Daily Republican., 1888-03-27
AN English traveller in america

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| AN English Traveller In America
4 GFrem N. Y. Timer, March 18th, 1851
fhe following extract from an Rug
lteh Rentleman's letter to friend ii
London, showo him to bo a kosu oh
server, and demonstrates bis apDreci
alton OF American railway methods 81
he iound thfir best e5emplificntion O,
the Psnnsy lvania RailtoAd:
Having det0rmined 10 60 to tkt
West, cast about for the beet mean
OF reaching that great land. There nrt
90 btadehaws in America, but every
railway company Issues In the mes
profuse quantities time tables hut
gnidt books to their lines, and tht
booking agents, who seem to bs ubiqui
toas ae well a5 omnipresent, ara ex
ceedingly accommodating In furnishing
every. detail OF inform alton q touris
would need. bethought me OF q con
versation had on board the steamer
with o clever young American, In
which he bad spoken very ly the
praises OF the Pennsylvania Route, and
ssp ioislly OF their very excellent trains
between New York and Chicago.
| followed up this clue, and found
that the piece de resistance of their ser.
vice WAS the New York and Cbioauo
Limited, train In whose desert ptiop
the agent grew eloquent The result
Was that booked for 1t, and am free
to confess that never did wiser thing
In order to thorouahly appreciate the
usefulness OF this train you must kpo "
thnt 1t supplies everything one needs to
foster erJGyment and make tbs time
pass pleasantly. Its CARRIAGES ara 40
WDndtrinlly constructed tia. they pro-
ylde food, lodging and entertainments.
MI train WAS TO leave New Yo,k at 9
o'elock IN the morniog, 90 arose q, 8.
dressed, and proceeded to tho station
At q lew minutes past Q the whesls bs
ean to revolve, and wa were off through
the low lauds OF New jersey.
The fresh morning air had given au
edge 10 my appetite, AID In the wake Of
me attendnut, whom the Americans,
Win their nice senso OF the fitness OF
things, Gail porter beoauSe he car.
ties your bhggale upon the slightest
aneouta2ement l entered the dining
car, aud was served with breakfast
rho desiEnation dining car 10 mia
nomer' would suggest that the Penn.
'refeoiory.' Tne main saloon OF tbs
carriage is htted with tables, ranco1 on
eitHer side, with an aisle In th,, Mildls.
Thsaa tsbleS esst four persons. and arc
Ic3vGtca T'ta the snowiest of linen. the
brightest plate ana dAinvS 9h!ul, TIE
tnsnu covered the entire Taahe oi AmsEl.
CAL breakfast dishaa, and ny selections
vera promptly served, beautifully oook.
"a, enc, can assure you, heartily rel.
ished. Tho novs,ty Of the Bituation leu.
an added zest to the meal, and when |
dad concluded my repAst and tipped
the snble serrltor, he volpn t5o.ed tho
iuformaticn that we were passtur
through Trenton, fifty seven miles frotS
rev York Fifty -sGven milal between
the fruit and tha 6axei-..-Yl WAs no.
oy any means n ban START, / ,ef t,i.
AFTER breakfast I wandered in,o thu
SMOKING room, aud hero another eur.
prise awaited me. Instead of A suok-
Ing room, | iouca o most pIeasantly
hssea ,i1 IopdRine apartment Comfor.s
v S's I'm chairs, inviting di74rs, nRa
.'Jok' newspapers and perioiicals were
reaay 1t hand. l lighted m7 plpa aui
Seated myself by one OF the wide win
dows 10 read In the intervals between
M pseps out on the rapidly passing
scenery. 1t was without doubt the
hA'A hthk bNCA w VI ALt
metals. Be,ide tue readers OF tho
newspArnrs AMI the books, which the
library st0rted ,some busy people were
writing at the deIks a party mero play
Ing cAsd3 and others nRpplng. Tbs
touch OF an electric bgll brings the in
settshlo porter to your chatf, aud he
will fetch you from his buffet anything
Oh may desire to drink
II called for a pint OF Bass and had It
served In momsnt In passing ont of
the smoking room observed an apart.
ment which had previously escapad my
observation, and upon entering icuud y
oaroer shaving q passenger wltk the
utmost eaSe, though the train WAS
rushing on at rate of at least fifty
miles an hour. In another part of the
room there was q bath.tub well sup
Piled with water fIom reservoir
ABOVE. made n mental note OF these
novelties and determined to epjoy the
new experience they suggested When
reached the drawing.roooI, where my
berth was located, found the carriage
wsll filled with psople-gentlsmep,
ladies and children. They w.ra all
Comfortably disposed, the ladies read.
Ing or chatting, and the children romp.
Ing around in gleefdl happiness. The
train, neglected 10 mention, is com.
posed OF 'vGsibuls cara" Thls Is q
% ost ingeniouB arrangement.
Inc entrance to American rail way
CARRIAGES 10 made from tbs ends, aud
the platform, which extends out beyond
ths BODY OF the car, is enclosed nnl fl.
tsd 90 cloBtly TO that OF the preceding
oar tnat one pass9s through tho 'resti
on'e almost without knowing It. The
Aggregation of cars insking up the
rsin is, to all practical purposes, one
long carIinge, divided into compArt-
mems II Is most excellent device,
saa NOS only adds greatly 10 the com
orr oi travel, bat imp1rts steady mo
Ton, nnt, L am told, adds greater
sitength In case of accident
Lunch nod di"ner were as satIsfao-
soty hs the breaki0et, and retired FOR
tne night. j slept the sleep OF a happy
snd coutented mAp. Arising early the
mex: morning l suioyed most refresh
ing oath, was shaved by the knight of
me razor, ana reached my hotel In
onloAso hort while after 8 o'cloch, az
ieah us II 1 had passed the night in p1y
'wn r0oas.
ina Americans are great travellers,
Anu thie 10 the way they travel"
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ktndied anew.
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