Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-10-02
PALACES ON WHEELS.
HOW THE THREE AMERICAS DELE
GATES WILL TRAVEL.

Pullman shops In This City Is a Model
Train. and the CostIiest and HaRdsomest
Ever Drawn by an Engine.
The International American Congress
train left the works of the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company, In this city, to day, for
| Washington.
The train is the most elaborate ever
made up by the Pullman. Palace Car Com
pany and reflects credit on its enterprise
and workmanship. Engine No 1858 OF
the Pennsylvania railroad has been fitted
up especially for this train. 1t is made
up of eleven cars; Esperauza baggage
and smoker Windsor, dining car; Wash
ington, Columbus, Russia, japan and
India, sleeping cars
The train is lighted throughout by
electricity, and is heated by steam. There
will be no coal or oil used for fuel or
light. A dynamo in the car Esperanza
furnishes the power for the lights in the
cars, the headlight on the engine, and
the tail lights on the rear car 1t fur
nishes power for lis lights in all. Besides
This each car has battery, for. use in
case The dynamo is disconnected. There
are on the train, all told, POI sixteen
candle power incandescent cleo
trie lights. The entire electrical
apparatus on the train IS the system of
a. Fl. Bauer, electrician OF the Pullman
| Palace Car Company The system has
been placed in the cars under his own
supervision The sleeping cars arc pro
vided with portable electric lamps, so
that at 4 minutes notice q reading lamp
can be placed in such position as de-
sired
The water for the cars is placed in
tanks beneath them Each sleeping car
has 141 gallons of water in It's tank. and
it Is forced 20 the spgots and closets by
! Westinghouse air pump in the Esper-
ANA
The train is yestibuled throughout.
| Electricity is used whenever possible:
even the clocks are electrical. Each car
is thus provided with clock that keeps
time and registers the speed Of the train
These cars have never been used before
on such train. and are almost new.
Conductor Eye will have charge OF the
train Conductor Myrick will have charge
of the dining car Windsor, and the cleo.
trical apparatus will be in charge OF
Engineer Elliott; all these men are iii
the employ of the Pullman Company.
Beside them will be full crew from the
| Pennsylvania railroad Each car will
have several walters
The first car in the train is the Esper-
anza which was recently refitted here
rs well as the other cars in the train. It
will carry the dynamo and air pump, all
baggage and contains the library and
smoking room and barber shop Each
department is complete in itself. The
library contains directories of the large
cities, interesting books OF travel and
biographical sketches. besides standard
novels.
Japan and India divide honors as to the
handsomest and most luxurious cars on
the train The entrance to Japan, inside
the vestibule, is circular. A few steps
leads to the ladies' private rooms, which
are provided with all known improve
ments and contain baths. closets and lava.
tories. The bath is provided with hot
and cold water and a spray. The
trimmings around the lavatories are of
Tennessee marble. Whenever possible on
the walls Of this apartment, are mirrors
Of French plate glass The wood work
is Of mahogany. The passage way leads
to the main saloon, and passes the state
room which has plate glass windows.
There are curtains to these windows to cut
of the room from an exterior view. The
the room to open into the main saloon or
to close it entirely. A private bath and
closet is connected with the state room.
The room is upholstered in terra Gotta
plush 1he wood is painted white and
gold French plate mirrors cover the walls.
The main saloon is upholstered in flow
cred plush with blue background The
woodwork is mahogany. Next to the
saloon is gentlemen's waste room The
bulkhead is set in bevel edge mirrors
The steam pipes ere covered with a
screen to keep them from soilinp
the clothes of passengers. In case the
steam supply gives out, Baker heater
is ready for use. Boxes for
telegraph blanks, hotel guides and the
like, are in convenient places
India is similar to Japan in its arrange
ment The stateroom is upholstered in
pink and lowered plush
Russia is finished in terra Gotta plush
and satin wood
Washington is similar to Russia. Its
arrangement is the same as that used on
Cleveland's Inauguration train,
Columbus is finished in satin wood
The dining car Windsor is the regulation
Pullman dining car, fitted up for this &C.
casion
The sleepers are the latest style Of the
Pullman manufacture and contain the
eostliest materials used in car building
The head lining is hand carved and en-
bossed in blue and gold.
The effect Of the highly polished wood
work. the costly plush, the French plate
mirrors, were at night, the electric lights
are turned on is magnificent. II is as if one
had been transported into palace fitted
up in the most dazzling style Of art.
The train is q splendid example of
what this country can do in the higher
plane of workmanship and it is an excel
lent plan to carry the representatives of
the Three Americas on their tour,
in such a train. There is little
doubt that these same representatives
will desire to visit that city which fitted
up this magnificent palace on wheels.
The train viii carry about one hun
dred persons. Each sleepiug car has
twenty eight berths, making capacity
or liz passengers. From Washington the
train will go on Thursday TO New
York, thence to West Point. The
delegates will be given every opportunity
to see everything of interest in the mill
tary training school, and then will be
taken to Boston. A week will be
passed in the New England states.
Then the party will go westward. They
will go as far east as Portland, Me. as
far West as Omaha, as far South as the
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. After this
tour points of interest ia different places
1 will be visited each dav