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ENTESRresJTin Jablte* Opera Haase FiskhrTownr ' 'Considerable ^.cxcitem entexiated'y ester-'2nyr attfus and adjacent stations upon the O. C. and A. R. R. R-, owing to tiexr pected arrival of CoL James Fisk, of Railroad, Opera House, Brass Band and Twelve Temptation notoriety. Every body turned out in gala attire, to pay their ^respects to this young American representative of cheek, and Seven-thirties. .About noon-'ihe impatience of the people»was relieved by the arrival o! the “Special1’ containing the Commodore and his staff, ConductorJT*'~ jMiller having* charge of the “Extra,' which consisted of locomotive, tender, and One Pullman palace coach.dyStrInsthechatuc3LoWj♦j2Ap1J. 0As*the train slacked its speed -near the [ p.'(^ i - _ ... in •(■ n I. r ■ ■ - r.iaiiii i.ii i.i r.i«.* ■ i-ni. -£t» -'JJbridge, to allow the children of the residents in thfl-vicinity time to crawl from the track, our reporter precipitated himself upon the rear platform of rtbe palace coach, and at onco introduced himself to the Colonel (who stood by the brake) as ■subordinate ink destroyer for the paper “which shines for oil,” price five cents. He at once invited us into the dining»♦ l^ ^ % —,room,'ahlt;T asked'us to inako ourselves -at home, which wo always do in the departments dedicated to that purpose. For thebenefitJof those who arc unacquainted withMr.- Pullman’s- style of making carswe subjoin a brief description. Steppingfrom the platform up a series of twelvemarble steps, we found ourselves in the hall,which extended one hundred feet down*the centro of the palace, flanked on either, side by umbrella rack*, and two Chinese servants, who knowing the peculiarities of the American race, vigilantly guarded the same’ with clubs- Passage ways connected with the parlors, dining room, kitchen, cellar, wood hour'e, and the out-buildhigs in which were kept choice borc3 and fancy poultry. A bask {[occupied one corner of the ear, the duties of the c n-hier and two as-istmts being solely confined to counting money for disbursement and cs-hing bar keepers cheek*We fouud the Opera House” sittingin a splendidly finished room, alternately occupying himself by gazing out of the bay window upon a large garden and apple orchaid attached to the ear, and playing “seven up” with Gay- Jould-as fo the propriety of consVucrting a lino of railroadfrom Red Mot to Allem vgoozlenm. Hastily phi}ing an aoo from his boot, he welcomed us warmly and accompanied us through the car.We first visited a handsome parlor on the same floor, seventy hot wide and a hundred and sixty feet long. The parlor is richly furnished with pianos, mirrors, sofas and other costly furniture, and the walls arc hung with the finest petroleum oil paintings the lt;aeek market can afford. The third and fourth stories, which we also v'sifei, are occupied by spacious bedrooms, each room containing a double bed, large dre^s.ng-esse, sofa, a dozen chairs, and a mirror tea hot wide, extending from floor to celling. The flxr is cover d with BrU'uCH cupel, appropriately pn-J.} J. 3 J. C J.C J.IJus.R. I p.*JEM 3f 1ilobJ. ® J. K D. 1F.i-yi.iDunDimD. I A.H T.l lt;X.B'j: jjE.li KL B 3i J. SiJ. ilJ. 3d R.FJamItichPairTitu.stISum Item D. ii C.H W. 1 105n. veni JE.1 me John me Rem me Lee iaFtsionFrairootiLowF*in t: requ shop day1 wenrefeiP*que~Oak(4thmittH. IPetrmeeitn i. matt
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, May 06, 1870
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