The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-17
Special Trains of Moving Palaces to
Arrive in the Capital Tues
day Morning.
Novelties Especially Introduced for
the Occasion by Sleeping
Gar Builders.
There Arc Sevcnty-Six In tho Party. From
All Sections of the East-Fun Roster
of tho Excursion.

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O'Clock start for the east over the Northern
Pacific, the next stop of any duration be-
ing at st. Paul. This is the fourth and
last tour of the Pennsylvania railroad tnis
season, the first starting February t. Inc
objective point Of all the excursions hal
been California, different routes being
taken on each trip. The Pennsylvania IN
augurated these tours, and SO popular have
they become that the road will probably
double the number of excursions IN leS2.
The company made the endeavor to outoo
all it's previous efforts in this direction, ana
There are seventy-six i'll the party which
will arrive on Tuesday, exclusive OF the
railroad officials. The party is in charge OF
Mr., Colin Studds. Miss E. G. Bingham Is
the chaperon, j. NJ. Dundas. official steno-
grapher, and Barclay Brown. baggage mas
Ter. The journey across the continent mas
been in the most luxuriant manner posi-
Bile. The company has for years been run
ming excursions to Florida, and last year
when a party of Pennsylvania
visited the coast it was suggested tnae SIM
liar tours should be attempted. in c%onjuno-
tion with the Southern Pacific company, 20
the Pacific, returning through the onders
adopted and the four excursions TINS year
were the result. The train consists
of seven cars built expressly for
these tours by the Pullman COM
pany, and embracing every novelty n
comfort that car-buildinR science can sug-
gest. The train consists of vestlbule draw
ing-room Sleeping cars. an observation car,
dining cars and a composite car. The
sleeping oars each contain twelve sections
of two double berths, as we'll as two draw
ing rooms having two double berths apiece.
AT each end of the car there is an inclosed
toilet room-one for ladies, the other for
gentlemen. No two of these sleeping cars
are alike, some being finished in dark
wood, othors in satin-wood, birdseye
maple and similar fne-grained timber:
The upholstery corresponds with the wood
finish of each car. The carving Is the best
that cabinet makers can produce, and the
inlaid tracery work of the roofs OF the Gals
and exposed portions OF the berths Is exqul-
site.
The entire train is lighted by incandes-
cent electric lamps, the companies loco
motives over whose lines the train has been
drawn having to be specially fitted with
apparatus for driving the dynamos. Sill
yer plated electrollers depend from the roof
ridge of each car, II at every berth there
is a movable electric reading lamp, so that
the traveller can take his ease either IN the
field of literary fiction or fact.
In one of the cars there is a ladies' bath
room, with a porcelain tub, hot n cold
water lust as comfortable and convenient
as it would be in the travellers home. II
the lady desires an attendant q train maid
will answer the call Of the electric bell and
minister to her wants.
The composite car is a novelty in this
coast section and is intended exclusively for
gentlemen. 1t is in three parts-a baggage
department, a barber's shop, bathroom and
toilet-room and a smoking and Longing
room, with an important little annex for
the thirsty in the shape Of an exhilaratlng
beverage department.. presided over by a
colored gentleman in o snow-whlte jacket,
with a big diamond, or its equivalent, in his
shirt bosom. The barber's shop has all the
paraphernalia of the tonsorial professor,
Just as they are to be found on Broadway,
New York, or in any of the hotels.
The s~moking-room is the acme OF COM
fort, no stiff backed seats, but easy rattan
chairs, which can be moved anywhere, a
sofa, two writing desks, two bookcases full
of useful volumes, and. if desired, a steno-
grapher at the travellers elbow to take
down business letters, to wire messages
home, or to advise expectant hosts of his
speedy coming. Here, too, are movable
electric lights which can be placed my
where to suit the readers or writer's con-
venience.
Each dining car seats forty people and
has ten tables. The silverwars is worthy
of a wealthy corporation, the glassware
beautiful and tho linen of snow white spot
lessness. The car has at one end a kitchen
where four cooks prepare three times a day
meals for the forty persons. and those that
have travelled know that good eating is the
invariable rule.
1t is in the rear car that most of the
travellers congregate. There the lovers OF
nature are always to be found, for the OBJ
servation car, as it name implies, COM
mands an all-round view of the country
through which the train is whirlinQ. Its
windows are extra large and numerous,
In the rear there is a platform, in balcony
style, with guardrail round it 80 that ten
or twelve people can stand there and view
the county as we'll as enjoy the breeze.
The fittings of the car are luxurious, there
is no stiffness and chairs can be moved
wherever desired. 1t is n parlor on wheels
with all the pretty drapelies, the artistic
%hangings of a home, beautiful carveC
work, and last but not least an excellent
piano.
The trip costs each adul passenger $500
and this includes hotel accommodations G,
route, carriage rides, side trips in Califor
3 MIA, and the best attention. While in Hell
ena the company will make every effort t.
have the travellers get a glimpse of the cit,
before they proceed east. The following j
n complete list of the PARTY:
Baskerville, Mr.. A. L., Baskerville, Chas, &c
y Columbus. ~iss. .lumbus, Miss.
Cennett, MS. Flora NJ, Black, Mrs. sam | A.
Norristown. Pa. Bryn Mawr, Pa.
o Blundin, Mrs. M. Fhila- Brand. Mr.. ind MIR.
delphia, Pa. A.. Bridesbng, Pa.
| Brewer. Mrs. +. >. Brewer, Miss tdith C.
Springfield, Mass. Springfield. Mass.
b Brewer. Miss Mande p. Buchanan, Mr.. and Mr..
= Springfield. Mass. John s., Amper, +,
Bucknel., Mrs, j.. G.. Buckman, Mr.. nd Mr!
+ Scotch Plains, New Evan, Eastcn, Pa.
q jersey. Buck, MIR. and Mr.
: Bntterwcrth, Mr.: ana Daniel, l hilade phia
Mrs. Jas.. Philadel- Eutterworth, is /
delphia, Pa. W ,Philadelrhia, p:
y Entterwnrth, Mrs. En- l~uticrworth, Miss y
s M, PHILADELPHIA; a. f., Phi ,adeiptia. p
n Childs. Mrs, l.. b., Phil toe, Mr.. and MRS. The
ace ph,a, Pa:. Newark, N j.
Coe, Miss Theodore, Coles, DIR. and Mr.
Newark, Nd. Abraham, Scotc
Coles, DR.. j. A, Scotch Plains; n. j.
flalnl, n. D. Davis, Air. and Nj
Y Day, ,Mrs. Henry r., Henry, Pitt purg, |
ir Chatham, n. J. Dodsun. Mrs. Ne,to