The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-14
LUXURY FOR 1,,DIAN PRINCES.
The Gorgeous Palace Cars Which Hav
Been Imported for Them.

The Gorgeous Palace Cars Which Have
Been Imported for Them.
Bombay Gazette.
The glories Of tho Orient are not yet
faded. There are now three magnificent
private saloon railway carriages being re-.
erected at the Bombay, Baroda IL Central
India railway workshops. Bombay, that
must rival the com pleteuess and beauty or
the special train built for bis Imperial
Highness Emperor William. The saloons
and were ordered from England The car.
r1ages have cost about 10000 rupees each.
and undOu btedly are the most handsome,
perfect aud luxurious that have ever been
brought into India.
The extreme length of each of the car
risgos is sixty three feet. and the width
ten feet four and half inches. They are
built Tor gauge OF five feet six inches. and
each carriage is borne on two f0ur-wheeled
bogles made of patent pressed steel-plates.
The vibration, even when travelling at .
high rate Of speed. is on q weil-con-
structed road, consequently reduced to
Q minimum. The outside of each car
rage Is finished in cream and gold.
The roofs are throughout double, with an
air space between, end lngeniously con-
structed sunshades run the whole length
OK the sides. Such arrangements are, of
course. indispensable for comfort when
travelling by rail In hot climate, but to
further insure q cool temperature each
compartment is fitted with IN ice-cooling
tray let into the floor and covered with an
ornamental grid.
The first of the carriages is q women's
saloon. the principal compartments being
dining OF drRwlng-rOOm. nineteen feet
Six inches long, and q bedroom thirteen
feet six inches in length. There is also q
compact little bathroom, lavatOries and
servants quarters. The saloon and bed
room are upholstered IN blue silk and old
gold, the most conspicuous article of furni-
ture In the latter compartment being a
highly ornamental brass bedstead and q
beautiful dressing table.
The other two carriages are for men and
are similarly constructed, there being,
however. some notifications in the furni-
ture and fittings. In one OF them, for ex-
ample, there IL small, but completely
furnished, kitchen fitted with cooking
stove, pantries. plate-racks, sink and all
necessary utensils In the other there is q
secretary's compartment, fitted with
secretaire, etc. The large saloon in one of
these carriages is upholstered in dark blue
Russian leather and old gold and the other
in green and old gold silk.
Heavy silk plush curtains with deep
handsome frinRes hang all over the doors.
Each saloon is also fitted with coal fire.
place. with bronze crate and tile hearth,
and with beautifully carved wal
mantel. The scheme 1Ss' of and decoration Ssa
has been devised with great taste. and
carried out with complete success. The in
terror of the saloons and bedrooms Is I'm
ished In black walnut. relieved with hand
somely- giided and decorated oak panels.
ct tho Intersections being massive mold
incs Of walnut. with carved pater2. The
roof panels are Of rolled sheet zinc, en-
ameled cream color and decorated and
gilded In designs of singular hghtness and
grace.
Each window 10 fitted with an inside sum
shade and dust frame, and over each is .
ventilator in carved oak. The whole of the
metal fittings are either silver. plated or OF
oxidized silver. The carriages are, more
over, lighted throughout by electric light.
each carriage containing thirteen lamps of
sixteen-candle power each. The power Is
obtained from specially adapted accumula-
tore which will last for ten hours.
The water for the baths and other pur-
poses is carried in large tanks suspended
be meath the center tof each carriage, from
which it is pumped up when required. The
general impression produced by the fur
nishing and decoration OF the prInclpal sa-
looms is of great richness In effect, but the
work has been carried out with real art
istic feeling and the TOO common fault of
over-elaborate decoration has been alto
10fher ay0ided