Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
THE PRESIDENTIAL SPECIAL.
10 Combines in the Highest Degree Ele-
gance, Good Taste, and Comfort.

gance, Coed Taste, and Comfort
[By telegraph to the Dspatch.l
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The presidential
special train which will carry the White
House party across the continent and re-
turn is standing side-tracked in the yard
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and is an object of much admiration. 1t
presents the highest skill and ingenuity
of the best car manufacture in the world,
and in its appearance and appointments
combines in the highest degree elegance,
good taste and luxurious comfort. 1hd
train consists of five coaches, besides the
engine and tender.
The forward coach, a combination bag
gage and smoking-car, the Azstlan,"
bears on its panels in letters OF gold the
inscription. Presidential special" The
smoking compartment of this car is up
holstered in olive plush, and the chairs
and sofas are of the same color. Two
desks and library of choice books, from
which all political literature has been eX-
cluded. complete the equipment of the
smoker The books take up two large
bookcases. A barber-shop and bath
room occupy the rear end or the
"Azatlan," and the electric dynamos and
| baggage-roOm occupy the forward end.
The dinins-car Coronado" is q thing
of beauty. The curtains are of green
plush, the lamps and fittings OF silver
| shade, and all the appointments as elegant
| as those of a frst-class restaurant.
The Presidents car. the New Zealand"
| is next 70 the dining-car. The general eff
| feet .of its decorations ia most pleasing.
| The main part of the car is upholstered In
| blue plush with white curtains, but the
| double dTawlng-room set aside for the
sleeping apartments OF the President and
| Mrs. Harrison looks "a dainty as bridal
| chamber in it's white and gold woodwork,
relieved by plush of rich terra-cotta color.
| The other sleeping-car, the Ideal" IS
| made up of six drawlng-rOoms, all hnely
| furnished and each drawi2g-room deco
| rated in distinctive tone from that OF the
Others. One is salmon and white, another
saffron, the third sea-greep, and the others
| rawberrry, olive and electric blue.
The "Vacuna," which Is the last coach
| of the train, combines the double adyan-
taces of library and an obseryation-car:
IL is upholstered III blue and all the meta
is of highly-polished brass. The great
! plate-glass window will be a faVorite place
for the members of the presidential party
| TO view the immense stretch OF country
through which they will travel before
reaching Washington again. The greatest
feature OF this car, however, IL the open-an
end, especially adapted for public speaking
from the train. The platform Is seven teei
long by nine feet wide, rubber-hoored, anC
fenced in with brass and bronze. The roo
extends to a point even with the platform
so that when il becomes necessary 70, ad
dress an audience in the rain the President
does not necessarily have to expose himself
TO the elements.
All the illumination on the train, even t
the exterior lamps. will be electric. In ad
dition TO the electric-hshts there is an am
pie supply of oil-lamps, to be used should
the current give out. Electricians
throughout the train assure the party o.
relet should the heat be oppressive on the
great plains of the Southwest.
George W. Boyd, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, will be with the party through
| out the trip to insure perfection OF all ar
engagements for the presidential visit.
The Richmond and Danville railroad
system has detailed two of its officials
Dir. Taylor. head Of the passenger depart
ment. and Mr. Hardwck, of the Georgit
Pacific dlyision-to accompany the Presi
dent from Washington TO birmingham
and they have been instructed to place al
the resources of that great system at thu
| Presidents disposal TO insure the pleasure
of his journey through the South.