The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-18
TRAVELLING IN LUXURY.
A Newspaper Nan who Moves About
in a $4,000 Palace.

, "A . RtOsSVO = oAoSSs
n. Y. Sum-
"It is astonishing" said Mr.. George
III. Pullman the other day to reporter
of the Sun, "to notice the luxury of rail
road travel nowadays. Almost every
railroad man of importance has pri'
vate car of his own. Take the Erie rail
way, for instance. President Jewett has
car, the Ramapo, which cost $50, 600.
Mr.. Blanchard has car, No. 200, that
is a beauty, while Superintendent Ben
jamin Thomas has car No. 225, also a
beauty. Mr.. Jewett's car is one of three
built by the Pullman company-one for
Henry Wizard, and the other for Thomas
w. Pierce, president of the Sunset route
in Texas"
What is the popular style of pri-
yate CARP
"The hard wood, Eastlake finish. Mr.
Jewetts car is pretty one, but the
coach recently built for f. I'll. Talbot of
the Chicago Railway Age, is one of the
most luxurious affairs ever put on Eail
road track. 1t runs on twelve wheels,
six of which were made in Germany by
Krupp. The observation room at the
end of the car is finished in oak, with
plate glass windows extending to the
hoor, velvet carpets, and embossed
leather furniture, including sofas. The
bedroom is finished in maple and amar-
anth, and opening from it is the parlGr,
the most elegant apartment of the car.
It is furnished in solid mahogany, with
inlaid panels and carvings of rare and
/ ,,,oo1- fpnn, oil nf the
earth, including the Holy Land. The
buffers pantry, the kitchen and sleeping
apartments for the servants are models
of elegance and comfort. To duplicate
the car would cost $75,00O-it was
present to Mr.. Talbot.
"Who own the most costly private cars
in American
'That is hard to tell. Old Commo
dore Vanderbilt used to ride over his
roads in q car that he thought was fine
enough for king. That car is now
owned by the Wagner Parlor Car com
pany, andis called the Iroquois, and any
one may ride in it who chooses to pay
the extra fare. People who don't own
as many pennies as the commodore did
dollars can ride to-day in more costly
and elegant cars than the elder Wander
bilt ever dreamed of. 1t costs at least
$40, 900 to build a handsome car nova
days; the Iroquois did not cost more
than half that"
"What kind of a car has w. H. Van
derbilt?'
"He has handsome coach; it is sew
enty-fve feet long, nine feet wide, and
about thirteen feet high. 1t has
kitchen in front; back of it is Mr.. Van
derbilt's stateroom. The dining room,
sitting room and card room come next,
while the observatory, of course, IS at
the rear. The fittings are very luxurl-
GUS, and on the sides of the car are
four views, representing the New YORK
| Central's bridge at West Albany, the
Grand Central depot at Forty-second
street, Niagara Falls and one other !
don't exactly remember. The car cost a
great deal of money"
"They say Mr.. Vanderbilt does some
very fast traveling%
Eyes; when he wants to make trip
he takes a special engine, orders all the
trains off a certain track, and then goes
as fast as he can. A time table Is gen
eralIv made before the train starts, and
is teiegraphed to every station along the
line. which precludes the possibility OF
an accident. Mr.. j. H. Rutten, presi-
dent of the New York Central, travels
the same way. Jay Gould's private car
is the Convoy, No. 143, or at least used
to be. 1t is the car Commodore Garrl
son used to occupy. 1t has accommo
i datiens for twelve people, and Is moi
! strikingly beautiful, though very com
| Portable. George Roberts, president OF
the Pennsylvania road, and Franz
Thompson, the general manager, have
; the prettiest and most stylish cars on tho
road. They are elegant and cOmforta
BILE and are noted among railroad mel
, for the excellence of their cuisine. Mr.
John w. Garrett's car, the Maryland
: is strikingly elegant. His son, Rober
> Garrett. has car called the Baltimore
r Frank Coke of the Western North Car
! olina railroad has a beautiful coach
/ the Daisy-named in honor of hi
. daughter" ~
"Do many people own private cars ?
r Very few Patti, Nilsson, Mrs. Lang
= try, Nine Gerster-just few peopi'
like that, whose managers have car
r built especially for them. Queen VIC
!. toria's private car is not so luxurious a
: the one recently finished at Utica TO
: Mrs. Langtry, nor nearly so beautiful a
6 the Mann boudoir car built for Mime
Patti. The late Judge Henry +. Packe
n of the Lehigh Valley was having mag
nifcent car, the Minerva, made for hin
/ when he died. 1t was all fitted up il
:. mahogany, inlaid with carnation pink
and daisies, his favorite flowers. Fol
: mosa marble, cherry, birds mapl
9 and embossed leather were also used II
' its fittings, while all the tapestry wer ,9
: imported especially for this purpose.
s @How do American coaches compar
with foreign onesT
r, "There is nothing on the globe tha
a can compare with our American rollin
ie stock. Any one who can pay his wa
d in a buffet car can to-day ride as luxur
1t ously as the empress of India ever doe
If a party of a dozen wanted to go
d San Francisco the cost is no greater
p hire a hotel car, with cook and waiter
le than it would be to ride in the ordinar
coaches and dine at the eating houses
G. the way"
st sWhat are the prices when who
train is chartered by party OF tou
id istsP'
nAbout % cents a mile is the standaI
It price, although no company will ser
d an engine out for less than S20 on
e. short distance. The schedule time upC
nr nlne-tenths of the roads in this COUNT
TX to-day is SO fast that special ira
I'd could not better it much. There are b
n few trains to which special coaches mi
" not be attached-those are the Chical
nd and st. Louis and the Washington lIu
] / ted expresses. These trains are ma
to uu of q certain number of cars, to e
coed which would delay the train"
in "Do railway magnates pay for havil
their cars hauled over the dItiere
roads,
"Very rarely; in fact know of b
one instance where pay has been exact
and that occurred few days ago, VIII
Mr. William B. Dinsmore was on
III III way to Florida in private coaC
'eu When he struck the Petersburg a
u isl Weldon Railroad the conductor ma
- Mr.. Dinsmere pay fare, on the threat
-. -. cutting the car loose and side-tracki
~ it. Every big road has directors c
~ The officers and directors use these G.
=. ~ to make their annual tours of inspectis
~ ~ These directors of western roads "
D!y i've in the east have the cars sent
II to them to carry them to the meetiI
81 and back. Rich men sometimes like
~ ~ save money"
~ NJ @There are also hunting ears, are tn
IN IN notT'
~ ~ company has two handsome ones,
" Izaak Walton and the Davy Crock.
us The former was occupied by Preside
" Ravena Of the Wilmington and Weld
ng. Railroad and party of friends dur
Ne the late Mardi Gras at New Orlea
us, us, They took the car right into the G
Dus and lived ia it. The charge for th
~. ears is $35 day, which includes &
Is and walters, all Of whom expect doncel
81 however. These cars. though smal
ano than the ordinary Pullman coacl
lllls accommodate ten persons very nic'
. ~