Evening star., 1901-04-29

I.armond will occupy the responsible post
at the throttle, and W. w Albright will be
conductor.
Both stand at the head of their vocations
Back of the engine is the added baggage
ear; then comes a combination baggag ge
and smoking var. This is really a man s
club on wheels. with the exception of the
twenty-five feet given up to baggage. 1t is
equipped with barber shop and batn
room, deliberately fitted up. The smoking
room is luXuriously furnished with easy
chairs. lounges, secretary, cabinet and
library and contains a finely stocked buff
fet-
Following came two twelve-section draw
ing room Pulmans. the Charnion. which
will be occupied by the newspaper men. ana
the Pelion The elaborately fitted dining
car. st. James is next, and then come
two compartment cars. containing seven
state rooms and two drawing rooms each.
They are the "Omena' and the Guiana.
Luxurious Apartments.
President and Mrs. Mckinley occupy the
rear car of the train. THE Olympia 1t
is seventy feet long and has five private
rooms. a sitting room and dining and
observation room equipped with an extern
sion table and handsomely carved cabinets.
The room occupied by the President and
Mrs. Mckinley has a large brass bed. ana
like the other rooms has private toilet
room.
In the sense of creature comfort the
equipment of the train is as uneXcelled
as is its material perfection. Steward SIN
clair and assistants from the White House
are i'll charge of the cuisine in the Ires1-
dents car. Servants from the White
House and Mrs. Mckinley's maid are also
in attendance. The St. James larder will
be attended to by Edward Robinson,
noted chef. who has nine assistants.
The commissary is In charge of ID. A
Duncan. assistant district commissary OF
the Pullman company. who has arranged to
have the best every market along the route
affords ready for delivery when the tram
arrives.
Secretary Cort clyou. vino has made re-
markable record. according to the railroad
men, for his unusual foresight i'll preparing
for the trip They say they have never
before had dealings with a gentleman who
seemed to have such a complete grasp of
a situation as Mr.. COrtelyOu. Conductor e.
J. Busey of the Pullman Company will
have charge of the cars. The porters and
other attendants are the pick of the Pull
man s best men.
Personnel of the Party.
Those who will enjoy all these admirable
venience are the President and Mrs Nc
Kinley. the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hay. the Secretary of the Interior and Miss
Hitchcock, the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Miss Wilson. the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Long CwhO will meet the party
in the vest, the secretary to the President
and Mrs. COrtejyOH..
DR.. P. VI. RiXey and Mrs. Rixey, Miss
Mary Barber, Assistant Secretary Barnes,
Mr.. Henry T. Scott. president of the Union
iron works Of San Francisco; Mr.. Laurance
/. Scott. Mr.. Charles A. Moore and Mrs.
Moore of Brooklyn. Mr.. NJ. a. Dignam,
Mr.. L. Brown, general agent of the South
ern railroad; Mr. I. Krautschnitt. fourth
vice president of the Southern Pacific rail
road; Mr.. A. ]. Leonard. Mr.. Nelson p.
I-1l1 a 7 l.
ers of the White House force.
MIR W. w. Price of The Washington
Evening Star, Mr.. Howard n. Thompson
Associated Press; Mr.. Walter E Clark
New York Sun Press Association: Mr.. r
II. Hazard Scripps- McRae Press Associa-
ton; Mr.. j. c. Hemment, Harpers Weekly
Mr.. r. l.. Dunn, Leslie's Weekly; Mr.. Jas
II. Hare. Golfers Weekly; Mr.. Henry /.
West Washington Post; Mr. Frank B.
Lord. Washington Times, Mr.. H. A Stroh-
meyer, photographer: Mr.. Moren Marean,
Western Union Telegraph Company; Mr.
George w. Ribble, Postal Telegraph Com
pany.
Over the Southern Pacific.
Upon reaching New Orleans the party
and train will be under the supervision of
Mr.. E. o. Mccormick. passenger traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific road
Mr.. d. A. Chambers, attorney for the
Southern Pacific Company, has been in
ing the month of April in reference to the
Presidents trip TO the Pacific coast. The
entire itinerary prepared by Secretary Cor
tclycu was telegraphed three weeks ago to
Third Vice President Stubbs of the South
ern Pacific Company at San Francisco for
confirmation of its. practicability and
safety.
The Southern Pacific Company commune
Gated by telegraph with all the railroads
over which the train will run. and made
report of their answers to Secretary Cor
telyou attended to the necessary printing
and made the arrangements with the Pull
man Company for the seven cars comprs
ing the train
Fourth Vice President j. Kruttschnitt
will accompany the presidential party over
its lines from New Orleans, La, to Port
land. Greg.
Returning from the Pacific slope Presi-
dent Mckinley will occupy the "Lucana. -
said to be the finest private car in eX-
istence He will transfer to it from the
Olympia at San Francisco.