The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-29
THE PRESIDENTS TRAIN
A Palace on Wheels Awaits the
Distinguished Party.
The Cars Arrive From Jersey city
Final Preparations Made for the
Start - MIR. MckinIey's Private
Servants to Attend to His Wants.


Start - Mr.. McKinIey's Private
Servants to Attend to His Wants.
The special train of seven handsome
Pullman cars, upon which the President
is to make his tour of the continent. ar
rived in Washington early yesterday
morning and remained during the day and
last night in the Jersey yards, on Nir-
ginid Avenue southeast. 1t will be run
into the Pennsylvania depot this morn
ing. All Of the ears came over from Jer-
sey City, with the exception of the dining
car st James, which was nut on at
Wilmington. where it has been under
going some repairs in the shops in that
city.
Railroad men and the train crew were
busy yesterday in putting the cars in
shape and making ready for the start.
Owing to the fact that there is to be
very large amount of baggage. it was
found necessary to make some changes in
the combination car Atlantic, in order to
have more room. 1t is possible that an
extra baggage car may be put on at New
Orleans. and the space provided in the
Atlantic used to store provisions. The
cummissary department Of the train Will
be in charge of d. A. Duncan, assistant
pany, and w S Wright The dining car
was stocked yesterday with supplies suf-
ficiert to last until New Orleans is
reached. A full day will be spent there,
and this will afford the commissaries
time to lay in a fresh supply. where they
will have opportunity to secure the
choicest viands from the Southern mar
llets
The St. James has crew Of nine cooks
and walters, with Edward Robinson as
chef. He has the reputation of being the
best man in the business on the Pennsyl-
vania lines. He is pupil of Augustine,
the famous Philadelphia chef. who
gained notoriety by cooking and sending
n brace of twelve Chesapeake canvas
back ducks by special messenger to the
late Queen Victoria several years ago for
her Thanksgiving dinner. The entire
crew is picked from the best men on the
Pennsylvania lines The White House
steward. chef. and a waiter will be
aboard the Presidents private car and
attend personally to his gastronomic
wants. The President and the guests in the
Olympia will dine in his car, which has
a private dining-room and kitchen. The
members of the Cabinet and others of the
party will take their meals in the St
James.
While Secretary Cortelyou will have
general supervision of the entire train.
Conductor c. j. Busey. OF the Pullman
service, will have immediate charge df its
operation He will be assisted by corps
of trainmen and a porter for each car.
There will be two men in charge of bag
gage and two electricians. as the cars
are to be lighted by electricity. In aGdi-
ton to these there will be aboard the
train several messengers and servants
who will look after the interests ind
comfort of the party.
The party viii start this morning at
1880 o'clock, and includes. besides Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley, Miss Mary Bar
Der, the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay,
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith,
the Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Hitchcock, the Secretary of Agriculture
and Miss Wilson, the Secretary to the
President and Mrs. Cortelyou, DIR. Rixie.
the President physician, and Mrs. Rixie
Assistant Secretary Barnes, Henry T.
Scott President of the Union Iron Works
and his nephew, Laurance L. Scott. Charles
a. Moore, of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Moore.
and NJ. A. Dignam. Secretary Long ex--
pected to go, but was called to Colorado
several days ago by the illness of his
daughter. lie and Mrs. Long will join
the party in California. Included in the
Presidents s party are also l.. 5. Brown,
General Agent Of the Southern Railway.
j. Kruttschnitt, Fourth Vice President of
the Southern Pacific Railroad; three of
the Presidents stenOgraphers, represen-
tatiVeS of the three press associations,
the three Washington newspapers, four
photographers, representing illustrated
papers, and a representative Of each of
the telegraph companies. The party will
consist Of about forty persons, and the
servants and the train crew will ratse
the total travelling party to seVenty-hve
or eighty.
The party will leave Washington over
the Southern Railway. and brief stops
will be made in Virginia at Alexandria,
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Roanoke.
At Lynchburg the train will be trans
ferred to the Norfolk and Western and
pass over that line to Bristol, Tenn. Then
the Southern will be Used as far as Mem
phis, where the first important visit Of
the President will be made. The train
will be under the personal supervision of
Col. l.. ;. Brown, Of the Southern Rail
way. who, with Secretary Cortelyou has
had charge of the transportation arrange
ments for the whole trip. The tour will
end at Washington late in the afternoon
of June 10
A number Of personal friends Of the
President and Mrs. Mckinley called at
the White House yesterday during the af-
ternoon and evening Some Of the callers
remained until late in the evening, and
Mrs Mckinley insisted on doing the
honors of the Mansion. She is said to be
in better health tha:l at any time since
coming to Washington In 1891 and is ex-
pecting the trip through the South to be
of special benefit to her health and spirits.
All of the guests at the Executive Man
sion wished the President and his party
godspeed and safe return from his long
journey.
Nothing more remains to be done at the
White House preparatory to leavetaking.
The baggage of the party has all been
prepared for removal to the train, and
constitutes a very large item in the list
of requisites for the trip. The enormous
amount OF territory to be covered by the
party in the forty-Odd days they Will be
travelling absolutely precludes all possi-
biity of securing fresh laundry while en-
route and a supply sufficient to last the
entire journey must be carried by each
member Of the party.