New Sleeping Car. Roman Catholic Priest’s Railroad Coach Has Berths In the Center. The Reverend Leopold Hoffschneider pastor of St. Peter and St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Hoboken, New Jersey has invented a sleeping car which he asserts will supplant those in use on railroads at present. Berths are arranged in the center of the car instead of the sides. This makes it possible to open windows or ventilators on the side of the car. Four permanent steps are built from the floor to the sides of the berths. The top step may be used as a receptacle for shoes or clothing and it is possible to sit on this step and remove shoes or outer clothing. In Father Hoffschneider's model he has placed an aisle on both sides of the berths near the windows with an eighteen inch passageway between berths. This would enable passengers to pass from the side of a car to the other and from end to end Father Hoffschneider says he will devote to his parish the money he receives for his invention which is patented.

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