Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-08
NEW YORK FILLING UP
The Rush to Attend the CelV 
 bration Commences.
EXERCISES INAUeuRATED TODAY.

Services Held This Morning In All tne
 Jewish Places of wOrship-The MetrOp-
 oils Gorgeously Decorated-Estimated
 That 7OO.OO Visitors Will be Present
 Next woek-Ample Facilities For En-
 tertaining All.
 NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Nearly everything is in readiness for the week of celebra- tion in honor of the Tooth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus. The coming week promises to be one of the greatest in metropolitan history. 3
 It is hard to say which feature of the various exercises next week will be the most interesting, so much is there ot importance to be crowded into each 24 hours. So we'll has the work of the Com- mittee of One Hundred progressed, how ever, that even the arrangements for the banquet are about completed, and those who are fortunate enough to be present will hear some good speeches.
 The hotels of the city are already crowded with strangers and the decora- ton of building in all parts of the big town is progressing with amazing quick ness.
 The work of erecting the stands and ad- justinR the decorations along the line of the parade is progressing rapidly, and it is now thought by sunset ton ight the sound of the hammer and buzz of the saw will not be heard on Broadway until after the monster celebration. Business men and householders in all parts of the city are decorating their houses, and by Mon day morning New York will present gorgeous sight.
 From the Battery to Central Park, and in fact up to the Columbus monument, a long line of color will be seen. Suspended across Fifth avenue, from Madison square to Thirty fourth street, will be huge streamers, flags and lanterns. The na- tional emblem will be seen floating from nearly every housetop.
 Gen. MacMahen, who has charge of the details of the parade, estimates the num- Der of soldiers belonging to out-of-town at 10, 900 men.
 The Columbian celebration began this morning, so far as the Hebrew population of New York is concerned. This is the season of the Feast of the Tabernacle, and to-day is set apart in all the syna- gogues for special commemoration serv- ices in honor of Columbus.
 Rabbi Gottheil Is at the Hotel Savoy, slowly recovering from typhoid fever, but the services at Temple Emanu-El, at 251 Fifth avenue, were especially inter teresting. The synagogue was decorated with flowers and American flags inside and out. Rev. Dr. Joseph Silberman preached on America, the Promised 1and." There will be other services at Il o'clock tomorrow.
 In all synagogues services were held this morning. Tomorrow the Christian churches will observe the occasion.
 MT. Charles G. Wahle, secretary of the Committee of One Hundred which has charge of the celebration, estimates the number of visitors who will be here on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at be- tween $50, 900 and 700, 900.
 He says that the city is at this time probably better prepared for the reception of this multitude than any other city in the world.
 Should Mr. Wahle's estimate prove correct, it will be far the largest crowd of visitors which has ever been in New York. The city can care for them easily, however, as it could a larger number.
 Although the accommodations of most of the hotels are already engaged, as was, of course, to be expected, and many have been obliged to turn away guests, there is no reason for any one to be dis appointed.
 in every case where the hotels are filled the applicants have been referred to the Committee on Transportation and Accommodation, whose off ce is in the Morton House, with the assurance of finding rooms in private houses. Of private lodging houses there is a vast supply. So far, the number of rooms to let is far in excess of the demand. As they are largely in the most desirable one is obliged to be without lodgings of 8 fairly satisfactory nature seems to be warranted.
 The Committee on Transportation and Accommodation has at it's office lists of desirable places for rent. Many of these are in the cross streets in the immediate vicinity of Fifth Avenue and in the houses of highly respectable persons. In almost every instance the rates are for individuals.
 Notwithstanding the great number of people who have already engaged rooms at the hotels, boarding houses, private houses and through the committee, there are ample facilities for entertaining ! many thousands more. Mir. F. L. Adams, I secretary of the committee, said yester- day that at least 200, ,000 more people i could be accommodated without any | great trouble
 The crowds of visitors from nearby | cities, towns and villages keep up a con 1 tinual commotioR at the depots Hun- dreds of residents congregate at train
 time to meet acquaintances and relatives ! and escort them away.
 All tho railroad companies which bring passengers to New York have prepared
 themselves for an unprecedented passen- ger traffic. Companies that will not run
 special trains have arranged to divide | their regular trains into sections.
 A single schedule will in this way
 sometimes carry 8 dozen trains of eight | or ten cars each. Freight trains have
 been ordered to give way entirely to the passenger traffic.
 The flood gates of the railroads were
 raised to-day, and the people with their
 cheap-rate excursion tickets have been ! allowed to come. The family relatives,
 country cousins and friends came in null
 titudes, pouring out of the incoming
 trains and packing the ferryboats of
 those lines which terminate in Jersey
 City.
 The railroad officials and employes
 have their hands full in taking care ot
 the big crowds. At all points along
 some of the main lines trains will be ! made m and startAd as fhe travel de.