Evening journal., 1896-01-04
NEARLY HALF A MILLION.
Pullman Train Worth $500,
600 Sent Out To-day.
TWENTY PALACES FOR FLORIDA


Look Through tho Longest and Finest
Train OF Pullman Cars Ever Sent Out
From wnmington-Left at as for
Jeraey oity--ro Start on tho Run
Next Monday.
Unqu. stionAbly the longest train Of
Pullman cars ever sent out fIom
Wilmington left the shops Of PullmAn's
Palace Car Company at 10 45 this
morning The trail consisted OF twenty
cars--the entire quipment Of the
magnificent Florids speclal system 10 be
run over the coass line between New
York and Tampa, Florida, beginning
next Monday. Four trains will be made
up of the long line Of cars that went out
this morning.
Cost Nearly Half a Mill Ion Dollars.
Assistant General Foreman John NJ.
Cannon, OF the Wilmington shops, and a
force OF local workmen went ON the
train 60 Jersey City this morning to
formally deliver the entire outfit In good
shape. As It left the shops the train,
Rlistening In the bright sunlight, WAS
M de up thus:
Locomotives; composite cars No / aud
No 2; composite cars Aztlan and
E-psranzs; dining cars. Gllsey, St James,
Coronsdo Lafayette; sleeping cars.
MimorR, UniolA Kalmls Amphion, Ixion
Pslion. Charmlon and Orcas; observation
cars, Consort, Courtier, Aladdin aud
Alroy.
As It stands, the new train cost
f4OO 600 or an average OF $4,000 for
each car.
A Look Through the Palaces.
The observation cars, Alroy, Consort,
Aladdin and Courier, have ono end With
regular sleeping car section. and opposite
end with spacious windows aud chairs
especially for ladies' observation. One
half the csr-the sleeping apartments F.
is mahogany; the observation end Is
finished In oak.
Sleeping cars-Uniola, MImora. Oecas.
Kalmia. Amphlon, Ixlon. Pslion and
Cnarmion have twelve sections aud
two drawing rooms At one end OF the
driving room Is upholstered IN stsel
blue figured plush At the other cod
the drawing room is upbolftsred In green
| figured plush with drlperles to match
Berths Covered with Embroidered SILK.
In the FIRST four cars Il something ne v
In the shape OF embroidered silk, ex-
pensive and peculiarly handsome This
work Is done by special process aud II Is
said that tha Pullman Company Is the
only concern that can make these delicate
aowery ornament
These FIRST four elesplng cars are
upholstered 10 Iadlau red plush Tue
last 70 IT sleepsrs have faWn -colorsd
upholsi cry.
The dining. cars Gllsey, St James
| Coronado. LAfayette--sre finished lnsid,
Ia a beautiful dark red from Soutt
America The diners" have cGpacl J
for seating forty people at one time a.
the ten polished hardwood tables. Thl
kitchen and pantry are 80 complete II
their appointments that meals for 15l
persons can be prepared at one cooking
bathrooms and Barber Shops.
This entire train is lighted by electrl =
city and heated by the Pullman Com
pany's standard steam heat ystem. The
composite cArs-Aztlsn aud Espsranzl
have spacious smoking dspar rtments
and are supplied with book cases aud
desks, bathrooms and bouffst. There ART
bathrooms In the observation cars and In
the two composite cars are modern bArbel
shops, which have lately become q
feature of the Pullman cars.
A walk through the long train con-
vinces one that all the modern conven
isnces to be had Ia the best American
hotels have been provided Everything
Is right at hand and for no other purpose
than their meals do passengers have tc
leave the drawing rooms
Promfnent Citizens Inspect the Train.
Another striking improvement In this
traiu IL the new enclosed vestlbule, the
full width Of the car and enclosing the
whole platform. This was drst used at
the Worlds Fair With complete success.
A number OF prominent citizens and
capitalists inspected the train just before
It's departure for Jersey City.