The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
Many thousand Passen-
gers Left for the Capt.
tai Yesterday.
TRAINS LEFT WITHOUT A HITCH.
One Train Had Forty-nine Cars
and Was Divided Into
Five Sections.

Not even during the hurry and hustle
to accommodate the thousands of visitors
during the Centennial was the demand on
the officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for transportation as great as it was yes
terday and last night.
1t looked as if every one wanted to go to
Washington and see President Harrison
inaugurated.
There were people of all sorts, kinds
and descriptions at the depot during the
day and night and many incidents, un-
important, but frequently ludicrous, took
place.
One of the most laughable was when
woman boarded a train, and walked
through nine cars, and then got off on the
platform. She complained TO the train
man in most indignant manner that
there were no ladies on the train, and she
wouldn't go to Baltimore at night with so
many men. The trainman tried to pacify
her and assure her that every considera-
tion would be afforded her, but she would
not be appeased until a colored woman
boarded the train That satisfied her, and
she took a seat along side OF the duSky
new conner.
HOW THEY WENT OUT.
The trains moved from the depot as fol-
lows: At 5.32 a. M, five cars left the
depot, and at 6.35 a train of two sec
tions of five cars each rolled out On it
We're the Home Market and Wide Awake
Clubs of Boston. At $40 nine cars
were occupied by the Third Regiment, of
the National Guard of Connecticut. On the
$40 train, eleven cars conveyed individu-
ais to Washington, and the $50 train took
the Republican Club, of Providence, to the
Capitol. The 9.34 train was taken posses
sion by the Eleventh Assembly Dis
trict Republican Club of New York; the
the H. 0. Potter Association of Newark,
T1rolra'c Nataran Zol1ayqS 0f Eliza-
beth, and the jackson Corps and
the Boys in Blue, of Elizabeth.
The regular Washington train at 1918,
with seven cars filed, left on time, and
fourteen minutes later eleven cars, in
which the Phelps Guards of Paterson were
made comfortable, started out. At 143
pm, twelve cars with every seat filled
steamed from the depot. One of the cars
was q Wagner palace car from the Erie
Railroad. 1t was occupied by Mr.. Thomas
of that company and party of friends.
At 3:5S, 4:30, 4:44 and O'Clock the regular
trains left on time. All of these were
crowded.
A TRAIN OF FoRTY-NINE CARS.
When the fifteen minutes past nine train
left the depot it was in five sections, com
posed of forty-nine cars. The first section
carried was regular" and carried ordi-
nary passengers.
In the second section were the Broderick
Club of Lafayette, the Ninth Assembly
District Republican Club of New York,
and regular travel.
The third section was filed with the
Veteran Soldiers and Sailors Association
of Newark, the John Watt Association of
this city, and the Fifteenth Assembly Dis
trict Club of New York, besides regular
travel.
The fourth section accommodated the
Harrison and Morton Twenty-first Assem-
bly, District Club, of New York; the 165th
Regiment Veteran Association, of New
York, and the Fourth Separate Company,
of Yonkers, and the Grant Club, from the
West Shore Railroad.
The fifth section, of nine cars, was used
exclusively by the John j. O'Brien Asso-
citation, of New York. They left the depot
with hurrah and had the appearance of
people out for pleasure.
AT twelve O'Clock the last of the Inaug-
ural trains left the depot. 1t was in four
sections and was crowded by stragglers.
Too much credit cannot be given the
depot officials for the successful manner
in which they handled the thousands of
travellers
About half dozen trains well filed
with passengers went over the Baltimore
and Ohio Road to the Capital yesterday.
The Seventh Regiment of New York
took this route. They were 500 strong,
and had twenty-six coaches, besides three
baggage cars.
The Regiment Will use the train Tor
headquarters while in Washington.
During the evening the Eighth Regi-
ment Massachusetts Guards also departed
on this road
Among the numerous small parties who
left this city yesterday for Washington
was "The Dick Cooper Dry and Thirsty
Association" The delegates We're: Presi-
dent Richard Cooper, Secretary Samuel
Blakely, Treasurer Fireman John Hayes,
Alvin Marsh George Blakey Henry
Heidi, George Quinn and Henry Brink