Evening journal., 1897-07-27
A Big CAR CONTRACT.
JACKSON & SHARP co. OF THIS CITY
SECURES A LARGE ORDER.

THE CARS WILL BE HANDSOMELY
FITTED THROUGHOUT AND WILL
BE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY.
THE COMPANY'S OWN DESIGN.
The Jackson and Sharp Company, OF
this city, has received the contract 10
build a number of cars for the South
eastern Railway Company, of London.
A sample car, which was shipped from
the works of the Wilmington corpora
ton a few weeks ago, has arrived in
London, and having met the approval
of the board of directors of the Euro
pean railway, the local firm has been
awarded the contract for the cOnstruc-
ton of the cars. While only one car
has yet been shipped to the London
railway company, an extra force of men
has been put upon the other cars, which
will be finished about the last of the
Summer. This is the first contract uhe
company has received for cars in Lon
don.
That the cars are to be magnificent
speciments of workmanship is evil
denced from a description of the one
which is already in use on the line of
a
car is fifty-five feet long. OF the stand
ard width and regulation parlor car of
this country Enrance to the car is
the same as in American cars and not
at the side and into compartments, as
in English cars. 1t is heavy in construc-
ton, the under-frame being almost en-.
tirely of iron and steel. In appearance
it resembles an American car with ths
exception that wide English buffers are
used instead of dhe American type. but
the Gould vestibules and cOuplers are
the same as those used here.
STONE ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
Below the middle Of the car is a box
to hold The accumulators for lighting
the car by electricity according TO ths
Stone system. Teak is the wood useC
in the construction of the framing
whereas the outside is of the fines
quality of mahogany is used to insure
long life. The exterior of the cars of ;
beautiful claret color, decorated will
rich gold leaf and shaded. 1t is lettereC
in gold leaf with the name of the rail
way and the words First class car.
The trucks will be supplied by the rail
way company.
Entering the car enc passes into tn
| women's drawing room, which is fin
ished in prima vera, usually calle'
white mahogany, and upholstered il
blue. Then The main saloon is reached
which occupies the full width of tn
car This commodious parlor is finish
ed in Mexican mahogany and furnishe
with high-backed seats similar to thos
\ in use in sleeping cars in this country
Passing from the parlOr one enters tn
4 large and elaborate smoking room. fin
ished in quartered oak and uphO.stere
in leather cushions and leather chair.
The car has the wide vestibule attach
ment which is entirely an America
idea.
A SEAPORT RAILWAY.
The Southeastern railway on whic
win run, is one of the large railways {
. England 1t connects with various sea
= ports. NGnere boat connection is mad
for the continent, and is. therefor
!. much used by tourists. Designs for th
car wer submitted by the Jackson an
y Sharp Company to the Southeaster
railway, and the car has been built "a
cording to these plans as approved /
the latter company.
II was desired to make a car with
= combination of the strength of an Ems
lish-built car and the convenitnt a
: rangement of an American-built CT
II and the convenient arrangement of a
= American-built car, and to ascertai
I whether such a combination woul
I prove popular for service on the Eni
lish line That the car is a success
proven by ahe fact that number I
similar ones are now in course of col
struction.
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