New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-01
BACK TO TOWN.
CITY PEOPLE DESERVING MOUNTAIN AND
sEASHORE.
THE COLD AND DISMAL WEATHER CAUSES THE
sTAMPEDE-DAGGkGE MEN HAVING

HARD TINE.
The tide has turned. The unreasonable coio
weather and the coming OF September 1 are sendlng
people back TO the city by the thousand Every uaih
from the mountains or the eastern sea'iue ieSorS
which came into the Grand Central Station yesterday
was crowded with passengers. All the Incoming
trains had 10 be run in sections, so large was me
number OF pleasure seekers fleeing from the emmy
mountain and seaside wateringplaee
There seemed 10 be difference OF opinion about
Saratoga. The trains from the famous place were
run in crowded sections but the outgoing saratoga
especial was pached with people driven away from
the Jersey seaside resorts by the dreary November
weather OF the last few days lowering leaden sky
and raw sea wind have remarkably depressing
effect upon the summer people at the places on Inc
coast and many not wishing TO return TO the deghs
Of City Of Excavations as the metropolis In It's
present state has been aptly termed by visitor from
a foreign Shore they rush of to Saratoga party
Of about twenty on Forty -second-st car yes
terday morning From their conversation 1t was evil
dent that they had Just come from one OF the New
Jersey coast resorts and were on their way to the
Springs"
any ! but amt the seashore unpleasant now1' said
one Of the young women TO her companion. smiling
Young man. "Wasnt IL mean the last few DAYS down
therel Rain almost all the time and cold enough to
freeze one stlH Do you know, hadn't anything but
summer dresses with me, and the last few days
but the seashore in this kind OF heather. Won't 1t be
fun in Saratoga, thought We have taken cottage.
YOU know, and those delightful people. the Derby
shres are right next door," and so on, while the
smiling young tried &c get word in edgewse. but
coulds't.
The long, narrow baggage-rOom at tho Grand
Central Station was so crowded and heaped yesterday
with trunks that at several times tho blocked
I'm spite of tho large number Of porters at work. The
an ha nil
trunks on Saturday as the corresponding day OF the
previous week.
When train came in with two or three baggage
cars loaded to the roof with trunks it wonderful 10
see how the luggage was handled. To an onlooker all
seemed to be in confusion. perfect avalanche OF
trunks was pouring out Of the upon the narrow
platform and as they followed each other in rapid
cession they were grabbed by porters who gave them
two or three turns which threw them several yards
away Other portcrs and expressmen caught hold OF
them and hurled them about In no particular direction
apparently while the few passengers who had wandered
in TO try to find their baggage skipped about among
the yinz trunks In deadly fear lest their legs should
be broken or their toes smashed in the excitement
"Having something Of rush, aren't your said
visitor to one OF the officials who was busy taking
down the numbers Of the checks on the trunks.
crush we'll should say so. Why amt seen such
a rlsh since don't know when-whats that NUMBER
Jimmie: 70 $780, all right. Yes sir it was so crowded
hero This morning that we couldn't move the stlH AT
all. Look out srl Kinder dangerous round here
inst nowp he said with n SMILE the visitor jumped
out Of the way Of big Saratoga" that was bearing
down upon him, propelled by the brawny arms OF an
exprcssman.
"These here two cars had near 400 trunks aboard"
the official connu,f whom the visitor had reached his
side again. "And the . 10 train had over 100 You
kin bet chat there be m awful sight Of baggage COM
ing here from now on for month"
The baggage-rOOm OF the Erie station In jersey City
was blocked for who yesterday morning and II was
several hours before the were In anything like
tho normal condition. Every train brought In hun
Greds Of trunks and great difficulty was experienced In
moving them. The express wagons were all In USE
The transfer companies almost overwhelmed
although they were in measure prepared for IT, Tho
rush usually begins the first week OF september, and
50 the large amount of baggage on Saturday and yes
terdav took them rather by surprise.
The people are fastening back from the Thousand
Islands, Niagara Falls, the White Mountains ana me
seaside resorts Of Mane Massachusetts, Rhode lland
Connecticut and New7Jcrsey. The incoming trains
from these rlaccs were filed YESTERDAY and on rev
of the roads It was necessary to refuse TO carry sons
Of the passengers who applied for tickets although
nearly all trains were in sections. 1t was estimated
tlat nearly 10000 people came back to the city yes
terday which Is almost unprecedented for this time
of the year. The conjunction of the cold weather ana
the first OF September Is undoubtedly the cause.
The agents Of tho Sound steamers old not report
any unusual number Of passengers on sunday nlght
but they expected great many last night ana for tins
remainder of the week.