Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
FLYING TO FLORIDA.
Tourists En- Route to Jacksonville in {
Mann BOudOir Car.

Tourists En- Route to Jacksonville in a
Mann BOudOir Car.
The pleasures of modern rail travel
were illustrated yesterday by party Of
tourists en- route to Jacksonville in one
of the new Mann Boudoir Coaches.
The car arrived from the West yesterday
morning by the Central Railroad and was
transferred TO the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway and left last night for
Florida. The party consisted Of Col. Z.
p. Wilson, General Passenger Agent Ofthe
Queen and Crescent route at Cincinnati;
Rev. J. W. SandersOn, Milwaukee, Wis;
Col. III. T. Duncan, Lexington, KY, and
Col. J. E. Reeves, Cleveland. o. AT Atlanta
the party was Joined by Col. Joseph NJ.
Brown, General Ticket and Passenger
Agent Of the Western and Atlantic Rail-
road: Col, Thomas T. Greene, General
Superintendent of the Queen and Crescent
route at Atlanta: Mr.. Frank Gordon, son
Thompson, Jr.; Miss Aurrie Hull,
Miss Mary Cooper, Miss Belle
Greene and Mrs. Thomas I. Greene.
The party arrived by the
morning train and stopped at the Screyen
House, visiting various points Of interest
about the city during the day. They paid
a visit to the MORNING NEWS shortly
after their arrival.
The elegant coach in which the party is
travelling was rendered to Col. Wilson by
Col. W. ID. Mann, President Of the Mann
BOudOir Car Company, for a dying trip
to Florida. During the day it lay
in the Savannah, Florida and West
ern depot yard, and was visited by
numbers of people. 1t is called the SER
nani," and is one of the handsOmest
pieces of car architecture ever seen here.
Each compartment will accommodate
from two to four passengers. The upper
berths are easily accessible, roomy, we'll
ventilated. and quite apart from the
lower. When tested il is claimed that
a majority Of the passengers prefer the
upper berths, as they cannot, under any
circumstances, close up upon the occu-
pant, and then separate curtains and
bracing straps render it impossible Tor
the occupant to be disturbed by any sud
den or violent movement OF the car. Ehelr
ventilation is so perfectly arranged as TO
secure at all times pure atmosphere, free
from all dust, smoke or unpleasant OdOr.
Smoking in one compartment in no way
affects the atmosphere of the others. The
buffet affords a reasonable supply of cold
delicacies, with hot coffee and tea. chOcO-
late, boiled eggs, etc. Electric bells con-
nected with an enunciatOF are in each
berth. and the porter and cOndueteF on
NuLN IGSloIl 10 GttCu press VI TIC buLlOus
The ladies' bOudOir. adjoining the ladies'
dressing-rOOm, is reserved exclusively for
ladies without escorts. The regulations
under which the cars are operated are
calculated to secure to passengers the
highest degree of ease, combined with
such personal freedom or exclusion as may
be consistent with the proprieties Of a
thoroughly first class hotel. The charges
for accommodations and refreshments are
upon the same basis, and not in excess of
the prices charged upon ordinary sleeping
cars. The car is lighted with gas through
out, and a selected library of about 100
volumes of choice standard literature is
at the disposal Of the passengers. 1t is
heated to a uniform temperature, and in
the summer is cooled by air passed
through ice boxes. The lavatOries are
supplied with hot and cold water, and all
the appointments are as perfect as could
be attained.