The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-09
A MAGNIFICENT TRAIN.
The PennsyIvania Railroad Company's
Golden Gate Special.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
Golden Gate Special.
Promptly at Ills O'Clock last Satur-
day morning, the Golden Gate special
train, furnished by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company for its personally
conducted excursion from New York
to San Francisco, arrived at the p, w.
& B. station in this city, and was an
object of much interest. The train
was composed Of seven coaches built
expressly for this service by the Pull
man Palace Car Company, and is with
out exception the finest train IN the
world. Tho coach nearest the engine
Is a Pullman vestibule composite car.
and is IS intended exclusively for men
The forward part Is intended for
baggage, while a compartment be-
tween the baggage room and the main
saloon Is fitted up as a barber shop
and bath room, with BARRIERS chair
and other accessories. On one side of
this compartment there Is a bath tub,
supplied with hot and cold water. Ad-
| joining this room there Is n refresh
ment room, from which exhllarating
beverages are dispensed. The rear
section of this coach is q smoking
room, where the lovers of the weed
can indulge to their hearts content.
( IL is finished in stained natural wood,
furnished with comfortable rattan
armchairs, a lounge, a sofa and two
| writing desks, each surrounded by a
small case OF selected books. In this,
us in the other cars of the train, hand
some chandeliers of nickel or brass de-
pend from the roof, fitted with gas
burners and electric light bulbs. There
are also movable electric lights at
| tached by insulated wire to the sides
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I any position desired by the user. Tho
of excellence.
They each contain twelve sections
of two double berths. and two draw
ing rooms containing two double
bcrths and a sofa. Inclosed toilet
rooms for ladiesand gentlemen occupy
separate ends OF the car. A DISTINCT
species QI Tood Is employed in sne
fpish of each car, 9pd eecss. possesses
an, individualtv OF its own in the
colorlnu ci Its upholstery and the tint
ci me drapery. In one of these cars
there is bath room for ladies', fitted
in every respect rs IL 1t We're attached
to ladys chamber at home. II is
supplied with hot and cold water, as
well as all the accessories of the toilet
A lady's maid is in attendance, ready
, to serve ones bidding, and is always
on the alert to anticipate the wants OF
the passengers.
dining car Is flrst-class hotel
on whe,,.E. and has dining room In
which forty persons can dine, at the
same time in tie most comfortable
manner. II also ha>' Kitchen sup
piled with five cooks an four ranges,
where the food is prepareo. There is
also n storage room for provl IONS
ice chests for wines, china closet>
linen lockers and everything else
necessary.
The observation ear, which brings
UP the rear, is an. open sitting room
handsomely furnished and numbers
among It's conyeniences writing
desk, a large case of selected books,
movable tables and an upright piano,
which cannot fail to prove source OF
much pleasure. The daylight streams
through the handsome plate-glass
windows, and at night. the incandes-
cent lights, both from the overhead
elecuoliers and the movable globes,
serve to thoroughly illuminate the in
terror. The rear door is composed OF
plate-glass from its top to within two
feet OF tho lloor. The rear platform Is
deeply recessed, so as to form an
open observatory. The projecting
sides of tho car and the overhanging
roof shelter its occupants while they
sit and enjoy an unobstructad view of
the scenery. The platform will accom-
modate about twenty people in camp
chairs.
A stenographer and typewriter oc-
cupies place in the forward part of
the main saloon ready to attend To the
wants OF passengers without extra
charge. The entire train will he
heated by steam and lighted by elec.
tricity. No other train in the world is
fitted out as are these Golden Gate
, specials, and the Inauguration of the
/ service marks new era in railroad
travel.
The train will go from New York to
Washington; thence via the Richmond
Il Danville railroad to Atlanta Ca,
from thence to Montgomery. Ala, via
the Western railroad of Alabama, and
to New Orleans via tho Louisville
Y Nashville railroad, a distance of 1871
/. miles. From New Orleans, after two
days devoted to seeing the carnival
the train runs over the Southern Pa.
{ ciiic to San Francisco, an additiona
: distance of 2,4g3 miles, passing
1 through San Antonio, Ell Paso anC
: Los Angeles, total distance going oI
. 3,S63 miles.
Foreman of Motive Power Asa O
DEMO of this city, occupied a seat il
the engine on the trip from Philadel
: phia to Washington and Superinten
: dent of Motive Power r. Il. Marshal
and Assistant TraiumaSter A. J. Hy
, land, also of this city, accompanied
the train from the Quaker city to The
. capital. Baggagemaster Smith, o.
this city, pakes the entire journey il
the capacity of baggagemaster
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