The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-23
THE NEW TRAIN HERE
Palatial Great Northern Cars
Reach the City.
RAPID RUN OVER THE PRAIRIE.
oo0pe1sas Cars AsssoisA the 1a1lsoO-
lass Cot n Rates AaAo ~ tAo
Great Northosn.

The FIRST train Of new carr on the Great
Northern railroad arrived about 3:S
O'Clock yesterday morning with large
number Of passengers. having been de-
layed by the derailing OF freight train on
the Montana division i: consisted OF
baggage and express car. two day coaches.
dining car. buffet. library and smoking
car. sleeping car and the private car OF
General Superintendent c. Shieids.
Among the passengers were: State Sens
tor Gregory, Of Minot. Nd; ex-Superin-
tendent J. A. Mayer. Of Delano, Mimi:
Lieut.. John L. Hayden. U. S. A.. stationed
q: Seattle: r. II. Hoyt, of Chicago; Henry
Bode. of Seattle: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Haywood. of New York; Mr.. c. Noyes, Of
Chicago. Western member Of the New York
importing firm of Beckel 4 Co.; NJ p.
Benton and C. E. Baldwin. OF Seattle.
Every car on the train 10 new. from the
trucks to the furnishings. and il is as fne
train as ever crossed the continent. with
the exception of DR.. Webb's special. The
day coaches are Of the standard pattern.
~ il the baggage car. The sleeper. which
Is named Seattle, IL finished in polished
oak, as are all the Great Northern sleep
seats, brass rods and damask hangings.
There 10 drawing room NJ each end,
and the toilet arrangements are all
that could b desired for comfort
and convenience. But the handsomest
Of all is the buffet car. which is an
addition to the equipment Of the line. 1t
Is sixty feet long and Is finished in old
COLO and polished oak. II has its large
sitting room, with dozen easy chairs OF
willow with easy cushions, and its grace
full refreshment stands, whereon can DO
deposited the refreshments to come from
the buffet In the corner. At one end 10
library containing anything from "Gib-
bon's Decline Of the Roman Empire" to
French novel that will curl the hair like
blast from u Great Northern locomotive on
Montana prairie. At the other end Is .
writing desk. at which writing material
will be found. and opposite is solid
table fairly Uttered with all the late
periodicals and daily papers. Then come
little tete-a-tete rooms, separated by deli
cate screens Of scroll work and velvet,
where little parties can assemble by them
selves and sun themselves in the company
OF roya! pc-sonages. kings and queens.
Next comes the barber shop. where tom
sorial artist will give the traveller clean
shave, shampoo. sea foam and cut his
hair every day on the trip, 30 that he will
be ready to attend q church sociable or
meeting Of the city council when he ar.
rives at his destination. To complete the
equipment. a bathroom is ready for any
one who finds travelling is dusty.
Passengers on the train tell incidents
OF an eventful and interesting trip. One
of them. Chicago man, said:
When we started out from st. Paul all the
generals were at the dcpot-thst Il. General
Manager Moh!er, General Passenger Agent
Whitney, General Trafnc Manager Finley and
General Superintendent Case. They saw that
every one OF those new cars was in perfect trim
and bad everything along the line greased for
the occasion. Tho train was crowded, and how
we did run over to the Red river and through
the Dakctas-,h;rsy to forty miles An hour, In
gliding stops-shor;en.ng the previous schedule
tune all along the line. When We got 10 Grand
Forks. N. D., the people were out in forcs to in-
specs the new equipment and tho buffet car In
particular. The icea OF . barber shop, bath,
library. bar and elegant reading aud smoking
room struck the Dskotans forcibiy. heard one
mau who cAme aboard say, "This Is better than
Mr.. Hiirs car Another Old codger gaspcd,
"The.e's nothing the matter with this-going to
have something Enc In this country now"
People got on II various points In North DaGota
and Montana and rode to the next town or divis-
ion po.at tor no other purpose than 20 see how
II seemed TO ride in etylc on . fast train. They
got OIL well satisfied.
funny thing occurred at Williston, North
Dakota That il In tho Indian country aud the
trsianen told me there were usually a lot of
Indians down At the station to sell horses and
rnoccasins and 10 beg refuse provisions from the
dining car Bat this time not an "Injun" was
In sigas The agent remarked that he had for.
gotten 10 send q new schedule over to the In-
dian VILLAGE. That seemed to be what was the
matter. for just As tho train wan pulling out
crowd OF Indians was seen on the bun. acme on
horseback and Others running on foot They
hal heard tho whistle aud were trying to ges 10
the train. which was two hours ahead Of usual
time The bys:audc:s on the platform aud pas
sen2ers on tho train took in the situation and
set up gres, hurraa on the disconnected In
diane, At Rlsckfont station, near the Raexy
mountains, the Indians were loading buffalo
bones On freight cars Whom tho ;raIn O. bright
rev cars ran II they gathered abou. and
solemasy stared a: Il: Tho news agent thought
he would produce an effect upon one of them
He induced al old buck .ha. he called Joe" to
80 aboard the ba Yet car. showed him man be-
Ing shaved, ana another man sp,ashng abe U, ia
the bathroom. sud lot of mea smoking i'm the
library apartment The rows agent gave joe
- understand that some heap good whisky"
could be hal there. The old Indian didn't say
sword, bu. took il ali In ana when he go, out
among his fel'ows ne was seen solng through
all sor's az motions and gessieuiatious to Illus
trs-e what he had seen
Yo1 can Judge that we made pretty fast time
on tbs plains and ever the mountains TO run Il
kaItsyel. M0a'.. II fur hours less than the
usual :imc. Neshouii have been IA SPOKANE
Eve hours ahead OF former tine bad no: We
CONE upon irei<h. train with deFailed Gag ne
iasi west oi Troy. Idaho We lay there most al
he rfs--r 4 Ia hat va
n all Il lhs ksoienaI and pcae oseile river
scenery. Il Is msgn Gecnt. peop.e don, know
suvfh Gs about q; because the trains have WARS
run tarcaSh there at Eight rsey.ous.y The
regu!sr trs.ns wtI rev show the koosonas hv
aavlzat. The Little mining cams an.
river sal p9a= patnfs. Jennings, TOY Itbhx
creek -ni 90aasss Ferry. are the cfuAe.t and
Iaost Interesting lowgs OF the iaier.o North
west. - ray uctoa.
After leaving Spokane We male IN time ovr,
tne B,g Bend eouutgy. Ise wheels iurset q,
the rate ef iorts usise~ al ho1r right along In,
the hsT record wss made a'ong The Columbia
Alter sc creased tae bridge We struck rlccs OF
level ssrasra, tack several miles laay i.sv
se were gong Pretty las. aud took on, my
watch Aal tined - she wss going =,
hitY ri4es- thea .cmre; I'D 20 nry
ave All Gasliy sonche. sy.y niles a,
boar TIE people arotin,. ne dian't reaifrs how
fast we were rc'nS ant4i ta.t ,asgn !s- IL ~a.
smooth rock esil&sies track aaa no rolling nj
the eS- was felt. Tat Vas fhe tastes, ran sxs-
hs3 o. ~e>iern Foaf. When VIC r~aches We
naisScs | wcnt fesxAr. "a .eS What Kind a. .
locomotive 10 vas that could Pun nt that rs,s
Tae engineer tod me Il wa. one OF the min.
nsW Brooks SsSssESsE mogals with slx-loo,
drivers. three On sls;s. sa4 fAey sre good snes
We had csiy oae locomotive a.! tic wsv ont :,
tu stsas heavy coaches. exeeps ever re
s.3tcH h@ss. where = huge consolidated eurann
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