The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-08

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~ put into tangible form, q
4 n. brief description of the
special train in which Prince
Henry will travel while in this country
as the guest of our government should
have educational interest. We doubt II
for comfort and luxury such a train
could be duplicated anywhere else on
earth. In describing 1t we are indebted
for information to william II. Batter
son of the Pullman company.
In addition to the princes private
car, which will be the famous "Olym-
pia" reittei for the occasion, there will
be one composite parlor, smoking and
baggage car, one regular sleeper and
three stateroom cars. The Pullman
crew will consist of a tourist conduc-
tor. baggage car conductor, a chef
and steward for the dining car, an
electrician and the usual number of
attendants. Stenographers. typewrters
chaperons will be furnished by the rail-
road company.
The Olympia" is seventy feet long
and contains five private rooms and one
sofa section for servants 1t will ac-
commodate nine persons. Running the
full length of the car is n hail. four feet
wide, finished in Mexican mahongany.
All of the rooms open into this passage
way In the two larger rooms of the
suite there are large brass bedsteads,
with drawers below, and spaces for
steamer trunks. Lavatories, mirrors
and wardrobes complete the equipment.
and close at hand are the private baths,
in which may be obtained on short
notice any sort of ablution known to
material science. No two rooms are
finished exactly alike, the wood used
ranging from mahogany to light maple.
AT the rear end OF the car there is n
dining and observation room sixteen
feet long. This room Is finished in ver-
million and is bright and CHEEKY. The
car is Illuminated by electricity and the
bulbs are so arranged that they can be
moved to suit the purposes of the oc-
cupants. The kitchen, which is at the
other end of the car, is finished in
oak. and is lacking in no detail needed
to insure an acceptable cuisine.
Forward of the Princes private car
there will be three stateroom coaches,
set apart for the use of government
officials and the reception committees.
In each Of these cars there are seven
staterooms and three drawing rooms
one at each end-capable of accomodat-
ing comfortably twenty-one persons.
These cars will be finished in vermil-
lion. elaborately carved. The rooms are
inlaid with ivory and gold, and beauti-
full draperies, in keeping with the dec
orations, have been introduced. In
each car there are private baths, bar
ber shops and smoking rooms. The
three cars Immediately behind the en-
gine-compOsite. sleeping and dining
coacheS-complete the train. Forty
persons can be seated in the dining car,
which Is finished in vermillon wood and
specially selected draperies. The COM
posite parlor, smoking and baggage
car is one of the most complete coaches
in the Pullman service. The forward
end is set apart for baggage, but room
is reserved in this compartment for a
barber shop and bath. The main por-
ton Of the car is q smoking saloon.
This is finished in natural wood, and
contains q lounge, sofas. writing desks
and reading matter In it's appoint
ments the saloon is not unlike the
lounging room Of club. Here the
Pennsylvania company will station
stenographers and typewriters.
1t will probably interest the prince to
know how, in a country of such large
distances as have to be traversed by
the railroads of the United States.
many of them sparsely populated and
affording small passenger traffic, such
high standards of efficiency and COM
fort in railroading can be maintained
One incident will illumine the subject
Recently the New York Central got
into trouble over Il tunnel accident. A
cumberson executive organization had
allowed certain things to go to neglect.
The accident showed that this neglect
could not continue. The officials looked
for man to untaugle the tangle.
Where? Not among the blue bloods.
They picked out man, who as boy.
some thirty odd years ago. had corded
wood along side railroad in the
Northwest, and corded it so punctually
and we'll that he got job as section
hand. later as telegrapher, and then
moved on, up the various grades. until
merit demonstrated in every depart
ment of the rairoading business, point
ed him out as pre-eminently the man
TO do what the New York Central peo-
pie wanted done.
This is the American way; the way
that runs through all our triumphs in
industry, commerce, war ana dplo-
macy; the aristocracy of developed
ability regardless of its origin; the
dotting of hats to him who can do
things. Prince Henry need not get out
OF his train to discover the secret which
his imperial brother wants him to dis
cover-the secret of American su-
premaCy.
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