Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-15

Much trouble ia always ensuing OF
sooount Of the miscarriage OF travel
ere trunks, and when mistakes occui
tue bagaAge-maater, Rs q general rule
10 saddied with all the blame, while IL
moet Instance, the fault can be tTseed
TO The owners OF trunks, who are more
apt to make mtatRkea throu1h the en-
oitsment OF starting out upon journey
than the baggage agent.
Ihe following case, In point, Illus
HateS how mistakes are sometimes
made: On Wednesday morning the
Wilmington Transfer Company was
notified 70 call ut certain residences In
the northwestern part Of the city at G
O'Clock In the evening for trunk, TO BE-
cent on bhe Oh .. m. train next morn
Ing By Baltimore to Stewart t1Wp,
York County, Pa. The Transfer Com
psny did ~ instructed, except that the
trunk was called for ut 4 sock In
Btsad of6
o. Thuruday morning the young lad ,
owning the trunk, with some ffiends,
went TO the depot, when, upon calling
TO have the trunk checked. Was informed
that 1t was gone, some other person evil
IDENTIFY having calle1 and had It checked
In mistake,
Here was an unlocked for dilemma,
and one Of Q not very pleasant Oh RrAc-
ter to the young lady about to start
upon q journey OF over 100 miles with
ont her trunk, With hundreds of dGliArs
worth Of olothiog and iewelry 10 It,
OF course nobody could tell whether
the trunk had gone north or south, essI
or west, buS ~ there were trucks left
that were unchecked, the snppo'ltion
Was that somebody had taken the wrong
tIunk. With none OF the m osE pleasant
feelings the young lady started. trust'
Ing 10 luck only for her trunk to follow
This morning telegram wss receiv.
ed Rt the p, W, ID b. depot, thAt q
WIlmtHgtou, Del had been received
at Albany, N Y, and that gentleman
had left vallse ct Wilmington In plnci
Of 1t. The exchange OF baggage is now
going on and the respective parties will
get their own In due time, but not until
after much trouble and uneasinens Of
mind.
1t ia not difficult to see that there
was some mlsmRnAgemsnt aomewher n
when suoh mistakes IS the one noted
OCCUR. Any passenger With Q ,tlokel
Gin 20 iaso the baggage cffioe and clAiu1
any trunk or piece Of baggage moi
checked and 1t is very difficult under
the circumstances for the baggage
agent 10 toll whether the right psrs jr
gets the right baggage.
Baggage SCENTS ssy that the proper
plan 10 10 secure uoket for the person
travelling and check ct the same time
to put on the baggage, and then nc
mistake oSn coour. But there 10 no,
one psTson In ten who knows this, and
e7tn II all knew It Ihe trouble would be
very great. Evidently the Transfer
Company should have q system oil
oheokB that some security may be left
when the trunk Is taken from tht
house II the lAdy's trunk In question
had had o Wilmington Transfer CHECK
upon 1t, toe man, who was either drunk
or fool, could not have made the mis-
take OF taking n large trunk for 4
vRliss.
The noAt mistakes, however, ATS
made by excited passengers, who, 10 &
hurry or In the excitement OF the mo
ment, point to the wrong baggage, and
are M Liable to give wrong direction
~ rieht one. Several trunks are now
held at the baggage Fooms with wrong
and defective diFeotionr, aud the own
ers, Who have gone en- In advance, err
no doubt wondering why their trunk
do not arrive.
1t Ia very rare occurrence for
trunk, properly checked, to bs lost aut
If one should 90 AstIay, the ofioisl
spare neither time nor expense In EEAo
| ing II out and recovering IL.