New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-02
TIE PEOPLE STREAMING HOMEwARD.
TuRoNGs OF CITIZENS AND soLpIERY LEAVING

THE CITY by BOAT AND RAIL.
tn. s,roc,s leading TO the North River piers werc
sled Yesterday afternoon with q icd-lDohng throng
n. all anxious get back TO their homes as
the great celebration was over Those VINO nan IN
Gagged sataroonls the boats In advance wcrr ioit
nate for the Ia,c~cOmcrs hal to content themselves
with mattresses and cots placed wherever space
could be found. The agents Of ih6 steamboat com
panIes said that the travel OF the three days nan en-
rccd that of any previous period OF the same length
The Norwich Line put on two cAtx boats last hlgh'
and all the steamers wers needed. Among mo pas
senc.rs on these boats were 900 OF the vermont
SewIIampshire and Msssachusett troops The sion
Inpton Line by putting on al extra bost, was ao'o
70 take between 200 and I 800 people The Rh"ie
island troops numbering about $50. returned home
by this line Tuesday slight Many OF tho He" Ell
,.nd Grand Army veterans went home last night
T,. Fall River Line ran both tho' Pilgrim anu inc
providenoc Governor Amos anu uo ON Mas'"
chuset,s returned on the Pilgrim. The Ancient anu
uono,able Artillery Of Boston TOOK the fai hNrr
ho.t after the parade on Tuesday Inc same rusr
go .,so secp at tho Albany boats. Every sfste-
room was takcn, and oil inc a'A'Ao'o 'p~0 o.
cunIed with cots. All the lines are preparing LOT
,srno uumbers of passengers during the rest Of the
week. ,. b,r, The ferry boats 10 Jersey
IA ALA xcsteirlay afternoon. Parts OF The ciowh
10y rns1c tho river at cyory ieiy, ana thG Doal,
were running At intervals OF nv i've ~ airy,
number seller said that 5000 ticket, hal been
Witt VIM e. d single hour during tho afternoon no a.
soin w hsSe been reported. The crowd AT 'hr1sIo.
cidehs nvcd I'm good order and at Barlay. Corianut
pherst mV sts ample facilities were provided for
ana iAoe ehs multitude out Of the city.
geths last OF tho parade crossed Forty second,
AS tno,.rday the number OF passengers IN
~. yna Central station Increased SO rapidly that
the oI at one time were obliged 10 Keep crowd OF
the po, snSng IN tho street while the waiting rooms
peopn empiIed themselves into the many trains
grsnuMg. Constantly stsaming off, some OF them on
that SoIo ninutes' Roadway. On Tuesday Hl trains,
only Eve ~ 800 cars handled This i, Up
c0nss The highest total, but Yesterdays rahic DID
10 p ,n short OF il. Early yesterday morning large
not tan 81 The Now-York State Militia were sent to
numosn mas in UTICA Herkimer. Amsterdam. schenec-
hs,r mdson Catskili Poughkcopsio and other places
m ay nuisvls Legion started home at $50 p. m, IN
Inc n'ai train OF seven cars. The Cleveland Cl,y
rpwn and Rattery. also In cpccial train lott ING
IroopI tentrai at 80 p. Owing to the Centennial
o sr, hcnr GOOD for ten days. tho railway onclas
.nhott cInecf any sudden rush. but think that thc
40 vii return homo gradually during tho next
few aas York. New Haven and Hartford Railroah
Inc ~, fe,t the influence OF the celebration NJ q
haA al degrre Many thousand people went TO their
on This limo yesterday. and on Tuesday IL car
boI'cs on o5 600 passengers from the Grand Central
req o,o' The great usflc vas handled with enufc
plh ,vh and regularity. ,,. 49, ~,
nS ctsIs OF the Pennsylvania Rarosn srs DOT
,,~, Inc oonn 10 forgot their Centennial experenco,
nksy ~ three days and nights OF ths oeievraIon
Dunns 600 900 travellers TO and nom t0o Guy nSe