The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-05
NEW sLEEPERs.

Bea -t.es on Whee,s fo- re ST Louis
Texas Service
Attached 20 the International and Great
Northern southoo-rd passenger tram SAL
urday mctna0g ana on the nortnooun3
,rain Saturday afternoon as oae Of ;he
rev sleerers .lst competed by the PuL-
man cnpany Tor the St LOUIS and Gal
veston through service Tcket Acen.
George Hunter wss al the depot to see
me new car pass. and he was ;.ckle6 10
death w.th IS o-au;y. lie invited part!
OF friends to accompany him 10 the depo,
il the afternoon 70 see the beauty OF
Wnee.s. George says /, Is the prett-.,s /.
thing ne ever saw behind a. engine an
he $ as proud o: ne service as II IT really
belonged - A.sa instead OF some one e.ss.
lh.s IS one >. SIX new slccp.1s ca-s
Jusi completed a. tle Pullman company :
shop a, Pullman, IL. for service o. tae
iron Noun AIT and lnter.a..ona. ana
Great Northern ra..ways on tae last Iua..
trans. and are ia1eed gems OF the e'iI
u4t.uegs az. 4nty are OF me laec@i 0r-
sS- ana are ~. limit Ieet s4A -ficivs
.ung over enc SIS lne-r cAter- OTIS a.
Jul c4 Putnam sta-NarG colyTs anu
.ic-lH decQro-e4 N eo!d.
ne cars a.e nio4utrd on pullman stand
ar1 tx" nee. gl.-lhs, saving Ss-lnca A.
len PAPER ~ ace.s auG iron aNles ana Ma
uuual noL0W brake peams. lac platforms
satc A-oNu u lac oess.0ns s.e-. p!A;-
CLOSE all ei me Platform al eacA end OF
ne ar. and 10 auu.,.1n 20 ehls they hart
tie ll..fu@u ap;--te-escop. ma deV-ce, dlT
BRAKES az" i4e Westinghouse quick-a -t-o-.
~cfeia4e T. or ripe brakes, pY ~. en-
arrangement urrah.ng power Is appLe9 -
every Vaeel na1er ne car.
Ae interior 81 the car IS arranged with
uuhet. smoking room. Seauenen :
toilet ard layatory AZ one enQ. ana w.IA
d craving room, .Aa.e toilet ana close :
ahd tle heater al me other emf. In mo
op-N ~ 20" cer there are twelve s.cep n :
seciNoNs ne car is finished Throughout
N Ntr,nItop WOO! with a new dcsi.u OF
marquetHrie de,ora,iou. rn- ceilings are
pa-nieN ~ grcea and blue. decorated n
coluT with PERSIAN des. IN of oraame n a.
Lon, which nAfmOn3zes very nicely with
me iln-sh OF the upholstery m the differ
nave seats vita high backs, which are up
Goisie cred IN !aHn-'olored frieze push
fv seats N the smoking room are coy
cred N.-h Old gold aalr c,otn ana IN the
w -iton caTpe,s OF various colors TO har-
nome VITA the upholstery and f!n-sa
The ears are heated by double coil
heaters. ~ Connection with which : USED
nc Goa duplex of steam heat with GIBBS
steam couplerS. and they are Lighted by
gas, aANng e.even Gordon Mitchell CEN
Ter lamps and four bracket lamps in each
edr ana one lamp In each vest. bule, with
toAI +dnhs nnderneaih the car for carry.
'ng gas The trimmings throughout the
car are bronze: II. whier coolers and Law
alo'les are OF white metal. the latter te-
hG supplied with hot and cod water
MIL - forced through ne pipes by
- iH compressed ar.
The floors Of the saloons and toilet
rooms are coterts wal rubber sling n
various co-ors, which Is considered quite
IN improvement over the oil cioth and
sarpei formerly used for this purpose.
s r. stnie oi Neniil aton has Ten oarc-
i9ily considered in these cars There are
hail oval n S5ape, each opening hayinr
,No sashes fitted with obscured glass Of
a teat des IN. These sashes are arranged
SO they can he optned easily when the
fresh air Is desired The car windows arr
19db4e IN TWO paris. fitted WITH plate
as and the Forsythe adjustable sur.
curtains '' "'''-""
TIE Interior Of these cars are designed
IN a happy combination Of Italian ne.
ns->sance Tor the general out. lines ara
fersio-Arah an for the details Of iniovs
80 Uri ineAts com animation Uhirh lie
remarkable az The same time To- ,,c
grandeur and simplicity of lis gan.~,,l
TORN :, snd the refinement aud alcrorce
Wn-ch Inc decoration OF these forms as
pay This treatment is a radical innota-
tlon Ahd something that has never ho-r
N'iofc ptrn attempted In this clnsS ~
s4'.''hs cars The effort has been 10 de |
sh m interior that would ne oleVa1 \.
Mlfnnnt n..ng lsvish. and could be easlv |
y A.nta,tee and kent free from the dt,s, |
~ "s'e" 90 al Embellishments. such -