Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
TRAVELLING IN LUXURY.
A NEWSPAPAPER MAN MOVING
ABOUT IN A $70, 900 PALACE.

The Empress of India Rides on the Rail
Not Near so Royalty as Langtry ia
Notwithstanding and Fishing Cars
the Newest.
sit is astonishing,v said Mr.. George NJ.
Pullman, the other day, to a reporter of
the New Ork sun, ''to notice the luxury
Of railroad travel nowadays. Almost
every railroad man of Importance has
private car of his own. Take the Erie
Railway, for instance. President Jewett
has a car, the RamapO, which cost $40, 900;
Mr. Blanchard has a car, No. 200, that is
a beauty, while Superintendent Benjamin
Thomas has car No. 225, also beauty.
Mr.. Jewett's car was one of three built by
the Pullman COmpanY-One for Henry
Willard, and the other for Thomas w.
Pierce, President Of the Sunset route in
Texas"
E'What is thee popular style of private
carp
"The hardwood, Eastlake finish. Mr..
Jewett's car is pretty one, but the coach
recently built for E. IL. Talbot of the Chi
cago RdilloGy Age is one of the most luXu-
riOus affairs ever put on a railroad 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 floor, velvet carpets, and
embossed leather furniture, including
sofas. The bedroom is finished in maple
and amarahth, and opening from it is the
parlor, the most elegant apartment of the
car. 1t is finished in solid mahogany,
with inIaid panels and carving of rare
and costly woods from all corners of the
earth, including the Holy Land. The but
ler's pantry, the kitchen, and the sleeping
apartments for the servants are models of
elegance and comfort. To duplicate the
car would cost $75, 000-it was a present to
Mr. Talbot
''Who own the most costly private cars
in American
'1That is hard to tell. Old Commodore
Vanderbilt used to ride over his road in
car that he thought was fine enough for a
king. That car is now owned by the
Wagner ParlOr Car Company, and is
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 Vanderbilt ever dreamed of. 1t
costs at least 500, 900 to build a handsome
car now-a-days-th Iroquois did not cost
more than half that
''What kind OF a car has w. II. Van
derbilt?7
''He has handsome coach: it is sew
enty-tive feet long, nine feet wide, and
ABOUT IulEbe6n leOb Nigh. IL mas Il kllCH6u
in front; back OF 1t Is Mr.. Nanderbllts
state-room. The dining-roOm, sitting-room
and card-rpOm come next, while the OBJ
serYatOry, of course, is at the rear. The
fittings are very luxurious, and on the
sides of the car are four views, represent
ing the New York CenTaPs Bridge at
West Albany, the Grand Central Depot
at Forty-secOnd street, Niagara Falls, and
one other don't exactly remember. The
car cost great deal of money"
They say Mr.. Vanderbilt does some
very fast travelling"
Eyes; when he wants to make trip he
takes special engine, orders all the
trains off of a certain track, and then
goes as fast as he can. A time table is
generally made before the train starts and
is telegraphed to every station along the
line, which precludes the possibility OF an
accident. Mr.. j. II. Rutter, President of
the New York Central, travels the same
way. Jay GOuld's private car is the Con-
Yoy No. 143, or at least used to be. 1t is
the ear Commodore Garrison used to Oc-
cupy. 1t has accommodations for twelve
people, and is not strikingly beautiful,
though very comfortable. George Roberts,
President of The Pennsyll ania Road, and
Frank Thomson, the General Manager,
hgye the prettiest and most stylish cars
on the road. They are elegant and COM
Portable and are noted among railroad
men for the excellence of their cuisine.
Mr.. John w. CARROTS car, the Maryland,
is strikingly elegant. His son, Robert
Garrett, has a car called the Baltimore.
Frank Coke of the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad has a beautiful coach, the
Daisy, named in honor Of his daughter"
DO many people own private cars~
Every few. Patti, Nilsson, Mrs. Lang
try, Nine Gerster; just few people like
that, whose managers have cars built
especially for them. Queen Nictoria's
private car is not so luxurious as the one
recently finished at Utica for Mrs. Lang
try, nor nearly so beautiful as the Mann
boudOir car built for Nine. Patti. The
late Judge Henry +. Packer, of the Le-
high Valley, was having a magnificent
car, the Minerva, made for him when he
died. 1t was all fitted up in mahogany,
inland with carnatiOn pinks and daisies,
his favorite flowers. FOrmosa marble,
cherry, bird s-eye maple, and embossed
leather were also used in its fittings,
while all the hangings and tapestry were
imported especially for this purpose"
"HOw do American coaches compare
with foreign OnesY'
"There is nothing on the globe that can
compare with our American rolling stock.
Any one who can pay his way in buffet
car can to-day ride as luXurioUsly as the
Empress of India ever does. If a party
of dozen wanted to 90 to San Francisco
the cost is no greater to hire hotel car,
with cook and walters, than 1t would be
to ride in the ordinary coaches and dine
at the eating-hOuses on the way"
''What are the prices when a whole
train is chartered by party of tOuristsT
'AbOut twenty-five cents mile IS the
standard price, although no company will
send an engine out for less than $25 on
short distance. The schedule time upon
nine-tenths of the roads in this country
to-day is so fast that special train could
not better it much. There are but few
trains to which special coaches may not
be attached-thOse are the Chicago and
st. Louis and the Washington Limited
Expresses. These trains are made up of
certain number Of cars, to exceed which
would delay the train.'
''Do railway magnates pay for having
their cars hauled over the different
rOadsY'
Very rarely; in fact, 1 know of but
one instance where pay has been eXacted,
and that occurred few days ago, while
Mr.. William B. Dinsmore was on his way
to Florida in private coach. When he
struck the Petersburg and Weldon Rail-
road the conductor made Mr.. DinsmOre
pay fare, on the threat of cutting the car
loose and side-tracking it. Every big road
has a directors car. The officers and di-
rectors use these cars to make their an
nual tours of inspection. Those directors
of Western roads who live in the East
have the car sent on to them to carry them
to the meetings and back. Rich men
sometimes like to save money"
"There are also hunting cars, are there
notY'
about half a dozen. The Pullman
Company has two handsome ones, the
Izaak Walton and the Davy Crockett.
The former was occupied by President
Ravenal, Of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, and party of friends during
the late Mardi Gras at New Orleans. They
took the car right into the city and lived
in it. The charge for these cars is $50
day, which includes cook and walters, all
OF whom expect dOUCeurS, however. These
cars, though smaller than the ordinary
Pullman coaches, accommodate ten per-
sons very nicely, and are provided with
gun-racks, kennels for the dogs, and all
kinds of ingenious fixtures. They are in
great demand. | am told that Jerome
Marble, of Massachusetts, built a car of
this kind for himself and afterwards had |
two more made to let out bv the day. |
President Arthur took his Florida fishing |
trip last year in a hired car. There are !
many coaches made for the express use of |
families and private parties. These rent |
for from $40 to $25 a day, and carry ten |
people. There are one or two cars for very /
ligh-tOned parties at $50 day, the fittings |
including piano in the main parlor. |
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