Mr.. and Mrs.
C.hauncey w DePew. Mr.. and Mrs
w. I'll. Vanderbilt, Mr- and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Mf. and Mrs. Fred
. Vanderbilt. CAPTAIN Jatp5 Vanderbilt
Or. aud Mrs. SEWARD Webb, Mr.. and
Mr.. Elliott r. rheIar5. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckay TwoEnisiy, Mr.. George VAN
derhiii. General Magee, Mr. Wander
isiits3 Western manager. Mr l.. l..
Marder aud Mr J. &. Chambers, au-
iiior 81 the New York Central Tall
way.
Beside thee there will be six male
and six female servants, a master me
chanie. With b full staff Of macbinists,
Morse telegraph operator and line
man with a agantify Of telegraph wire.
80 that in essp 81 accident 20 the train
the telegraph wire can sfse eat, au in
strimeni attached and the nearest sta-
ton notified ~ keep the track clear
until ibe necessary repairs shall have
been concluded Mr.. Vanderbilt
private sfeward and chief and the con-
ductors. brakeman aud porters sill
make the rssini trip. The tracks will
be cleared df all other travel and no
.to1,s wflFbe made between this city
and ~. fouls, except for change OF en-
uines. Engineers and fireInen AT Al
hanrg Syracuse. Buffalo, Cleveland
AND Thereafter i'll Intervals Of about $50
Miles. The schedule time during the
"trip will he forts miles an hour.
At 1t. Louis "A stop OF four hours will
occur, whence the train will proceed
10 San Francisco via the Atehisou aud
Topeka ard ibr Southern Pacific rail-
ways. The return trip will be made
via the Central Pacific Railway a
Chicago. All the managers of the
Western roads have sent telcgrnpllit
compliments TO Mr. Vanderbilt, offer
ing IN he most reckless manner the
usc OF their respective roads and rlosi
efficient service for the trip. Al the
Headquarters Of each OF the different
roads Mr.. Vanderbilt will invite tins
officials 10 accompany liim TO the end
of their lines, aud they Mill all accept
the invitation. After leaving st
Louis they illstop one day at Pueblo
two days each al Los Angelica anC
santa Barbara. and n week
In San Francisco. during which
time the entire company
will pay IA visit 60 Governor STAIN
ford = ranch. In the palace ear state
room all the furniture has been rN
moved, aud IL mas been reiitted with
new upholstery. drapery, elc., and ,
magnificent folding bed. In this ca
DR. and Mrs. Seward Webb will rc
s,pivr their guests. In the slecpers
one OF which Is intended for the ladic
and the other for the gentlemen
similar alterations have been effected
one az the state rooms being reserve,
Tor the use OF Mr.. Vanderbilt, Ia thu
dining car, which is seventy-two fee
in length and certainly larger fhal
half OF the dining rooms n
Fifth avenue, table Ia
been placed lcngthwiss which vii
seat lie whole party. \ regula
bill of fare will he served daily ATE
the menus Of the hest hotels in New
York. the steward having secured bill
OF fare from every prominent caterc
IN the city. Large stores of the mos
expensive wines aud eonfectlons hay'
been laid in, and nothing has beer
omitted ia the Way of luxuries tina
could eater 10 the tastes OF. the mos
iastilious gonrnand. In the baggng,
ear has been built mammoth Ice
box for game, which the party eXpec
10 bag en- route, the male portion .
the expedition being fully armed, no
ON account OF fear from Indian
or train robbers, bat for hunting pur
poses, and they expect 10 bring back
number Of elk. besides antelope, deer
bear and buffalo steaks. The engince
will be instructed 10 stop the train a
once on the plains whenever herd q
anteiopes or buffalo Is seen.
ON their return Mrs. VIM. III. Van
derbilt will give u grand ball with
game supper aud Mrs. Willie *. Nar
dcrhih also proposes 20 honor III
return of the party wit
grand masquerade ball O
TUESDAY after Easter No, and Mr.
Wm. ID. Sloane. who are among TIA
invited guests, having gone To the ic
carnival at Montreal yesterday, Wi
not be in New York In time 10 star
hence with the excursion, but vii
meet the compay en- route from Nis
CARA Fails. Yesterday afternoon Ia
master mechanic made long trip I
test the working OF the train. d
Saturday morning the whole trail
will be on exhibition at the Gram
Central depot. where large humble
OF people have been invited TO Ia
speet IT.