Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-06

I 'ht ihdhotOhShN " piOLi
nent railroad officials and citizens tt
occupy the balcony corridors on the
third floor of the station. overlooking
he main hall and scene of the recep
ton. Space not occupied by the re
ception committees and those having
admission cards. WAS thrown open T.
the public. Mayor Wells received the
prince and in a neat speech rendered
him the keys of the city. to enjoy him
self, but this was more in phraseolo
gy than in reality as the guest was
given no chance to exercise the func,
ton. The mayors address, after be.
ing delivered, was turned over to the
prince. It is handsome piece of en-.
craving, wrought upon a parchment
scroll 16A by "a inches The letter
ing is in old English text, enveloped
in smoke from pipe of peace brought
out In faithful colors at the bottom.
The stem of the pipe is adorned with
gaudy feathers, and from its crude.
ST LOUIS. March 3.-The train
that brought Prince Henry to St
Louis is one of the finest ever run on
any railroad. It consisted of seven
cars. the composite baggage and
smoking car, Utopia, Pullman
sleeping car Biscay. for the attend
ants. three Pullman compartment
cars. the Indiana Ohio and Iowa, the
dining car Willard. and the private
car of his royal highness, the Column
bia
The composite car contains large
l
covered chairs for the special use of
smokers. There is also a barber shop
| and n bathroom. Tables on which
are placed current literature and a
well-selected library complete its
special features. The forward end of
the car is used for storing the bag
| gage. and 1t also contains the dyna-
mo, which, run by live steam from
the engine supplies the light for the
entire train.
The dining car. Willard, is the lat
est production of the skill of the Pull
man constructors 1t is attractvely
finished in mahogany with high pitch
| ed roof and presents upon entrance
| through wide vestibules the appear
| ance of small but coZv cafe. It is
| furnished with ten tables and ordi-
| nary cafe chairs. The windows are
wide and the daylight floods the gilt
tering silver and snow-white napery
with a pleasing effulgence At night
| this attractiveness is intensified by
| the radiance of the handsome electrol-
| liers.
The kitchen and storing capacity Is
| ample for the requirements of trip
across the continent. A steward a
chef and thrdee assistants and Ave
| walters comprise the crew of the 2ar
The compartment cars Indiana
Ohio and Iowa are all of the same pat
tern, though finished in different
schemes of decoration. Even the
compartments differ in the style of
their finish between mahogany, maple,
| English oak and vermillion. There
are ten statcrooms in each car all on
the same side of the car with a wide
passage on the opposite side from
| end to end of the car. Exery state
| room contains a double berth and is
complete in it's toilet. and lavatory
| fixtures These cars are 70 feet and
G inches in length.
All the staterooms are connected by
communicating doors so that the So
ciability of the party occupying them
| need not he interrupted by interposing
partitions.
The Columbia. which is counter
part of the Olympia, the original Sc
lection for this service, is occupied
by his royal highness Prince Henry
Admiral Evans Herr Won Holleben
the German ambassador and Person
| licher. The Columbia is the hand
soonest and best appointed private car
ever constructed by the Pullman COM
pany. 1t has been frequently used b.
President Mckinley in his longer trips
and it comes to the use of the prince
fresh from the shops. The car is
10 feet long and contains five private
/ rooms and one section. Two of the
private rooms are large and are fur
| nished with brass bedsteads, chests of
drawers, wardrobes and larg mir
rors.
There is also space for steamer
| trunks. and a separte toilet com
partment communicating with each
/ IooHl- IHt dit
in mahogany, maple and koko. The
observation room, which is also the
dining room, is sixteen feet long, I'm
ished in vermillion, and contains an
extension table and two cabinets.
Wide windows and door enclose the
| rear end. which is wide observation
platform, inclosed by nickel railings.
The prince receives from this plat
| form at points where the stop Is too
short to admit of his leaving the train.
The kitchen finished in English oak,
| is thoroughly equipped with all the
| appliances necessary for the work of
the culinary department. The car is
lighted by electroiiers disposed about
the ceiling and heated by steam.
| ASHEVILLE. n. c.. March 3.-The
Goods are quite disastrous here. Last
weeks storm has made many of the
creeks roaring cataracts. Five lives
are reported lost I'D to this morning