Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-05
OUTINGS UNPRECEDENTED.
Thousands Find Their WAY Ont Of Town
by Rail and River-What the Various
Railroads and Steamboats, Did During
DIV.

Thousands Find Their Way Ont Of Town
by Rail and River-What the Various
Railroads and Steamboats, Did During
the Day.
Union depot has not presented a buster scene
all day long for many day than the crowds
that surged to and from all trains yesterday.
1t seemed as though the whole population Of
the city were fiocking to the country or to the
different picnic grounds along the different
lines running out of Union depot. During the
day the scene was bright, and the living stream
of humanity poured toward the cars with a
quick step, a merry laugh, and the rush and go
of a mountain stream. Everybody went
pretty misses and young ladies with
their best fellows, all carrying lunch
baskets. and laughingly bantering
each other and talking of the sport to come.
middle-aged business men with their wives and
children. old couples out for an airing, all
rushing from the hot and dusty city, and the
small boys and the crackers for a day in the
pure air of the country and a ramble through
the woods
At night the current alternated. And was
like a stream after the first flood
has spent its force, and the surplus
of water flows sluggishly along. The bright
their charms of the morning A resident of an
American city can stand about as much free
dom as is possible, but when it comes to q day
in the country With his best GIRL and that on
freedoms own day, it is too much for him. and
he gives in, lets the eagle scream, and comes
home tired out. Such would describe the re-
turning crowds last night
1t is impossible to tell Just how mapy extra
people the Pennsylvania Railroad carried to
and from the city yesterday, but 1t has been
probably fairly estimated at 10000. No mishaps
or accidents occurred on any of the trains and
nothing while en- route was left to mar the
pleasures of the day:
The Fort Wayne Railway Company carried
Legion. A. o. q. W., and smaller detachments ss
were dropped nearly all along the line some 500
in the vicinity of SewIckley. The clerks in the
but stated that they run into thousands. One
said: Say 3000," and no one said him May"
The West Penn did big business, but it was
more distributed, their excursion tickets run
ming good over several days and more were
sold on the I'd and 3rd than on yesterday.
People seized the occasion to take several
days outing and detached parties began NOV
Springdale, Natrona. Leechburg. Freeport,
Butler. Apollo ard Blairsville. This road is
getting an enormous local passenger traffic.
alone. Its excursion traffic was Jumped at
450O, from the Federal and Chestnut street
Offices.
The Pittsburg and Western Railway Com
pany carried out about 5000 people yesterday,
dropping them between points near the city
limits and the soap mines of Butler county,
where the whipporwiils carry knapeacks.
The pool steamers did a large business 1t
was estimated BY the purser of one of the boats
that more than 10000 people went to McKee's
Rocks and CHARTERS, alone: The CHARTERS
packets were forced to make overtime last
night.
The travel on the Allegheny Valley Railroad
was greater yesterday than It has been on any
Fourth of July for five years east Two picnics
were held, which drew thousands from the CITY,
There was also heavy travel of persons going
to see country relatives. 1t is thought the
the city was on account Of the day being fairer
than tor a number of years past.
The picnic of the Duquesne Lodge No. 81 L
o. Q. f.. which was held yesterday at Hutton,
was largely attended The thousands who