The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
TRAVELLERS ON THE NEW BUR-
LINGTON TRAINS WILL LIVE IN
LUXURY.
FIELD OF CLOTH OF GOLD
IN ALL IT'S FINERY, NO MORE
SUMPTUOUS THAN THESE
PALACES.
DINERS, sLEEPERs, DAY CARS,
All Enriched With Finely Polished
Woods and Equipped With the
Comforts of Home.

The two trains recently built by the
Pullman company for the burlington
road, to run, commencing Weonesuds'
June 2, as the limited express between
Chicago and ST. Paul and Minneapolis,
are identically alike in construction,
equipment and finish, and without
doubt. they are 1.-The finest trains in the
world"
Each train consists of six cars OF
standard Pullman color from end to
end.
These cars are all of entirely new de-
signs made purposely for the Burhng-
ton route. They are mounted on FuiI-
man siX-wheel trucks and nave the
yestibules extending to the full Wloth oi
the car making a solid train from the
baggage to the coach The train is to
be lighted by electricity, but is also
equipped with the Pintsch gas lighting
system.
The Burlington cars have new ar
rangement. Close to the travellers
shoulder on the side Of the car are
sockets to receive an electric light bulb.
All the traveller has to do when he
wants such a light is to thrust the
DulD, WHICH Will Ue COllN CiiChIAy o1
hand, into the socket, which establishes
the electric lighting connection.
The compartment car is gorgeous IN
its appointments. 1t is siXty-nine feet
six inches in length and the prominent
features which will at once impress an
old traveller are it's massive soHd1ty
and the wondrous beauty of its decora-
tions. 1t contains nine separate COM
partments, consisting Of two drawing
rooms and seven state rooms. Each
is a complete compartment in itself, as
much SO, practically, as any room in
a hotel. 1t has complete toilet and
sanitary facilities artistically conceal
ed from too prominent view in the at
tractive dressing case and luxurious
plush-covered ottoman. So far as pri-
vacy is concerned, no room in a hotel
can be more so.
The drawing rooms, in addition to
the two berths, as in the state rooms,
have a grand sofa which, at sleeping
time, may be turned into luxurious
bed, thus affording accommodation for
an extra person, so that family of
three, for instance, can be accommo-
dated without being obliged to make
use of the upper berth Or, with the use
of the upper berth larger family could
be accommodated in the one room. In
the drawing rooms the toilet acceS-
series are located in a separate room
oft the rear center of the apartment
The two drawing rooms and one of
the state rooms are furnished in ver-
million wood. Two of the state rooms
have st. Jago mahogany for their gen
eral finish; two others are of TobaSco
mahogany, and two of Circassian wal
nut. The ceilings of all have beauti
fully curved arches and are decorated
In silver and gold with Nile green for
a background. The upholstering and
drapery materials and carpet are diff
ferent for each room, to harmonic with
the interior finish.
The wood finish in each of the rooms
Is wonderful in it's mirror-lke surface,
and the designs with which the wood
work is adorned are exQuisitely beauti-
full. In one of these designs a dozen
kinds Of wood are used, such as green
holly, amaranth, prema vera stained
black ebony, rosewood, tulip, satin
wood, thuya, English oak, etc. The
figures formed by these various woods
are of Persian style and intricate, but
in the highest degree beautiful. The
general architectural features and fab
rics used in each compartment are
Persian in style and suggestive of the
most luxurious ease and comfort.
are the Angelo and the Apollo"
The sleeping cars are few inches
short of seventy feet from platform to
platform. With the ends of the car de-
voted to toilet and smoking rooms,
there is still in the interior room with
a length of fifty feet from end to end
To relieve corridor effect a beautifully
designed arch is erected in the center
Of the car. This archway is of OriAntal
design. The partition between the seats
on which it rests is extra wide. On
this are erected two pillars, and the
semicircle which is formed at the cell
Ing is occupied with brass grille work.
2 This center archway is another 1nno-
walton in car building. There are six
teen sections in each sleeping car, and
the finish throughout is Of highly pol
ished vermillion wood. The seats, or
berths. as they may be used, are Of ex-
ira length. The upholstery is of royal
blue plush and harmonizes with the
ceiling decorations, which are of gold
and silver, with blue for background.
The windows of the upper tier are also
a new feature. They are of double
Gothic design, and will give plenty of
air to the sleeper in the upper berths
during the close nights of summer.
In the matter of toilet rooms, with
their elaborate arrangement of mirrors,
both for ladies and gentlemen, nothing
can exceed IuOSG III lllc llSW tIoilil III
point of convenience and comfort There
are triple washstands of finely polished
silver, with enough brass racks to hold
plenty of soft white towels.
The names of the sleeping cars are
the pantheon" and the .Parthenon. !"
There are also three sleepers between
the Twin Cities and ST. Louis, named
.'Antares," "Elvas" and talbot" ("
These are similar to the Pantheon
and 'Parthenon,' except that one-half
the space is divide dinto compartments,
while the other half is devoted to open
berths.
The chair cars have seating ca
pacity of fifty-six, and are provided
with commodious smoking, sanitary
and toilet rooms. They are finished in
mahogany and are named alma" and
maiden Rock"
The passenger cars compare well
with the rest Of the train in their mas
siyeness and general beauty of interior
arrangements
They, also, are provided with the
newest and most approved toilet ac-