The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-12
COMFORT" HIS MOTTO
DIR. Seward Webb Gets 1t in
Travelling, at Any Cost.
HIS PRIVATE TRAIN is HERE.
It Il = Rolling Home In Which He and
His Friends Ep1oy Life-His
TransccnsincntaI Tour.

Dr. W. Seward Webb, president Of ths"acner
Car Company, arrived in the city with his party
from Tacoma about O'Clock yesterday aiIe--
noon in has sumptuousiy-furnished speoia. train
OF six cars. The party spent the day in dflVihg
sbotr. :he city, with which they expressed great
delight. aud Dr Webb was entertained by T. L.
Shelly, general manager OF tho Great northern
road, syho is an Old friend of his
The train is the most luxurious in America
and il q. ply moving palace built specially Tor
Or. Webb by the Wagner Company 1t consists
OF six cas-, divided among the various purposes
OF the mnicrn household. First comes com
b.natlon car in which the baggage room.
smoking 70. sn, buffet and quarters fof the crew
OF thlrty-tvo persons. The next car Contains
the kitchen, in which a cook. who 10 an artist,
compounds Injuries tempting to the daintiest
palate. This important department leads into
the dining roo N, which has floor OF parquetTy,
side panels OF mahogany, sideooards ana serV-
1ng tables and long table down the mladic,
with chairs al FOUND 10: over u dozen persons
Then comes the Dsphne which IS divided INTO
bedrooms large enough 70 turn around IN Win
out butting ones head against something. Eaca
one is finished III differert kind OF wood, ono
N oak, another in satinwood, another in black
walnut another mahogany aud go On, with
shirrcd curtains over the doors which harmonic
with the wood work, while the damask hangings
cover no end OF HOOKS and other convenience
The upper bcrths have been filed in with sheiv-
This is the car where most Of the party sleep.
The next car, the Idlcr, is given up TO Mrs
Webb and her three children. The main room
Is the nursery, which, though plain Us COM
pared with the other cars, has walls OF rare
woods, velvet upholstery AID thick pile carpet
strcwn with toys. The rest o. the space is occii-
pied by sleeping rooms. bath room and other
conyeniences Dr. Webs own private car, tie
EIlsmere, has all that comfort and convenience
could dietate-bcdroorns, smoking room WIN
speed indicator library and music room witn
roll maps sitting rooms, secretary once ana
bath rooms, oil finished III OAK and mahogany
and hung with silk OF delicate hces. The sixth
and last car, the Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne. which Is used as
Mi observation car, - - drawing room car fitted
with luxurious easy chairs, tete-atetes. divans.
Il piano ana organ. The ressr end Is OF glass; anu
all the windows unusuniiy large and OF plate
glass, so that every thing eau be seem that Is to
be seen.
The train is perfect home On wheels. so fitted
up that there rs abundance O. room 10. moving
around. aud the travellers ieei no desire 10 leave
/; and stop ut II hotel when they spend Il night
a, any place. several OF the rooms are largo
enough Ia have dance ill., The train lay ali
night on sne Northern Pacific t-ac&s on Rail-
Ioa1 avenue
The marty consists os DR.. and Mrs. W. Seward
Webb and their three children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver HarIima IT,, Julian H. kean, William
Appleton Potter. sir. and Mrs. Egerton Webb,
James LAWRENCE. Lloyd Aspin.a;I and Charles
H. Burnett, Dr. Weobs private secretary.
Tho party left New York on March % and
stopped at Chicago. Memphis, New Orleans, san
Antonio, I'll Paso. From there they went to
Fan Diego and spent five days at the Hotel
Coronado Then they took II two days trip
through Southern California and visited Los
Angeles and Santa Bari ara, spent two weeks at
the Hotel Del Monte and three days in tie
Yosemite valley. Then they started northward.
amending day az san Francisco. suoihe- al
Portland and arriving ut Tacoma on Wednes-
day, where they stared over that night
from here tho train goes this morning over
the Lake shore road and the Canadian Pacific
10 Banff and perhaps 10 Calgary. Then 1t Will
return To- Vancouver. whence the party will so
TO Victoria Returning from here in about ten
days. they will go over the Great Northern road
10 Great Falls and tken over the Montana
Central to Helena From that city they Will go
over the Northern Pacific TO the Yellowstone
park and then go to Chicago ard spend several
DAYS at the Worlds fair. Going east from there.
they vii! spend several days nj shelburne, VI.
DR. Webhs beautiful country place on Lake
Champiain and then return To New York. ar
irving there about June % On the trip they
will cover about lao00 miles aud ii Will occupy
nearly three months.
Dr. Webb himself was engaged with his
friends on the arrival OF the train here. but Ar
Burnett his private secretary, received Il call
from Observation-Disclosures reporter and said
DR. webb's idea is 10 travel with his guests in
TIC most comfortable way possible and he bad
.Ass train built to live in. Though the Wagner
Company probably tired 10 show what IL oould
do in the way OF providing for the comfort at Il
party OF travellers when II built this train, just
a. hnc trains are running every uHs on the New
Ncrk Central and other Vanderbilt roads. OF
course, he has abundance OF room by travelling
In this manner.
Dr webbs father is a son in law OF tho late
". II. Vanderbilt. aud his brother, II. Waiter
Webb, is third vice president OF the New YORK
Central road.