Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-10
LIKE SARDlNES.
ALL TIE hotels PACKED WITH PEOPLE
LAST MIGHT.
An Unprecedented Rush for Sleeping Accommode-
tons-Scsnss and Incidents About
the Different HO.sls.

The rush of people to the different no
tells last night has not been exceeded at
any previous time in the history OF the
city. Those who were fortunate enough
to get in early in the day were placed In
rooms with four or five others, but the
people who arrived on the late trains
were compelled to sleep as best they
could in chairs, and dozs standing upon
their feet. At one o'clock this morning
even chairs were at premium.
As early as o'clock all the hotels be-
gan turning people away and the clerks
were kept busy with their apologl les.
A REGISTER reporter made tour or
the hotels at o'clock this morning. AT
the Mcclure he was Informed that be-
tween $50 and 200 people had been
turned away. while every room con-
tanned from TO 10 persons. Cots were
placed in the parlors and halls and all
occupied. At the Windsor, Brunswick,
Kan Keuren and the St. Charles
a similar state of affairs prevailed.
A big supply OF cots was
secured at each place, and every avail
able inch of floor was utilized. AT the
Behler the guests crowded the halls and
stairways, and even the dining room and
kitchen were pressed into service. AT
the Stamm the proprietor secured an
empty store room on Water street, in
which were placed twenty-four cots,
which were all given out by midnight
and the door locked. Twenty more cots
were placed in the reception room ana
twenty in the sample room.
Despite the fact that all the hotels
had made what was considered ample
provision for feeding all who applied,
they were unequal to the task Of salts
flying the appetites of the multitude.
Meal time was placed at one hour
earlier, yet there was constant jam OF
people, and the walters were kept busy.
The restaurants were crowded at noon
and six o'clock.
The crowd, as rule, was good
natured, and accepted the inevita-
bic with apparent cheerfulness.
When turned away from one place
they sought another, and even
those who were compelled to sit
up all night, did so with a spirit of
resignation aud forbearance character
istic of West Virginians. Travelling
men, however, did some tall kicking.
AT the Mcclure kilograms poured in
during the evening for rooms, but even
this precaution did not secure the COW
eted prize. Scores OF ladies were also
turned away last night, and where they
secured accommodations is a matter for
conjecture. At the City Building about
thirty or more men were slowed away in
the different offices.
Following is a list Of the West Vir-
ginians registered at the different hotels
McLure-G. w. Hill, of Cameron; w.
P. Smith, of Parkersburg; o. L. Holl-
lay, r. s. Mcconnell and sister, 3. f.
Meighen and sister, r. Ferrel and wife,
Of MoundSville; F. II. Buchanan, of
Wellsburg; G.. A. Huriter, of Morgan
5own; c. o. Hunter, of Stewartstown;
4. w. Brown, of Warrington; l.. G.
Applegate and Fl. E. Douglass, of
md VIM. q. Bowl Bro '6 81 'Kingwoo5ddr. "Hn''
Hotel Windsor-S. w. Mathews, Of
j. w. Christy and daugh
ter. of Warrington; VIM. A. Ohley and
A. e. Humphreys, of Charleston; Zana
Blackstone, Martin Beatty, Jesse Black
shere. Mary Blacker, Mrs. B. 3. Smith,
Miss Jessie Smith, Mrs. s. E, Martin
and H. n Martin, of Warrington; Mr..
and Mrs. Mont Frances and Miss Della
Bisch, OF New Martinsville.
Hotel Behler-M. N. Hess, NJ. f.
Hamilton, J. b. Knots, A. T. Booth, c.
C. Booth, w. d. Michael. Fred w. Bar
ton, j. l.. Beatty and son, L. d. Beatty
and N. S. Beatty, OF Huntington; f. NJ.
Kellar and wife, A. d. Ayres and Emma
Kellar, of Hundred; Justus Eakin and
son, w. II. Grover, Charles w.
Barrick, Ida Holden and j. G..
Larimore, of New Martnsvlle; Lewis
Yeater, of Bend; j. NJ. Coach, of Sisters
Vile; T. c. Boles and Il. P. BoleS, of FL
dersville; Chorles Kotzebue, j. w. Chcs-
ney and o. w. o. Hardman, of Middle
bourne; d. B. Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Dudly, of Parkersburg; John
Blankensop, of Wellsburg; II. j. Price,
John Price, Smith Hood, Jr.. OF Fair
mont; L. Steel and L. j. Cornell, of
Clarksburg, and c. L. Michael, of Up
ton.
STAMINA. ]. Carruthers, of Cross
Roads; Benton Hall, of Wadestown; A.
w. johnson, j. +. Koon, of Manning
ton; w. NJ. Lee, of Holidays Cove;
John d. Sweeney, of Concord; II. l..
Long, B. I. Poe, c, b. Curtis, OF Graf
ton; l.. w. Bartlett, of Buckhannon; N.
j. Crook, of Keyser; S. e. Wilson and
Harry Lent, of Davis; DIV. Reynolds, of
ST. Mary'S; G. V. Hough, Blanche
Hough, Fannie Jackson, Allie Snider,
Thos. d. Conway and Lee Conway, OF
Fairmont; w. Hilton, of Beverly; j. R.
Grim, of Bolton; VIM. Morris, of Mid
dlebourne; c. T. r. Williams, P. Jenk-
ms, II. Smith and r. RAIDER, of Parllers-
burg; Ii. II. Smith and w. S. Smith and
daughter, of Weston; c. A. Sweeney, of
Tyler county; VIM. NJ. Davis and vile,
of Morgantown: r. s., A. T.. and
J. S. Eddy, OF Mooresville; E. Myers,
of Belmont; S. L. Blake and w. Ii.
Blake, OF Mt. Clare; L. Burkholter, Of
Keyser; Mrs. j. f. Hooten and Mrs.
Annie Hooten, of Moundsville; c. z.
McCray, of Fairmont; V. j. Hyder, OF
Marshall county; Charles II. Pike and
Marshall w. Smith, of ClarkSburg, and
b. b. Rhorabough and wife, and Bell
Bolt, of Bellington.
New St. Charles-W. S. Wilson, Of
Phiippi; J. n. Phares and j. j. Phil
lips. of Eikins; J. R. Cole, of Cecil: q.
J. Stewart and family, of Anthem; DR..
w. A. j. Brown andt DR.. c. G. McKin-
ley. of Buckhannon; A. L. Willoughby,
of Warrington; A. Gaskin and wife, OF
Grafton; D. E. Lemley and wife, of
Morgantown; Fred Jones and Ernest
Barnes, Fairmont; L. N. Lyone, OF
Parkersburg; A. B. Ingram, OF Waiver
iy.