The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-11

THE vEsTIBULED TRAINS FIRST
TRIP SOUTH.

People Who We're on bodro-1he
Trains Future Saskatchewan 1t
VIII Cost to Travel in Vestiouled
Cars
The much -heralded vestibuled train
reached Savannah half an hour late yester
day morning. 1t was due here at l0;46. A
crowd was at the Savannah Florida ana
Western depot to witness its arrival, and
when the train rolled in a stream of people
poured in to view the latest triumph of
railway mechanism. More than half the
crowd assembled preferred not to get into
the crush and contented themselves with
observing what they could from the out
side.
A change of engine and crew was made
here. Conductor W. II. Wright assumed
charge and the train was coupled to engine
No 81 with Engineer j. II. Ambrose at the
throttle Supt Fleming and Asst. Supt.
Haines went through with the train to
Florida. General Manager Haines, General
Freight and Passenger Agent Hardee and
Traffic Manager Owen went on rs far as Elem
inc. twenty-four miles out, and returned on
the fast mail MORNING News reporter
also Travelled on the train as far as Fleming.
The cars were not crowded with passengers,
but all were enjoying the most comfortable
railway Illt litN ever loOh. ne Cdl =, " nun
are superb models OF ease and comfort, are
also without doubt the finest pieces of rail
way architecture ever sent from the shops
of the famous Pullmans The following
were some of the passengers aboard;
p l.. Lorilard, Jr., and wife, Henry Dex-
ter and wife Mrs. p. Tiff, Miss A. NJ. Tiff,
NJ. c. Bowler, Misses n. f. and NJ. II. Bou-
vier, Allen Forman, of the Journalist, and
wife, D. Corky and family, Miss Bradwick,
Mrs W b. Shuttwood, of New York.
Mrs John Molin and J. Harold Molin, Of
Germantown, Pa.
Frank Seaman, John R. Ely, Eugene Pit
ton and family, of Brooklyn.
S. 5 Jewett and wife Miss Fannie c.
Skinner, of Buffalo.
J NJ. Longyear and family, Of Mar
quette, Mich.
NJ Levy, of Petersburg, Va.
J. {. Souza, of Savannah.
The train was IN charge of Maj F. Fl.
Nicks, General Superintendent Of the
Pullman Palace Car Company, and he was
most urbane in his courtesies to those who
went on board. The palace dining car al
hambra' was the most striking of the coach
es. 1t is acknowledged 10y railroad travellers
10 be a marvel of home comforts, and has
all the modern convenience pertaining to
cooking. The kitchen is supplied with
every utensil needed: the range is of the
most approved pattern, aud the cuisine has
attached to it refrigerator which
is a great Improvement upon those
used in the ordinary dining
cars. This rolling palace has in il a side
board stocked with a complete silver service,
including dishes, plates, spoons, forks and
everything needed to make dining easy and
luxurious.
IN THE HOTEL CAR.
The Alhambra was just in a state of
preparation for dinner when the train
arrived here. The tables, covered with
snowy linen and bearing glistening glass
and silver and pyramids Of tempting fruits,
were most tempting picture. On an ele-
gantly printed card was the following
menu:
Mock Turtle. a 'Anglaise. COnsomme, Victoria
Salmon, a la Chamborg.
Parsienne Potatoes.
Boiled Beef Tongue. Boiled Chicken
Egg Sauce
Roast Beef, with Drowned Potatoes.
Roast leg OF south Down Mutton, Currant Jelly
Young Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Fricandcau of Veal. la Richelieu
SalnIi of Duck, a la Jardnere.
Banana FritterS, Port Wine Sauce
Roast Partridge with Currant Jelly.
Lobster, MayOnaiSc Lettuce Salad.
Spanish Olives. Celery. Chow Chow
Picked Onions. GirRinS.
Baked Sweet Potatoes
stewed Tomatoes Squash French Peas
SuccotaSh.
Cocoanut Pudding, Hard Sauce
Fruit.
Ice Cream. Assorted Cake.
Preserved Fruits
Marmalade. Figs Dry Canton Ginger
Raisins
English, Graham AMI Oatmeal WATERS
Roquefort and Edsm Cheese. BeRt's Crackers
cafe NOR
Tho smoking room contains all the reQui
sites for smoker, comfort including re
Ginning chairs, etc. In one end Of tbs apart
lnent are two immovabIe cabinets. both
well supplied with books Of poetry, travel
fiction and the latest novels.
THE sLEErERs.
The sleeping cars are much better litte,
mp than those running on other trains, an,
have in one eud a handsomely fitted private
apartment, containing chairs and tw
herths These little places are prettily hun,
with rich curtains, and are very superio
accommodations TO those i'll the body OF
the car.
All Of the coaches have lavatc
rles, and are provided wit
the newest patterns of bathroom plumbin,
in washbowls. Hushbasins and force nv
drants 10 supply water. The lighting is b
electricity. The heat can be furnished b
steam from either the engine or a heater i
the car. There are no iron ratings on Tn
platform, bur the cars are connected 10y
veshbule which, when two cars are coupled
leaves a continuous passage from one coac
TO the other. On the outside of these way
are fixed the hand brake and the lever use
to operate the coupling mechanism.
Taking all in consideration. as the Pull
man Company has hitherto surpassed al
Others IN building handsome cars, il has, i
turning out these palaces, surpassed Itself
ENGINE NO g.
Engine No. 81, which pulled the vestibule
train out of Savannah, is one of two pow
elful locomotives recently purchased for tn
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
They We're built by the Rho4e Island Loco
motive Works especially for this servic,
The six cars of the vestibuled train al
equal TO nine cars OF the ordinary trai
when it comes to pulling them, and th
record of No. O. yesterday was eminentl
satisfactory, She pulled out
Savannah twentyeight minutes benin
time, lost three minutes at one stop and fiy
minutes at another, making tlirty six mil
utes in all, and went into Jacksonville O
time to the minute 1t is thought after 81
gets limbered to her work that She will b
able TO make up an hour between Jacllscl
vile and Savannah.
A FLYING SCHEDULE.
The run between New York and jackson
vile, l,O74 miles, is scheduled thirty -or
hours The special, which is known as N
SOL will leave New York every MOnda'