New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
BRINGING THE VISITORS
THE RAILROADS TAXED TO THEIR UTMOST
CAPACITY.
THOUSANDS UpON THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS
po1RISG INTO THE CITY FROM EVERY
oUARTER-A SUGGESTION OF WHAT THE
MILITARY PARADE MAY BE
SOLDIERS MOUNTED on

MILITARY PARADE MAY BE
SOLDIERS MOUNTED on
THEIR OWN HORSES.
The Naval parade was blessing tn arriving
visitors. particularly to National Guardsmen who
came by way of the West Shore, New-lork Cen
trail Harlem and New England roads, for it drew
2 large part of the permanent and transient ppu-
Ia,ion toward the Battery and left the uptown
streets unobstructed. i few people who fingered
in Fifth-avc were treated to a suggestion of what
the great military parade is TO be to-day. They
saw incoming regiments of the National Guard
marching to quarters The 18th Regiment, \. G
s. ~ Y, led the way Following in close order
were the 65th Regiment. the 18th Artillery and
large number Of separate companies. Some OF the
officers were Supcrbly mounted. They brought
their horses with them, in ears provided Tor the
purpose having been informed that a. was I'M
possible TO get a mount in Ncw-Iork. Governor
Foraker and staff, who arrived on Sunday night
with The Akron ard Cleveland batteries. n. q. ,
o.. also brought horses. three carloads OF the
best animals in Ohio being in the train
The militia formed in Forty-secondst. and
marched down Fifth-avc The men were fully
equipped and are prepared 10 camp out If ncces-
sary BESIDES their rifles they carried lSnapsacl;S
cantcens and tin cups, which caused them to look
vey much like soldiers starting for u battlefield
The blue coats OF the army OF National Guards
men aclpscd the plain clothes Of the multitude
of ordinary, every .day strangers. and but little
notice was taken of train loads that did net con-
tain uniforms Suburban travel began in earnest
and taxed the roads to their utmost capacity.
MEETING FRIENDS AT THE STATION.
Crowds of vistoa from nearby cities, towns
vllagcs and hamlcts kept UP continued commo-
ton in tie Grand Central Station: Residents con-
ercgated there by hundreds 10 meet acqua .ntanccs
and take them away. The bulletin boards were
scarcely large enough to give the names or num-
bcrs and the hours of arrival Of the great number
Of special trains and expresses that were forever
coming III from the east, north and west. Each
Of the Atlantic expresses brought in 1000 people
Freight trains were ordered to give way entirely
TO the passenger traffic Gravel and construction
trains were sidetrac1cd. Locomotives were rum
ming northward all day on the Central and West
Shore roads to meet special trains coming from the
West and bring them TO New York The rush OF
pcasurc-sce kcrs is the greatest known in the
history of all the roads running into the Grand
Central Station. Companies that did not run spe-
cal trains divided their regular trains into sec
tons single schedule some times carrying dozen
trains of eight cars each With rare exceptions
trains arrived on time.
80 LIMIT TO THE SPECIAL TRAINS
The Pennsylvania Railroad opened its Hood
gates yesterday and let the people come. The
country cousins family relatives and friends came
in multi;udcs. and all day long and late into
the night there was an almost constant
stream Of people pouring cut of the incoming
trains and filling the station and packing the
fcrryboats The rush in the morning was cX-
traordinaT, between 10000 and 5000 people
~ hpfn y n Pa
the crowd that arrived in the morning was made
up Of excursion parties. with OCCASIONAL military
organizations and liberal sprinkling Of veterans
of the Grand Army of the Republic. whose or
CARNATIONS intended TO form here.
The heavy travel set in about : q. M. and the
arrival OF the Pcnnsy lvania Legislature. at 10
O'clock headed by brass band marked tie
second rush. The statesmen from Pennsyl vania
wore tasty badges and made fine showing IS
they marched down the wharf of the Adams IN
press Company. to their special steamer. ne
next oraani2ation of distinction was the am
Virginia Regimc"t 200 men Thr TGgmem t WIS MIS-
other officers were Lieutenant Colonel Smith,
Major C. A. Nash. Maior l. \. Biasoly. Captain
Samuel Hodges, Captain Washington Taylor ana
in licht gray uniforms and wore helmets.
Twcnty-thrce special trains arrived during the
icfore when 80. 00o people were brought 10 this
city over the Pennsylvania lines
EMPLOYS BUSY WITH TIE EXTRA TRAFFIC.
The Eric Is,iroad officials and employees found
their hands fun in handling the big crowds that
travelled over the road. Most OF the traffic was
through traffic, while to-day most Of it. viii be
local There were four sections OF train II, aver
aging from twelve TO fifteen cars apiece: two SEE
tons Of train l. aycraging twelve cars apiece; a'id
two sections Of train 2. Local trains We're crowd
cd from Port ,Jervis and Paterson. AT all points
along the line trains were made up and started rs
the travel demanded. At some points only TWO
trains were needed 10 relieve the regular trains ans
a., ri H.
cago. Columbus. Cleveland, Akron Bingtamton'
Cincinnati and Buffalo. Militia companies ar
rived from all these places among he nin'aTy
organizations were Battery b Of the lst Ar
filler Ohio. Captain Mccarthy: Battery C. Bing-
haInton, Captain tmstcd Battery {, C4nc'nnhti;
sth Regiment, Ohio: 9Th l!rgnncnt, AKRON ana
the 18th Rogiment, Columbus. Train Dispatcher
David Halliday tcld Tribune reporter that ne
travel on the road yesterday was three 1IneS p
great on Sunday. and would undoubtedly b"
doubts o-day. All freight On Tie Eastern d.
vision that is from Port .lcryis 10 Jersey City.
has been abandoned at the former point, with The
exception of live stock and perishable freight,
until Thursday.
Travel was heavy also on the Delaware Lack
awnnna and Western Railroad. Train Dispatcher
James Dalrymple said that special tram OIL I'VE
ears WIS run from WASHINGTON; one OF s"vc.! cars
from Morrstown; a SPECIAL of five cars from South
Orange: one of seven from summit : one OF four
from Boonton and from Montclair there were
TWO specials Of six ears each. Two through trans
were run from Buffalo, one being made mp OF
eleven ears and the other OF twelve The regular
trains were packed with passengers.
GREAT CROWDS on TIE NEwJTRSFY CENTRAL
The crowds over the New-Jersey Central Rail-
road have been 50 large for the last three days
that it, has been necessary to suspend the coal
and freight traffic in order TO transport pasSen-
gers promptly. Yesterday morning the number
Of passengers increased largely, and the station
in Colnmunipaw was crossed by two nearly con-
tinuous streams of sightsecre. One stream poured
in from Philadelphia, Laston, Long Branch,
Newark and suburban towns Of New-J ,rsey, the
other rushed from this city out TO Elizabeth and
Elizahrthporf to cach the first glimpse OF Presl-
dent Harrison upon his embarkatCn there. The
Philadelphia express brought twelve cars, instead
| OF its usual Jour: the Long Branch express
| twelve instead of its usual eight: and the other
regular trains were enlarged in ike proportion.
| while the Specials from the suburban towns Kept
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