San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-04
A TOUR IN CLOVER.
The Wagner Car Magnate and His
Friends Travel in Splendor.

A special train arrived from the east
this morning at 1903 o'clock, which bore
some very distinguished people, who are
likewise very wealthy, and are travelling
in a style that would make the Emperor
of Germany, the Sultan of Turkey. or any
of the crowned heads and imperial majeS-
ties of Europe turn to the hue of
verdigriS with envy to behold.
The party, which was met at RoSen-
berg Junction by Sunset Division Super
intendent McQueeney and accompanied
by that pOtentate to San Antouio, arrived
in six coaches, which may be very truly
termed wheeled palaces, as they are the
most superb cars that have ever come in
TO or gone out of the Sunset City. They
contained DR.. and Mrs. Seward Webb
and their three children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartman, Jr., Julian H. Kean, VIM. A.
Potter, son Of Bishop Potter, James
Lawrence, j. l.. ASpinwall, Charles Il.
Burnett, private secretary to DR.. Webb,
and w. Hughes, general agent of the
Wagner Car company.
They are on an itenerary which will
cover over IL, 900 miles, and the distance
is TO be made at their leisure and with
view of obtaining as much enjoyment
from it as possible. AS Mark Twain says,
they are only handful of American
citizens, etc. but they are going to find
the interesting sights and see them. and
they reached San Antonio just at a time
when they could see her at her best.
At first it was proposed they only stay
here two hours, but when the party found
out that it would take longer than that 10
see the Missions alone, it was unanimous.
ly agreed that the major part OF the day
should be spent here.
DR.. Webb is not only the President of tie
Wagner Palace Car company but multi
millionaire and a prominent official OF the
New York Central Railway as we'll as
secretary and treasurer of the Hackney
association but SOn-in-law of Wander
bilt. lie also owns and controls large
interest in the Vanderbilt system and
owns and controls whole railroad all of
his own and all by himself, viz: the Adj
rOndackS and st. Lawrence and therefore
it is only fitting that when he journeys he
should go in state.
The LIGHT reporter who visited the
train and met the Doctor found the latter
to be very unassuming and courteous
gentleman attired in a modest grey suit
and VINO spoke and COnVerSed just as
ordinary mOrtalS and was anxious to have
his visitor shown all Of interest about his
train. DR.. Webb said in very plain and
hearty manner: Il am glad to meet you
as | am to meet most newspaper men
who are generally my friends. am TAX
ing tour with some of my friends over
the United States for the purpose reCrea-
ton and sight seeing and we are making
a brief stop in your city to see as much of
it and its attractive sights as we can. We
have enjoyed our trip thoroughly and we
are charmed with this portion OF the
country and its climate
Mr.. Hughes, after presenting the re-
porter to the Doctor, escorted him through
the train and introduced him to the Doc
tors private secretary, Mr.. Charles A.
Burnett. and the latter gave him the
names of the tourists and their itinerary.
The latter includes, not only Texas and
other states already traverSed, but Cali
fOrnia, Victoria, the Canadian Pacific
country, Yellowstone Park, and many
other interesting points and attractions,
among them the Worlds fair, and will IN
cude the Doctors magnificent country
home. Shelburne farm, in the vicinity of
Burlington, Vermont.
The train consists of six private cars
constructed specially for the use Of DR..
Webb and his friends. These cars are
com binaJiOn baggage and sleeping car
occupied by the servants, dining car
and the private palaces, ElISmere,
Idler, Daphne and Ne Ha- Sa- Ne,
all of the four latter being sup
piled with all of the comforts
and luxuries and modern cOnvenienceS
known to modern railway travel. In fact
train which is $50 feet long, weighs $50
tons without the locomotive. The ELS
mere, the largest and lovelieSt OF
them all is seventy eight feet ele ven and
one half inches long, and is pro-
obably the largest car in the
world. The EllSmtre and the ldler
are appropriated to the exclusive use Of
the doctor and his family. The bOudOir
of Mrs. Webb in the Ider is a lovely
apDartment and the chidrenS DlayrOOm in
that coach in which their toys were scat
tered is a speciouS and handsome one.
Each different apartment is finished in a
different wood SatinwOOd, maple, rose
wood, cherry, and other highly polished
materials having their effects heightened
by the tapestries, pushes and embrOiders
artiSticalIy decOratiG them.
Each car is worthy of lengthy des-
cription which the LIGHT regrets it has
not the space to give. The party went
out into the wild west late this morning.
OTHER TOURISTS.
Another and very handsome coach,
which was in the Southern Pacific yards
all day today, and left for the east this
evening, was private car No. 1863, of the
Missouri Pacific, which contained General
Superintendent A. w. Dickinson.
and Ii. C. Townsend, the gem
eraI passenger and freight agent Of
that road, who are are accompanied by
their wives, and who, after breakfaStng
in their car with Major Lewis, spent the
day in sightseeing, visiting the head OF
the river, the missions, and the military
post.