The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-04-17
The Presidential Train.
Mr.. HARRISON AND HIS GUESTS WILL
TRAVEL IN ROYAL STYLE.


WASHINGTON, April I5.-The presi-
dental special train which will carry
the White House party across the Con
tinent and return is standing side
tracked in the yard of the Pennsy-
vania Railroad Company. 1t is an
object of much admiration, and i'll It's
appearance and appointments combines
in the highest degree elegance, good
taste and luxurious comfort. The
train consists of five coaches, besides
the engine and tender. The forward
coach, the combination baggage and
smoking car ''Aztlan" bears on its
panels in letters of gold the inscrip-
tion "The Presidential Special" The
smoking compartment of this car is
upholstered in olive plush and the
chairs and sofa are Of the same color.
Two desks and library of choice
books complete the equipment Of the
smoker. A barber shop and bath
room Occupy the rear of the "Aztlan,"
and electric dynamos and the baggage
occupy the forward end.
The dining car, the Coronado, is a
thing of beauty. The curtains are Of
green plush, the lamps and fittings of a
silver shade, and all the appointments
as elegant as those of a frst-class rest
aurant. The Presidents car, New Zea-
land, is next the dining car The
general effect of its decorations is
most pleasing, The main part Of the
car is upholstered in blue plush, with
white curtains but the double drawing
room set aside for the sleeping apart
ments of the President and Mrs. Har-
rison looks as dainty as bridal cham
Der in its white and gold woodwork re.
lieved by plush of a rich terra Gotta
color.
The other sleeping car, the Ideal, is
made up of six drawing rooms, all
finely furnished, and each drawing
room decorated in distinctive tone
from that of the others. One is sal
mon and white, another saffron, third
green and the others strawberry and
olive and electric blue. The "Vacuna,"
which is the last coach Of the train,
combines the double advantages of a
library and observation car. 1t is up
holstered in blue and all the metal is
of highly polished brass.
The illumination on the train, even
to the exterio. lamps, will be electric.
In addition to the electric lights there
is an ample supply of oil lamps to be
used should the current give out.
Electric fans throughout the train as
sure the party Of relief should the heat
be oppressive on the great plains of the
Southwest.
The Presidential party, as now ar
ranged, is as follows: President and
Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Mckee, Mrs.
Dimmick, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Har-
rison, Postmaster General Wanamaker,
Marshal Ramsdell, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Boyd, E. f. Tobett, the
Presidents stenographer, and repres-
entatives of the press associations.
Private Secretary Halford will remain
in Washington, on account of illness
of his wife. George w. Boyd, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, will be with
the party throughout the trip, to in
sure the perfection of all arrangements
for the Presidential visit.
The Richmond and Danville Rail
road system has detailed two Of its
officials, Mr.. Taylor, the head of the
passenger department, and Mr., Hard
wick, of the Georgia Pacific division,
to accompany the President from
Washington to Birmingham, and they
have been instructed to place all the
resources of that great system at the
Presidents disposal, to insure the
pleasure of his journey through the
South.