Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-19

| DAY AND TO-DAY.
The heavy yard engines Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad had all they could DO yes
| terday shifting cars In and out OF the depot
yard, for the trains were so numerous at times
| that scarcely had one arrived before another
bad to depart, still another would come in
on another track. The through express trains
came in several sections both from the cas-,
and the west, and every car brought its full
! quota-an average of about sixty passengers.
During yesterday there arrived seventy-siz
trains with an average Of seven cars each,
making total OF $50 cars. Counting AZ aver
age of sixty passengers to q car. the total num-
Der Of passengers brought here over this road
aggregated 3l.S2O.
| Station Master John Thomas and Superin-
tendent William Alvey were on duty all day
after being up most OF the night and they sue
ceeded in handling the crowd admirably.
/ There was no trouble whatever nor was there
any disorder about the depot Baltimore and
| Ohio Detective John Lloyd and local detect
i've were on duty in the depot through the day
and not complaint Of robbery was made to
them before night.
COMMITTEES IN WAITING.
Members of the local committee, including
ladies Of the ". r. c.. were on duty welcom-
ing the guests. and the messenger boys did
good work directing the veterans TO the diff
fcrent hotels and other stopping places.
Inside the depot the gatemen were
kept busy and there was no end
to the questions asked. On account Of the
crowds there was difficulty in passengers
learning exactly how TO get out Oh the plat
form and some few persons who came in at
the last minute missed .heir trains and had TO
wait for later one. Another newly married
couple appeared who were going to Chicago
on their wedding trip.
Unlike the couple Saturday they did not
have bevy OF friends there to see them off.
They came in only few seconds before the
time for the departure Of the train. but they
got through the gate just the bell rope was
pulled. The groom evidently thinking that he
and his wife were one started off ahead
of his better half, under the impression
that he was the one, for he got ON the train
first and then had 10 help his new wife ON as
the train pulled out
WALKING SPEAK EAsIEs.
The fact that the saloons were closed and it
was impossible TO get drink near the depot
did not have the effect OF compelling all the
strangers and residents to go dry. and il the
glass at the water cooler could talk it would
tell of numerous grades of old rye that passed
the lips of the thirsty ones. Several young
setting up" the drinks were suspected of
conducting walking speak easies," but if they
did the authorities were hone the wiser.
On account of the lateness of the trains the
receiving delegations were compelled to wait
abOut the dero. some time. Such was the case
with Kit Carson Post. No. 2 The men,
bers of the post marched to the depot,
making a fine showing in their new uniforms
They went to meet DahlSreu Post, No. .. Of
Boston to escort them to their headquarters at
the St. James, but the tram was several hours
behind time, and therefore their wait about
the depot was much longer than was expected.
The morning trains from the east and west.
thirty-one IN number, brought in about l3. 900
persons. veterans and their families and
friends. Every local train between here and
Baltimore brought in veterans and others
from Baltimore and points along the road.
There were probably as many unattached vet
Grams or those who came to JON their posts
here as these veterans who came in bodies as
posts.
SOME PENNSYLVANIA POSTS.
The afternoon trains brought large delega-
tons. the early arrivals being principally from
the east. The heavy trains from the New Jer-
sey Central and the Philadelphia and Reading
roads as well as the Blue Line trains rolled in
one after another, and almost every small del
egation had friends 10 meet them.
About l:3O O'Clock heavy train came in
from the Lehigh vale: and Oh the train were
a number of posts. among them being Severn
Post Of MGhaney City. with Commander Ed
Sykes and "a men: George Cook Post. Dr.
Green commander, 50 men; Alfred Toles Pc st
of Little Mash, L. VI. Green commander. 20
men; Col :. ID. Barrow Post. No. 3S5. of Will
transport. James Brookings commander, so
men; Reno Post. No. GA. of Williamsport James
Kline commander, 200 men. In addition to
this large representation of Tioga counte, Pa
there were probably many ladies with the
veterans as well as other passengers.
Hardly had the passengers from this train
passed through the depot when another
engine decorated in the national colors came
steamlng III the rear end of the big shed. 1t
was drawing "A Philadelphia special train hav-
ing on board the famous E. ID. Baker Post as
well as the Naval and John F. Reynolds posts
Cumrade +. 5. Walters is commander of E. d.
Baker Post and the Baker Guards thirty-two
IN number were with them. As the members
Of this post marched through the crowd with
their dozen more battle-worn flags they
were loudly chcered and most of the comrades
responded TO the ovation by lifting their hats
Next came the John F. Reynolds Post, W.
| Baird commander. with $50 men.
/ The line made up of the Naval Post, No.
| 800. of which Henry b. hewitt is commander
/ There were eighty members of this post and
headed by the Frankenfcld Band of West Phil
adelphia the procession moved from the depot
| TO their respective headquarters.
The members of the Naval Post brought with
| them a handsome broken wreath of natural
4 flowers TO be placed on the grave OF the late
Admiral Porter at Arlington. Quartermaster
/ Frark Robinson and wife had charge of the
| flowers and with delegation OF eight mem
bers OF the post they drove to Arlington and
/ put the flowers on the last resting place of the
one who had been an honored member of their
| post.
| COMMANDER J. p. MACK AND STAFF.
There was delegation of veterans at the
| depot all the afternoon 10 welcome J. F. Mack
commander OF the Department of Ohio and
staff. Gen. Mack is from Sandusky and his
chief OF staff. Joseph c. Grannon. is from Gin
cinnatI. Accompanying them was a band OF
seventeen pieces. Commander Mack has MANY
| friends in this we'll as other departments
He had charge of the construction of the
soldiers Home at Sandusky and when his
accounts for more than SlO0 900 were audited
the state owed him ten cents. On the train
| from the west were seven members Of Phi
kearney Post of Athens, OHIO, and a dozen
members of o. G.. Sherwin Post of Westboro'
Ohio. J. ii. Sannier is commander of the
latter post A noticeable feature of the passen-
/ gers on this train was the fact that many oil
\ them wore red neckties.
| Pratt the banner county Of Illinois,"
| "Seven hundred more than her quota" was
| painted on n streamer suspended from the
| window Of n car on the Baltimore train.
| There were about forty members Of Post
| No. 2l0 of Cerra Gordo, ILL.,, with Comrade A.
/ +. Baker, commander. The members Of this
/ post passed through here last evening and
| went to Baltimore, where they spent the night
| New Jersey Central painted train OF