New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12

and bubhlCd over on the river front ana huusrl Fps
| in the effort TO get glimpse Of the North RIVER
| paeeant Many OF them found friends or reia-
tivos awaiting them at the stations to take charge
Of them during their sojourn in the city. pthcrS
| who were not 50 fortunate ~ find an cNpc''ahF
friend or relative on hand t. gree; them promptly
| hunted up their city cousins and maze
themselves az home. They came 70 YORK
| 70 see the sights. and there was no "rhS-
| ing them. lackmen and insis'cnt cannes
| reached after them a. for their legitimate prey
| but they found that in the phrase OF inc coii"sc
| loys in Mondays parade there were 10 flies on
them Few dollars from IIohollus, Salem Centre
or Boston Corners fell into the hands OF these
rapacous cabbies. 4 walk from Forty -scc'l'-"'.
20 the Battery IL only step 10 ia" hardened
| muscles of orr country cousins They fell under
| the horses feet in Wcst-st., flooded broadway,
| swarmed on the Bridge and started several Dai
| "snorls" on the crowded cross streets downtown,
| for truck drivers would hold up 10 let item pass
and before the last had crossed in safety there
| would be a tanele OF vehicles reaching three OF
| four blocks. and which il would luke policeman
| half an hour TO get Strengthened out again III
fact, our country cousins were in possession OF 'e
town. aud everybody who saw them was glad OF H.
Last nichl the ferry were crowded and
extra traiHs put on nearly all inc
| roads to curry away the people who live III SUD
| urban towns WHO We're here to witness the festV-
| tiles OF the evening. At midnight 'aic spacious
| depots of the New Jersey Central, PENNSYLVANIA
| Erie and Lackawanna were thronsed WIN 'hese
returning pilgrims. white every ferryhont added
constantly to their nulnbtrS Inc uepa tlus Trains
| packed with people made scarcely in IMPRESSION
| ON the crowds. SIMILAR midnight scenes h2d
not hecn witnessed at these stations SINCE inc
great celebration OF April, 1852. Ana tne trohss
| al the depots en- the west side of the N1r'h
River 10 LARGER 'han the nup,osr Of sn" ,h
| banitCs homework bOund who choked up the
| Grand Central Station AT midnight;
At some Of the stations Of the elevated roau
| on the West SIDE it was found neceSsaf! ~ pu.
in extra windows for tic sale OF tickets so many
people pushed and struggled in an effort to rcacE
| the trains. Sometimes the platforms ana s''II-
ways leading 10 them wer" go pacHeu aS , 10 uv
come almost an immo yable mass, ana Women
were wedged in so tightly that they were on t!c
verge of faintlng, Extra Police a. these point, points
worked hard to break Up the blocks ,,, aneS !,
seemed as if all the population OF the upper par'
of Manhattan island wanted to get downtown 70
witness the illumination OF the BrookNh brlu3c
Many complaints were heard of the inadequaGS oil
the service on the elevated roads. If possible,
when the people, after witnessing %a.dr. w ,Gs
worse than tho situation at the uptown ,, IA
tons All the way from Rector-st Ia Franklin
A. the platforms from 10 o'clock 10 IL go were
badly ovcrcfowded with "A pushing. squrmihs ahu
4 .l.I
train ran by STATIONS without stopping.
As they filed up with as many
passengers as il was possible to pack in them al the
stations below Chambrrs-s. All the pattorn' "i
the trains were ovcrcrowlcd AMI the ai-cs wrr"
packed, and when people wanted to get ont no
light undertaking confronted them. Trans were
rrn n, intervals OF four or FIVE minutes Many
ueople stood Oh the stairwavs or platforms thrre-
quarters of an hour before they got AN opporfunty
TO board train. The railroad officials asserted
that such brushes were uDav0ll1ble dnrng Snch
a Celeb, tion as this We issued orders. said
Colonel lIain, manager of the road, -" 10 all or
gnortis that platforms shouli be kept reasonably
clear. II our employees neglect their orders we
cannot help it. Tho Jams moy have been due To
tie jncx,cricncc OF the larg" number OF new mon
VIC appointed for this OCCASION. IN far n ms
han has ATTENDED the transportation OF tl"'c
-rcat crowds, either on the elevated. surface or
steam railroads. and the Official, III control arr
telling happy Over the fact. To-day thcv "N,
pcct ~ hc called upon 80 carry the heaviest troy"
os any day Of the festival and extra trains ana
regular trains in sections will he run and heavy
reserve of extra ears hcld along the lines TO meet
he emergency The Ncw-JcIscy Ccntral'S people
are expecting no less than ten extra ira ms from
Philadelphia. Everybody out Of town who could
only give I'D one day 10 visit this city without
doubt chose the day Of the great military parade
10 be on hand.