The daily gazette., 1879-12-16
SECOND EDITION
Off for the Reception.
w1tMINGToN's QUOTA TO THE GRAN.
BOOM.

w1LMINGToN's QUOTA TO THE GRANT
BOOM.
Wilmington people were astir bright
and early, this morning, preparing to
participate In the "Grant Boom" in
Philadelphia.
The first special train started at 7.S0
O'Clock, at which time the militia, under
command of Major 8. A. Macallister,
left for Philadelphia. The battalion
comprised Companies A and G, Captains
Wood and Curtis, and numbered 81
men. They prt sented fine appearance
and their march to the depot, hea 1ed by
the City Cornet Band, was generally
admired. The train on which the mill
tia went was comprised OF twenty cars,
most Of which were filled. At eight o.
clock a second special train of ten cars
left the depot, with another large crowd.
On this train were fifty-two members of
the recently-or2anized Smyrh Post, NJ.
1, u. A. r., under command of Robert
z. Fl aim, and forty-seveu members of
the Lincoln Club, Washington Hastings
Chief Marshal. The Lincoln Club had
made great boasts of turning out 200
strong, hut from some unaccountable
reason their estimate dwindled down
wonderfully. They marched down Mar
ket street about TAO o'clock, with the
big editor of the Republican and Mar
shal McMullen at the head of the line,
forming stalwart front for the struggling
array of generally small men that fol
lowed.
No negro organizations turned out to
attend the reception, and even the Eegro
band Of tliG city was left out in the cold.
The sable brothers, however, turned out
on their own hook, and numbers of
them went up on the different trains.
TRAVEL BY RAILROAD.
The travel by rail to Philadelphia has
simply been enormous, every regular
train being so much crowded that extra
cars had to be added. Four extra trains
were run, two from this city and two
from Baltimore. No extra trains were
run on the Delaware Railroad.
The first excursion train from Balti-
more left this city at 6.05 o'clock With
ten passenger cars, all of which were
crowded. The second train from the
same place left here at 6.25, with twenty
passenger cars, eiGh' h'een of which were
filed. The regular 7 o'clock train out
of this city contained ten passenger cars.
most of which were flied. The first
special train from this place left at 7.30
O'Clock with twenty passenger cars, all
of which were crowded, and passengers
were OBLIGED to stand in the aisles and
upon the pla form. The military went
up "n this train. Another rcial left al
O'Clock, with ten cars, N silly filed.
The Lincoln Club and Thomas A..
Smyth Post, G.. A. R., went up OH this
train.
Wilson Post, OF Baltimore, and
Cresswell Post, G. A. r., of ElktOn,
. went up on the special trains from
, seven hundred excursion tickets bad
been sold at the depot in this city, and
| It is safe TO say that after the 10 30 train
| left over one thou-and tickets had been
| sold, aud one of the p. W. q b. r. r.
| officials stated that the company would
carry from this city over fifteen hundred
| persons.
The increase on the Delaware railroad
| and its .r' butaries was also remarka BILE.
| Persons from the lower part of the Stat.
left their homes yesterday, and the II Al
| a. m. train north contained over three
| huDdred excprsi onists.
Mr.. Brown, General Passenger Agent
| of the j. & b., b. & W. r. RS, stated
this morning that over two hundred and
nifty excursion tickets were sold over
those roads yesterday ,and he confidently
expected thai there would be at least one
hundred more sold to-day. A number Oi
| enthusiastic persons came over thpt road
from Virginia and ChlncoLeague Island
Mr.. Wisr, despat her of trains on the
Della ware r. R., states that there will be
fifteen hundred tickets sold along the
line of that road to day.
A large number of persons from New
Castle went up on the regular trains
The fare for the round trip from tha
city was 75 cents.
All of the regular trains from this city
and BALTIMORE during the morning were
crowded.