St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
RAILWAY EVOLUTION.
The Wonderful Impetus Given the
Passenger Service by the Inven-
ton of Yestibnles.

ton of Vestibules.
AS the occupants of large residence
with apartments of varied uses are en-.
abled to lead life that surpasses in re-
tlnement that of numerous family COM
PEELED to occupy a one or two-roomed
cottage, so are travellers in one of the
complete vestibule trains of to-day al
lowed freer use of their faculties i'm
every direction than were the travellers
by even the most luxurious train of ten
years ago; and the principles which un-
derlle one case will be readily perceived
to underlie the other. In small cot
cage the numerous wants of q family
must be attended to in a narrow COM
pass; the cooking of meals, washing of
faces and hands, washing and ironing
of clothes. sweeping and busting of
furniture necessarily so overlapping one
another as TO cause confusion and rend-
erlng entirely impossible the preserVa-
ton of high degree of delicacy.
Travellers in previous years were com.
PEELED 40 compress their life within four
walls of a passenger coach during the
time journey, often to the sad neg
lect vi their personal comfort as well as
personal cleanliness. The invention of
the sleeping car was great advance,
and the inauguration Of hotel car service
another step forward, but nOJwithStand-
ing their surroundings of highly poll
IShed and expensive wood, luxurious
carpets and velvet curtains, refined
travellers could never reconcile them.
selves to sleeping, performing their alb
lutIOnS and eating in what was practi-
cally the same room. 1t was felt that
the only way to serve meals upon a
moving train was in a separate dining
D1t IAJlS m Of 10
walters would be unimpeded. and where
the food would not be subjected toodOrs
that might convey an undesirable
flavor. 10 90 from an ordinary coach
or Pullman car to separate dim
ing car on moving train was, how
ever, disagreeabIe and Oftentim eS
dangerous proceeding, especially for i'll.
validS, ladies and children. The times
were ripe for YeStibuleS, and vestibuleS
were invented. Transit from one car
to another immediately lost all of its an.
noying features, and as the various cars
of the train, by means of VeStibules,
were connected into series of apart.
ments, the devotion of different parts of
the train to different purposes immedi.
atelY became practicable in the same
manner as different apartments of
large residence are applied to different
uses. This possibility of DEVELOPMENT
was quickly perceived and carried to
the highest degree that has yet been at.
tanned by the progressive management
of the Pennsylvania system of railways
in connection with the officers of the
Pullman company, and finds its most
striking eXemplificatiOn in the service
of the Pennsylvania Limited, which
runs daily from Chicago to New York
and the principal cities of the East. In.
stead of being circumscribed in action,
the greatest freedom is permitted pas
sengerS on this train, and it is safe
to say that they miss none of the
comforts afforded by the best metro
pOlitan hotels.
The sleeping cars are furnished with
berthS of SpOtless linen and d0wny piI-
lows; the dining car is spacious and
dainty, the cooks excellent, the walters
well drilled. TheIe is a smoking car
with sofas, great arm-chairs, and a cab.
met on which stand choice bits of pot
terry. There are card rooms, writing
desks, with linen paper for the free use
OF the passengers, or on the daylight
ride east OF PlttSburg passengers are
entitled to the services of StenOgrapher
and typewriter, who has an Office on tho
train and who will take from dictation
and correctly transcribe letters or tele-
grams free of charge. During business
hours of this daylight run stock quota
tons are received by telegraph from
the principal trade centers and together
with the daily weather reports are dis
played on bulletin boards on the train.
An observation car, that occupies the
post of honor at the rear of the train, is
delightful parIOr for the convenience
and enjoyment OF the passengers. es-
pecially for ladies and children, for
whose comfort is also provided colored
maid, who will perform the duties US
ually eXacted of lady's personal hand
maid. AT convenient places throughout
the train are enclosed Mushrooms. In
front of the smoking car is barber
shop. with a deXtrOuS barber and q
plunge bath. Libraries in the smoking
and observation cars are filled with
choice books. and the train is supplied
with daily newspapers of the principal
cities and the prominent magazines.
Heat is supplied by steam and light by
electricity, movable electric lets being
placed in each berth. in order that pas.
sengers may read after retiring if they
SO desire. and the touch of an electric
bell, one OF which is to be found in any
part OF the train, will instantly summon
polite and attentive porter.
To appreciate the sOidity of con-
StructiOn, elegance of finish and COM
pleteness of appointment of this tram it
is absolutely necessary to take trip
upon it, but fairly good idea can be
obtained by examining a folder contain.
Ing series of beautifully engraved
pictures of the different apartments and
floor diagram of the entire train,
Copies of this folder will be mailed to
any address upon application to MIR. c.
w. Adams, assistant general passenger
agent. No. 65 Clark street, Chicago. who
will also be glad to reserve accommodate
tions on the train. which leaves the
pennsylvania passenger station on Ca
nal. between Madison and Adams
streets, at 5 O'Clock every afternoon for
Pitt sburg, Baltimore. Washington, Phil
adelphia and New York.