Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-01

rHosr WHO HEREAFrEs APPLY MUST PAT FOR
THEIR ouARTIns-ALREADr FREE QUARTERS
FOR so 900 MEN HAVE BEEN PRovrprp-RE-
PORTS As TO BATTLEFIELD EXCURSIONS
there seems to be no limit TO the number of
Grand Army men who are coming here a. the
guests Of the citizens committee. Already
the applications for free quarters are in excess
Of the supply. large and ample though that ia.
Never before on any similar occasion has such
demand been made for accommodations in the
past of those intending to be pres
ent. Already has the committee at a
large outlay of money provided q sleeping
place for large army. The quarters provided
In the barracks and in the schools will ac-
commodste by actual count 5000 men. Ap-
plicstions from additional posts are coming in
each day and now there are quarters needed for
| $3.50 men more than has been provided for
This morning applications were received from
posts asking quarters for $50 men. The COM
mittee had never receivsd any intimation from
these posts that they intended to visit this
city. Tomorrow, perhaps there will be apph-
cations from a. many more. and perhaps il will
go on that way from day 20 day until by the time
the encampment opens there will be 10 600 men
| to provide for.
CALLING A HALT.
undertake the impossible There il a limit to
time and also to money. Every post was noti-
| fed by circular dated August that all applica-
lions for free quarters must be sent to the com
mittee by September 1. He proposes TO adhere
| to the terms Of the circular and no free quar-
tiers will be granted to posts whose applications
have not been received. II is estimated that
there will be u, 900 Grand Army men here for the
encampment, or. rather. these are the actual
| figures For instance tho ronn,o;txaa b.v ,o,
trscted for and there has actually been made
10000 mattresses for use in the school
buildings and halls, and the list of
| men on the books of the committee assigned to
these quarters correspond to this number. To-
| day Chairman Edison gave an additional order
for 900 mattresses. There are 70. 900 men ac-
counted for. In addition the committee has
established two camps, composed OF buildings
two and threehundred feet long, where there are
| separate beds for the enormous number of
$4,000 men. That is $4,000 men. Applications
| in addition have been received from over
5000 men, and these will be provided
with accommodations. 1t will be seen that the
citizens committee is going 10 entertain free Of
cost TO the recipients over 50 900 men, an army
about as large as the one that ACCOMPANIED
| Gen. sherman to the sea: equal to the entire
| population Of a great many hourishing cities,
! and constituting one-ffth Of the population Of
| the District No city has ever been called
| upon to provide free accommodations fer scch
great number. In Detroit not half that
number occupied the free quarters
In addition to the $4,000 men in quarters
provided by the conIaittee. there have been
nearly 10000 men who have secured quarters
| through the committee. paying the owners of
| the hotels, houses and balls for their quarters
| In addition ii is estimated that some 5000 men
have secured quarters without the aid of the
committee. Ibis latter estimate may be too
small. but it will be seen that the estimate Of
| $4,000 Grand Army men is based on solid facts
and is not n mere estimate.
WILL HAVE TO PAY HEREAFTER
Posts hereafter APPLYING for quarters VIII
have TO pay for them, as the committee a. this
late date cannot undertake the work OF erecting
new buildings. That is Chairman Edson's de-
| termination and he intends to call the executive
committee together tomorrow, when this matter
will be presented to them and no doubt the de-
| cision of the chairman viii be indorsed.
BArTLErIELD EXCURSIONS.
Excursions to battlefelds ia one of the topics
| now being considered by Chairman Edison. lie
has not had up 10 date much information 10
! give, but yesterday he received two reports One
was from the special committee on tour excur-
sions, consisting of Messrs. Dudley, Parsons
| and Tyler. The committee states that as no
assurance can be given the railroads of the
number of people who are likely to go on
| these excursions they have nothing on which
TO base their. calculations The committee
| thinks little difficulty will be found in getting
good rates to points that can be reached in such
time as will enable the tourists to return 20 the
| city the same day, but to Appomattox and other
| points where the trip will consume more than
one day it will be difficult to arrange for There
| is no way of providing for the excursionsts ex-
| cept by taking provisions along: and the rail-
roads are unwilling TO undertake the task unless
they can receive some assurance of the num-
Der of people to be accommodated Notwith-
| standing this the committee recommends
| that the railroads be asked to send free
| special excursion trains to Appomattox and
other distant points. in as many sections as
may be necessary, with provisions for the pas
sengers, in charge Of soms of the railroad off,
| Gals. To secure the railroads against loss the
committee suggests that some one at each
| corps headquarters organize the excursion
parties and send in list of those who will go
not later than September 20. This would allow
the railroad companies one or two DAYS to make
their arrangements. The committees recon-
mendation is made without consultation with
the companies. but it is confident that the rail-
roads will agree to the proposition made. The
committee has also prepared schedule of ex-
cursions to the battlefelds within reaching dis
lance, which the railroads viii be asked to
| adopt.
The principal difficulty in the arrangement of
such trips AS have been contemplated, the COM
mittee says lies in the fact that all the facilities
or the roads entering Washington will be taxed
| TO their utmost capacity during the encamp-
ment by trains bringing people to Washington
and getting them away again.
THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
| A report was also received from Mr.. Hege,
the chairman of the committee on transporta-
ton to battietelds and the agent in this city of
| the D. and o. railroad. Mr.. HeGe states that
| while his committee has not been very active
| they have secured terms and schedules from all
( transportation companies whose lines enter
Washington except the Pennsylvania railroad
| Company. That company has 70 far ignored
| all Communications sent it by the committee
and has refrained from informing the COM
mittee what it will be willing to do in the
| matter of excursions during encampment week.
! Mr.. Hege further states his committee will in a
| few days issue a circular showing what has
| been done in the way of arranging for special
excursions.
THE woMAN's COMMITTEE.
The ladies' citizens committee held q meet
| ing this afternoon, when all the subcommittee
made their reports. showing that all details Of
| the work are In good shape.
Several of the state organizations are plan
ming to decorate the various state headquarters
| of the q. A. X. and W. r. c. during the en-
| campment and it is probable that others will do
| the same. The Illinois Republican Association
| has appropriated S200 for this purpose.
The headquarters Of patriotic women during
| the eucampmeut will be a. follows: