Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-17
THOUSANDS HERE
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Quite little scene was enacted on the arrivi
Of this train

(CoRtinued from Fifth PGge.)
Quite a little scene was enacted on the arrival
Of this train-
VETERANS REBUKE.
One OF the old soldiers marched along the
l.stform. leaning oNae. He must have
teen seventy years old. but he wore a bright
smile. He hal at list reached that capital he
had risked health aud life to defend.
His coat. however attracted some attention.
IL was not the ordinary G. A. r. coat. but =
short jacket with brass buttons. Ii had once
been blae. but now was pale green and very
much worn. One or two bystanders laughed
and n boy remarked:
Guess that's his grandfather's coat" The
veteran heard this. and panied looked swept
across his face Turning to the boy and plac-
ing his hand on his shoulder. he said quietly:
"Ny boy. This is old coat. 1t il frayed
and worn. But, nv boy, l wore this coat when
was trying to preserve the country you now
live in I wore il in the war
Then be went on and the boy skunk sheep
ishly out of the station.
CoLoRED {. A. r. MEN.
The second section of the southern express,
which arrives at 545. was fifty-five minutes
late.
By this train. at $40. came fifteen members
Of Lincoln Post (cOlored) OF Baltimore, COM
manded by Mr. James. who at once proceeded
20 their quarters at Wormley's building on 14th
street.
About 100 other veterans arrived by this
Train from various parts OF Michigan, Ohio,
fenh-!IVahla anu Ihdllha-
i,s No 60, -, 80 49,, ,ha ,;n,s tbo
bureau opens iii he Ieaves. the window il
thronged with faces and questions fired
WIN hghtning-hke rapldlty- AS long as
ihIoi n'Huoh i ueaIt IN 'he ihquirefs suppose
that bv going there they can find out anything
from the ume Ialn leaves 70 whether Jem
.nii'h OF any one eiSe h's arrived vet Qses
uoh- " 70 inc price oi meals ana "here 10 nhu
~sOoN ooAiuins MUSE are very coinnion'
TIE CROWDS INCREASE
Such crowds filed the station TODAY that il
WIN. Eou,d rccessorx 20 rc,,,vs the bencbss
- -
it'"i 'N' "~4'14s iOoin' 70 "i'Ao i'oNi A"'
Them
The 10 05 train arrived twenty minutes late.
bringing thirty veterans from Pennsylvania
and thirteen from various points in Ohio.
Scarcely any attempt Is being made to have
.ne trains arrive on tiiie; lor III Pi1ces "neIe
,nin,tes the t,ains az co,nneied IN wait from,
twenty To thirty minutes now and the way
trains esreciaIlv are yerv late
The resources Of the road are pushed to the
utmost in handling the number of extra
trains
Although no freight is received there is n
great tieal being moved that had been received
earlier At the New Jersey avenue wards a
good deal OF freight Is being handled
All OF the ps1rser ger trains nave peen moved
rom the YARDS TO allow more ROOM
GUARDING AGAINST PICKPoCKETs.
The railroad comuauv Is taking every pre-
cnution 10 guard the travellers from plekpockets
ana SWIMMERS. Inc detectives are on uu'y Al
this station. who circulate about among the
crowd and keep keen lookout Tor croOks-
Signs In conspicuous places warn passengers
TO beware OF plckpockets. and the local police
are prepared to make things very uncomfort-
able for any Of the hght-fingcTed fraternity
who NAV make their presence known
The Philadelphia express brought in num-
Der Of men from various posts in Philadelp hia
and Germantown. but no entire posts. The
majority of men from these places are expected
10 arrive Monday morning.
train of thirteen cars arrived at I.05 this
morning. bringing 500 veterans and about forty
members OF the woman heilei corps from
'@''ou P'''''S III inc nor
pL0oNAiiN' ihA
All dav long men were haTu at WORK deco-
rating the station. and il now presents q very
pretty sight Over the main entrance hangs a
great United State. flag on n long POLE from
the point Of which ropes are drawn to
the sides Of the building. from which hangs
mvriads o. miniature banners Under each win
dow Il n .e-nici-cl. OF colo-s in the center of