Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-07-03
LUXURY ON THE RAIL.
George Y. Pullman Gives Some In.
teresting Information.
The Popular Style of PaIacc.Car.
People " mo Own Private Cars
-Eiunting-Cars and
Equipment.


Pullman the other day to a reporter, "to
notice the luxury of railroad travel nova
days Amos every railroad man of inn
portance has a private car of his own. Take
the Erie railway for instance President
Jewett has car, the Ramapo, which cost
1000; Mr.. blanchard has car, No POO,
that is a beauty, while Superintendent Ben
lamn Thomas has car No % also n beauty
Mr.. Jewetts ear was one Of three Luilt by
the Pullman conipany-1ne for Henry Vii
lard, and the other for Thomas W. Pierce.
president Of the Sunset route in Texas
What is til, popular style Of privatccarsl'
"The Earl wood, ElstlaSc finish Mr.
Jewett's is pretty one. but the coach re-
Gently built for f. II. Talbot. of The Chicago
| Railway Age, is one Of the most luxurious
affairs yer put on n railrOa track IL runs
on twelve wheels, six of which were made in
Germany, by krupp The observa tiou-room.
at the end of the car, is finished in oak, with
| plat glass windows extending to the door.
velvet carpets, and embossed leather furni-
tiiIe, incluing sofas. The bedroom is fin
ished IN maple and amaranth, and opening
into the parlor, the most elegant apartment
of the car 1t is finished in solid mahogany.
| with inlaid panels and carvings of rare and
costly woods from all corners of the earth,
A.'NiNNtthS 'AO iip'N itiifi ne Dutisi pantry,
the kitchen, and the sleeping apartments for
the servants, are models of elegance and conf
fort. To duplicate the ear would cost SIS 900
| 1t was present to Mr. Talbot"
"Who own the most costly private cars in
American
That is hard to tell. Old Commodore
Vanderbilt used to ride over his roads In a
car that he thought was fine enough for
king That car is now owned by the Wagner
Parlor Car company, and is called
the lroquois, and any one may ride
IN IT who chooses 10 pay the extra fare
People who do not own many pennies as
the commodore did dollars, can ride in more
costly and elegant cars than the elder Van
derhilt ever dreamed Of 1t costs at least
$4,000 TO build handsome car nowadays:
the lroquois did not cost more than half
that"
What kind of car has w H. Wander
bilt"
"He has handsome coach; it is seventy |
five feet long, nine feet wide, and about |
thirteen feet high. 1t has kitchen in front; |
back Of it is Mr.. Nanderbilt's state-room. The |
dining-room, sitting-room and card-room |
come next, while the observatory, of course,
is Mt the rear. The fittings are very luxur- |
ious, and on the sides of the car are four
views, representing the New York Centrals |
bridge AT West Albany, the Grand Central |
depot at Forty second street, Niagara Falls
and one other l don't exactly remember
The car cost great deal of money"
"Do many people own private cars!"
"Very few. Patti, Nilsson, Mrs, Langtry,
Mime. Gerster-just few people like that,
whose managers have built cars especially
for them. Queen Victorias private car is
NOT GO l.,v rio Ia |
at Utica for Mrs. Langtry, nor nearly so
beautiful as the Mann bouioir car built for
Mime. Patti. The late Judge Henry
f. Packer, Of the Lehigh Valley,
was having a magnificent car, the
Minerva, made for him, when he
died 1t was all fitted up in ;naho gany, in
laid with carnation pinks and daisies, his ia.
vorite flowers. Forlnosa marble, cherry,
bird's-eye maple. and embossed leather were
also used in its fittings, while ali the hang
ings and tapestry were imported expressly
for this purpose"
"How do American coaches compare with
foreign onest'
There is nothing ON the globe that can
compare with our American rolling-stock
Any one who can pay his way in a bufret-car
can to-day ride as luxrniously as the empress
Of India ever does. Ii a party of n dozen
wanted to so to San Francisco, the cost is no
greater 10 hire hotel-car, with cook and
walters, than it would be 10 ride in the or
binary coaches and dine at the eating houses
on the way
There are also hunting-cars, are there
noti"
About half dozen. The Pullman com.
pany has two handsome ones, the Izaak Wal
ton and the Davy Crockett. The fortasr was
occupied by President Rayenai. OF the VII
nington y Weldon railroad, and party
Of friends during the late Marsii Gr1s at New
Orleans They took the car right into tie
city and lived IN IL The charge for these
cars is SIS a day, which includes cook and
walters, all of whom expect donceurs. how
ever. These cars though smaller than the
ordinary Pullman coaches, accommodate
ten persous 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 car
IF this kind for himself, and after
ward had two more made to let by the
lay. President Arthur took his Florida
fishing trip last year in hired car. There
Ire many coaches made for the express use
II families and private parties These rent
rom so TO s.5 day, and carry ten people
There are ono or two cars for very high
oned parties at SIS day, the fitting iuclud-
ng piano in the main rarlor. These are
ised principally by California tourists
How much money, III your opinion, is in
'ested in private cars in American
That is a difticult question T. answer. Ex-
lusive of the Pullman coinpaay's cars le; Us
nppose there .e sixty private cars at $50
90 each, thirty at 50 go each. and loo at
$1,000 each: In all 100 cars, representing
2, $40 ooo cash That is moderate essi-
nate"
Good VIII and a Garden Fence.
Exchange
Make it very strong and close, Uncle
ohn,a said the lady Of the manor 70 the ne
TO who was building a new garden fence:
my Christianity can't stand the test Of nv
eighbor's pigs and chickens Il 5'lieve you,
aississ,' was the cid mans emphatic re.
ponse, -kase ! bin allus notice da: dar was
n end 20 all peace an good will an neigh
orliness, and 'ligion, whar car warnt no
encs-
Texas SiftingS: A man can't realize how
tile lis froat is TIL he tries YER swaller oil