The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-04
HOW TIE MEXICAN TRAVELS.
He Journeys in State Such as an Em.
perOr Might HnVv

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peror Might hwy.
from the Chicago Evening Post.
Reau Campbell Of the Mexican Central
railroad and doc" Bamford were compar-
ing notes about travellers from the land of
the Montezumas at the Grand Pacific yes
terday. II tell you they're the greatest
travellers in the world" said Reau Camp
bell. who is the author OF q pleasing ro-
nance entitled "a Trip Through Mexico, "
land they care nothing for money. liza rich
Mexican is travelling alone he takes a section
In sleeping car. II his wife Is with him
they take the drawing room II they can get
it, and when there is a party Of five or six
they just charter a RlsepinR car all for
themselves Not long since a rich hidalgo
came up here. In the party were himself,
his wife, two children who were not charged
fare. his brother-in-law and three servants.
He had sleeping car chartered for his
private use all the way from the City Of
Mexico to Nav York. To have the car
hauled by the railroads he had to buy
fifteen tirst-class tickets from Mexico to
New York, although there were but six
persons in his party. Besides this, he had 20
pay SS5 day for the use of the car. Then
he had a COOK and butler on the car. and
had big stock of delcacies for use en-
route. When be came to me he said he
Il
him he need not keep the sleeping car
standing IN the railroad yard all that time
at an expense of $35 a day. He could save
that amount by giving up the car and tax
ing another when he resumed his trip. He
replied that he liked that car aud guessed
he would keep it. And 80 be did, paying
1876 day for it for two weeks. Then he
changed his mind about his trip, threw
away his fifteen tickets to New York and
bought fifteen more to New Orleans.
Monte Cristo isn't In it with those Mexican
hidalgos."
That's So" corroboratingly remarked
Clerk Bamtord. when was at the Bur-
net house. in Cincinnati, one Of these same
chaps came there on his way to Europe,
where he and his family intended TO remain
five years. The party comprised the old
man himself, his wife, eight children.
twelve servants, physician and priest.
There was a servant for each OF the chill
dren, two for the lady and two for the
head OF the family. They couldn't get
anything good enough for them, Thew
rented the entire parlor floor of the Burnei
house and had special service, table and
cuisine. They had two carriages made Il
order at enormous cost to take to Europe
with them, and they bought -four
| splendid horses to use with the car
riages. They bought piano to take with
them and chartered special train to takt
them to New York. They came from New
| Orleans to Cincinnati on the steamboat
Guiding Star, then the finest craft plyins
| the Mississippi and Ohio. The captain tolC
me that at New Orleans the Mexican trieC
20 arrange it so that the boat would carry
no passengers but himself and party. tt
provide against both physical and spiritua
Ills the family doctor and family confessoi
were taken with the party. have seer
| royalty OF almost all degrees on its travels
but l never saw anything TO equal tina
| Mexican in utter disregard of expense.
Sometimes these same Mexicans ar,
| quite comical in their ideas of modern
travel, said Reau Campbell, again takin,
up the story. I'm what one might call th,
back counties of Mexico the mode of trave
is exceedingly primitive. Theonly methoC
| of transportation is by diligence or CLUMSY
stage, with no conveniences. There are NJ
hotels, and travellers must provide them
selves with mattresses, blankets, plates an(
other things pretty much as steerage pas
sengers on a steamer do. One day one O
these rural wayfarers, miner whose in
come was possibly $1,000 day, but wht
had never been far away from home be
! fore. came into my Office at Mexico, fresl
| from the mountains, and bought a ticket t
New York. He had with him his bed anC
bedding. cooking utensils and the who'll
paraphernalia OF a traveller by diligence
Explained to him as we'll as l could tn
working Of a sleeping car. but he insisted
on taking his bed on the car with him.
was told afterward that when he discovered
| the luxuries of sleeping cars aud hotels h.
threw his impeachment off the car and en-
| joyed himself with the new-found pleasure
like child with new toy. He wanted t,
! buy the whole buJiuesS and take it back {,
tie mines with him.