The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-07
TO THE GOLDEN GATE.
The Great Oriental Special
Passes Through Ogden.
A BEAUTIFUL FLYING PALACE
The Most Magnificent Train Ever
Buiit-Baths, Barber Shop
and Library.

More interest has been excited in
railway circles in this part of the coun-
try by the running of the new Oriental
express 1.-The Golden Gate Special"
than by any other event that has oc-
Cured in years. In fact nothing short
OF the completion of new road to this
city from the east would attract as
much attention as did this wonderful
elongated alace-on-wheels, as it
whizzed across the cherries plains of
Wyoming, twisted down Echo and
Weber canyons and finally drew into
the dreary depot at Ogden.
THE GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL,
with its objects has been dilated upon
and only word more need be said.
The train is a vestibuled one, consist
ing of five Pullman palace cars, and will
run from Omaha to San Francisco and
return each week. The average running
time is thirty-tour miles per hour, and
as only few short stops are made on
the way, the trip is run in less time
SNoA W OAhO4 ~ all ludI CNCI WSub
| over this route. In consideration of
the extra accommodations an extra fare
IS charged for every passenger, and
only Union Pacific Railway exchange
annual passes and Southern Pacific
| Company exchange special tickets
issued by the presidents, vice-presi-
dents and general managers, respec-
lively, when presented with the regular
extra fare ticket. will be accepted on
this train.
The train was built by the Pullman
Company at their works near Chicago
at cost of $173,510, and was
run from Chicago to Omaha as
dead train" the only passengers
being Mr.. Pullman and few friends.
MET AT GREEN RIVER.
On invitation of Mr.. J. V. Parker, of
the Union Pacific road, a reporter of
THE HERALD and Tribune reporter &C.
compsnied that gentleman on a run
out to Green River to meet the overland
wonder. Leaving this city Wednesday
night Mr.. Parker slowed his guests
carefully away in Pullman berths, and
soon after the hour of rising yesterday
morning Green River station was
reached and the party alighted to await
the coming of the special.
THE TRAIN LEFT OMAHA
at O'Clock Wednesday morning, leav-
ing Cheyenne at 1915 that night and
pulling into Green River at 9.45 yester-
day morning. Here she was boarded
by Mr.. Parker and the reporters and
ten minutes later was steaming on
toward the setting sun. But one siop
was made between Green River and Og-
den, this being at Evanston, division
terminus. The train flew past the other
stations as though they were of no
more importance than bunch OF sage.
brush. and at every point an eager
crowd was on hand to catch a glimpse
of the flying palace. The crews of very
freight or passenger train met on the
road were out on deck, anxious to see
what they could as the special whirled
past them.
THE PARTY ABOARD
was as follows: General Superintendent
Dickinson, Assistant Superintendent
Lomax, Major J. F. Trout, general
commissary of the Pullman Palace Car
Company; George Goldsmith, assistant
commissary; Ira D. White, special
correspondent of the New York World;
Mr.. Tilden Blodgett, member OF the
Union League Club, New York; W. B.
Bancroft. the San Francisco publisher;
Colonel Hodge, OF San Francisco and
Miss Britton, of Redwood, California.
The train was in charge of John Lar
kin, who has won the reputation of
being the most efficient conductor in
the Pullman service. and Miss Flood.
held the position of ladies' chaper0ne.
ARRIVING AT OGDEN,
at $50 p. m, the train was met by an
immense throng of people, among
whom were the following parties, who
went up from this city to see the
special: Hoyt Sherman, J E. Oglesby,
Charles ingalls, and Frank Shelton, OF
the Union Pacific; Charles GLEN and
c. D. Golding, of the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific; W W. Macintosh,
Salt Lake u Fort Douglas; Francis
Cope, T. ]. Macintosh and G. W. Cush-
ing, of the Utah Central; George Goss,
Union Ticket Office, and wife, and some
ftWo hers.
CAR golden GATE
The car Golden Gate" which is
seventy-two feet in length, came next
to the engine. The front part of this
car is used for baggage and the midd'e
part is put to a dozen uses. In one
corner stands the engine for generatir 6
the heat and electricity to supply the
train; then there are the refrigerators
and general supply rooms, the sleeping
apartments of the cooks, walters and
other employees. The barber shop and
gentlemens' bath rooms are in the rear
end. The tonsorial parlor is supplied
with all the modern improvements
found anywhere in the world, while Il g
baths, with their hot and cold water.
forced through faucets by compressed
air, are luxury that the travelling pub
lie will ever extol.
THE "CAsA MONICA"
The "Casa Monica" the dining car, is
by far the richest thing of the kind ever
turnad ont The wood work is all of