Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-09-01
BEETHOVEN AND MOZART.
They WIN Make Music ON the Rail Two
Fine Pullman Cars.

Probably two Of the finest cars ever
built in this state have been shipped
from the Pullman car. works in this city
II is not often that the car builder in this
city turns out such fine work as this, and
the Pullman works are worthy of com
mendation for ingenious enterprise.
The cars referred 60 are each go feet,
6 inches long in body 20 feet. 81 inches
over platforms: 10 feet wide: 10 feet,
1O4 inches high from rail to roof
A reporter of the EVENING JOURNAL
had the pleasure of inspecting Mozart
4 the name of one of these palaces on
wheels The name of the other is Bee
thoven, and it is finished and arranged
in precisely the same manner.
Mozart is entered by a heavy door,
which is supplied with movable sashes.
The smoking room is fitted up in the best
possible manner, and is I'm
ished i'm solid English oak
It has a large double sofa, and two circu-
lar chairs. upholstered with seal brown
plush The i,oor is Of tile oil cloth. On
the loft Of the entrance Is the lavatory
which is supplied with hot and cold water
for washing and ice cold water for drink
ing The water Is carried in three tanks
underneath the car. and is forced TO the
layatories by compressed air from a
fourth tank The ice cold water is ar
ranged in the same way, except the water
runs through coils Of pipe in a closet
packed with ice Tho top Of this stand
Is Of Tennessee marble. Above the stand
is a rack of cuffs and other similar arti-
cles of clothing In the corner of the
lavatOry is an electrical annunciator with
20 bells connected with all parts Of the
car The lavatory is screened from the
smoking room by plush curtain
TO the right is gcntleman's closet II,
with the other closets in the car Is sup.
piled with lIoward's water works
! From the smohingroom a passage way
leads to the main saloon, which is finished
in mahogony 1t is divided into fourteen
sections with two berths, an upper and
, lower to the section
! A door leads from the main saloon to
i the drawing room with three berths
: The room is magnihcently finished witt
e plush on mahogany and the sofas arl
I upholstered with blue glnce plush.
heavy French plate mirror is i'm one sid
Of the room Connected with this apart
ment is a lavatory and water closet.
d door with heavy plate miro
e opens into the extreme passage way
}, This hallway also leads from the mail
]
It end is the ladies' closet and layatory am
It the heater room This has a circulating
B., boiler for hot water, which supplies tn
It wash stands and heats the car. Each o
It the wash stands has fire hose which ca
J. be attached instantly in case of fire.
d locker in the end of the car contains ID
), the necessary implements for use in fight
D. ing fire.
Il The sides of the car are well supplie
5, with mirrors, and all the lights are q
plate glass The head ling or ceiling
hand carved and finished IN gold an
silver. 1t is artistic to great degree
o. and IS the work Of The Pullman caryers.
lie The ventilation is similar 70 that s
is other passenger cars.
le The car is supplied with the Hixo
n Smith four and two light lamps
The car has the Westinghouse automat
II air brake and the Westinghouse trai
Of signal The cars have the Janney
Miller combination couplers, which ca
he be changed in a short time TO the Mill'
st coupler
Each car is on what are called No. 3
trucks with 4xS5 inch steel journals al
United States concave. elliptical spring
!. These springs are something new, an
are claimed TO be superior TO any use
The wheels are 40 inch, Aliens paper Il
er strongest made. The outside Of the q
is finished in the standard Pullma
~ color, olive with shaded gold on poplg
wood The car Mozart was shipped We
-, terday Beethoven will be shipped Z
~ day Both cars will be taken 20 Bostc
by way of Philadelphia, and will be ri
.l- on the Boston and Bar Harbor railroal