Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-22

The new funeral trolley car, which
the American Car and Foundry Co.
delivered yesterday to the Wilmington
City Railway Co., is being equipped
at the railway company's car shops,
and will be ready for use in about two
weeks.
The car is one of the finest and most
substantial Of the kind in this part of
the country and has been made after
special designs approved by the COM
pany's officials. The car Is the result
Of public demand for this sort Of
vehicle and it is believed that it will
soon be in general use, in view of the
fact that nearly all of the cemeteries
in the city and nearby country are on
the company's lines, the cars passing
the main entrances Of most Of them.
This is also true Of the Chester ceme-
teries and those between the two cities,
and as the car is for use in Chester,
as we'll as Wilmington, and also for
the intervening territory, it is likely
to be in general demand. The com
pany's lines reach nearly every section
of each city.
In addition to being we'll built and
appropriately painted in dark olive,
with delicate gold trimmings, the car
is roomy. IL has a seating capacity for
SO people, in addition TO a special
compartment for the casket and another
compartment for six pall-bearers. The
interior is finished in hard wood, with
modest ornamentation, giving it an
appropriate appearance, although not
necessarily suggestive of a funeral.
The seats run crosswise of the car,
each being opposite a window and &C
commodating two persons. The seats
have comfortable rattan cushions and
backs, the latter being reversible and
so arranged as TO make each two face
each other, giving the same effect as
the seats of q funeral ,oach, if desired.
The total length Of the car is Al feet,
about the length OF Darby car. On
each side there are eight large win
dows, with small space between each
two; hen comes a double door, feet
8 inches wide and feet 8 inches high I;
then a large window. The eight win
dows are for the space occupied by the
mourners, the doors are opposite the
compartment for the casket and the
one large window in each side is on
posite the space for the pail bearers.
The space for the casket Is as long
as the width of the car, feet 6 inches
in length, and five feet in width, the
casket running crosswise Of the car
The space allotted for it is three
inches longer than the largest ordinary
casket. Should there be casket Of
ordinary size provision is also made in
the car for carrying it.
The doors in the sides Of the car,
leading to the casket space, are in two
sections. The lower section is Of wood
and slides upward, and the upper sec
tion of glass and slides downward.
Ample room is provided in this CON-
partment for flowers. The windows in
the remainder Of the car slide down
into the car sides, and the sills are so
arranged as to cover them completely
when they are down. Each window Is
provided with curtain, which can
be drawn all the way down, completing
the privacy. When the windows are
open the effect will be the same as
that of a summer car. The vestibules,
at the ends Of the car, are unusually
large, being five feet long. and each Is
protected by heavy doors on the sides,