The Portland daily press., 1889-06-28
PORTLAND AND CHICAGO.
Meeting Of the Committee of the
Board Of Trade Yesterday.
A Full Description Of the vestibuIe
Train on the Way.

The train will be made up of six hand
some vestibule cars, and it was on exhibit
tion at the Dearborn street station, Chicago,
Tuesday. More than 10000 people inspected
the train.
The forward car is named sci Captain"
and contains the baggage room, electric light
apparatus, and the berths for the train Off
Gals. Next comes the Pullman dining car,
Casa Monica" the drawing room and sleep
ing cars India" Australia" and "New
Zealand" The last car is the combination
sleeper, smoker and observation car 'Syba-
ris."
Wednesday night at o'clock the train
started from Chicago for Portland. About
100 passengers are on board. large majority
being ladies, mostly members of the Chicago
Art Institute on their way to Cushing's
Island, and who are in charge of Mr.. N. II.
Carpenter, the secretary of the institute
There was large crowd in the station to
see the train Off The train officials who will
come through to Portland are Special Agent
Of Passenger Department, A. l.. Clark !;
Pullman Conductor, r. FL. Myrick; Lady
Attendant. Miss Kate State; Electric Light
Engineer. b. ]. Jones.
On the regular daily train from Chicago
to Niagara Falls, two more Pullman
sleeping cars were attached. These were
Joined to the yestlbule train at Niagara
Falls. They accomm ,date party of about
40 persons who are on their way from Ohio
to Portland. So when the vestibule train
arrives in Portland it will be composed of
eight Pullman cars.
The vestibule train arrived at Niagara
Falls yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock and
remained there during the day, and left
Niagara Falls at $50 O'Clock in the evening.
1t will arrive at Kingston wharf station this
morning. From Kingston passengers can
have the option of staying on the vestibule
train and going to Montreal, or they can
take steamer for daylight ride through
the Thousand Islands and the Rapids of the
st. Lawrence to Montreal The vestibule
train will leave Montreal at a. m to
morrow, arriving In Portland at about Il. 80
p. m.
The committee from the Board of Trade
held meeting yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of having more defnate under.
standing as to whether the vestibule train
from Chicago was to make final stop in the
station of the Grand Trunk tomorrow noon
or to run up to near the steamers wharf on
Commercial street.
Mr.. Smith, the agent of the Grand Trunk,
who had been invited to meet the committee
was present, and stated that he had no
doubt but what the management of the road
would conform to the expressed wishes of
the committee of the Board of Trade or the
citizens, and the committee being quite
unanimous that 1t would be the proper
thing to land the excursionists as near the
steamer as possible. in order to show the
close connection of the road with our vari-
GUS island steamers, as well also to afford
better opportunity to a large concourse of
people likely to gather on the occasion, 1t
was finally decided to go forward with the
original plans. Music will be provided by
the Band during the passage Of the excur-
sionists from the cars to the steamer, and
those citizens holding excursion tickets will
be taken on another steamer with the band,
aud accompany the excursionsts Down to
Cushing's Island, but they will not land
Probably refreshments VIII be served on the
steamer. The Mayor thought that there
would be no occasion for an address so it
was decided to make the affair informal
Tickets can be had of the committee or at
the Merchants Exchange previous to Satur-
day.