Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-04-04
An ENGLISH TRAVELLER IN
AMERICA.
He Praise Of the Pennsyiva
MIA New YOrk asd Chicago
Limited.


MA New TOrk asd Chicago
Liailed.
TFron n. Y. Times, March 18th 1851
Tn. foIIo~ins extract from an English |
gentleman, letters TO a friend in London, !
shows him To- be a ken obs-rvers snf dem !
ons'rat-s hi- appreciation of American rail- |
way rn-thods ss he found their best exern- |
plracsfion on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
.'HavIng Determined to 20 10 the West,
cast about for the best mean OF reaching |
that great lsnd. There are no br.dsha~r
In America. but every railway Company is |
sues In the most prnfuse quantities time
tables snd GUIDE books 10 their lines, and
the booking agents, who seen to bs ubi- |
ouitous -. wei as omnipressnt, are exceed
inrly accommodating in furnishing every
detail OF information q tourist would need. |
I b-ihought m. Of = copv"rs-:ion had had
on board the steamer with a clever you
American, In which he had spoken very
warmly the praises OF the Penns' ivanis
Route, and especially Of their very excel
lent trains between New York and Chica o.
foilowed up this clue, snd found thst the
piece de resistanCe of their service was the
New York and Chicago Limited, train IN
whose description the agent grew eloquent
The result Was, booked for it, and am
FREE. to coni-ss that I never did wiser
thing. In order to thoroughly appreciate
the usefulness OF this train you must know
that it supplies everything one needs TO
foster euio- ment and make the time pass
pleasantly. It's carriages are so wonderful
Constructed that they provide food lodg-
ing, sEd entertainment NJ train WAS To
leave Nov York at O'Clock in the morn
ing 20 arose al s. dressed. snd proceeded
ts the station. At few minutes past nine
the wheels began 10 Teyolve, end we were
OF through the lovisnds of New Jersey
The fresh mornIng air had given an edge
TO INV sppe;it-. and in the wake Of the at
tend ant. whom the Americans with their
nice sense OF the fitness of things, call
porter because be carries your baggage
upon the slightest encouragement, enter
ed the dining c.r,' and was served with
breakfast Th- desIgnstion dining car is
nisnom-I- woald suggest that the Penn
sylyshis Railroad people change it TO 'r-
fectpry.' The m.Iu saloon of the carriage
j. lifted with tLbies, ranged on either side,
with an .lsl- IN the miudle- There tables
.eat ;oar Ysr-on-. AMI ars covered Win the
s-c. q oi lin, ., the hrishre-r p.atr ani
c 81 - csisa- Tn. urns covered the -ntire
rsfre .l AutTic0a ire K s-t dishss, End
N, --'e-r5ou- s.-e g. up's carved, bean
tIi"i,y e,.z 80 sl1. s-1 ->-Ir.' rog- heat
iiy r-I..hrc TO .8. =.t, Oi the -iJusi!oa
lrut al sd1-d Ecsl ts Jti- n.-.i. aud ~h-n
h-.d CONCLUDED my T. past -nd uppvd the
sable serN itor, bv soiuaf.ersd rh- IDiO-In.
lion that ~- were passing fhr' ugh Trenton
nfty sever nile from Srs io-k- FTty-
seven miles between th- fruit and tn fag
sr howl ~as not by any In-sns bad start,
reflected.
.'Attrr breakfast wandered into the
smCk king room, and here another surprise-
awaited me. Instead of smoking room. l
found a mosi pleasant nti-d is'unging spart
ment. Comfortable arm chairs, Invii'ng di
vans. aud books, newspapers sni periodi-
| Gals were ready st hand. lighted my
&
windows To rcad in the intervals b,-sue..n
NV peeps ont On the r-piiiy pass n sce'.-
I cry. II ~a- XII ,hout douht :hU p-a-sn'eK est
morning ever spent on the m-tai- Be
side the readers of the newspapers 1ud
the books. which the library Afforded. some
busy people Were wiring st the desks. a
part, were plsying cards and Others nal ping
z : -. /. IL.
eyiiabir porter TO your cnsir, and be viii
fetch Nou from his buffet anything ycu may
d--ire TO drink called tor put of Bass
aac had il serve I in 8 nom sRt. Ia ps-sin z
cut OF the smoking room l observed IN
apartment winch had previously escaped
my ob-ervstion aud upon entering found a
barber shaving a passenger, Sith ths ut
most ease, thuugh the train -es rushing on
at the rate of fifty miles an hour. In an
Other part OF the room there vas a b tn tub
well supplied with water irom = reservoir
above. I made a mental note of t6es- nov
cities and determined TO enjoy the new ex.
perience they suggested. When l reached
the drawing room, where my brrih Was To-
csiei. I found the carriage well filed with
people -gentlrmen- ladies', and children
They we're all Comfortably disposed, tbs
ladies reading chsfing. and tn.
children romping arouud in gl-eful hspti.
ness. Toe train, neglected 10 mention,
Is composed If sv-sribn- cars Thi, is a
nno-t ingenious arrangement The entrance
TO Ame.icsn railway carriage, i. made from
the ends, and the p atiorm, which extend.
out beyond the body OF the car, is enclosed
ana fitted 80 closely to that OF the preced.
ing Car, that one passes through the v-sii-
bule almost without knowing IL. The a.
g'egati0n Of cars making up the train is, Il
all prhcnca, purposes. one long carriage
divided into coIapafIm Imenis. Ii is most
excellent device, and not only aids greatly
TO the comfort OF travel, but irnparis a
steady motion, and, | avn told, adds greater
strength IN case of accident.
Lunch and dinner were AS satisf sciory
- the breakfast, and retired for the night
= slept The sleep of the happy and content-d
Arising early the next morning l enjoy. ed a
most refreshing bath, was shaved by the
knight Of ibe rsIur, and reached NV hof-l
in Chicago a short whii--airer Q o'clock, a.
fr-sh a. II 1 h.d i.s.sed the Dight in my own
rcotus.
s-Th- Amer;csus arr ers'S' 'rs,-l.rs. and
this j. ite ~sv ;hey trs,-.--'
= The vnarg go o.: " on-."k.i. K
l.. are preparing 70 CIV. inIk
sapp-r to the yoUrg is1ies al that